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David
What'S up, guys? Welcome to Views. This episode is gonna be fun filled, so we're gonna have Jason sit this one out.
Will
So I'm gonna go, guys, for your enjoyment. So you have. So you can enjoy it more. I'll be gone.
David
A lot of the comments are saying we want to see the full white couch.
Will
What? What do you mean?
David
They want to see. They want to see it completely. Oh, they're like, we're loving, loving the vibe. We'd love to see all the furniture without anybody actually sitting there. So. So. No, I'm kidding. All right, let's roll the episode.
Will
What's up, Will? How are you?
Jason
I'm well. How are you, sir? Good.
Will
This is David.
David
Hey, nice to see you. Okay, so wait, you guys met?
Will
I went. I went drift. Car racing?
David
Yes.
Will
Right. The guys from Discovery invited Jonah and I to go watch Formula Drift.
David
Oh, you went, like, with Kemp and Trip?
Will
Yeah. Oh, yeah.
David
That's sick. Okay.
Will
Yeah. And so we went down to Long beach, and it was incredible. And I was like, oh, my God, this is like a cool sport. You know, I'm not like a car guy. Whatever, right? And then Will walked up to me and he's like, yo. You know, he recognized me from YouTube. And then he went.
Jason
He.
Will
He was so nice. He grabbed my camera and he went out onto the track and got me, like, incredible shots. And then we just became friends. And then while we were. We went and shot again on Friday. What?
David
No, no, keep going. Sorry.
Will
David's surprised. Anyone want to be friends with me? And then on Friday, we were waiting to do more Formula Drift stuff, and we had to wait a long time, and he told us this incredible story how he survived an Airplane crash.
David
Yeah. Okay. Yeah, so that's kind of all I've heard so far is airplane crash. I heard something out in the kitchen and I tried to not listen because I wanted to hear for the first time, but. Okay.
Will
And it's just like a crazy story.
David
Like a proper air airplane.
Jason
Yeah. It was called a beach bonanza.
David
Okay. So we left a horrible name for something.
Jason
I know. Here's the funny story of the whole thing. So, like, when we do like really big production jobs, like where we have like, you know, 40 suitcases of, of gear.
David
Right.
Jason
They don't want us to like go and check it. Like if we're shooting for Red Bull or some big company, like all your camera gear. Right. If we show up with our camera gear to Miami and they didn't like bring all the bags and lose things and we can't shoot because of it, then that's a problem. Right. Or a plane for us to go somewhere.
David
Just the camera guys.
Jason
Yes, correct.
David
Oh, okay. Okay. So you sit in a smaller plane and then everybody else goes on a regular sized plane.
Jason
Right, exactly. And just for the, for the audience, it's not like they're running us a G5 or something.
David
No, it's like.
Jason
Right, it's like.
David
So these are, these are probably the scariest things to be on.
Jason
Well, so the funny. Yeah, so the funny part about it was we get to Cherry street off the 405 freeway south in LA where there's this private FBO and we walk out with all of our gear and we're lugging it out and the first thing we say is we look at this plane and go, thank God we're not going on this one. And that was the one we ended up going on. Yeah, so it was like set up from the, the beginning.
David
So where did, where did it crash?
Jason
So we were leaving from Long beach and we were going to Florida and we. What had happened was.
David
Wait, what? On a prop plane?
Jason
Yep.
David
I thought this sound like not even possible.
Jason
Even when we go to like multiple gas stops.
David
Oh, shit.
Jason
Yeah, yeah, like three or four.
Will
Because we took one of those to Vegas ones.
David
Yeah, we went to Vegas and we were just like, this is fuck. It was like, well, a seven minute flight and we were still terrified.
Jason
Yeah.
David
Wow. You might as well drive.
Jason
I mean, really.
David
Why don't you take a semi? Okay. So you got on the plane.
Jason
Yeah, so we got on the plane and we. And we loaded up all this gear. I mean, thousands of pounds of camera gear.
David
And how many people fit on the plane?
Jason
Sorry. The pilot and then three other people. Totally okay or total.
David
And then, like, a lot of camera gear, Correct?
Will
Other camera people.
Jason
Yes, correct. And so we took off. And keep in mind, this is probably around, you know, eight, nine at night, something like that. So by the time we get to Texas, the pilot radios for us to land at this private FBO to get gas. So we go down and land in. The private airport is closed, so there's no fuel. So now we already need gas, and we're landing to get gas, and we can't. So we. So he's like, oh, well, the next FBO is only, like, five miles away. We'll just go ahead and, like, take off and get to the next one, no problem. So I was like, okay, whatever. He knows what he's doing. I have to trust this guy, right? It's a charter. So we take off and we get about 4, 000ft in the air, and he tries to. So in a prop plane, the fuel is in the wings, from what I've been told. So there's. There's fuel in the left and fuel on the right, and there's switches in there. So you can switch a switch, and it starts taking fuel from other part of the plane, wherever it is, the other tank. And so he tries to switch it, and the engine backfires and completely cuts out. And then now the plane just starts going down. And he opens the little thing and says, hey, I just want to let you know we're going down. And we're like, yeah, okay.
David
What?
Jason
Yeah, like three in the morning, but at this point, so you can't see anything.
David
Explain a little more. How did he. How did he tell you that? So he was exactly like.
Jason
He opened the door and he goes, hey, I just want to let you guys know we're going down. And we. It was, like, so nonchalant that I thought it was a joke. You know, you don't think it's real? And we're like. Like going down. Like we're about to land, right? Because we don't know what's going on.
David
That's insane.
Jason
Yeah.
Will
Terrifying.
Jason
And so, like, we're going down, down, and the pilot is freaking out at this point.
David
So what's your immediate thoughts? Immediate thoughts is a joke. And then when does it start to settle in? We're like, oh, the shit's going down.
