Rent-A-Friend
A 43-minute video released in 1987 offers lonely viewers the chance to invite a new friend, Sam, into their living rooms via VCR.
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A 43-minute video released in 1987 offers lonely viewers the chance to invite a new friend, Sam, into their living rooms via VCR.
Synopsis
Sam enters living rooms across America in 1987 through a video designed for lonely individuals. Rent-A-Friend offers companionship via a VCR tape. Users can interact with Sam as if he were a real friend, addressing feelings of isolation. The 43-minute documentary presents this unique approach to friendship in a time when personal connections were often limited by distance and circumstance.
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