{"id":221837,"date":"2021-04-08T14:16:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T11:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/26-things-we-learned-from-the-barb-and-star-commentary\/"},"modified":"2021-04-08T14:16:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T11:16:49","slug":"26-things-we-learned-from-the-barb-and-star-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/26-things-we-learned-from-the-barb-and-star-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#26 Things We Learned from the Barb and Star Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e1c957fda2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e1c957fda2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/26-things-we-learned-from-the-barb-and-star-commentary\/#Barb_and_Star_Go_to_Vista_Del_Mar_2021\" >Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/26-things-we-learned-from-the-barb-and-star-commentary\/#Best_in_Context-Free_Commentary\" >Best in Context-Free Commentary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/26-things-we-learned-from-the-barb-and-star-commentary\/#Final_Thoughts\" >Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#26 Things We Learned from the Barb and Star Commentary<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9--><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Welcome to\u00a0<\/i><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Commentary Commentary,<\/i><\/b><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"> where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts. In this edition, Rob Hunter enjoys the commentary for one of the year\u2019s funniest films, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar<\/i>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve gotten a truly silly comedy out of Hollywood, so the arrival of <strong><em>Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar<\/em><\/strong> earlier this year was a gloriously fun gift for laugh lovers. It is ridiculous, and now that it\u2019s on home video, you\u2019ll be h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y to know that the humor holds up on repeat viewings. The Blu-ray\/DVD features some fun special features including a commentary with the two leads\/co-writers and the director, so you better believe we gave it a listen.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to see what I heard on the commentary for <em>Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar<\/em>!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"graf graf--h3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barb_and_Star_Go_to_Vista_Del_Mar_2021\"><\/span>Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Commentators: <strong>Josh Greenbaum<\/strong> (director), <strong>Annie Mumolo<\/strong> (writer\/actor), <strong>Kristen Wiig<\/strong> (writer\/actor)<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\"><strong>1.<\/strong> The opening onscreen definition of \u201cculottes\u201d was added late in editing as they all realized that most folks don\u2019t know and love them to the same degree as these three filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> It took Reyn Doi (he plays Yoyo) a single take to land that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper on the front step as planned. That\u2019s not true. \u201cI think he had to fake it, then we dropped it right in front of the lens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> They refer to Barb\u2019s and Star\u2019s wigs as the film\u2019s other stars. \u201cWe fought with them, we loved them, we hated them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> They wrote and\/or shot scenes for a montage of reasons why they\u2019d be fired including writing notes with a Sharpie on the furniture, riding a moped through the store, and jumping out of a cabinet to scare a customer who then proceeded to have a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> \u201cWe always write roles for Wendi [McLendon-Covey],\u201d as in addition to being a supremely nice person she delivers pure gold with her every utterance. They add Michael Hitchcock to that shortlist as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Wiig and Mumolo have been writing comedic, middle-aged ladies since their days back in The Groundlings, the legendary LA improv group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> They were all constantly aware of nailing the tone they aimed for, as \u201cif it\u2019s too saccharine it\u2019s not our movie\u201d but if they steamroll through the characters without \u201cgetting real\u201d at times then viewers won\u2019t care about them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> Barb (Mumolo) and Star\u2019s (Wiig) decision to take the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> was originally followed by a scene where they leave the house and are attacked by an owl. \u201cYou mean when the owl sexually assaulted us? And hammered on Kristen?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> Jamie Dornan apparently had a big crush on Estelle Getty, circa <em>The Golden Girls<\/em>, when he was a child.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> The mice originally had bigger roles before \u201cother people had a say in things and made us cut things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.<\/strong> They reached out to Don Cheadle to make sure he was okay with them mispronouncing his name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong> Gary the Concierge (Hitchcock) wears a three-piece suit, and as the daily temperatures were usually over a hundred degrees he would sweat in it. They ultimately decided to hide the sweat stains by drenching the entire suit in water. (This is one of the commentary\u2019s many \u201cfactual\u201d moments that I\u2019m not entirely sure is factual.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>13.<\/strong> The missing microchip originally ended up in Star\u2019s hair, and the search for it led to an adventure on a glass-bottom boat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.<\/strong> That\u2019s really Dornan singing, and it was his choice to tear his shirt off at the end of the song. He wasn\u2019t supposed to \u2014 they mention the shirt wasn\u2019t designed as a tear-away \u2014 but he felt it was necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> Production designer Steve Saklad cameos as the author photo on the back of the self-help book that Edgar (Dornan) is reading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16.<\/strong> The ice cream at 47:25 is actually mashed potatoes. The cotton candy is insulation material.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17.<\/strong> There were alligators in those canals that they\u2019re water-biking through, and Greenbaum didn\u2019t tell either of them until after they finished filming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18.<\/strong> Damon Wayans Jr. plays Darlie Bunkle, and his first scene with Dornan sees him wearing a face mask which, while funny at the time, plays differently for the trio watching it during a pandemic. \u201cHopefully when you\u2019re watching this in a decade it\u2019s not normal anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>19.<\/strong> They shot a scene with Darlie and Edgar meeting up at a Pasta &amp; Stuff restaurant that results in disaster, but it was cut for pacing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20.<\/strong> The Tommy Bahama (Andy Garcia) appearance was originally meant to include Panama Jack \u2014 and they really wanted Barack Obama to play him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>21.<\/strong> Barb\u2019s line about Edgar \u201cpleasuring\u201d her was originally \u201cpenetrating,\u201d but that was enough to earn an R rating so they made the change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22.<\/strong> The crab that talks to Star was brought to life by two puppeteers. They don\u2019t mention Morgan Freeman\u2019s name, but while the voice certainly sounds like Morgan Freeman, it most definitely is not Morgan Freeman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>23.<\/strong> Early screenings left people wondering who was playing Sharon Gordon Fisherman. \u201cThat\u2019s insane to me,\u201d replies Wiig.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24.<\/strong> They shot the end water fight in the actual ocean, not a water tank.<\/p>\n<p><strong>25.<\/strong> The montage while Barb and Star are underwater thinking they\u2019re about to die is an encapsulation of the film\u2019s themes and tone too. \u201cIt is kind of emotional and sweet, and then it\u2019s really absurdist and silly at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>26.<\/strong> The banana boat was deflated a bit and towed slower than usual for the safety of Wiig and Mumolo, but it meant they had to pretend it was bouncy making for an awkward ride.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"graf graf--h3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_in_Context-Free_Commentary\"><\/span>Best in Context-Free Commentary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote\">\u201cShould we just go through and say everything that went wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks, Getty Images!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one can wear a floral blouse like Jamie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe definitely came up with multiple different positions for you to wake up in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite appearances, those bracelets were not expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re still listening, well done.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"graf graf--h3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span>Final Thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">It\u2019s clear that these three had an absolute blast making this bonkers movie. <em>Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar<\/em> is silliness distilled, and their appreciation for that absurdity comes through in the film and in their commentary. The big takeaway here, beyond the laughs, is the lesson to be true to your own vision. Sure Wiig and Mumolo came into this with past credits, but they still had to fight for the things they felt strongly about in the telling of their story. The results speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Read more Commentary Commentary from the archives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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