Jason
Well, it really started to sink in when the pilot, he was. He had headset on, and we were going down. And there's no engine noise, so all we hear is the wind. Like, Going down. And that's it. There's no. The plane went from this very loud, shaky experience to, like, this euphoric, like, Angel Glide. But, like, all you hear is the wind, so it's really weird, right? And then as we're going down, the pilot has his headset on and he's talking, and it became, like, really scary when he took the headset off and threw. Threw it into the cockpit of the plane, because the people in control apparently, were telling him where to land. And we were in the middle of Texas, in the middle of a swamp. So there was nowhere. It was all trees. There was no town. We. We crashed in a city called Jasper, Texas. And it's literally in the middle of nowhere.
David
Wait, what do you mean? They were telling him where to land?
Jason
So they were trying to direct him, and they were, like, supposedly telling him, like, take it into the trees, which we would have just been dead. If you take a prop plane into the trees, like, you're not gonna survive. Like, you're gonna explode, right? Like, the only real survival way is, like, a water or. Or, like, maybe a highway if you get really lucky, right? And even still in impact, the plane could disintegrate and things could go, what.
David
Are your buddies thinking on this on the way down?
Jason
Well, it's weird. So, like, the first thing everyone asked me is always about the fear aspect of it. But when you know you're going to die and there's no way that you can do anything to change it, it's very, like, almost euphoric and peaceful. Like. Like, we all in the back seat kind of held hands. No one was screaming. No one was panicking. Like, we had tears going down our eyes, but no one was crying. And it was like this thing. Like, what. What can you do? Like, there's nothing you can do at this point. You're just stuck. Like, you're. What? You can't jump out. I mean, you're done. So it was like this huge, just, like, feeling of, like, it's over.
Will
What do you think you'd be like, Dave, in that moment?
David
Probably. I'd probably call Natalie one more time out. Get that in. No, I don't know. It's so difficult because, like, I. I feel like I. I feel like I know what I would be like in that situation, but I also have no idea.
Will
I think you'd be pretty calm.
David
I think. I think calm is like a. Like, I remember. I remember when we were skydiving and my shoe was tangled, and I. I had, like, had no desire to Open the second one. Because I was like, it's just so complicated. So I was like, it's tangled. Yeah. Yeah. Even. Yeah. When we landed, my instructor goes, this is not nowhere near as cool as falling out of the sky in a plane.
Jason
But, I mean, you jumped out of one.
David
Yeah, but. But my instructor was like, out of every person I've jumped with, for that to happen to you, I'm so sorry.
Jason
Did you do it by yourself? You jumped solo?
David
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Jason
Oh, my God.
David
It only takes two jumps to, like, jump by yourself. So what they do is, is they. They jump like they're holding your hand and then you jump out, and then when you pull it, they. Obviously, they can't be by you when you pull it because they fly away. Right. But it was tangled. And I remember thinking. I was just like, yeah, you're kind of just, like, frustrated. Like, I can't believe this is. This is how. This is how it's going. So it was, like, really, like, peaceful and. And just, like, you're not, like, screaming. You're not just, like, nothing flashed before my eyes or anything. But I also didn't get that close.
Jason
But I mean, still, it's like in that situation, like, I think so much adrenaline kicks in that, like, panic is not the answer.
David
Right.
Jason
You see what I'm saying? Like, we. We even in the. The descent and the headphones being thrown off and all that happening, and the tears starting to go down. Like, I started grabbing camera gear and building a wall around me in with. With all my pelican cases, and I. And I'll.
Will
How did you know to do that?
Jason
It's just happened. Wow. I just. I just in.
David
And I'll be honest, it's in the name Pelican. It's all about flight. He was trying. He was building his own aircraft stretch.
Will
But.
Jason
And, like, Like, I ended up not having a scratch because of it.
David
Like, because of the pelican cases. Not a scratch.
Jason
Well, all the kind of camera.
David
Wait, hold on. I want to go back. Because I derailed us with my four seconds of fear. You were going down for how long. How long was the trip down?
Jason
I mean, it felt like a year, but did it. It felt so long, but. But, like, what happened was. So we're descending, descending. Pilot throws the headphones in. Pure panic. Now he's freaking out because it's 3, 2, 3 in the morning. He can't see anything. We're over a wood, so there's no lights anywhere. And he. We're going into these trees like, we're getting lower and lower. The cockpit noises are going, failure, fail. You know, everything's going off, and you're. That's when it starts to. When you start getting really low in altitude, the plane starts freaking out.
David
And can you notice. Can you notice when you're low or was it so dark you had no idea?
Jason
No, I honestly had no idea. So that. That's why the moment.
David
It could have been correct.
Jason
And that's why people say today just to, like, jump a little forward is why they say, do you have a fear of flying? And I say, well, no, because it's not. Like, I was watching the ground come up at me really quick. That might change the perspective.
David
Right.
Jason
But, like, I couldn't. So the pilot is, like, going down, and literally right before, like, probably. I mean, I say right before, but it's probably hundreds of feet, he sees the reflection of the moon shining on the lake to the right of us, this huge lake. So he can't see the lake, but he sees the reflection of the moon in the middle of the lake. And he turns the plane to the right, and we go straight into the lake. Within five seconds, the plane's filling up with water. It's all happening so fast.
Will
What's that impact like?
Jason
Oh, man.
Will
Like, is it nosedive or did he land it?
Jason
He went like this and turned, and then right before we hit the water, he, like, pulled up, so we were almost at an angle, and the tail hit first and then slammed down.
David
What the.
Jason
Yeah, and we're. And the. A buddy of mine that was on the plane, he was an ex Marine, God bless his soul, because he saved, you know, not saved, but, you know, helped a lot in the situation. Right before we hit the water, his instinct. He kicked the door open on the.
David
On the plane before you hit the.
Jason
Water, right before, like, seconds. So if he didn't do that, we could have potentially been trapped inside the plane. Yeah. Because of the pressure. But he did that, and the whole plane filled with water, and we swam out, and he swam back in and pulled the pilot out. The pilot was done. He was unconscious, bleeding, and he. He ran, got in there and pulled him out of the front seat because he hit the front so hard the cockpit.
