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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
14th Jan, 2017 05:48:14 PM
What sort of media —- television, book, etc?
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JoeGaggler
Since: Jan, 2017
14th Jan, 2017 05:52:56 PM
Whoops, forgot to mention the media... I think it was an episode of a TV Show, but could have been a Movie. It's been at least 10 years since I saw it.
A guy is able to teleport himself and people in close proximity to a house (dollhouse in another dimension? or possibly a shared dream?) by whistling a specific song, and while there this guy (and no one else) is able to alter reality. He and the others get transported back after a short period of time (apparently because his whistling isn't very effective), but this guy decides he wants to live in the dollhouse forever, and traps these people by setting up a record player to play this song on endless loop. The other people want to escape to reality, but this guy is in control. They figure out that they can exert some control by the power of suggestion, and finally they manage to overwhelm the guy by pretending various horrible things are happening, which freaks him out and causes him to release his control so that everyone can return to reality.
Possible tropes: - Dream World - Trapped in Another World - Shattering the Illusion - Portal Picture, except more like "Portal Song" - Warp Whistle
Media: live-action, probably a TV show (at least 10 years old), possibly a film.
Edited by JoeGaggler