- Just look right here above my eyes.
In a second your eyes will close,
your heavy head will just
rest down to my shoulder.
Relax, take a deep breath.
That's right, that's good my friend.
Take a deep breath in.
(inhales)
(clicks tongue)
Sleep, all the way down.
Friend I got you my brother.
(upbeat music)
- This is Richard Barker,
the incredible hypnotist.
- Okay.
- You from Indiana?
- Louie, yeah.
- Louie.
- Live here now, but yes.
- Oh you do, okay.
Whereabouts?
- About 10 minutes down the road actually.
- Oh okay.
(background chatter)
- You been hypnotized before?
- Yes.
- When was that?
- What?
- You been hypnotized before?
- Oh no.
Hypnotized no, no I have not.
- Oh, okay.
So what we're doing is we're demonstrating
the power of hypnosis.
- Okay.
- It's basically street hypnosis,
just like street magic without the magic.
So it'll be street hypnosis.
- Okay.
- What we rely on is that
you follow every instruction
I say from this point forward.
- Okay.
- Listen and focus to what I say.
How tall are you?
About six foot?
- Six foot.
- I won't let you drop on
the floor so don't worry
I'll catch you.
I've never let anybody drop on the floor.
- That's good.
- You won't either, I promise you this.
But I want to give you the experience
of what it feels like, okay?
- Okay.
- So basically what it
feels like is nothing,
just feels like the air that you breathe,
there's basically no feeling other than
you're sort of complying with
the suggestions I give you.
I'll ask you to close your
eyes, your eyes will be closed.
You'll realize you no longer
can open up your eyes.
It's perfectly normal.
There's also clinical definitions
as to what is gonna happen.
Doesn't work on everyone.
- Okay.
- Works on about 80 percent of people.
What I've learned is those who really want
to be hypnotized can and will be.
If you just don't want to do it,
it probably won't work.
- Okay.
- But as long as you
want to, it will work.
Okay?
- Okay.
- Let's give it a try.
What I want you to do, I'm
going to be shaking your hand.
- Okay.
- I just want you to imagine your hand
is loose and limp and your arm
is almost like made of rubber.
- Okay.
- When I do that on your hand,
your head's just going
to rest off to the side
of my shoulder, okay?
- Okay.
- I'll do it in slow motion.
You're gonna stand like this.
- Okay.
- Imagine your legs are like steel bars.
Imagine you almost just
come forward like a ladder.
Like that.
See how you're not gonna fall?
- Yeah.
- But you'll be loose and limp,
just like a ragdoll like that.
- Okay.
- Just loose and limp in every way, okay?
- Yup.
- All right.
Let's give this a shot.
So I want you to focus not
on my eyes, but just above.
I'm actually just gonna put your hat
back there, just slightly
if you don't mind.
- That's fine.
- Perfect, thank you.
I'm just gonna tap.
As I tap there, I just want
you to look up in here.
- Okay.
- I want you to look behind
you just ignore your buddies.
(snapping)
Look over that way,
look and ignore those buddies right there,
just look at me.
Just focus up in here, focus on the ring.
On the ring.
Focus on the ring.
You see that?
That's perfect mate,
just look right at the center of the ring.
All right.
Then I just want you to look back up.
I want you to focus right up in here.
Just look right here above my eyes,
and in a second your eyes will close,
your heavy head will just
rest down to my shoulder.
Relax.
Take a deep breath-that's
right, that's good my friend.
Take a deep breath in.
(inhales)
(clicks tongue)
Sleep, all the way down.
Friend I got you my brother,
keeping your eyes closed at all times,
resting, relaxing, resting,
drifting further deeper.
Deeper, further relaxed.
The more you relax the better you feel,
a few moments but not yet.
I got you man.
I'll count to three,
whenever you reach three
eyes open fully wide awake.
One two three
(clicks tongue)
That's good my brother, wow.
You're very receptive.
That's awesome man.
Listen, from this point forward,
I just want you to relax.
This time I've got you all the time.
You won't be able to fall over.
This time, every time you
hear me say the word sleep
your eyes will immediately focus.
(snapping)
Look right there.
Look over this way, just
look over this way a sec.
Look over this way, right there.
That's good.
Just look over that way, right up.
(clicks tongue)
All the way down, just relax.
Relaxing like a rag doll.
Loose and limp, drifting,
floating, melting, sinking
even further and drifting
just like a rag doll.
In a second but not yet, every
time I say the word sleep
your eyes will immediately close,
you'll sink down further and
deeper just like a rag doll.
One two three.
(clicks tongue)
That's good my friend.
That's good.
Listen just breathe in.
Every time you hear the word
sleep your eyes will close,
your legs will hang like steel bars,
but you'll sit down and
collapse even further.
Breath in.
(inhales)
Sleep.
Just relax my friend, I got you.
Loose, limp just like a rag doll.
Sinking further, drifting
even further deeper.
All the way down like a rag doll.
Now in a second but not yet,
your eyes will open on three.
But I want you to realize your right leg
will be stuck to the floor.
In a second but not yet,
you're going to realize
that your right foot will
be stuck to the floor
The next time I say the word sleep.
One two and three.
Want you to notice your
right foot for a second.
I want you to feel it cemented.
Lock and shut down, lock and shut down.
Your right leg, right foot,
will be locking almost as if
your right foot becomes stuck.
And sleep!
In a second but not yet, on
three you're going to realize
that your right foot will
no longer remove itself
from the sidewalk.
When you do in fact try
and remove your right foot,
your right foot will remain
stuck onto the sidewalk.
Use your imagination and
realize your right foot
will remain permanently stuck.
One two three.
The more you try and remove it,
the more it will remain stuck.
The more you try and remove it,
the more it will remain stuck.
Lift up your left foot.
Lift up your right foot.
Remains stuck.
When you try it remains stuck.
(snapping)
When you try it remains stuck.
Try and remove your right
foot it remains stuck.
When you try and- (clicks tongue) sleep.
All the way down, just like a ragdoll.
Loose, sinking, falling in deeper.
In a second but not yet, all the applause
is going to be for you.
On three, your right
foot will be released.
One two and three.
Eyes open, round of applause!
(applause)
- [Spectator] Good job man.
- That's the weirdest thing isn't it?
- Yeah.
- You know where you are,
you know what you're doing,
you just can't-
How'd it feel man?
Feels a bit strange.
- Yeah it does feel a bit strange.
You want to relax and then-
- Sleep!
Just relax, even further.
And eyes open wide awake.
(clicks tongue)
(laughter and applause)
- Very nice, very nice
- [Camera Man] So you're next?
- Huh?
- You're next?
- No!
- Come on, come on buddy.
(upbeat music)
