Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the 453rd episode of the Screen Junkies comedy series Honest Trailers. It was written by Spencer Gilbert, Danielle Radford and Lon Harris. It was narrated by Jon Bailey as Epic Voice Guy. It parodies the 2022 superhero film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It was published on July 5, 2022. It is 7 minutes and 17 seconds long. It has been viewed over 200,000 times.
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After Avengers: Endgame broke the multiverse, WandaVision broke the multiverse...
Agatha: Oh, God... You don't know what you've done.
...What If...? broke the multiverse, Loki broke the multiverse, Spider-Man broke-- Ugh, you--you see where I'm going with this. (shows Doctor Strange's memory-wiping spell failing) Doctor Strange will break the multiverse... again, in...
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Get ready for a spooktacular sequel (shows Wanda jump-scaring America, causing her to scream), full of gore that would shock a 13-year-old raised without Internet, scaaary monsters like, uh... beeees (shows a bee landing on child America, causing her to scream and activate her portals for the first time), and the creeping feeling of dread that Marvel doesn't know what to do with the X-Men or Fantastic Four. (shows Wanda snapping Professor X's neck in his mind, killing him in real life, and spaghettifying Mister Fantastic) Should we be concerned? I'm... kind of starting to get concerned.
"Pietro": "Bohner". (chuckles)
Homeopathic Iron Man returns, and no matter what he says...
Doctor Strange: (to Christine) I'm happy.
...he's sad now.
Doctor Strange: (to Wanda) I am happy.
You sleep next to an open laptop; you're not fooling anybody. Catch up with the Sorcerer Supreme... 's regional assistant manager, who was once as strong as Thanos, but lately is weaker than... math...
Spider-Man: Math.
...and watch his streak of L's continue, as he's outworked by his own cape (shows the Cloak of Levitation saving America after failing to wake Doctor Strange), tries to make Rach happen --
Christine: It was never gonna work out between us.
It's not gonna happen.
Doctor Strange: (to 838 Christine) I love you in every universe.
-- and dies for the infinity-eth time. (shows Doctor Strange getting repeatedly killed by Dormammu, turned into dust by Thanos, absorbed into his evil counterpart, and finding his dead alternate self) See, this is why my top three Doctor Strange movies are Avengers 3, Spider-Man 3, and Thor 3.
Welcome back franchise favorites like Wong, and... okay, basically just Wong...
838 Mordo: I, Baron Karl Mordo...
Korath: Who?
...which is why Marvel had to call their mommy.
Wanda: I'm a mother.
When you last saw her, Wanda Maximoff was trapped in classic sitcoms, working her way through complex emotions like grief and acceptance; now, her character is trapped in a sh*tty Hallmark movie, working her way through questions like, "Women do be acting crazy, though, sometimes, right, fellas?" (shows Wanda laying waste to Kamar-Taj) Watch the Scarlet Witch turn full wicked off-camera, and try to burn down the multiverse in a single-minded search for her made-up children that she won't shut up about. (montage of times Wanda mentions her children, with a total of 7) Why can't you just be a normal white lady and get a rescue dog? Or save your dead husband? You remember him?
Wanda: I blew a hole through the head of the man I loved... (the "husband counter" rings once)
Mm-hmm.
One of the all-time great comic book legends has returned: Sam Raimi. Watch a director with his own unique spin on zombie and superhero movies get asked to, you know, do that again (shows characters played by Bruce Campbell attacking themselves in Evil Dead II and this film), but don't worry; Feige's still serving up that sameness you crave, full of MCU comfort slop like... commercials for the next movie --
Clea: You caused an Incursion, and we're gonna fix it.
<GASP!> That's... (typing on his keyboard) Clea, from the comic books! I-I knew that... -- action sequences that look worse than Marvel vs. Capcom (shows Gargantos from the film and Shuma-Gorath from Marvel vs. Capcom 3); centrist politics that pair subtle nods to gay rights (zooms in on America's LGBTQ+ flag pin) with subtle nods to burning books with naughty words in them (shows the Darkhold bursting into flames); and the latest variant of this... <sigh> universally hilarious joke.
Doctor Strange: --there was an incident with Spider-Man.
America: (scoffs) What man?
