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title: 'Jeffrey’s trapped in a whale! Kinda… Presented by @20thCenturyStudios'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=p_hRo9_IPjw'
video_id: 'p_hRo9_IPjw'
date: 2026-10-19
duration_sec: 81
channel: 'IGN'
---

# Jeffrey’s trapped in a whale! Kinda… Presented by @20thCenturyStudios

> Source: [Jeffrey’s trapped in a whale! Kinda… Presented by @20thCenturyStudios](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p_hRo9_IPjw)

## Summary

This video is a promotional stunt for the survival thriller film 'Whale Fall,' in which the host attempts to simulate being swallowed by a sperm whale by playing the video game Subnautica 2 inside a set that shrinks to the size of a whale's stomach. The host experiences increasing claustrophobia and oxygen depletion as the walls close in, highlighting the terrifying premise of the film.

### Key Points

- **Premise of the film** [00:00] — The film 'Whale Fall' follows scuba diver Jay Gardner who gets swallowed by a massive sperm whale and has one hour of oxygen to escape.
- **Simulation setup** [00:12] — The host built a set that shrinks to approximately the size of a whale's stomach and uses the game Subnautica 2 to simulate the pressure of running out of oxygen.
- **Gameplay begins** [00:26] — The host starts playing, noting it is very dark and already using a quarter of oxygen, indicating the urgency of the situation.
- **Walls closing in** [00:42] — The walls of the set begin to close, and the host expresses fear and shaking, emphasizing the claustrophobic experience.
- **Oxygen running out** [00:57] — The host runs out of oxygen and the walls continue to close, leading to a panicked and disorienting experience.
- **Conclusion and promotion** [01:09] — The host admits he is not built for the situation and promotes the film 'Whale Fall,' releasing in theaters on October 16th.

## Transcript

How long could you survive inside the belly of a whale? Am I dead? Oh, s***! Oh, s***! Oh, f***! Ah! In the upcoming survival thriller Whale Fall, scuba diver Jay Gardner gets swallowed by a massive sperm whale.
He has just one hour of oxygen to escape in a claustrophobic race for survival. So naturally, to find out what this would feel like, we built a set that shrinks to approximately the size of a whale's stomach. And to simulate the pressure of oxygen running out, I'm going to attempt to survive in
Subnautica 2 while the walls close in around me? Wait, what? All right, we're gonna go ahead and jump in here. Oh God, oh god This is not good. It's very dark. It's very dark. Okay. I'm already 1 4th of my oxygen use. This is not good
Okay, I'm swimming as fast as I can the walls are yep. They're closing. They are closing Hang on this looks like something this looks like something why am I shaking? Why is everything shaking? I actually want to get out. This is terrifying. Oh my god
I'm running out of oxygen. No, no, no, no, no, no. Oh my God, the walls are actually going in. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Ah! Oh God! Ah!
I can't even see the screen anymore. Clearly I'm not built for this situation, but you can go see what happens in Whale Fall only in theaters on October 16th. Now, can someone please help me get out of here?