David
The pilot died eventually. Wow.
Jason
But so here's the crazy part. So it gets way worse. So if the first thing. Because I've been in the film industry for 17 years, so if it gets way worse, it does. So you look up my name, and it's like, for film, it'll say IMDb credits, all that stuff. But the first thing is the plane crash. So if you read the ad in the plane crash, this is where it gets crazy. So we crash. The plane sinks in 20 seconds, 30 seconds, a minute, whatever. It's gone. And now we're sitting in the middle of this lake. And the closest way to shore is about a mile in each direction. Like, that far. It's not like a little tiny pond. Like, we're in the middle of this huge lake, and we see the police sirens going around and helicopter search looking for us. They can't find us. Two and a half hours, we're treading water in the middle of this lake. And we. And we finally. We finally enclose. You know, we're enclosed. We give up. We're like, forget this. So we put the pilot on this piece of luggage, and my buddy in the marine starts kicking, and I'm pulling and we go all the way to shore. We finally get to the cops don't come get us in no boat, that no one saved us. Like, we got to shore, and then my buddy in the. In the marines ran into the woods until he hit a house. And he ended up knocking on the house door. And it was the sheriff's wife. She answered the door in a shotgun. Like, who's at my door?
Will
No way.
Jason
Yes. And we're like, where are the people who just crashed in the plane? She goes, my husband's the sheriff looking for you.
Will
Wow.
Jason
So five minutes after that, he comes back or however long, and he comes back and the police surround us, like, I mean, like 20 cop cars, ambulances, like, you name it. And we're like, shivering because now we're not in this state of shock anymore, of adrenaline. We're like, literally, it's all over now. Like, that's when you really start feeling the soreness or whatever has happened. And we go, why is there walls around this lake? And, like, what's going on with this lake? It seems like there's not a lot of boat docks and stuff. And they go, oh, no. This lake is off limits to the public. It's water moccasin and alligator infested. So poisonous snake infested lake. And we put the walls up so the snakes don't go in people's y. Kill their kids.
David
Oh, my God. And you were there for over 2 hours?
Jason
2 and a half hours.
David
Oh, my. Yeah.
Jason
So if you Google the. The plane article, that's what it says. The Lord was definitely on their side. As the four made it through the alligator and water moccasin infested lake and water moccasins. I'm from Louisiana, so I grew up in. In the south. And if you get bit by a snake out by a water moccasin, like, you have 30, 45 minutes, like, or not that much time, you're dead, you know?
David
Whoa.
Jason
Yeah, so that was the. To me, that was the more scary part.
David
So would you say that was the worst day of your life?
Jason
Yeah. No, it was even more funny.
David
Oh, my God.
Jason
Yeah, it was crazy because then we. They brought us to this hotel and we were so shook up. We all.
David
And then you get robbed.
Jason
Yeah, we don't know. We had no clue. We had no. Our clothes are soaked. So we went to Target and we bought three basketball shorts and three T shirts and three sandals, all matching the exact same stuff. We get in a rental car, we're like, we're done with this. We're driving back to la. We're like, we got to get back. We have things like, this is insane. We're scared. Reporters are trying to come and we just wanted to leave. And we get pulled over and we are all wearing matching clothes.
David
What did you. What did you tell the cops?
Jason
The cops, like, no luggage, no suitcases, just all wearing the same black shorts.
David
We were in a plane crash. Yeah, right.
Jason
And he let us. Right. Go.
David
Really?
Jason
Exactly what happened? We're like, you know that plane crash? He goes, yeah, it's all over the news. I was like, yeah, that was us. And he's like, have a good day. And literally went back to la.
Will
Oh, wow.
David
Wow, that is insane.
Jason
Yeah, it was like, I don't even.
David
Know how to respond to something like that.
Will
Yeah, you said it. It really gave you perspective. It changed you, right?
Jason
Well, yeah, for me, you know, like, here's the thing. Like, I grew. I grew up in a very different way. And don't let the tattoos fool you. Like, I listen to country music. Like, I grew up in a whole different kind of environment. Family. And coming to LA was really hard, you know, like, because everything is so judgmental and superficial. It's all about this. So that gave me, you know, kind of a. An acceptance of just being okay with who I am and how grateful I am for the life I have and being able to do what I love every day and create a story through a lens. And it's just like, you go, other people don't have anything. In some places, they don't have shoes, they don't have clothes. Like, you give a kid five bucks in Thailand, he's crying. That's his rent for the money. And like that perspective kind of changed just the way that I was and who I was going to surround myself with and the serenity of that, of how important it is for the betterness of your lifestyle. So I think it was a blessing in disguise.
David
Yeah. Well, congrats on surviving.
Will
Glad you're alive.
Jason
Yeah.
Will
I can't believe it. I can't believe you survived.
David
There is, it's. There is something more scary about the snakes in the water than the actual plane crash.
Jason
Exactly.
David
If I was to take one, I feel like I roll the dice with a plane crash than being alligator and snake infested water.
Jason
Alligator, Forget it.
Will
Who cares?
Jason
Don't bother you. The snakes is the. Is the one.
Will
I don't know if I could tread water for two and a half.
David
Wait, I don't get it. You treaded water for two and a half and then you swam?
Jason
Yes. So we were b. But, well, treading water and hanging on suitcases.
David
Right, Right. Just like floating, right?
Jason
Correct. And. And you're in that. In that mindset. When you are in the water, you don't think about it. Right. Because you're not getting tired. Like there was no. Like we were treading water but we weren't getting exhausted because your adrenal such a level. I don't know the endorphins or whatever. But like you don't think about it until you get to the dock and you step on ground. We collapsed. We couldn't walk.
David
And the helicopters that were. How close did they get to actually seeing you or how close? Nowhere near. Nowhere near. Were you guys yelling at them because the plane forgot.
Jason
Yeah, we were screaming, I was whistling. But the plane did not. The pilot did not turn on his little like detector that says the light. Wherever we are, no matter what, they can find us. There's like some tracking device.
