-This dress-code thing may seem like whatever to you,
it may seem like whatever to all of you,
but I'd say it's another way to control women.
And if you're doing nothing, then you're part of the problem.
So where do you stand with these tank tops, huh?
-Where am I gonna stand? I obviously am going to stand
on the side of equality
and freedom for all and -- and diversity, and --
and to come together as -- as both sides,
the -- the -- the male and the female,
the alpha and the omega, guy and gal.
I have to go to the bathroom so bad.
-Welcome back to "Late Night." We are here with Ike Barinholtz,
who is fantastic as a teacher in the great new film "Moxie."
And, Ike, I know you're an "education first" kind of guy.
-Yes. -From being your friend,
I know you graduated from your freshman year of college.
[ Laughter ] -I did it all in one year.
I got the full experience, and Boston University said,
"We're good. You're good.
Don't come back, no matter what. But God bless you."
And then, I went into improv. -It's one of my
favorite stories, but you did have to let your parents know.
You kept it from them for a while
about exactly what had happened at college.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. I knew things weren't going
in the right direction, and I was too scared
to be honest with them 'cause I'm a coward.
And so I didn't tell them anything.
And they were so proud that I finished my first year
of college that my dad, who you know -- great guy --
-Alan, number one. -Alan, number one,
took me on a trip to --
took me to Las Vegas, Los Angeles,
and we had a great time. And then on the way home,
they found out that I had been kicked out.
And, you know, when you're sitting on a Southwest flight
with your old man, and he's about to cry, it sucks.
It sucks to be in seat 11C.
[ Laughter ]
-You know, I think you should look --
'Cause, you know, I finished my freshman year, and I got --
-Oh, good for you! Congratulations!
[ Laughter ]
-Well, my point was that, you know, Larry,
who you know well -- -Yes.
-Like, he wasn't like, "You finished the year.
We're going to Vegas!" And, you know,
maybe that's why -- You know, maybe, like,
some seeds were planted early on by Alan
that, you know, he should share the responsibility, that's all.
-Yeah, in hindsight, it would have been great
if they waited until I finished all four years.
But then I would never have been on this path,
and my dad would have never have met Kevin Nealon.
[ Laughter ] So everyone wins.
-Hey, you are -- you have three beautiful daughters,
and all jokes aside,
this is a really empowering film for young women.
Can you talk to us a little bit about the premise?
-Yeah, so it is about this high school,
and there's some toxic masculinity
that's kind of in the DNA of this high school.
And this is a story about a group of young women
who kind of realize they don't have to put up with it.
And, uh, they do something about it.
And they kind of -- the main character is kind of
inspired by her mom, played by Poehler.
And she kind of starts this punk-rock 'zine
and kind of starts this little revolution
at, uh, at the school.
And my teacher -- my character is just this hot teacher
kind of caught in the middle of it all.
[ Laughter ] He doesn't know what to do.
He's just weighing whether or not
he should continue in education or go back to modeling.
-Yeah. That seems to be, like, not quite a B story.
I feel like it's a J story.
-Amy assured me it was a D story.
And she says, "If Netflix likes it, it's in."
And so I haven't seen the second half of the movie.
Last night, I watched the first half with the kids,
and we're gonna watch the second half.
I think it's in there. I hope it's in there.
I hope it's in there!
We'll figure it out. -It's a great young cast.
There's a Schwarzenegger in the film --
Patrick Schwarzenegger. -There is.
-I know you have a Schwarzenegger impression.
Were you able to resist doing it in front of his kin?
-Yes.
Patrick Schwarzenegger is Arnold's son.
He's a wonderful kid, great actor.
But I -- for many years, my generation just --
our default was either Christopher Walken
or Arnold Schwarzenegger.
So, like, every time I saw him,
I had to make sure I didn't quote "Pumping Iron."
You know what I mean? Like, "Hey, good morning.
Don't drink milk. Drink beer.
Milk is for babies." Like, I had to not do that.
And it hurt, it hurt. But I made it through.
-Thanks for giving us a taste.
And thank you so much for being here.
Ike, it is a pleasure.
I am so looking forward to being near you again.
I love you very much, buddy.
-Love you, buddy. Bye, guys.
-"Moxie" is streaming on Netflix now.