The Hillywood Show
Hilly and Hannah Hindi at Wizard World Chicago 2014
Personal information
Born
Hannah Hindi
(1986-04-01) April 1, 1986 (age 38)
Hillary Hindi
(1990-03-02) March 2, 1990 (age 34)
OriginLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Websitethehillywoodshow.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
GenreParody
Subscribers1,231,511[1]
(December 19, 2016)
Total views201,220,409[1]
(December 19, 2016)
NetworkmyISH, Nerdist.com
Associated actsOsric Chau
1,000,000 subscribers2015

Last updated: December 20, 2016

The Hillywood Show is a channel on YouTube started by sisters Hillary (Hilly) and Hannah Hindi. They create and produce parody videos of various movies and television shows. Launched in 2006, it has over 1 million subscribers and 200 million views.

History

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Hilly and Hannah Hindi were born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, but their family eventually settled in Henderson, Nevada. The sisters were home schooled and had no theater training, but did obtain a large amount of dance experience. Hannah taught dance for over ten years.[2] Despite that, at the age of thirteen Hilly won an acting contest sponsored by AOL. Her prize was a trip to New Zealand, where she interviewed the cast of The Lord of the Rings, including her favorite director, Peter Jackson.[3]

In 2006, she entered AOL's Be A Red Star contest.[4] A fan of Johnny Depp, she decided to do impressions of several characters he had portrayed, such as Edward Scissorhands and Jack Sparrow. She convinced Hannah to direct. Hilly did not win, but did place third out of almost 100,000 entries.[2] Due to positive feedback she decided to continue making videos with her sister. The first one, her AOL contest entry, debuted on the eponymously named The Hillywood Show on December 1, 2006.[3][5]

After seeing the first Twilight movie, they decided to do a parody of it. This greatly increased their channel's popularity, since before then their most seen video had 50,000 views after almost a year, but the Twilight parody received over 100,000 views in one day.[2] They did parodies of the subsequent films, with the budget increasing for each. The first Twilight parody cost about $1,200, the New Moon parody about $10,000 and the Eclipse parody over $20,000. This was in part due to their filming on location in Washington to replicate the look of the original films as much as possible.[2] Their Breaking Dawn, Part 1 parody eventually reached over 32 million views.[6]

Branching out

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Up to this point, the sisters had only done movie parodies. However, between the Eclipse and Breaking Dawn parodies, they decided to try making one based on a television show. Since their funds were low at the time, they thought it would be cheaper to do while still generating regular content for the channel. They settled on The Vampire Diaries, using Lady Gaga's song "Teeth".[7] Since they were spending less money, they chose to make the tone more light-hearted then their previous works. After it's debut, it was seen by Nina Dobrev and executive producer Julie Plec. Both liked and retweeted it, and Dobrev went so far as to show it to various cast members, including Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder. The two commented on how impressed they were, especially how the sisters got all the "little nuances".[8][9]

In 2012, they did a Hunger Games parody which was co-produced by Twilight star Peter Facinelli's company Facinelli films.[10][11] The following year they made a Warm Bodies parody, and were able to get the actual costumes worn by Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer in the movie for their leads.[12] They also revisited their roots, with Hilly reprising Jack Sparrow in a Pirates of the Caribbean parody using Adam Lambert's song "If I Had You". After seeing it, Lambert retweeted the video, saying it was "so cute".[13]

Doctor Who, Supernatural and Sherlock

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The Hillywood Show entered into partnership with Nerdist Industries in 2014. This allowed them increased funding and distribution for their work. Their first effort together was a Doctor Who parody, done to "The Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. When asked at a convention later if he had seen it, David Tennant said he had and called it "extraordinary".[14][15][16] The same year, the sisters did a parody of The Walking Dead to Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust". They filmed in Georgia where the series was shot. It was also the first parody in which Osric Chau, who played Kevin Tran in Supernatural, appeared.[17][18]