Will
Oh yeah, the black box.
Jason
Exactly.
Will
Right?
Jason
Essentially. Yeah.
David
Wow. Okay. That was wicked. I'm sorry that you had or. Congrats. I actually don't know what to say. Thank you for sharing that. Did you get a tattoo?
Jason
Oh, I should though, huh?
David
You didn't get what?
Jason
I know, right?
David
That'd be the first thing. I'd probably get one on my forehead.
Jason
Yeah.
Will
Jasper, Texas actually should.
Jason
That's a good idea. I don't know why I didn't think of that. Maybe because none of my tattoos have meetings. You know when you're young in la, you're like, yeah, whatever. That pattern looks cool.
David
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David
Learn more@hellofresh.com okay, guys, Natalie has a bag over her head. She's surprising us with something. Either got a nose job.
Will
Yeah.
David
Or her. She changed the color of her hair.
Jason
I.
Natalie
Yes, I did. Something changed my physical appearance.
Will
You know what? If she shaved her head, that'd be a sign of distress.
Natalie
That'd be a sign though.
Will
Like, that's not good when a woman shaves their head like that. In the past, I've seen a lot of celebrities do that when they lose it. So maybe she's finally lost it.
David
What did you just say?
Natalie
Maybe.
Will
Do you not. He doesn't. Guys, he doesn't listen to anything I say. Ferris, keep this in.
David
Keep assistant's name out of my mouth.
Will
Last week I told a story about a funeral I went to and he looks at me and he goes, I'm sorry. I was thinking about Zach Bia sounds exactly like David.
Natalie
Okay, I'd like to get on with Zach.
Will
Seems like a cool guy.
Natalie
Excuse me.
Will
What? Let's. Let's guess. Can we. Can we milk this for a little bit though?
Natalie
I guess I do have a bag over my head that I would like to take off, but.
Will
David, let's milk this for a little bit. She dyed her hair.
David
Okay, come on, let's be real, Jay. We're stupid here. Obviously she dyed her hair blonde. Kelsey did it. Father Kel's big Instagram star. And Natalie follows in the footsteps of whatever Stas and Kelsey do.
Will
I mean, I do too.
David
Yeah. So it's.
Natalie
I got them shout out Stoss and Kelsey. Can we get on with the surprise.
David
No, I honestly like it with the bag over your head.
Will
I think it's pretty fun.
David
Yeah, it's a lot easier to talk to you, actually.
Natalie
Well, that wasn't my intention.
David
Well, I know, but I think here's the thing. After you do the reveal of whatever is under the bag, can we put the bag back on? And then can we kind of.
Natalie
I can just exit, you know, I don't have to be here with the bag.
David
Yeah. You want to talk from outside of the room? That would actually be nice because then we wouldn't smell you.
Will
You're saying blonde? I don't think she would go blonde.
David
Really?
Will
It's too crazy.
David
Are you fucking nuts?
Will
That's. Her whole thing is like, she's a brunette.
David
Right? Call her brunette.
Will
Natty, what kind of information she is. What kind of information do you have? You know that she was going to do this?
David
No, I've heard rumors.
Natalie
Okay, you guys, we're gonna spoil it before I even do anything. Can we just.
David
She's getting so pissed. Okay, where are they?
Natalie
Can you guys both close your eyes, please?
David
What are you talking about?
Natalie
Well, no, I'm gonna take. I'm gonna take the back off my head and, like, prepare myself.
Will
Meet our demands in the next 24 hours.
David
Natalie gets it through the bag.
Natalie
Okay. Should I just.
David
All right, we're gonna close our eyes.
Will
My eyes are closed.
David
Natalie wants to film this for a tick tock, too. My eyes are closed.
Natalie
Yes. Okay, so everyone's eyes are closed.
Will
My friends, my new.
David
My new perm. Okay. All right, now we're ready when you are.
Natalie
Okay. Open your eyes.
Jason
Oh.
Will
I was wrong. It is blonde.
David
Pretty sideshot. It actually looks really good. Wow, it's really long. How did you get a haircut? And it fucking grew double its size.
Natalie
Yeah. It's taken me literally all week. This has been like an all week long process.
David
Training as a person, as her employer. Let me tell you, it has definitely been all week.
Will
Really?
Jason
Yes.
David
I mean, it's like. And it's when girls go get their hair done. It's not like. First of all. Looks great. Definitely.
Will
It looks great.
Natalie
Thank you.
David
Literally serious. Four days.
Will
Except for the bag on your head. It needs to be.
Natalie
Is it like a little static?
Will
Yeah, the bag made a little static.
David
Jay, she missed, like, you know that big meeting we went to with. With those people?
Will
Yeah.
David
She missed that dinner for this. For this. For this hair.
Natalie
I had to redo it, so I went to the salon, but then I.
David
Told the people at the meeting why she was gone. And they were like, yeah, that makes sense. You know, there are other women there, so they understood the pain. But I personally do not understand going to a salon for a. Combined. Now, you'd say probably 20 hours. Combined.
Natalie
Probably, yeah, combined.
Will
We went to that dinner four days ago.
Natalie
I know. No, it's taken me, like, I had to. I went to the salon once.
Will
Yeah.
Natalie
Didn't get as blonde as I wanted it to be, so I had to go back and I missed that dinner. I went back. I was at the salon till like, 11:30 at night.
Will
Oh, my God.
Natalie
And then today I got the extensions in, which took me like six and a half hours.
David
Like a pony.
Natalie
Do you want to fit me anyways? Yeah. I'm blonde now.
David
There's been a development in my Iron man story. Oh, okay. So. So. So for those of you who haven't seen the recent podcast basically about. Or any other podcast I mentioned a lot, about a year and a half ago, I ordered an Iron man statue from China, and it got, like, held up, and, like, it's finally here in the states. I paid $10,000 for it, but it's shipped to the wrong address.
Natalie
Right.
