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{{quote|''Wasting your time, but not very much.''}}
 
'''[http://5secondfilms.com/ 5 Second Films]''' (or 5SF) is a website run by a group of actors and writers that regularly produce short films. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|These short films last exactly five seconds]] (8 seconds, if you count the title card and 'The End'. But don't pay attention to that). The subject of said films are almost completely random, with only a few subjects and characters referenced more than once.
 
In addition to the link above, they have a [http://www.youtube.com/user/5secondfilms YouTube channel]; useful, since it has some of their earlier videos that are no longer accessible on their main site.
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* [[Product Placement]]: [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/the_new_911 The New 911]. With a bloodied hand gripping the phone:
{{quote|"Thanks for calling 911, brought to you by Budweiser, the king of beers! And Emergency. And Hush Puppies. And-" * thud*}}
* [[Punny Name]]: Invoked (in a rather awesome fashion) in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130815180844/http://s3.amazonaws.com/5sf/images/screenshots/theballadoftruckthunders.jpg The Ballad of Truck Thunders]. Subverted in the video description:
{{quote|''His brother, always one to try and copy Truck’s genius with wordplay, had his name legally changed to “Ama Pan,” but never found the chance to have his last name spoken first in any setting. Plus, he lost his Halen tape anyway.''}}
* [[Rage Against the Reflection]]: ''[http://5secondfilms.com/watch/self-hatred Self-Hatred]''
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* [[Robot Dog]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhRk45Sdg2o "Robodog, walk."]
* [[Running Gag]]: [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/dont_thinko_de_mayo/ SHUT.] [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/dont_sinko_into_de_struction/ THE.] [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/the_history_of_cinco_de_mayo/ FUCK.] [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/the-herstory-of-cinco-de-mayo UP.]
* [[See You in Hell]]: Used literally in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120509142920/http://5secondfilms.com/watch/woolthorp_v._pendergrast Woolthorp v. Pendergrast].
{{quote|'''Woolthorp:''' I'LL SEE YOU IN ''HELL'', PEDERGRAST!
''[Woolthorp and Pendergrast shoot each other]''
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* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/the_midas_touch The Midas Touch], [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/forgotten_hero Forgotten Hero], [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/wrap-it-up Wrap It Up], and [[Meaningful Name|predictably]], Johnny Quickdeath.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/little_ben_monster_hunter Little Ben: Monster Hunter]
* [[Trigger Phrase]]: [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/paul-was-in-the-c-i-a Paul Was In The C.I.A.] & [https://web.archive.org/web/20120821185958/http://5secondfilms.com/watch/paul-was-in-the-cia-the-bluebird-legacy The Bluebird Legacy]
* [[Visual Pun]]: [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/drafty Drafty], [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/the_heart_thief The Heart Thief] and [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/engaging-the-enemy Engaging The Enemy].
* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]: Parodied in [http://5secondfilms.com/watch/coming_of_age Coming of Age]
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