In mid-2015, they released a Supernatural parody, using Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off". The lyrics were reworked to mirror the story line of season 10 of the show. Osric Chau appeared in the video, playing Sam Winchester, as well as Rob Benedict portraying Cain. With Chau's encouragement and that of Richard Speight, Jr., the sisters managed to arrange a number of cameos of former and current actors from the show. Among those appearing were series leads Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins.[19][20] The parody received coverage in a variety of news outlets, including BuzzFeed[21] Entertainment Weekly[22] and People.[23] General reaction was extremely positive, with the Supernatural cast being pleased as well. Padalacki said he hoped to "work with them again",[24] and the video was retweeted by Ackles,[25] Collins[26] and Tahmoh Penikett.[27]

The sisters did their first international production in 2016, when they went to England to film their Sherlock parody. Most of the interiors were done in America, but the exteriors and the pool scenes were done in the same locations as the actual series. The song chosen was "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, with lyrics altered to match the show's events for the first three seasons. They were able to have co-creator Steven Moffat and his son Louis to make cameos at the end.[28][29][30] Producer Sue Vertue retweeted the video, calling it "Utterly brilliant".[31]

Other works

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After Sherlock, the Hillywood Show did a Hocus Pocus parody,[32] and plan to release a Suicide Squad parody in 2017.[33]

Parodies

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Year Title Song Notes
2009 Twilight "Hot n Cold"
2010 New Moon
2010 The Runaways Style parody
2010 Eclipse "Bad Romance"
2011 The Vampire Diaries "Teeth"
2011 Harry Potter and the Order of Umbridge Style parody
2011 Harry Potter "Friday"
2011 Gagaween "This is Halloween"
2012 Breaking Dawn, Part 1 "Marry the Night", "Give Me Everything", "Having My Baby"
2012 The Hunger Games "Fashionista"
2012 Harry Potter Inspired by So You Think You Can Dance
2012 President Gaga Inspired by the 2012 US presidential election
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Parody "Shots"
2013 Breaking Dawn, Part 2 "Gangnam Style"
2013 Warm Bodies "Monster"
2013 Pirates of the Caribbean "If I Had You"
2014 Doctor Who "The Time Warp"
2014 The Walking Dead "Another One Bites the Dust"
2014 The Lord of the Rings "Let It Go"
2015 Supernatural "Shake It Off"
2015 Hocus Pocus "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
2016 Sherlock "Thrift Shop"