838 Mordo: Blackagar Boltagon.
Doctor Strange: Hidigy hidithere.
Doctor Strange: The Illumi-what-y?
Star-Lord: Star-Lord.
Korath: Who?
Hank Pym: I need you to be the Ant-Man.
Scott: Is it too late to change the name?
Phastos: --a Uni-Mind. "Uni" meaning "one", "mind" meaning "mind".
Kingo: Oh, no, we heard you the first time.
Sprite: Terrible name.
Doctor Strange: Doctor Strange.
Spider-Man: Oh, we're using our made-up names?
Torres: They call themselves the "Flag-Smashers".
Sam: Is that a new thing? Bad guys give themselves bad names?
Rocket: Your name is "Taserface"?!
Doc Ock: Dr. Otto Octavius.
Peter: (after he, MJ, and Ned laugh at Doc Ock's real name) Wait, no, seriously, what's your actual name?
Hehe... Gets funnier the more times you hear it, right?
Witness a film that explores the limitless possibilities of the multiverse... for ONE. WHOLE. SCENE. (shows Doctor Strange and America exiting the portal on Earth-838) Really? Can we go back to Paint World for a sec? No-- okay, no?
America: I don't know how.
Okay. Settle for the MCU's bogus journey across the multiverse, where the differences are all cosmetic...
Doctor Strange: We go on red?
...the characters barely change...
Doctor Strange: (to 838 Mordo) You know, you hated me where I came from. And I bet secretly, my brother, you hated me here.
...and the plot devices are either literal convenience stores...
Automated Memory Lane Announcer: Replay your significant memories, now at a discounted price.
...or even main characters like America, who, just like her namesake, means well, but leaves a trail of destruction and fast food wherever she goes.
America: Preferably pizza. Pizza balls.
So if you only watch one film this year about a young woman traveling the multiverse to find their mother, where people learn to project themselves into their alternate timeline selves, and the poster looks like this (shows the posters for this film and Everything Everywhere All at Once, both of which prominently feature large circles), please see Everything Everywhere All at Once instead. I know a lot of you have been asking for an Honest Trailer for that one (multiple comments pop up requesting a trailer for that film), so here it is: it's way better than Doctor Strange. There you go.
Starring: A Quirked Up Goateed White Boy with the Sauce (Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange/Defender Strange/Illuminati Strange/Sinister Strange); I Think You Need a Snickers, You're Kind of a Witch When You're Hungry (Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch); Citizen Starlight (Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez); It's Mordin' Time (Chiwetel Ejiofor as Earth-838 Baron Karl Mordo); Supreme Disappointment (Benedict Wong as Wong)...
Wong: Wanda, stop. Wanda, please! / The Darkhold was a copy!
...The Time Traveler's Ex-Girlfriend (Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer); The Olsen's Twins (Jett Klyne as Tommy Maximoff and Julian Hilliard as Billy Maximoff); Fox and Friends (Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X); Mom's Spaghetti (John Krasinski as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic); Oi Can Do This Ol Day, Guvna (Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter/Captain Carter); Campbell's Loop (Bruce Campbell as Pizza Poppa Vendor); A Bull as a China Cop (Adam Hugill as Rintrah); and Eyeball Stuff (montage of eyeball imagery throughout the film).
Doctor Strange in One Alternate Universe That's Basically Just the Near Future
The honest title for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was ‘Doctor Strange in One Alternate Universe That's Basically Just the Near Future’. Titles designed by Robert Holtby.
Doctor Strange: --dreams are windows into the lives of our Multiversal selves.
So... it's now MCU canon that the dream you had about seeing your dad naked in the bathtub really happened. Sorry. (shows Doctor Strange awakening from his dream with a start)
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Production Credits[]
Voice Narration: Jon Bailey aka Epic Voice Guy
Title Design: Robert Holtby
Written by: Spencer Gilbert, Danielle Radford, & Lon Harris
Produced by: Spencer Gilbert
Associate Producer: Ryan O'Toole
Edited by: Randy Whitlock
Post-Production Supervisor: Emin Bassavand
Post-Production Coordinator: Mikołaj Kossakowski
Assistant Editor: Rebecca Castaneda
Director of Video Production: Max Dionne
