Doug Loves Movies - Rental Car XXI

Episode Date: March 22, 2013

Graham Elwood picks up Doug at the airport in Atlanta, GA to play some Build-A-Title, and Doug shares the audio from the opening moments of the Benson Movie Interruption of "Cloud Atlas" with guests Matt Mira and Rob Huebel.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Doug Loves Movies This car is amazing. It's got EcoBoost, and it's got integrated. I just drove down from Nashville today. What does EcoBoost mean? It's a boost of eco. I guess it's Ford's new fuel-efficient engine. They have hybrids and these EcoBoosts. So it gets pretty good gas mileage, and it's a pretty powerful car. I was in the car today for four hours, and I had it Bluetooth up my phone.

Like, it's awesome. I was listening to the Pearl Jam station on satellite radio. What do you mean it Bluetoothed your phone? Oh, dude, I can talk. I can just press a button, and I can talk through the sound system. Oh, okay. It's awesome. There's a plane landing on the highway.

There's a plane landing on the highway. Olympus has fallen. White House is down. Not since Volcano and Deep Impact and Dante's Peak and Armageddon have themes clashed so violently and so lamely. It's Friday, March 22nd, Two Oceans 13. We're in Atlanta, Georgia. Hotland. And my guest slash driver of the vehicle is, of course, Graham Elwood.

And you just had a fun show in Nashville? Yeah, it was insane. And you just had a fun show in Nashville? Yeah, it was at Zaney's in Nashville, and we had a nice little contingent of the Palm Strike Army came out. It was good times. A Palm Strike conclave? Yes. They're celebrating the new Pope and Palm Strikes?

Yeah, so we released White Smoke when my first first palm strike came down and it was good and uh a buddy of mine from the band bone ponies uh nick nguyen was there okay stop making things up i did um i did the simple man the leonard skinner cruise with bone pony um so yeah it was fun i love nashville and then I went and saw Sister Sister Hazel who was on the rock boat that I just did they were playing at a club downtown, the Wild Horse you're out of control

it doesn't matter anymore, we're all coming together since last I spoke and you listened I did a Benson movie interruption of Cloud Atlas at CineFamily in L.A. with guests Matt Myra and Rob Hubel. And I'll play the opening from that show at the end of this... Not really a show. Episode. Sure.

Ep. We had an intermission. Because, you know, it's a long-ass movie. Yes. And what were your thoughts on it when you saw it, Graham? I actually really liked Cloud Atlas, and, you know, I didn't, I liked the whole theme of it. I think, yeah, I think the worst thing you could say about it is it was overly ambitious. Yeah, and I guess...

And some of it comes off kind of silly because it's just ridiculous to have Asian people and white person makeup and vice versa. Yeah. But that's the only way though you could tell, you could show these, you're showing the same person throughout history. Basically you're talking about karma and whatever you could, if you had different actors, there would be no way to follow it at all. You had to be able to go, oh, I think that's Tom Hanks. Well, I'm told the books are, or the book is, is just all the stories in a row with no, with, with, you know, obviously allusions to the fact that it could be people, you know, repeating their lives or whatever. But, you know, that was the Wachowskis and Tom Twyker, I think, decided that, oh, it would be a good idea to have the same actor playing all the parts.

So, like, in the case of Hugh Grant, he's just pretty much irredeemable in every role. He's just evil, which is fun to see Hugh Grant doing that. But he also was kind of like an extra. Like, he didn't really get that involved in any of the stories. Yeah, I know. Which was kind of weird. But you speak the true-true, Graham. Ha!

Because that was what we had the biggest field day with, was that Halle Berry and Tom Hanks say true-true. They each say it several times, and it's kind of silly. Well, they're both probably a little cray-cray, so I think we're helping. For show-show. The next interruption at Cinefam will be Beautiful Creatures on April 24th at 7.30, cinefamily.org for tickets. Did you even see Beautiful Creatures, Graham? Or do you even know what that is?

