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"Inanimate Insanity II: The Movie"[3] (formerly referred to as II2 Episode 16) is a YouTube original movie that serves as the finale for Inanimate Insanity II, comprised of three individual acts. The first part of the finale, dubbed Act I and titled "The Reality of the Situation" released on September 7, 2024. Act II, titled "Through No Choice of Your Own", was released on October 12, 2024. The third and final act, titled "Objects in Mirror", was announced through an ARG, and was released onto YouTube on November 29, 2024. The full movie was shown live at four screenings from November 24 to December 1, three of which included Act III prior to its YouTube release. The full movie will be released on YouTube before Christmas 2024.

Synopsis[]

After escaping his creator, MePhone began a series of reality show competitions. Now, his newest season has come down to its final two contestants, Suitcase and Knife. But when MePhone's past comes back to haunt him, not only will it put his contestants in danger, but it may stop his show from having a proper ending.

Plot[]

Act I[]

Main article: The Reality of the Situation § Plot

Act II[]

Main article: Through No Choice of Your Own § Plot

Act III[]

Main article: Objects in Mirror § Plot

Pre-release information[]

Pre-Act I[]

On April 1, 2016, in the Inanimate Insanity Kickstarter video, Adam Katz confirmed that the season was planned to end with 16 episodes. Although a stretch goal for a 17th episode was planned, it was never reached.

On May 25, 2024, Adam Katz confirmed on a BFDI/II Crew Barbecue stream on jacknjellify's channel that II2 Episode 16 was in active development.

During the BFDI x II 2024 Tour, the crew revealed several pieces of information about the episode:

  • The crew is aiming to release the episode in 2024, and it will be in multiple parts.[4]
  • II2 Episode 16 could be long enough that it can be considered a full length movie.[4]
  • The episode will be written by Brian Koch.
  • In contrast with II2 Episode 15, Episode 16 was described as a "tornado" compared to the former.[5][6]
  • Steve Cobs and Pickle will both appear in the episode.[5][6]
  • II2 Episode 16 was also described as "the favorite thing they have ever done".

On July 5, 2024, Brian Koch made a tweet asking for someone to help make "a really cool closing credits sequence", likely in relation to II2 16.

On August 16, 2024, Brian Koch hosted a QNA stream on his channel following the release of "Truth or Flare". He revealed many things about II2 16, including:

  • He further confirmed II2 16 serving as a finale movie, consisting of multiple parts.[4]
  • The episode will feature at least two special guests who Brian is very excited about.[7]
  • The first word of the transcript is "They", and will be said by someone who did not appear in "Truth or Flare".[8][9]
  • The episode has been fully written, with animation being worked on at the moment.[10]
  • OJ and Taco will appear in the episode.[11][12]
  • The episode is aimed to be released before Christmas 2024.

Act I[]

On August 20, 2024, Brian Koch made a tweet once again stating that the episode would be movie-length and would be in multiple parts, while additionally referring to it as "Inanimate Insanity II: The Movie". He additionally confirmed that several more characters, including Fan, Paper, and Trophy, would all be appearing in the episode.[3] Later that day, both Marco Bonomo and Jazzy Oliver confirmed they were in the episode.[13] [14]

On August 27, 2024, Brian Koch confirmed on Twitter that each part would have its own title, and that the collective whole would be the movie.[15]

On September 1, 2024, The trailer for "The Reality of the Situation" released, confirming that the first act was coming out on September 7, 2024, it also confirmed that the episode is taking place in Hotel OJ.

On September 3, 2024 (at midnight), Brian Koch hosted a QNA stream on his channel for questions regarding the movie. Some pieces of information revealed include:

  • He once again states that he believes the finale is their "magnum opus".
  • The debatably biggest inspiration for the movie was Toy Story 3.
  • The Prime Shimmer will have some sort of relevancy.
  • OJ will have a speaking role.
  • Several deaths will occur in the finale.
  • All of the separate parts will be uploaded together as Inanimate Insanity II: The Movie.
  • The final part is aimed to be released in 2024, but there is reportedly no guarantees.

