Stans: Transcript

Intro
In 2000, Eminem released the song "Stan". A hardcore fan writing letters, Stan craved connection with a person he'd never met. In 2017, the term "stan" was added to the Oxford English dictionary. Today, millions of Eminem stans all over the world still echo the song's refrain: I'm just like you.
Eminem	A lot of people ask me...
Fan	Why did you write the song "Stan"?
Fan	Is "Stan" based on a real fan?
Fan	Why do you share so much about yourself in your music?
Fan	What the hell goes on in your brain?
Fan	Are you happy?
Fan	How's your daughter?
Fan	Who is someone that helped you the same way you helped me?
Fan	Do you feel like the impact you've had is what you hoped it would be?
Fan	What's it like being famous?
Fan	How much fan mail do you get?
Fan	How does it feel to be followed by so many people?
Fan	Have you read my letter?
Director	Is everyone ready?
Producer	All right, Marshall, take one.
Eminem	What's your first question?
"Bad Guy" plays as opening credits are shown.
Zolt Stan since 2001	Hi, my name is chicka-chicka Slim— I wanted to say Zolt Shady. Hi, my name is chicka-chicka Zolt Shady.
Alex	Hi, my name is Alex.
Daniyela	Hi, my name is Daniyela.
Giovanni	Hi, my name is Giovanni.
Brooklyn	Hi, my name is Brooklyn.
James	Hi, my name is James.
Kyle	Hi, my name is Kyle.
Nikki	Hi, my name is.
Producer	Well no, you—
Nikki	Oh, I'm sorry—I thought you mean it like the song. Hi, my name is Nikki.
Katie Stan since 1999	Let me just put my cape on. I don't even know what these look like on. Too much? It's called the Eminem. It's based off in his music video "Without Me". Although I did leave my plastic ass at home, but this is my costume.
Noah Stan since 2010	[picks up hockey mask] This is art. This is crazy. Early Eine, Slim Shady. This is the type of mask that he always wore in every concert, early 2000s, everything like that
Producer	How and why does a white t-shirt become iconic?
Brendan Stan since 2008	Because there's a Slim Shady in all of us. When he wears that shirt and when I wear that shirt as well, it symbolizes unity. They have an Eminem subreddit, r/eminem, and I enjoy being there. It's actually where I found my people.
Wonje Stan since 2000	So I follow him on all social medias. Every social media that he has, that I have, I will follow him on.
Kripa Stan since 2015	I, like, followed him every—not followed him everywhere, 'cause that sounds weird and creepy.
Daniyela Stan since 2000	You should see what my explore page on Instagram looks like. Eminem, Eminem, cute puppies, Eminem, Eminem, horror movies, Eminem, Eminem, hairstyles. Stuff like that.
Meagan Stan since 2000	I wake up every morning, and it is a habit. It's a ritualistic routine. I think I do have an addiction to Eminem.
Alexander Stan since 1999	Occasionally like, I'll go into like a YouTube rabbit hole where I'll watch old performances or music videos or interviews. And like what people could say in interviews 25 years ago versus what they could say now. Like half the shit he said was insane.
Shows footage of Rap City (BET) from March 1999.
Ramon Stan since 1999	Insane, this guy's insane. That right there, it brought me back so much. Just the energy that he came in when he was onscreen was a different type of energy.
Shows footage of TRL (MTV) from January 1999.
Brooklyn Stan since 2013	There was a shock factor when I was first discovering Eminem. He was definitely a loose cannon.
Alex	This dude, he's got a good sense of humor, and he's willing to express his art, you know, with no boundaries.
Shows footage of MTV Spring Break from March 1999.
Meagan	I was 10 years old sitting at home watching MTV in hopes to see the Backstreet Boys or NSYNC come on, but it was Marshall Mathers. Slim Shady came on with "My Name Is," and my whole life changed after that.
"My Name Is" starts playing.
Melissa Stan since 1999	I was coming home from the police academy and I hear, "Hi, my name is." And I was like, what is this? And so I listened to it all the way home. It's not like anything else I've heard before, I'm in.