No, I have not seen Beautiful Creatures, Graham? Or do you even know what that is? No, I have not seen Beautiful Creatures. Terribly generic title, but you know, it was like a young adult novel. Like, it's an attempt to cash in on the Twilight thing. But it's, I guess it's witches instead of vampires or whatever. So, that'll be fun. I'll be seeing it for the first time when we interrupt it. I also saw Somebody Up There Likes Me at CineFamily. It played there for a week, and I caught the last show.

It's like a quirky... I had a chance to see it at South by Southwest last year, and I didn't get to it. But it stars, and I guess he was probably involved as an executive producer. Maybe it got made because he's in it but nick offerman has a big part in it and uh he's not as funny in it as he is on parks and rec but he's he's still pretty funny and uh i'd heard a lot of negative things about it and so i went in with low expectations and was was pleasantly surprised by by a lot of it um well, you're speaking the true, true. Douglas Movies Sunday here in

Atlanta at the Punchline is sold out. But I think a few seats remain for the stand-up show tomorrow. And then next weekend, Graham and I will be doing four stand-up shows plus one Douglas Movies on which Graham might appear.

The guests are always the secret. I might push him out for some cast of Portlandia might be around. Which is two people. I might just go to a food truck that day. Maybe Kyle McLaughlin will be in town. Because he's the mayor.

So yeah, so what was my point oh the next weekend Graham and I will be doing four stand up shows plus the Douglas movies I already said that at Helium Comedy Club in Portland and then on April 3rd Graham and I will be doing a Q&A after

a screening of Greatest Movie Ever Rolled Grimmer at the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival come on to that Y to the C. Yeah. It'll be the first time that I will have seen a full edited version of this film. I saw a 30 minute rough cut a year ago

and that's it. Yeah, you're in for quite a surprise. There's a lot of a lot of Graham Elwood nudity that you didn't know we were filming. Man, when I was sleeping. A lot of cock shots. Nice. And I guess I shouldn sleeping. A lot of cock shots. Nice.

And, uh... I guess I shouldn't have worn a kilt. Yeah, I mean, you saw the part that was probably the most revealing. You've seen the road rage sequence. And... Oh, it makes me laugh so hard. Because you really see a car bearing down on us like they are going to hit us

it's all real and then uh of course i'm too high to care and you're too not high to let it go and it's uh delightful and i just filed the course papers two days before we went on well yeah that's a we should have maybe mentioned that in the movie, that you were running around the country being stupid under difficult circumstances. But that doesn't, other than that incident, and it makes sense that you get mad because two different cars practically slam into us and honk at us. So, anyway, no more spoilers. Go to chill.com. Over 2,000 people have done it already, so why haven't you? What are you waiting for?

Hashtag GMER. Mm-hmm. Can I plug some dates? At the end of the episode. You know how this works, Graham. Damn it. I know you like to get in your plugs early, because you know people don't listen to the whole thing. You're just getting over a cold. All right,wood.com what were you saying yeah that's really

i mean that's how i am douglasmovies.com like whenever you're on somebody else's podcast and there's no time for plugs or you don't remember your plugs just go gram elwood.com i just like those movies.com i think it's funny though there's still people that come up after we do shows together and they're like wow you're not how I expected you to look and I'm like you've been listening

to me on this show for so long and never thought to just google my name just to see you're not anything I expected I expected an asshole

I expected you to look like a jerk well yeah they think I one guy said wow I thought you were like some 50 60 year old dude what? like that's weird they're like I didn't expect you You look like a jerk. Well, yeah, they think I'm, like, one guy said, wow, I thought you were, like, some 50, 60-year-old dude.

What? Like, they're like, I kind of expect you to look like Eddie Pepitone. I'm like, well, that's a lie. Wait a minute. That is, you have a lot more energy than him, but I loved his movie, uh, the movie about him, Bitter Buddha. It's fun. Yeah, it's a good movie.