On September 4, 2024, Brian Koch uploaded a "final" trailer for Inanimate Insanity II: The Movie onto his channel, showing new shots of the upcoming movie.[16]

On September 6, 2024, Brian Koch revealed the title of Act I of the movie, being "The Reality of the Situation".[17] Later that day, AnimationEpic announced in a YouTube community post that the episode would be uploaded at 9 a.m. PST, although technically the United States was in daylight saving time.[18] An AnimationEpic Instagram story posted by Adam Katz the same day announced the episode was 100% done.[19]

Act II[]

On September 23, 2024, Brian Koch stated in a QnA that the first word spoken in II2 Episode 17 will be "Marshmallow".[20]

On September 26, 2024, AnimationEpic posted a community post saying that if they reached 650k subscribers, they would release the trailer for the episode, this implies the episode was likely close to being finished.[21] The following day, Brian Koch announced on Twitter that the day following this post had resulted in their largest single-day subscriber growth in the channel's history.[22]

On October 4, 2024, the AnimationEpic channel released a new short, "UNLOCK THE II FINALE ACT 2 TRAILER! - SUBSCRIBE!", that showcased new footage of the episode, telling viewers once again to subscribe and reach 650k subscribers for the episode's trailer.[23]

On October 6, 2024, Adam, Justin, and Brian hosted the livestream "Win a Prize at 650K!" on AnimationEpic to reach 650k subscribers, growing from 644,901 to 647,814 subscribers.[24] Despite the 650K subscriber goal having not been reached, Justin announced at the end of the stream he would upload the trailer for "II2 Episode 17" anyway, which revealed it would be released on October 12, 2024. The channel later hit 650k subscribers on October 10, 2024, two days before the episode's release.

On October 9, 2024, Brian posted on Twitter another challenge to reveal two words of the title: reply with 52 covers of "The Future Is So Yesterday" by the end of the day.[25] With the challenge completed, Brian revealed the words "THEIR" and "OF" are in the title, and that the words were not in order.[26] The second challenge to reveal two more words was to edit MePhoneX into the backgrounds of images. With these done in October 10, Steve Cobs picked 5 winner and Brian revealed the words "CHOICE" and "THROUGH" are also in (not in order through). The final challenge was to tell what Inanimate Insanity has meant to you, the viewers.[27]

On October 11, 2024, even before the last word, AnimationEpic is preparing a livestream with the Purgatory Mansion characters as well as other characters from the previous livestream. After this livestream they will reveal the final word in order to complete the final challenge before the upcoming episode release. This livestream will be premiered on 4:00PM PST or 7:00PM EST.

With the Purgatory Mansion livestream over, Brian finally revealed final 2 words being "NO" and "OWN" (again not in order) with reminder to air in tomorrow.[28]

When 3 hour left to air, Brian posted an short message of update.[29] With speculated title, the final choice could be up to you, the viewers.

Act III[]

This section contains heavy spoilers for the ARG.
Main article: Inanimate Insanity II ARG

II2 ARG[]

On October 12, 2024, the same day as when "Through No Choice of Your Own" was released, Adam Katz's Twitter account got deleted.[30] However, the account would later be restored and then rebranded to represent A.D.A.M. on October 15.[31]

On October 13, 2024, Brian Koch hosted a QNA stream following the episode's release, but didn't allow any questions relating to Inanimate Insanity for the entire duration of the stream. Near the end of the stream, Brian cryptically said "Because there's more than just a show in our lives, right? There has to be." He repeated "There has to be" several times before ending the stream.[32] Three days later, Brian would start up another stream with Justin Chapman who he was driving with to an unknown location. He exclaims during the stream that "They had already gotten Adam". At the end, Brian exclaims "They'll never catch us" right before Justin starts screaming, announcing that something's "here" as the stream is abruptly stopped.[33]