David
And the people that got it are they. They also ordered an Iron man statue, I think, a little after us. But they never paid for it. And they never paid for it yet. But we've paid for it in full. We pay the full 10 grand.
Natalie
Right.
David
And the. The people that sent it to us, they're like, we made a mistake and we sent it to the wrong house.
Natalie
Right.
David
So these people currently have our Iron man statue.
Natalie
Yes.
David
And they are refusing to give it to us. They are basically holding it hostage. And now the address. Huh?
Will
You got the address?
David
I have the address, and I think it's going to go there. All right, well, Jason and I are.
Will
Going to go there right now. Right, Jay?
David
This is. This is what? This.
Will
You'll see it on Jason Nash comedy.
David
They emailed. So the people that have it. The people that have it right now that have our Iron man statue, go, bro.
Will
The people.
David
The people that have our Iron man statue emailed the makers of the Ironman in China, and this is what they said.
Natalie
Oh, my God. Okay.
David
Your request to return because. Because the makers emailed them and was like, hey, you have the wrong package. Give that to David. No, no, but listen, listen. This is important part of the fucking story.
Natalie
Oh, my God.
Will
I don't want to hear anymore.
David
The people that made the Iron man have emailed these people that have stolen from us, and we're like, hey, that's not yours. That's David's. Give it to David. And these people are like, we don't know who David is. We are not giving it up. And he just emailed. So the person that has my. Stop it, Natalie. The person that has my Iron man illegally emailed the makers of it and said your request to return Ironman Mark 50 has come to my attention. While I am cognizant of the shipping error, once it arrived, we made immediate plans to use it as a centerpiece in a forthcoming press conference announcing our new Las Vegas exhibition and museum. Our plans included highlighting it in the exhibition as a centerpiece and tribute to your skill and workmanship where it would be viewed by thousands of ardent fans. I am respectfully requesting you to seriously reconsider your intention to reclaim the work and permit us to proceed to exhibit it as we had hoped. Thank you for your consideration.
Will
That pisses me the fuck off. I mean, that's absolutely. That's not yours.
Natalie
Why can't we just go knock on their door and be with a fucking van and some movers and carry that bitch out and bring it over here?
David
Someone needs to fucking grab this thing that I.
Natalie
We've all volunteered.
Will
I know. I tell you, I'm going.
Natalie
No, I'm going.
Will
Let's go. All right, you guys go.
David
Okay, okay. Someone has to get it.
Will
I'm going to go right now.
David
Let's record the rest of this podcast.
Will
Okay.
David
On the road house.
Will
Okay. We shoot, really. But Jason comes back with a gunshot wound.
David
He's bleeding out. Okay. So the next part of this podcast you'll hear is Jason is going to. We have the address. Jason will go and try to ransack this place. No, Jason's going to go to the house.
Will
I'm going to be very.
David
Yes.
Will
Listen, I'm glad you're not going because you're. You're emotional.
David
I, obviously I'm going to be in the car.
Will
Yeah.
David
I'm in the car crying like a housewife. Like, fucking tell him.
Will
Tell him it's ours.
Jason
Yeah.
Will
I really don't care if we get it, Jason.
David
You're gonna be like, honey, please shut the up. I'm dealing with it. Yeah, okay, so you go. Yeah, you're level headed.
Will
I'll be level headed about it.
David
Okay. And. And the next thing people will hear on this podcast is whether or not you got this back.
Will
Yep.
David
Okay. Break.
Natalie
No, before we get there, just really quickly, where is this sense of enthusiasm for everything else that we're doing in life? I'VE never seen you so elated and because.
David
Yeah, because it's my. That's. Everything that keeps me going is, like, tied into those films. And, like, I've been waiting for this. Listen, this. This isn't this. This, like, statue that I've ordered isn't just a statue. Like, when I bought this home, it's the only thing that I knew was missing from this home is this statue. And now finally, after a year and a half, for it to finally be here and fulfill, like, my home and, like, fulfill, like, this desire I've had for this completion of the project of my house. Like, it all lies in Chatsworth right now in some fucking random bitches ap. Like, and it's right there, and we're so close to reclaiming it. And I'm telling you, it's going to change. It's going to change the vibes around.
Natalie
That's my concern is that, like, I really hope it does do what you needed to do.
Will
Question J. Yeah. You get there. Yeah.
David
Okay.
Will
Yeah, they're not home. Yeah. What I thought of that. And that's. There's a really good possibility that I didn't be home and won't answer the door. And there's a really good possibility I'm going to throw a brick through the window.
David
Whatever it takes.
Will
Like, what do I do if they don't answer the door?
David
Well, leave a note.
Will
Bring a pen and paper.
David
Taylor. Taylor texted the guy from. From the company. From the toy company with screenshots of Robert Downey Jr. Tweeting at me and me wearing Iron man suits, just showing what a big fan I am and how much attention I could bring to their brand. So. So hopefully that worked.
Will
And do I need a truck? Is it that big?
David
It's huge.
Natalie
It's like a massive.
Will
Bigger than the one out there.
David
It's bigger by a couple inches, but it sits in a crate that is so much bigger than. It's huge.
Will
Okay.
David
It's probably like the length of, like.
Will
You have an Iron man statue, right?
Natalie
Yes, he does.
David
Yeah.
Will
But that has one already, right?
Natalie
He's had one. It's been fulfilling this whole hole in the house for two years now, you.
David
Know, but this is the one.
Will
This is nicer.
David
This is the one I ordered initially and I waited for for a couple months. And I was like, it. Let me go find one in Anaheim.
Will
Yeah.
David
So I went to an I am, but this is the one from China. Like, really fucking legit.
Will
Got it. Got it.
David
Okay.
Will
This is the. Get on board with that.
David
Okay.
Will
There's a little difference.
David
It's.
Will
This is much better than what you have.
David
Yes.
Will
I get on board with this.
David
This is going to be sick.
Will
I'm excited, but I don't know. They're not going to answer.
