>>> IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF THE
SUMMER. WILL FERRELL AND AMY POEHLER ARE
TEAMING UP IN "THE HOUSE," ABOUT PARENTS THAT START AN
UNDERGROUND CASINO TO PAY FOR COLLEGE TUITION.
>> AND THEY'RE JOINING FORCES WITH THIN UNHINGED NEIGHBOR,
FRANK, PLAYED BY JASON MANZUKAS. >> WE STAND TO MAKE FOUR YEARS'
TUITION IN ONE MONTH. ONE MONTH, GUYS.
THINK ABOUT THAT. >> THIS IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE
THING YOU'VE EVER DONE, FRANK. >> I'M WORRIED ABOUT GOING INTO
BUSINESS WITH YOU. >> NOTED.
>> HOWEVER, WE KNOW WHY WE NEED THE MONEY.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? >> WELL, FULL DISCLOSURE, THE
BANK HAS FORECLOSED ON MY HOME. >> OH, FRANK.
>> THERE WE GO. >> THIS MONEY WOULD HELP ME GET
THAT BACK. THAT'S WHY RENA LEFT ME.
>> AMY, JASON, GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T PLAY WITH CHIPS WHEN I'M SITTING HERE.
>> IT IS NOISY, THOUGH. >> IT AFFECTS THE INTERVIEW.
>> YEAH. >> THIS IS A SICK LITTLE COMEDY.
>> IT IS. >> VERY FUNNY.
BUT TAKES A TURN THAT YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING.
>> PRETTY DARK. >> THERE WILL BE BLOOD IN THIS
MOVIE, FOR SURE. >> THIS IS THE UNOFFICIAL SEQUEL
TO "THERE WILL BE BLOOD." THAT'S HOW THIS ALL BEGAN.
>> I REFER TO MYSELF AS THE DANIEL DAY-LEWIS OF COMEDY.
>> WHO IS RETIRING. >> AS AM I.
WE'RE ALL RETIRING. >> NO.
>> ALL OF THE ACTORS HAVE RETIRED.
>> AFTER EVERY MOVIE, I LIKE TO SAY I'M RETIRING, SO I CAN
REJECT PEOPLE BEFORE THEY REJECT ME.
>> AMY, YOUR CHARACTER IS THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF
COMFORTING AND DANGEROUS. AT THE SAME TIME.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE HER? >> SHE'S A FIERCE, LOVING MOM,
WHO IS ATTACHED TO HER KID. READY TO GO TO COLLEGE.
AND SHE JOINS WITH HER HUSBAND IN A STUPID IDEA.
>> IT'S SO STUPID, IT'S GENIUS. >> YOUR CHARACTER, FRANK, IS THE
ONE THAT PITCHES THIS IDEA. TALK ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER.
HE'S NOT GETTING DIVORCED YET? >> OH, YEAH.
HIS WIFE HAS LEFT HIM. >> GONE.
>> HIS WIFE IS SHATTERED. >> IT'S A PERFECT VENUE.
>> SHE'S TAKEN EVERYTHING EXCEPT A LIFE-SIZED GORILLA.
AND ALL OF THE WEIRD SCREENS I HAVE PORN ON.
THIS CHARACTER IS A MESS, GUYS. HE'S THE GUY WHO PITCHES THEM
THIS TERRIBLE IDEA THEY GET ONBOARD FOR.
I'M NOT SURE WHY. AND, LIKE, INSANITY ENSUES.
>> WHAT I FIND FASCINATING, WITH A COUPLE, THESE GUYS LOVE EACH
OTHER, OBVIOUSLY. THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT GOES, YOU
KNOW WHAT? THIS ISN'T A GREAT IDEA.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH YOU TWO.
>> NO. I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
HESITATION AT FIRST FROM BOTH OF THEM.
WE WANTED TO KEEP IT SOMEWHAT GROUNDED.
BUT THEN, NO. THEY BOTH JUMP IN HEAD-FIRST.
AND THEY HAVE VERY -- WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN A COUPLE IS YOU
HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE LIMITATIONS.
YOU DON'T DO THE SAME STUPID THINGS THE SAME WAY.
THEN -- >> COMPLEMENTARY STUPID THINGS.
>> YEAH. >> THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE
IT. >> IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE YOU HAVE
GOOD CHEMISTRY. JUST OFF-CAMERA, WE WERE
WATCHING YOU JOKE AROUND. YOU KIND OF GO WAY BACK.
>> WE DO. >> WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER --
>> 15 YEARS. >> MAYBE 20?
>> CLOSE TO 20 YEARS. >> YEAH.
WIVE BEEN IMPROVISING TOGETHER AT UCBF THEATER.
>> YEAH. >> LOOK AT US.
THERE WE ARE. >> DID YOU IMPROVISE A LOT OF
THE -- SOME OF THE SCENES? >> A LITTLE BIT.
>> OH, YEAH. FOR SURE.
I THINK THE -- IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, THEY GOT A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT COME FROM OUR BACKGROUND, TO KIND OF GO LOOSE
WITH STUFF, YOU KNOW, AFTER WE WOULD DO THE SCRIPT.
KIND OF CHAOTIC. >> CURIOUS WHAT THE SET COULD
HAVE BEEN LIKE. >> WELL, HE'S NOT FUN AT ALL.
>> LIKE A VERY SERIOUS MAN. >> THERE WERE TIMES IT WAS FUN
BECAUSE IT WAS, LIKE, ONE JOKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE.
AND EVERYONE WAS TRYING TO GRAB IT.
SO, THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD, HEALTHYCOMPETITION.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY. BUT I WANT TO PLAY.
>> ME, ETHER. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY.
>> YOU JUST PUT -- PUT CHIPS DOWN.
>> NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY? >> YOU SPIN THIS THING.
YOU PUT CHIPS ON THE NUMBERS YOU WANT.
>> PUT SOME MONEY ON SOME NUMBERS.
>> IT'S LIKE A HARD GAMBLER, GUYS.
>> GOOD NUMBERS. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> NOW WHAT? >> BLACK 17.
>> OH. >> NO WAY.
DID YOU JUST -- >> YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THIS.
>> THAT'S LIKE -- >> WE BOTH WON.
>> BOTH WON. >> HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> IT'S LIKE 34-TIMES YOUR BET. >> GREAT WORK.
>> TUITION PAID. >> BLACK 17.
>> EVERYONE AT THE CASINO. >> WE SHOULD HAVE A "TODAY"
CASINO. >> MAN.
>> LET'S START A CASINO RIGHT HERE, TODAY.
>> NOW. WE'RE DOING IT.
>> THIS THE BASEMENT OF 30 ROCK. >> UNDERGROUND.
>> NO ONE WILL KNOW. IT'S YOUR BASEMENT.
YOU KNOW. >> THERE'S A BASEMENT.
DON'T