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2021sBarb and Star Go to Vista Del Maris a relentlessly silly film.
There are cameos by Reba McEntire and Andy Garcia and a crab puppet that sounds like Morgan Freeman.
It is a party in movie form, designed to be seen in a big, tipsy group.
But alas, the pandemic robbed us of the rowdyBarb and Starscreenings it so richly deserved.
Fortune Feimstermostly came toBarb and Staras a fan, even though shes in a teensy part of the film.
Im in this Talking Club part.
So it was like I was watching the movie for the first time as well.
I had no idea what was coming.
So I feel like I got to enjoy it as a viewer myself, she says.
Feimster feels like the movie deserved more: big party screenings, Halloween costumes, maybe even a sequel.
They already want a sequel.
But unfortunately, the pandemic hit just a few months before it would have come out.
It ended up coming out maybe a year later on the streamers.
The people that watched it really loved it and still quote it.
People keep arguing about whether or not big-budget, or even mid-budget, comedies have space in theaters anymore.
Its hard these days, because we did get accustomed to waiting for things to stream online.
But I do think there is something really special about going to see a comedy with other people.
Lots of chunky jewelry for the ladies and pink button-up shirts for the guys.
Maybe people would have even dressed as Barb and Star, wearing wigs and whatnot.
I just started dying laughing.
Then when they started talking in that accent, I could barely compose myself while we were filming.
Ive never heard that.
People think thatKis the funniest consonantto start a word with.Huh.
Im just kind of trying to get out the information first.
Im not as focused on the funny.
So I get it out and think,Okay, does the structure work?
Does this make sense?
And if you find chuckles on one word and not another, youll start shifting.
I definitely rely on that, too.
Vanessa Bayer is so funny in the Talking Club scenes, especially the way that she wields her power.
When they get kicked out, she says, We have three simple rules, but, no!
You have so many other unstated rules, Vanessa Bayer.Thats what made me laugh so hard.
There are so many rules to this freaking club that go unsaid.
Filming that scene felt like being at summer camp, because it was just the six of us.
We just laughed all day and had the best time.
Then suddenly all this candy showed up.
It really felt like we were in Girl Scouts or something all over again.
I remember reading the script going,I dont know how theyre gonna pull this movie off.
I read the script on an airplane.
Rarely does a script translate in that kind of way.
Every time I watch it, I discover something new that I love.
They really thought about all of these jokes over and over again.
Tommy Bahama, Trish.
Reba McEntire, the song about the seagulls.
I mean, its just nuts.
Its cool to see people really care about the vision of their project, from beginning to end.
When does middle age start?Oh gosh, I dont even know.
These days, people are acting younger and younger.
Is middle-aged like 60?
It depends on who you ask.
If you ask an 18-year-old, middle age for them is probably 40 or 45.
And if you ask someone in their early 40s, theyre like, Oh God, no.
Its sort of peeling back that curtain of like,Who am I?
I might be different than what meets the eye,and just sharing with people.
How I do life might not necessarily be what you would expect.
Not everything is like a Pinterest picture or how you see it on TV.
How do you take this thing that went awry and find the positive in that?
Star goes through a little of that identity stuff in the movie.
She thinks shes undesirable and discovers shes actually a sex-on-the-beach bang out person.Yeah, absolutely.
Im that quote-unquote tomboy.
But, you know, Im a bit daintier on the inside.
I honestly think he surprised a lot of people.
They had no idea because hes done a lot more serious things and been the object of desire.
He was so funny.
People loved how funny he was and loved how insane his song was.
It showcased him in a way that nothing has before.
Im like,This guy could star in comedies.
Hes this sex symbol.
But theres a simplicity to him just being kind of surprised by everything.
I like how the three of them interacted.
I thought they were a funny trio.
I was honestly a little sad that they didnt become a throuple, that two of them paired off.
And then theres the lounge singer singing about boobs.
Theres so many gems in this movie.
Ive been a fan of that guy since the early 2000s, Richard Cheese the piano player.
Thats how they found that piano guy.
Final question: The movies plot kind of hinges on a big, dumb drink.
It was like a tiki bar.
It had been around for years.
When I moved to L.A., it was on its way out but still had that Old Hollywood thing.
You could envision all those big stars back in the day going there.
You ordered this giant tiki drink and could share it with all your friends.
But theyre …Still a big thing, right?
Theyre back and bigger than ever.
But you know, people like a community drink, I guess.