David
I don't know what I'm going to do with the old one.
Will
Great.
David
I'm going to keep both of them.
Will
You should.
David
Because they both have stories. But here. I mean, I put it here, but. Okay. Good luck.
Will
Thanks, man.
David
And next part of the podcast is when you come back, take it.
Will
My gun. Jason just goes. Jason just goes missing. There is no second part.
David
Second part is haven't seen Jason in four days. You probably heard us talk about it seven seconds ago, but it's been about a day.
Will
Yeah.
David
Jason and Taylor was just. You two. You guys went on a hunt to find the Iron man suit to get it from the person that has, quote, unquote, stolen it from me.
Will
We got in the squad car.
David
I'm serious.
Will
Squad stop by, got some donuts and coffee. Because we knew this was going to be a big case.
David
Yeah.
Will
And we. We took a ride about half an hour away, and we had the address. And so you went to the.
David
You went to the actual house of where the Iron man suit is or.
Will
Was where it was delivered.
Taylor
Delivered.
David
Okay.
Taylor
Because I received the tracking information to your statue. Confirmed. Paid for. That is our statue. We got the tracking information, and the address that it was delivered to was incorrect. So we did have their address.
Jason
Yes.
David
So you went there, bro.
Will
It was so surreal. It was like, have you ever watched Law and Order or, like, a detective show?
David
Yeah.
Will
It was so fucking surreal.
David
Like, by the way, they haven't told me any of this. And, like, I'm actually like, I want to know where the fuck. My arm.
Will
Okay.
David
Like, save the podcast. We. For the podcast. This is my first time hearing this, too.
Will
We walk up there. It's like, not a great house, not.
Taylor
A great neighborhood across from the school.
Will
We walk up, we knock on the door. We knock on the door.
David
Yeah.
Will
And an old lady answers. And didn't you say an old lady had your statue?
David
I don't know if it's a girl or a boy.
Will
Okay. An old lady answers like, hi, we're here to get our Iron man statue. We think it was delivered here the wrong place. And she goes, I think you've got the wrong house. Hang on, I'll be right back. Shuts the door.
David
So already she probably closed the door.
Taylor
She goes, they're here for the Iron Man 100%. She did 100%, like, thousand percent.
Will
Like, you just got that feeling that they're like, yo, these people are lying.
Taylor
And so Jay and I, like, look at each other. And he goes, is this the right address? And I'm, like, looking it up. And then we're looking at the numbers on the house. We're like, yeah.
David
How long was the drive to get to this place?
Will
Half hour.
David
Okay.
Will
Okay. Not bad. So we wait. Then the guy comes to the door, is like, out of a movie.
David
He's.
Will
First of all, he's in a Captain America T shirt.
David
No fucking way.
Taylor
Yeah, I mean, he's.
Will
I don't know, maybe like five, six. And, like, you know, cut. Let's just say belonged at Comic Con. Like, literally, like the Comic Con nerd, like, out there for reference.
David
Oh, my God.
Will
And his eyes are beady and he's shifty as hell.
Taylor
I mean, it was. He was a little scary.
Will
So I'm like, hi, we're here to get the Iron man statue. And he's like, oh, oh, oh. Lying right away. Like, you can just read the person. Like. Like, he's like, well, it was.
David
Shut the up.
Will
Yeah, shut the up. I swear to God. And he's like, well, it was. I. I don't know anything about that. He's like, I mean, it was delivered here, but I think. I think. I think it was delivered to one of the warehouses, maybe Van Nuys or San Diego. And. And we're like, yo, all of us, me, Taylor, and Jester are like, yo, this guy's lying. Like, this is crazy.
Taylor
I'm immediately. I'm Google searching it, looking everywhere. I can't anything. And he can't tell us where. What even city this warehouse is.
Will
I don't know where the warehouse is.
David
It's a warehouse for his museum that he owns.
Will
Yeah, okay.
David
And he's not giving the whereabouts of it.
Will
Not giving the whereabouts.
David
Please tell me the story doesn't stop there, Jason.
Will
Please tell me you hang on.
David
You. You got retribution and justice.
Will
So I was like, you know, you. You didn't pay for the statue. We did. We really need it. And he's like, yeah, yeah. I don't know. I don't think about it. He's like, ah, I'm just the guy here, whatever. And. And I was. We were pretty firm. We were like, you know, we. We saw an email that said, you guys want to keep the statue and not pay for it. And that's not really right. Like that. And he was like, oh, oh, yeah. I. So we talked to him for a little while. I get his phone number.
David
And this is also a $10,000 statue. Right? This isn't like a. Like a little action figure.
Taylor
Right.
David
This is like stealing our car.
Will
Yeah.
Taylor
Right.
Will
So we get back in the car, and we start to leave, and Taylor cracks the case wide open with some crazy, crazy work on Safari.
David
What happened?
Taylor
We went deep, Detective. I started Google searching Safari, all of it.
Natalie
I literally.
Will
Just had snapped a picture. Jess had snapped a picture of him that we didn't know. So we got in the car, and we were like, oh, that's great that you did that. And then Taylor goes online and matches the guy's face. Turns out the guy is a convicted pedophile and.
David
Shut the fuck up.
Will
Yes. And could no longer be the CEO of the museum. So he had handed it over to somebody else. But he was totally lying to us. It's his company. He knows where the statue is 100%. He is behind it and is not giving you your statue back.
Taylor
He's probably jerking off to the statue just by the way.
Will
And not only that, Taylor digs deeper and finds out that this guy is known for taking memorabilia and not paying for it. Like, that's his thing. So you're being scammed, my dog.
David
Tell me you didn't stop there.
Will
We were already in the car on the way home, and we were like, well, bro, what. What are we gonna do? Rough them up?
David
Yes.
Will
Oh, my God, David.
David
But we have to call the police. We have to get the law on this.
Will
Well, yeah, I mean, we could.
David
What do you mean we could? It's 10 grand.
Taylor
He was arrested in 2013. 2018.