Okay, uh, shall we play a game? Let us do that. While we're, uh, barreling towards barreling towards the hotel, traffic's good. Yeah. Moving along just fine, so we'll try to get in a good one. The one on the last car episode was what critics like to call a non-starter. We added like two titles to it. starter.

We got like, we got like, we added like two titles to the, so, um, let's start with, since we are in Atlanta, the grandmother and grandfather of all Atlanta based productions, gone with the wind.

Wow. Although I don't even know if they shot any of it in Atlanta. All right. It takes place in Atlanta. So you need ends with gone or begins with wind. Wind talkers. Oh. I like it. How about it, buddy?

Didn't see that. Nick Cage vehicle. Talkers isn't probably the beginning of that title. Lockers. Scott Aukersman? Um, Lockers. That might be a blocker, but Kers could be turned into something. Oh.

All right. Oh. Come on, buddy. Curse of the Jade Scorpion. Oh, my God. Flimsy. Walkers of this. Curse of the.

Oh, wow. Walkers. Walkers. Graham. That is so weak. Walkers. There's no way I would be given that much slack. Of the James Scorpion

Yeah you would I like those when they When you don't have to completely mangle it Curse Curse Alright But I also didn't want to add to Gone Because it's not fair because I knew what the first title was

So Do you have anything that ends with gone or begins with scorpion? Gone, baby, gone. Uh-huh. Scorpion King, do you have anything that ends with gone or begins with king? Okay, so what's the full title right now? Gone, baby, gone with the wind-talkught curse of the Jade Scorpion King. Scorpion. King Maker. King Maker? What's that?

A film. King and I. I'll go King and I. King and I robot. Oh, you son of a bitch. Yeah. Ends with gone, begins with robot. Oh. Oh, you son of a bitch. Yeah.

Ends with gone, begins with robot. Um. Um. Gone. Or bought. Um. Or bought. Bought.

Bought. Um. Bought. Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom. Shit. So what is it again? It's gone. Ends with gone. boom boom boom shit so what is it again it's gone ends with gone you're the one that said gone baby gone set up my own roadblock

yeah and robot I'm trying to think of another thing that ends in gone and it's not happening I'm sure there's something Eragon oh nice boom Eragon baby gone with the wind talkers

of the Jade Scorpion King and Iroh bot Scorpion King and Iro... Bot. Iro Bottle Rocket. Oh, you son of a bitch! But Rocket's a pretty easy one. Yeah, Iro Rocket Man. Rocket Man...

of La Mancha. You asshole. Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! La Mancha. You asshole. Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! La Mancha! La Manchella Bamba. What? La Bamba?

Yeah, La Manchella Bamba. That doesn't make any sense. That's just adding La Bamba to something. The Godfather La Bamba. La Bamba to something the godfather La Bamba La Bamba gone baby gone um

so you got Aragon and La Mancha yeah so you're fucked La Mancha that was a good one though Aragon

baby gone with the wind talkers of the James Scorpion connection La Man Chinese connection Bruce Lee movie Chinese Chinese connection Curse of the James Scorpion King. Connection. Lamont Chinese Connection. Bruce Lee movie.

Cha, Chinese. Chinese Connection. If I had a thick accent like Bruce Lee does, he was from Hong Kong. That's how they say it? Blogs.

Don't hit back. Um, it was a good run, Graham. Oh, you cock fucked. Lamont, we did alright. Chan. Lam run, Graham. Oh, you cock-fucked. La Mon-cha. We did all right.

Cha. La Mon-cha. I know you have a lot of plugs you want to get in. Well, I'm thinking La Mon-cha. Cha-cha-cha the movie? La Mon-cha. It was the sequel to Dirty Dancing? La Mon-cha-ny.