At exactly 7 PM UTC on October 16, a tweet would be pushed to the A.D.A.M. account, stating that a large amount of files were being loaded, with an estimated wait time of exactly 2 days.[34] The duration of 2 days ended on October 18th, 3 p.m. EDT, numbers that could have hinted at Season 2, Episode 18, Act 3. A.D.A.M. also alerted people to wait until "all files have loaded", or they'll "become obsolete".[35] After the 2 day period ended, A.D.A.M.'s Twitter officially started the Inanimate Insanity II ARG by tweeting out a code, which when deciphered read "YOU SEEK TO KNOW THE TRUE REASON FOR SUCH A TRAGIC SECOND SEASON IF YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO SHOW MORE THERE MAY BE SOMETHING TO RESTORE SEE .COM/[INSERT CODE]".[36]

As part of the ARG, the episode and merch descriptions were altered. The descriptions of the Season 2 episodes all have an extra letter at the bottom, combine to read "CPUYGTUCTGKPUVQTG". It decodes to "ANSWERSAREINSTORE" ("answers are in store") with a Caesar cipher.

The codes in the merch descriptions are all encoded with a Vigenère ciphers with the key "Cobs". The descriptions are:

  • Test Tube plushie: KT ZGW KBFV, decodes to IF YOU WANT
  • Nickel plush scaled up: KBGGTABLKCO JGUBJFWOY, decodes to INFORMATION REGARDING
  • BFDI x Inanimate Insanity 2024 Tour t-shirt: VVF XWHVJG CG, decodes to THE FUTURE OF
  • Inanimate Insanity "Black & White" T-Shirt: KBBFKABLG WOKCBJLA, decodes to INANIMATE INSANITY
  • MePhone Notebook: VVF LTIUZ EOO TG TPMPR, decodes to THE TRUTH CAN BE FOUND
  • Inanimate Insanity Poster: QB UZG VPJKNPF, decodes to ON THE HORIZON
  • Object Shows Rock Hoodie: VC GAPR JL ACV EWGU YQ, decodes to TO FIND IT YOU MUST GO
  • Object Shows Rock T-Shirt: UHSSKUIL VC UZG GPMTQF, decodes to STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE
  • Object Shows Rock Poster: HCS LJS OWZH DDWS, decodes to FOR THE NEXT CLUE

There are no codes in the "Choose Your Character" t-shirt collection. The full text reads (with adjustments in capitalization and punctuation), "If you want information regarding the future of Inanimate Insanity, the truth can be found on the horizon. To find it, you must go straight to the source for the next clue."

At the end of the ARG, using the keywords RED, LINE, and GAME combined formed the password "redlinegame", which when entered at the website https://www.inanimateinsanity.com/truth lead to the ending page. The webpage announced "Inanimate Insanity II: The Movie" will have a third act, also known as Episode 18, releasing in late November 2024. There was also an audio clip of Steve Cobs saying "Here's your chance to prove your allegiance, 4! [referring to MePhone4] Nothing else to do anyway. Everything you love is gone."[37]

Other[]

In an interview with Brian Koch, the first two spoken letters of Act III were revealed, being I and C.

On November 4, 2024, Brian Koch revealed on Twitter that all Act III lines have been recorded.

On November 8, 2024, the trailer for "II2 Episode 18" released, which announced that the episode would be releasing on November 29, 2024. The trailer additionally announced that the full movie would be shown live at the Laemmle RoHo 7 Theater in Los Angeles on November 25. The website for the showing additionally confirmed that Angela Giarratana and Aisha Rae were the two special guest stars that had been teased by Brian.[2]

On November 14, 2024, another screening of the episode was announced to be happening at the Laemmle Glendale Theater on November 25.[38]

On November 19, 2024, it was announced that another screening of the movie would be held at the Rich Mix Theatre in London on November 24, at 11:30AM GMT. This showing would be hosted by Khoreo.[39] Later that day, Brian Koch announced that the final cut of Inanimate Insanity II: The Movie had been exported, which meant that the season itself had finally finished production.[40] Adam Katz additionally later confirmed that the movie had a total runtime of 1 hour and 47 minutes, including the credits.[1]

On November 29, 2024, the day of Act III's YouTube release, Brian said the YouTube release may or may not have one moment not in the theatrical release.[41] He also said there was no confirmed release time, but they were currently aiming for 3 PM ET, which ended up being correct.[42]