David
Okay, you go there and you go. We're gonna have to call the police. You've stolen this from us.
Will
Okay, okay.
David
I'm sure he has priors.
Taylor
Okay.
David
Doesn't want to do that.
Taylor
The guy that has all of the emails, is responding is a real guy that is the CEO of the museum. But, like, this. This guy that we met, he. It had to, because he's literally a pedophile.
Jason
Yeah.
Will
It was like, I didn't know if he wanted to get the law involved.
David
Weird title. Pedophile steals my Iron man statue.
Taylor
Yeah. And remember when you were like, go get it, Taylor?
David
Yeah, Right.
Will
Oh, my God. If Taylor went by herself, like, yeah. Like, he looked. He looked like somebody that, like, would abduct people.
David
Now, you showed me the picture, and 100%. I mean, I wanted to say it immediately, but I felt bad. But, like, there's proof, and I'm not, like, Assuming.
Will
Right.
David
Yeah. That's fucking scary.
Will
Yeah, it's scary as hell. So what do you want to do, Taylor?
David
Go get it? No, we. I'll go back with you guys right now.
Taylor
No, I'm not.
David
I'll go back with Jason.
Will
Okay. I mean, I can text him.
David
No.
Taylor
Okay, well, wait.
David
No, it's. We need it today.
Taylor
They got mad. So I received an email after we had left, and they didn't pay for it.
David
What do you mean they got mad?
Taylor
The buyers just came to the residence the figure was shipped to. The figure is no longer there and disturbing the owners. I understand your frustration, but giving out our shipping address and phone number is unacceptable.
Will
We were super nice.
David
Hold on, let me read that.
Taylor
Well, this is. Here. Let me actually go to the.
David
But, like, they took our statue?
Will
Yeah. Like, why would you take the statue and not pay for it and send it off to. To your museum? And he has a history of that.
David
That he just. He just, like, orders things and doesn't pay.
Taylor
He has other criminal charges of. Of not paying for things.
David
How the did he. How do. How did he get a hold of something that expensive without paying for it? How's that possible? How do you even do that?
Will
Maybe it's some kind of scam where he.
Taylor
I feel like it is a scam. This is all weird.
Will
Maybe it's some kind of scam. Maybe it's. Maybe you're being scammed. Maybe I'm being scammed by the company. And maybe he's in cahoots with the company.
David
Okay, well, we're gonna go. We're gonna go back to his house, we're gonna call the police. We're file report this man stole. It's gonna be a really hard thing to explain.
Will
You really want that statue, Jay?
David
This is unreal.
Will
Yeah, it's crazy.
David
I mean, I'm gonna display that with so much pride once we get it back.
Will
You are?
David
Yeah. If we go back right now to this guy's house and, like, go through a police report to get this statue. Once it comes to my house, I'm putting it under, like, right over a red carpet. Like, I'm gonna. I'm gonna be so stoked to have this thing.
Will
It's gone, though. It's. Yeah, I don't think it's here.
David
What do you mean?
Will
He said it. To Vegas.
David
Vegas?
Taylor
Yeah, the exhibition.
David
Vegas. We go to Vegas. I don't care. Vegas. It's. It's a plane ride over. It couldn't be closer. Honestly, I've waited for this thing for China like, this is the closest it could possibly be Vegas.
Will
Oh, man.
David
No.
Will
Well, we did. We did our part.
David
Yeah, well, you gotta stick it out. We're going to the other. I'm going to Vegas.
Will
Listen, man, I. I drove in traffic, too. I'm gonna break the Granada Hills.
David
I'm gonna break into this museum. I'm gonna. I'm gonna shatter the windows to get this.
Will
You're going to be a real iron Man, Jay.
David
I will drag it out of there. It will be me and Ilya.
Will
Okay?
David
And I don't care what happens.
Will
Okay, okay.
David
We're bringing it back here.
Will
I'm down. Why can't they just send you another one?
Taylor
Or they just refund a year and a half and they're sold out.
Will
Is that because of COVID Or they're.
Taylor
Sold out of the mark 50?
Will
Oh, they're sold out.
David
Oh, my God, you're good fucking.
Will
It's really fucked up that he just would, like, take it.
David
It's very clear to me what we're going to do. This is. I'm not just talking the talk right now for the pod. We're gonna get this fucking thing back.
Will
I don't bring your short friend Ilya over there.
David
Yeah, I'm not. I'm not kidding, Jay. I will shatter all the windows of this museum. I will shatter all the windows.
Will
Okay, okay.
David
That's not even to get the Iron man out. That's just.
Will
That's just for starters. Just for the inconvenience. Yeah, yeah, do it.
David
And whatever else is in there, I'm gonna take something else.
Will
Yeah, yeah. Just grab Thor's hammer while you're there.
David
Yeah, well, you have to be the Chosen one.
Will
You go to grab it, you're like, God damn it. You bring Harry Jowsey with you. He can lift it. Yeah, because he's Australian.
David
No, no, no. I'm not gonna go there, break anything. The question is. The question that does remain is, does it exist? Is, does this Iron man exist? Has anybody question. Has anybody actually seen it? Was it a pack? The package is huge. It's from.
Taylor
It's a crate. Yeah.
David
Entire room, like. It's like a fucking big car. So, like, does it exist? Or has it like. Or is it a tiny box that was shipped just to say it was shipped and it's been a scam this entire time? That's my question.
Taylor
Okay.
David
And guess what? I can fly to places now. I'm gonna. I don't know, can you go to China? You can go to China.
Will
Yeah, you can.
David
Dave's Go to China. Okay, I'm gonna go to China. I'm gonna figure this out.
Will
Okay, good.
Taylor
I feel like it's awesome and I'm.
David
Not gonna film any of this because I. I can't have that burden me. I'm not gonna worry about setting up the shots or, like, putting the camera down. This is between me and statue. This nothing between me and the pedophile.
Will
Yeah. What are you gonna do? Like, really? You gonna call the police?