Cha. La Mon-cha ruled. Charlotte's Web. La Mon-char-let's web? um charl charlottesweb lamont charlottesweb lamont charlottesweb lamont charlottesweb ha ha um

eric gone yeah that era you really boned yourself with that word the end of an era gone eric Yeah, that era. You really boned yourself with that one. The end of an era gone. Era gone. Oh, Torah, Torah, Torah gone. Wow.

Boom! Daddy's in business. Grandma.com. Oh. All right, well, I'll put it in front of Torah, create Torah. Oh, all right. All right, well, I'll put it in front of Torah, create Torah. Oh, all right.

So you need something that ends in create, or, uh, create Torah, or begins with muncha. Oh, the creator. Huh? That's what I said, creator. Right, exactly. So I'm just saying That was a good choice Creator Toraragon Toraragon

Toraragon Toraragon Baby gone with the wind To a curse of the jade scorpion King and I, robot Toll rocket Man of La Monchure. La Monchurian

Candidate. Oh, yeah. La Mon Chure, not La Monchar. La Moncharian Candidate. Again, whatever region. I'm talking about regional dialects here.

All right, like I said, we had a good run. Nothing's at stake. We got to make sure we get your plugs in. Aren't we almost there? We're getting close. That was a fun one. What do you got to plug? That was a fun one.

What do you got to plot? Well, I will be headlining the Helium in Portland March 28th. Thursday. Oh, interesting. You should maybe stick around for the rest of the weekend if you can. I'll see what I can do. See if you can arrange something. I might have to fly back.

You never know. I understand. I understand. And I'll also be headlining the improv in Hollywood Friday, April 12th. Ooh, I'll come by and do a little spot on that. Doug, you're going to do a little time. Chris Mancini will be there. Baron Vaughn.

Laura House, I think. Good show. Fun. Yes. And you and I will be in Phoenix on Saturday, April 13th, the next day, for two shows at Stand Up Live. And we'll, you know, like we always do, if it's Stand Up, bring your name tags and we will play the Leonard Maltin game at the end with audience members against Graham.

And keep in mind that like a fancy comedy club like Stand Up Live does not allow outside food or drink. So if you try to bring in a beverage or let's say a gluten free item that is your name tag, you may have a, you may be hassled because I can't, I can't get these clubs to tell the entire staff that's used to rules like no food or drink to just lift that rule for this occasion. So either sneak it in or make your name tag something that's not food. So sneak in the gluten-free stuff is what Doug is saying. That's what I'm saying.

If you want to appeal to Graham and you want to give him some gluten-free garbage. Vegan gluten-free, you have a strong probability of getting chosen. Unless you give me an actual samurai sword. Which is also maybe something they may not not like weaponry may not be allowed in, uh, in your typical comedy club. So just, uh, you know, be aware of that. I had a guy, you know, contact me about, he actually called the club and said, can I bring some gluten-free something or whatever? And, uh, and they told him no. And I'm telling you, you know, be smart about it. Do you call a movie theater

or do you ask as you're walking in the front door, hey, can I take all this food in? No, you put it in your purse, your man purse. Yeah. Or under your, under, under, under an armpit. You know, like if you're wearing a jacket, stick it under your armpit. Just don't make a big deal out of it. Whip it out when the time comes. Yeah. When it's time for name tags. Put it in a balloon and mule it up your rectum like a heroin dealer. Oh, you would totally pick a name tag that was previously in someone's rectum. Yes. You love that kind of shit.

What did you just say again? You love that kind of shit. You got to rest that voice, dude. Oh, that is so true. You got some big shows coming up. Yeah. And enjoy Everybody, thank you, Graham Enjoy everybody, this brief recording

From last night at Simifamily And as always All the characters played by Hugh Grant In Cloud Atlas is a shithead True, true This will be our show This is the Big Big City Thank you, Adrian. Hey, everybody.

Oh, man. It's 7.51. So we're going to be done at about 11. But I insisted that we have an intermission during Cloud Atlas, which will, if you're good at knowing how long reels tend to last, it'll be after the fifth reel. And there will be four more reels to go after the intermission. But I heard a rumor that there's going to be milk and cookies.