Official Elimination Order[]

TissuesOUT2018
Cherries2018OUT
Trophy
18th
Trophy2018IconOUT
Box
17th
Box2018IconOUT
Dough
16th
Dough2018IconOUT
YinYang2018Icon
Apple
14th
Apple2018IconOUT
Cheesy
13th
Cheesy2018IconOUT
Soap
12th
Soap2018IconOUT
Balloon2018IconOUT
Nickel
10th
Nickel2018IconOUT
Fan
7th
Fan2018IconOUT
Knife2018IconOUT

Features[]

Characters[]

Contestants[]

Meeple[]

Supporting[]

Locations[]

Items[]

Gallery[]

TBA

CREDITS[]

INANIMATE INSANITY II: THE MOVIE[]

SERIES CREATOR & PRODUCER

  • Adam Katz

WRITTEN BY

  • Brian Koch

DIRECTED BY

  • Adam Katz
  • Brian Koch
  • Justin Chapman

STORY BY

  • Brian Koch
  • Justin Chapman
  • Adam Katz

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

  • Kaiden Hunter
  • Don and Gail Mitzner
  • Jacob Goldstein
  • Lennard and Joan Katz

CHARACTER ANIMATION

  • Adam Katz
  • Aidan L. [Aidae]
  • Aiden Gomez
  • Allen Lee [Allenimations]
  • Anthony Acedo
  • Antony Kos
  • Brannon C. [BrannFlakes]
  • Charles D. [TestTubeh]
  • Cormac Oliver
  • Dane Trent [WoopDoo]
  • Daniel Adam Valle
  • Dawn Shimizu [Shimzo]
  • Diego D. [p0tatomango]
  • Donato Borza
  • Elijah O'Reilly [UltraRetrosion]
  • Filip K. [Khoreo]
  • Giovanni Edwards
  • Griffin Weber
  • Ivan Maslov
  • Joseph H. [Spherigon]
  • Joseph Pak [TTGuy]
  • Mason Bozaich
  • Niall Burns [XanyLeaves]
  • Sacri
  • Saka
  • Sicle
  • Sutton H. [YellowAngiru]
  • Tristan Wescott [Spartan Dash]
  • Vangs
  • Zak Friedland

ANIMATION SUPERVISOR

  • Sutton H. [YellowAngiru]

SCENE FINALIZING

  • Adam Katz
  • Aidan L. [Aidae]
  • Brannon C. [BrannFlakes]
  • Bryan Ndubisi [Brybee]
  • Cormac Oliver
  • Dane Trent [WoopDoo]
  • Joseph H. [Spherigon]
  • Mason Bozaich
  • Sutton H. [YellowAngiru]
  • Tristan Wescott [Spartan Dash]
  • Zak Friedland

COMPOSITING

  • Tristan Wescott [Spartan Dash]
  • Dane Trent [WoopDoo]

3D ANIMATION

  • Brenda Chen

STORYBOARD ARTISTS

  • Adam Katz
  • Charles Case [Cakebrunch]
  • Damien Valentine [Tangy]
  • Cyn
  • Dane Trent [WoopDoo]
  • Daniel Adam Valle
  • Dave Zhu
  • Giovanni Edwards
  • Filip K. [Khoreo]
  • Olivia Ciabattari
  • Tabs Wekerle
  • Wishfixers

BACKGROUND DESIGN & PAINT

  • Sean Thurlow
  • Lazlo T. [TopHatTheHat]

CHARACTER & PROP DESIGN

  • ThattsCherry
  • Aisha Rae
  • Eyepsychic
  • Sutton H. [YellowAngiru]
  • Ivan Maslov
  • WormBuffet
  • Sicle

SOUND DESIGNERS

  • Braden Whiteside
  • Kyle "Catchphrase" Macaluso
  • Vincent Tepe
  • Benjamin Cross
  • Justin Chapman