David
Yeah.
Will
Oh, you are?
David
Yeah, of course.
Will
What do you think police are gonna say?
David
I'm hoping I get a good cop. I mean, I'm hoping I get a cool cop.
Will
My Iron man statue is missing.
David
What did you just say?
Will
Okay, so we're dealing with 16 murders from last night. As soon as we finish with that, we'll get on your ten thousand dollar Iron Man.
Jason
I could just.
David
I could just imagine, like, just being with the cop at the front door, and it's just like. Like he really doesn't want to do it, but he's still doing his public service. He's like, sir, you have this gentleman's Iron man figurine from China. He needs it back or we're gonna have to. He's gonna. He wants to press charges. I don't even know if he can, but he wants to. That's funny. I've actually never been this angry about anything. Like, I've been broken into, and I found the guy sleeping in my living room and didn't press charges, but I will fucking. I will bleed them dry in court fees.
Will
Okay, well, great. There you go.
Taylor
That's the update.
Will
Wonderful working with you, you know, thank.
David
You guys for doing that. I really appreciate.
Will
There's other cases we can crack. Let me know.
David
The fucking worst news ever.
Taylor
But it was exciting.
David
Thank you.
Will
Yeah, she was screaming in the car. Like, we were all screaming, like, out of. No way. No way.
Jason
Okay. What?
David
What? What?
Natalie
She's like, he's incorporated with another scam.
David
All right, guys, that's all the time we have for today's episode. Thank you guys for watching. Thank you for listening. Thank you for subscribing. Well, whatever you do on YouTube, this has been Jason. Thank you, everyone that joined us. It's been a pleasure and an honor, and we'll see you guys next episode. Sorry, I'm going, I'm going. Literally, I'm stepping out of the podcast room right now to call the police.
Will
To put my Iron man suit on.
David
Okay, I'm out.
Will
Wait, wait, hold on.
Jason
Are.
Will
When you say you're gonna call the police.
David
Are you just gonna dial 91 1? Yeah.
Will
91 1. What's your emergency?
David
You, get over to my house now.
Will
What's wrong, sir? Okay, calm down. Calm down. Did someone break in?
David
Let me start with this. Theft?
Will
Pedophilia. Slow down. Slow down, sir. You're hysterical. Is it a ma'am or a sir?
David
I don't care. There's a kidnapping. There's a kidnapping. He's my statue as we speak. All right, let's go. Seriously, let's go.
Episode Summary: "I GOT ROBBED BY A MARVEL FAN!"
In this intense and captivating episode of "VIEWS with David Dobrik & Jason Nash," hosts David Dobrik and Jason Nash recount a series of dramatic events that intertwine a harrowing plane crash with an elaborate theft involving a coveted Iron Man statue. The episode seamlessly blends personal anecdotes with suspenseful storytelling, offering listeners a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the unpredictable "YouTube life."
The episode kicks off with David teasing a guest named Will, who steps in to host as Jason Nash takes a temporary break. This setup paves the way for Will and David to delve into gripping narratives without the usual banter.
Jason Nash's Harrowing Experience
At the [01:39] mark, Will introduces a pivotal story shared by Jason Nash about a plane crash that drastically altered their lives. Jason narrates the terrifying ordeal aboard a small prop plane loaded with expensive camera gear bound for a shoot in Florida.
As the journey progresses, unforeseen mechanical failures lead to a catastrophic engine failure.
A Terrifying Descent
By [07:34], Jason describes the surreal calmness that enveloped the cabin as the plane spiraled towards the ground.
The plane crashes in Jasper, Texas, landing in a remote, alligator-infested lake.
Pitch-Black Survival
Stranded in darkness with limited visibility, the passengers face the imminent threat of alligators and water moccasins.
Lessons from Trauma
Reflecting on the experience, Jason shares profound insights about gratitude and perspective.
David adds his own reflections, emphasizing the importance of resilience.
A Costly Mistake
Transitioning from survival to betrayal, David reveals a frustrating incident involving a misdelivered Iron Man statue ordered from China.
Determined to Retrieve It
The hosts discover that the statue was mistakenly sent to an individual who now possesses it without payment, setting off a quest to reclaim their property.
Facing the Culprit
Will and Taylor join forces to track down the statue. Their investigation leads them to a suspect with a troubling past.
A Shocking Revelation
Confronting the suspect, they realize the extent of deceit involved in the theft. The revelation of the suspect’s criminal background intensifies their resolve to retrieve the statue.
Unyielding Resolve
Despite the setbacks, David and the team remain steadfast in their mission to recover the Iron Man statue.
Planning Action
They discuss strategies to confront the thief legally and reclaim the statue, highlighting their commitment to not let the situation slide.
Personal Growth and Lessons Learned
The episode culminates with reflections on the events, underscoring themes of resilience, determination, and the importance of community support in overcoming adversities.
Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Both hosts emphasize the importance of staying strong and determined when confronted with life-threatening situations and personal betrayals.
Awareness of Online Scams: The episode serves as a cautionary tale about the potential pitfalls of online transactions and the necessity of vigilance in digital dealings.
Importance of Community and Teamwork: David and Jason's collaborative efforts highlight the strength found in unity and mutual support during challenging times.
Jason Nash on the Plane Crash:
"There's this euphoric, like, Angel Glide. But, like, all you hear is the wind." [07:34]
Will on Confronting the Thief:
"He was lying right away. Like, you can just read the person. Like. Like, he's like, well, it was." [34:05]
David Dobrik on Retrieving the Statue:
"I'm not just talking the talk right now for the pod. We're gonna get this fucking thing back." [40:44]
Jason Nash Reflecting on Survival:
"It was the more scary part—being alligator infested water..." [15:20]
This episode masterfully intertwines harrowing survival tales with personal grievances, all while maintaining the engaging and candid tone that "VIEWS" is known for. Listeners are left both shaken by the dramatic recounting of life-threatening incidents and intrigued by the relentless pursuit of personal goals amidst chaos.