One brain tumor, one Guinness record, and a man who'd rather die trying than die forgotten.
While reading a book of world records with his great-grandchildren, William Bennett discovers that the world’s oldest man is just days older than he is. Seeing this as a way to cement his legacy, William attempts to outlive the oldest man.
Acting
Bamman's desperation wears a polite smile until it doesn't.
Direction
Max makes 20 minutes feel like a lifetime of regret.
Director
Jeremy Max
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Guinness World Records obsession mirrors our modern hunger for viral legacy—William's just doing it with mortality instead of TikTok.
The senior center scenes were filmed at an actual retirement home; Bamman improvised the record book monologue after bonding with a resident who'd outlived two wives.
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