That has nothing to do with the movie Cloud Atlas. I don't think. Maybe it does. I've seen this movie a couple of times. Yeah, because I saw it in the theater, and then they sent me a screener, and then I just left it on on a loop in my apartment for like two or three days.

And I just watched Parks and Rec. And I go, really? Oh, man, this is... I can't believe this movie. But the first time I saw it, I was irked by the length, annoyed by some of the stories that they're telling, but then by gum, by the end of it, I was like, I am on board with Cloud Atlas. I am a fan of what they've achieved. Whatever it is. And the first part of the end credits brought complete joy to me, because, and you'll find out why in three hours.

And then the end credits, the crawl of all the tech people and all the cast, takes about 12 to 14 minutes. So we're going to just turn the house lights up. You diehard cinephiles, just sit there and just read away. But everybody else that has a job or something, feel free to get out of here. Please help me in welcoming my co-interrupters for this evening, two of my favorites, Matt Myra and Rob Hubel. and Rob Hubel. There you go. You take that one. Check, check, check.

Boom! You guys are a great team. Does anyone have a spare one of those neck pillows? Those airline sleeping pillows? It's kind of rude to say as you slink into a comfortable couch. I'm just... Some people are sitting back there on a pike.

Does anybody have... Does anybody have one of those little foot massager things? That's why I suggested we have an intermission tonight, is for the people that are in there. I'm just bummed out, my favorite wheel is reel six, so I'm gonna be really bummed out. I have not seen this. That's what I've heard. That's Matt Byron, ladies and gentlemen. Let's hear it for Matt. And Mike Kroeper. And I guess I should be testing my mic during this part, too.

Because we have wireless mics now. To be fair, I'm sure it's going to be flawless. This is the execution of the first time we have wireless mics. I want to be clear that the mic I'm holding is actually labeled mic 14. All right. And I've got mic 13. When is this? Oh, shit.

See? I had a feeling this would happen, and I almost said, can we just stick with the cordless mics for another night, and you guys can spend the proper amount of time working this shit out. Because three hours of us having bad mics is going to be really annoying. It's probably the worst one for us to have mic issues. That would be the best.

Good timing. Yeah, okay. Depends on how you look at it. So, um, and Rob Hubel, you have also not seen this movie. I don't know what this movie's about. I have no idea. Rob, two hours and forty-four minutes. Is this one about the airline pilot that's an alcoholic? No, this is the one that's about an unexpected journey that the audience takes.

I'm going to be so pissed if someone's just flipping through a cloud atlas during a six-hour meeting. I wouldn't be pissed at that. Yeah, that's why it wasn't successful. It was just a dude reading. An atlas. Alright, you guys ready? Yeah! Oh, and my friend Andy Wood is going to be showing up here in a second, and when he does, he'll be in that fourth couch down there. I'm just excited because

this is the movie that brought to my attention the term yellow face. I had no idea it was a thing, but I read about it. It's when you pretend to be Asian. Oh, okay. Yeah, that happens in this movie. It's crazy, but the characters that each actor plays, it's really, it's quite amusing.

Should I go to the bathroom? Do you really need to? I have to go number two. I forget, is it like a long opening title sequence with no action? No, no, no, I'm fine. The right way. Okay. I forget, is it like a long opening title sequence with no action? No, no, no, I'm fine. The one where... Okay. I mean, of course, feel free to go at any point during the movie.

Like, there's like seven intertwining stories, so if one story is particularly less interesting to you, that'd be a good time for a shit break. I don't really have to do... I am wearing a catheter. Perfect. Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest movie that Adrian has ever seen.

Cloud Nails. Cloud Nails. Tachi, Eyes of Gold is viewing Prowess makes him cocky There's no room in his heart for you Cause Doug loves movies