- My name is Tig Notaro.
I am a stand up comedian,
writer,
sometimes actor, other things too.
And I'm gonna tell you about a credit of mine
you're not gonna find on IMDb.
Such a stupid,
stupid short film.
(typewriter clicks)
I had an idea based on
something that really happened,
but didn't actually really happen.
I went on tour with some friends
and we were driving along.
I think I'd like to see
Octavia Spencer, Rose Byrne, and Mark Wahlberg
play me, Martha, and Steve.
And I think they'd do it.
- Well, according to the map we're
about three hours away from civilization.
- What are you doing?
- Utah! Utah right there.
Utah. - Oh!
- Oh, nice.
- Oh, wait, I love this song.
- We were listening to a Dolly Parton CD,
and Two Doors Down came on and I was like,
"I love this song."
My friends were not familiar with the song.
♪ Three residences down ♪
You know it!
- Is this Dolly Parton?
- No, it's Molly Barton
- Hm
- I don't know it.
- I think I just expressed
my love for this song, like,
"You guys have to hear this song
"It just kind of sucks you in."
- Well, we'll see about that.
- My love for Dolly Parton comes from being
a human being on this planet.
If you don't love Dolly Parton,
then you are not a real human being.
♪ Three residences down ♪
♪ They're having a party, that's where it's occurring ♪
- It's just the epitome
of Dolly Parton.
It's a real gem.
♪ If you wanna laugh and drink ♪
♪ Go three residences down ♪
(laughs)
- Once they became familiar
it was decided,
"That's it, we're puttin' this song on repeat."
(song plays)
We put the song on repeat.
We were listening to it over and over and over
because it is
a really tremendous song.
(humming)
And it just became funnier and more fun
as we drove on tour,
and all we were listening to was
Two Doors Down by Dolly Parton.
♪ Three residences down, ♪
♪ They're havin' a party, that's where it's occurring ♪
♪ Three residences down ♪
♪ It's to the left and not the right ♪
♪ If you want to laugh and drink go ♪
♪ Three residences down ♪
- And then for some reason this one time
this moment struck me differently.
It almost feels like the song slows down,
in a way.
I pictured us
losing control of the car.
We were still just driving along,
everything was fine.
But in my mind, we started to lose control.
(tires screech) (metal banging)
♪ Three residences down ♪
- And I pictured all of us silently stunned,
going from fun, laughing, singing the song,
to just horror as the car
crashed and went of the road and flipped into the woods.
'Cause you're anticipating and waiting
to see how this is gonna go.
And it keeps going terribly as you swim in trees.
Horn honking
And then slowly dying.
And then the song,
because it's on repeat
just kept playing
as we watch each other kinda die.
(coughing)
No, for sure die.
Maybe some crows start circling.
Ripping our flesh off of our bodies
'cause they smell death.
Two Doors Down plays again.
Just the happiest
party song.
Bears are gonna sniff out the blood.
Song starts again. Two Doors Down.
Laughin' and drinkin' and having a party.
(sighs)
Our families are looking for us.
- What happened here?
- God in heaven, these poor people.
- What is it, the Jaws of Life?
- We gotta get them out of there.
I'll get the Jaws of Life.
(loud bang)
(song plays)
♪ They're havin' a party, that's where it's occurring ♪
♪ Three residences down ♪
- This is the one idea that I wanted to see made.
When I got this call
it was probably one of the biggest days of my career.
I could finally get that Dolly Parton
short film made.
♪ If you wanna laugh and drink ♪
♪ Go three residences down ♪
(upbeat music)