References

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  1. ^ a b "About JckSparrow". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c d Kory, Melissa (October 27, 2010). "Interview with Hilly and Hanah Hindi from "The Hillywood Show"". Blast Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Golmossian, Sabrina (July 3, 2008). "The Hillywood Show's Sisters Grim - The Strange, Delorean-Driving, Edward Scissorhands-Acting Online World Of Two Vegas Artists". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "New Web Based Series by AOL & RED Star Announces Production Staff". Prweb. July 23, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Hillywood Show®: Episode #1". YouTube. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  6. ^ "The Hillywood Show Most Viewed Video Stats". VidStatsX. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  7. ^ Wilkinson, Amy (February 28, 2011). "Hillywood Show Debuts 'Vampire Diaries' Parody: Mystic Falls Show Us Their Teeth". MTV.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Chatting Vampire Diaries Parody With The Hillywood Show". ClevverTV. YouTube. 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  9. ^ "Ian Somerhalder & Paul Wesley talk about The Hillywood Show®". YouTube. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  10. ^ "The Hillywood Show® Joins MyIsh and Facinelli Films to Release Hunger Games Parody". Prweb.com. 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  11. ^ PRINZIVF (April 3, 2012). "The Hillywood Show Premiers Hunger Games Parody". MTV.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  12. ^ Cubria, Kaitlin (May 28, 2013). "'Warm Bodies' Meets Lady Gaga". Teen.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  13. ^ Rahbar, Sabba (November 6, 2013). "Watch: 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Gets Its Own Hillywood Parody, Complete With Adam Lambert". Socialite Life. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  14. ^ Anderson, Kyle (May 27, 2014). "The Hillywood Show: Doctor Who Parody Does The Time Warp". Nerdist.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  15. ^ Campbell, Tina (May 28, 2014). "David Tennant does the Time Warp in Doctor Who musical parody video". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "David Tennant Knows Who We Are!". YouTube. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  17. ^ Anderson. Kyle (November 10, 2014). "Nerdist Presents: The Walking Dead Parody By The Hillywood Show". Nerdist.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  18. ^ Moore, Debi (2014-11-10). "The Hillywood Show Takes on The Walking Dead". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  19. ^ Ratcliffe, Amy (May 21, 2015). "Nerdist Presents: Supernatural Meets Taylor Swift In A New Parody By The Hillywood Show". Nerdist.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  20. ^ Alexandria Ingham. "The Hillywood Show Tells 'Supernatural' Fans To 'Shake It Off' After The Season 10 Finale [Video]". Inquisitr.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  21. ^ Grant, Stacey (May 21, 2015). "This "Supernatural" Taylor Swift Parody Is The Video Fans Didn't Know They Needed". Buzzfeed.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  22. ^ Highfill, Samantha (May 21, 2015). "Supernatural cast dances to 'Shake It Off' in Hillywood Show parody". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  23. ^ Amanda Michelle Steiner (2015-05-21). "Supernatural and Taylor Swift Meet in Parody: Jared Padalecki and More Cameo". People.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  24. ^ "Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki Discuss The Hillywood Show's SUPERNATURAL Parody". Nerdist. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  25. ^ "Jensen Ackles on Twitter: "Quite possibly the greatest parody of all time. Seriously. #speechless". Twitter.com. May 22, 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  26. ^ "Misha Collins on Twitter: Shake it off, guys". Twitter.com. May 21, 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  27. ^ "Tahmoh Penikett on Twitter: "Supernatural Parody by The Hillywood ShowÂŽ - YouTube". Twitter.com. May 21, 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  28. ^ Grant, Stacey (August 24, 2016). "Here's How The Hillywood Show Used Macklemore For The Perfect Sherlock Parody". MTV.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  29. ^ Ingham, Alexandria (August 22, 2016). "'Sherlock' Gets A Musical Parody Thanks To The Hillywood Show". Inquisitr. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  30. ^ Moran, Lee (August 22, 2016). "The Game Is Definitely On In This Hilarious 'Sherlock' Spoof". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  31. ^ "sue vertue on Twitter: "Utterly brilliant. Well done @HillywoodShow". Twitter.com. 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  32. ^ Torgersen, Mona (December 11, 2015). "The Nightmare Before Christmas meets Hocus Pocus in the Mash-Up of Our Dreams". Moviepilot. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  33. ^ "The Hillywood Show® on Twitter". November 6, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
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Official site

Category:YouTube channels launched in 2006


EXTRA info I could not fit in, but could be useful later

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http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/superwholock-fandom-supernatural-sherlock/

Twilight Eclipse[1]

Twilight Breaking Dawn 1[2]

Twilight Breaking Dawn 2[3]

Lord of the Rings[4]

  1. ^ Wilkinson, Amy (November 12, 2010). "The Hillywood Show's 'Eclipse' Parody Premieres, Lady Gaga Meets Edward Cullen!". MTV.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Amy (February 2, 2012). "The Hillywood Show Debuts 'Breaking Dawn' Parody". MTV.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Rosenfield, Kat (March 25, 2013). "'Twilight' Goes 'Gangnam Style' In New Hillywood Parody". MTV.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Burks, Robin (December 18, 2014). "This 'Lord of the Rings' Let It Go' Parody Is Precious". Tech Times. Retrieved December 19, 2016.


Interview - 2016[1]

About[2]

Interview - 2016[3]

  1. ^ Lyle, Michael (January 25, 2016). "'Hillywood' sisters continue to reach for Hollywood fame". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Price, Natasha (February 6, 2016). "The Small Screen: How the Hillywood Show is Changing Cinema". Moviepilot. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Ashley, Kendall (June 29, 2016). "How The Hillywood Show Turned Fandom Into A Career". Geek and Sundry. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

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