ANIMATIC EDITORS

  • Adam Katz
  • Brian Koch

PICTURE EDITORS

  • Adam Katz
  • Brian Koch

CREDITS SEQUENCE

  • Kat YJ [kitkaty]
  • Daisy M. [bobazeeb]

CLOSING CREDITS SCROLL

  • Dane Trent [WoopDoo]

CAPTIONS

  • Skyler Lent

ORIGINAL SCORE COMPOSED BY

  • John Mietus

INTRO MUSIC BY

  • Kevin MacLeod

SONG CREDITS[]

THE FUTURE IS SO YESTERDAY[]

LYRICS

  • Brian Koch

MUSIC

  • Benjamin Cross

VOCAL ARRANGEMENT & EDITING

  • Benjamin Cross

INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT

  • Adam Halpin

MIXING

  • Hunter Bass

PERFORMED BY

  • Joshua Waters

ADDITIONAL VOICES

  • Olivia Ciabattari
  • Benjamin Cross
  • Taylor Renee Castle
  • Jazzy Oliver
  • Dane Trent [WoopDoo]
  • Ariana Nicole George

KARMA WAITS[]

PRODUCTION & SONGWRITING

  • Antony Kos

PERFORMED BY

  • Antony Kos

VIOLIN

  • Nick Montopoli

CELLO

  • Daniel G.

I, I[]

LYRICS

  • Benjamin Cross
  • Brian Koch

MUSIC

  • Benjamin Cross

VOCAL ARRANGEMENT & EDITING

  • Benjamin Cross

INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT

  • Adam Halpin

GUITAR/BASS COMPOSITION & PERFORMANCE

  • Hunter Bass

MIXING

  • Hunter Bass

LEAD VOCAL RECORDING

  • Kyle & Teresa Tucker at the Studio Venue

PERFORMED BY

  • Angela Giarratana
  • Brian Koch
  • Vibha Melkote
  • Sam Thornbury
  • Dee Cashin
  • Skyler Lent
  • Michael Bruzzone
  • Jazzy Oliver
  • Rheagan Rizio
  • Adam Katz

ADDITIONAL VOICES

  • Aisha Rae
  • Benjamin Cross
  • Bryan Ndubisi [Brybee]
  • Charles Case [Cakebrunch]
  • Damien Valentine [Tangy]
  • Dane Trent [WoopDoo]
  • Daniel Adam Valle
  • Mason Bozaich
  • Olivia Ciabattari
  • Shooshies
  • Tabs Wekerle

"KEEP ON CLEANING" THEME BY

  • Joseph Schmidt & Lynz Munich

"A PARTY" THEME BY

  • Morgan Hesmondhalgh [BoxicFunk]

MAKE YOUR OWN REALITY[]

PRODUCTION AND SONGWRITING

  • Olivia Ciabattari

PERFORMED BY

  • Angela Giarratana
  • Olivia Ciabattari

Thank You to All of Our Wonderful Kickstarter Backers

SPECIAL THANKS

  • Abygale Noble
  • Elizabeth Koch
  • Richard Koch
  • Nana Mary
  • Lori Chapman
  • Ron Chapman
  • Mia Chapman
  • Michael & Cary Huang
  • CreatorInk

All of the stunts in this movie were performed by animated objects. Do not try any of what you see here at home. Seriously, you could get really messed up.

ADAMATION, INC.

Cast:[]

