The initial fight between Hill and Bell was improvised and captured in a single (two camera) take. “I’m looking at the Sony representative right now.”ġ9. They tried to do two things at the film’s premiere - they wanted to drive up in the little football helmet car, and Tatum wanted to drive the Lamborghini past the theater a couple times and rev the engine - but Sony nixed both. The sign for Gringo Pendejo’s was illegal - it’s essentially saying White Motherfuckers - so they had to shoot it and immediately cover it up.ġ8. The Spring Break sequence originally included some topless females, but “it turns out boobs are not funny.”ġ7. They obviously paid to restore everything to its former glory.ġ6. The fire was three times larger than they expected, and it actually damaged the end zone of this field - that had been built after Hurricane Katrina for the local schools to come together and play upon. “We melted the end zone,” they say as the goal post explodes into flame. The Robotics Lab joke plays into that as the entire gag is CG, but they feel like they messed up with the name as “robotics” doesn’t immediately scream “expensive.”ġ5. The chase scene where they’re worried about causing expensive damage was actually hampered by Sony insisting they start trimming costs. They tried to get Cate Blanchett for the end credits sequence as a follow-up to the carte blanche joke, but she was “busy” elsewhere.ġ4. “I’m just gonna stay in the scene and see what happens,” he recalls thinking.ġ3. It cuts right before Hill turns to the camera to ask what the hell that was about as he was wondering if the filmmakers were messing around with him. The old guy with the broken ankle trying to pass Hill at 53:08 wasn’t a planned bit. “It’s like she thinks about what I’m gonna say before I say it and says it better and funnier than I was.”ġ2. The filmmakers note that it was the first time they ever saw Hill on his heels. They were all floored by Bell’s banter with Hill in the morning scene. They decided it was okay, though, as it’s not disrespectful.ġ1. Maya Angelou died two weeks before the film’s release, and they had no time to swap out the reference. “I don’t ever need to work with Kurt Russell,” says Tatum, “because I have essentially worked with him.” He’s referring to co-star Wyatt Russell who “looks so much like him when I would stare in his eyes.” Interestingly, Tatum went on to make a cameo appearance in The Hateful Eight, starring Kurt Russell, just one year later.ġ0. They’re all joking about having filmed the prison scene in a real New Orleans prison, but Hill brings the mood down by recalling how they saw a “woman with no face” there.ĩ. If you recall, he was the villain whose love for Cool Ranch Doritos connected him to the illicit substances.Ĩ. The Doritos product placement at 23:50 is a sly nod to the impending return of Rob Riggle‘s Mr. Tatum was no fan of being caught up in the first film’s improvised riffing, but he was far more comfortable with it during the sequel.ħ. The initial plan for Mercedes ( Jillian Bell) was to “Winklevoss her” and use CG to create an identical twin.Ħ. The commentary was recorded the day after the film’s Los Angeles premiere, and some of them have hangovers.ĥ. The “cube of ice” joke was originally “block of frozen water,” but no one ever laughed as it was apparently one step too many.Ĥ.
The white parrot broke free of its guideline at 6:41 and actually “attacked” Hill. It was in theater prints only, and “then everybody at Sony freaked out about it.” They add that they weren’t allowed to add it to the Blu-ray as it might freak out people watching alone at home.Ģ. The filmmakers apparently added a soft cough into the back right channel of the sound mix right before the Sony logo appears on screen. And guess what? The damn thing is still an absolute rarity of a sequel that holds up against its predecessor.īoth films are new to 4K UltraHD and carry over all of their extras including commentary tracks, so keep reading to see what I heard on the commentary for 22 Jump Street! 22 Jump Street (2014)Ĭommentators: Phil Lord & Chris Miller (directors), Jonah Hill & Channing Tatum (actors)ġ. It’s true! Anyway, the desire for something heavy on the laughs drove me to a rewatch of 2014’s 22 Jump Street. Sure, there have been some fun movies, but the last big, laugh out loud comedy to hit theaters was Good Boys which opened in August of 2019. In this edition, Rob Hunter hungers for a big, hilarious studio comedy and finds one in a rewatch - with commentary - of 22 Jump Street.Įven if 2020 hadn’t been the year it’s been so far, it would stand out for its lack of funny comedies. Welcome to Commentary Commentary, where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts.