Hopefully, it translates (to the screen). So, it’s one of the challenges that you have but, thankfully, all the footage that we took so far has just been really funny. But you’re not sure when you shoot it because you’re in the moment. When we were arguing and having a debate with the counter guys, it was hilarious. I went to bed happy because it was, like, “Okay, that’s funny! That works!” That stuff that was broader with the kids, having shot the camera angled, it was so hilarious. Yesterday, for example, it was an eleven or twelve hour day…I got a little nervous about what we were doing so I stuck around for an hour afterwards with Jon and we looked at the dailies…and he and I laughed until 1:00 AM at the footage that we shot yesterday. And Jon and Andy (Erwin) want us to be as natural as possible despite this crazy look that I have - which isn’t quite natural - but it makes it funny. We’re not just going out there reciting lines of dialogue. We often times will get into a scene where we understand the structure but we also work it and work it until all the movement and the lines just seem very nice and natural and fit within the vision of what the Erwin Brothers are trying to create. One of the funniest things about this film is that we get to create. I didn’t have to pick it up and look at the 35 messages that I had. I was actually really free from an actor’s standpoint. Yesterday, for example, I locked my cell phone with my pants in the dressing room and didn’t look at it the entire day. So it allows me then to turn the cap around and be an actor for a day. ![]() Often times stuff happens that I don’t even know about because these people are such great problem solvers. With Mom’s Night Out, we have an awesome cast and an awesome crew. ![]() You have to work to withstand all the different dynamics, all the different things that are going on on a movie set. Typically, movies don’t have enough crew. You know, producers are usually running around trying to plug holes. I can honestly say that that hasn’t been true with every film because film, often times, don’t want to get made. We have such a great crew and a great cast and it’s just fun to go to work each day and to create. So, through 16 years this is probably the most enjoyable film. The Kendrick brothers’ Flywheel was a microscopic budget. The first project I did, the budget was microscopic. You have to create and start from scratch every time you do a new project - whether it’s the first project or the last project you do. I’ve produced, doing quick math, for 16 years…When I started people often asked me “How’d you get into producing?” which is such an ambiguous question but the answer is nobody hands you anything. KEVIN DOWNES: You’re only as good a producer as the team that you build around you. JWK: You’re a producer and an actor on Mom’s Night Out. They were on a break from filming a wacky scene at a kiddie arcade. ![]() I recently had the opportunity to catch up with the pair on the Birmingham, Alabama set of Mom’s Night Out.
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