  • Adam Katz - A.D.A.M., Apple, Baseball, Lifering, Nickel, Test Tube
  • Aisha Rae - Box
  • Alexa Chapman - Pepper, Salt
  • Americatress - Control Shimmer
  • Angela Giarratana - Guava
  • Barry Strum - Blueberry
  • Benjamin Cross - Balloon, MePhone3GS
  • Braden Whiteside - Tissues
  • Brandon Shim - The Prime Shimmer
  • Brian Koch - Ballpoint Pen, B.R.I.A.N., Fan, MePhone4S, Starfruit, Talking Hand
  • Casey Landman - Cabby
  • Dee Cashin - Candle, Cheesy, Clover, Marshmallow
  • Derek Napolitano - Cherries, Pickle
  • Geoff Goldfeder - Mecintosh
  • Hailey Chapman - Microphone
  • Jazzy Oliver - Paintbrush
  • Jill Katz - Tea Kettle
  • Joshua Waters - Steve Cobs
  • Justin Chapman - Goo, J.U.S.T.I.N., Knife, MePad, Mocking Voice, Paper, Silver Spoon
  • Justin Napolitano - Trophy
  • Kacie Chapman - Soap
  • Marco Bonomo - Yin-Yang
  • Mark Katz - MePhone4
  • Max Weissman - Bomb
  • Michael Bruzzone - Lightbulb
  • Olivia Ciabattari - MePhone3G, Meeple HQ Voice
  • Oliver Smith - Toilet
  • Patrick Mealey - OJ
  • Rheagan Rizio - Taco
  • Rosemary Craig - Walkie Talkie
  • Sacri - Dough
  • Sam Thornbury - Suitcase, The Floor
  • Shooshies - Bot
  • Skyler Lent - Bow
  • Sutton H. [YellowAngiru] - MePhone1
  • Zuwie Lefou - Springy

Production Notes[]

Continuity References[]

Behind the Scenes[]

  • According to Brian Koch, several ideas for the movie have been in his brain since 2013. He additionally envisioned the final 2 would be Knife and Suitcase around that time.

Trivia[]

  • Several early screenings for the movie were held prior to the YouTube release of "Objects in Mirror". Alongside the full movie, a live Q&A section was held after the screenings.[43] The locations and dates included:
    • November 24, 2024 at the Rich Mix Theatre (London, UK)
      • This screening was hosted by Inanimate Insanity animator Khoreo. However, the directors were not in attendance.
      • This screening was the first official Inanimate Insanity event outside of the United States.
    • November 25, 2024 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
    • November 26, 2024 at the Laemmle Glendale Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Following the official announcement of the movie, Brian Koch began to post very frequently about the movie, talking about his main inspirations, challenging fans to reach goals for hints, and a poll for which character the fans wanted to win.
    • On August 29, Brian made a post challenging the fans to get AnimationEpic to 610K subscribers, to which he would reveal the title of Act 1. However, this goal was not met.
      • This post additionally featured a zoomed-up image from the movie. This image was later revealed to be from OJ's Closet, as seen in the trailer for "The Reality of the Situation".
      • From September 3 to 6, Brian additionally did several challenges with fans to reveal the title of the first act. More information can be found here.
  • The announcement of the movie and the trailer for Act I were both posted by ToonHive, a large indie-based news account with over 72,000 followers.[44]
  • The official movie poster revealed special guests that were mentioned previously, but remained anonymous prior to Act III's announcement. The guests mentioned were Aisha Rae and Angela Giarratana, who is known for being featured in Smosh and Starkid.
  • Blueberry, Bot, and Tea Kettle were the only contestants in the Inanimate Insanity series to not have their voice actors (Barry Strum, Shooshies, and Jill Katz respectively) listed on the movie's poster. Despite this, they were all voiced in Act III, along with Box's speaking debut.
  • Brian said in a livestream after "Objects in Mirror" that the production time for the finale was between nine to eleven months, although the ideas for it were in development for many years.[45]
  • Since Suitcase won the season:
    • She is the second newbie, rejoining (technically), and female contestant to win a season, following Cabby.
      • Although going by season order, she is the first newbie and female contestant to win a season.
    • She is the first armless contestant to win a season.
    • Every winner of a season has different limbs; OJ has arms and legs, Suitcase only has legs, and Cabby only has arms.
    • The first letter of each of the winner's names in order of the seasons they won will spell out O.S.C. (Object Show Community), for OJ, Suitcase, and Cabby.
  • If Knife won:
    • He would be the second male contestant to win a season, following OJ.
      • He would also be the second winner with both arms and legs, following OJ.
    • He would be the first Team Epic member to win a season.
    • He would be the first veteran to win a season.
    • He'll would be the only winner to have a monochromatic color scheme.
    • It would be his fifth season winning overall from the entire videography of AnimationEpic, only if Inanimate Battle is included and considered to be an actual show.

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