Chris Pratt: Have Mercy!

5 Feb 2026 · 48 min · 20 chapters

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In short

Chris Pratt promotes his new film Mercy (Amazon MGM), describing its near-future Los Angeles AI justice system where guilt is scored and, above a threshold, defendants get 90 minutes to exonerate themselves before being executed. He also discusses how the movie was filmed largely in a “volume”/LED stage with long locked-off takes, plus his work on Terminal List season 2, and personal stories about family, tennis, and talk-show prep.

Guests

Chris Pratt (actor; box-office star; father; avid golfer; tennis player) and Rob (podcast host; longtime friend of Pratt; asks about filmmaking and personal anecdotes). Pratt mentions his wife Katherine and their children, and references collaborators like Rebecca Ferguson.

Key claims

AI guilt scoring is “grounded in reality” in the film; the Mercy Chamber uses game-engine visuals and 3D evidence projections; they shot Pratt’s chair scenes first, then captured external evidence assets; Terminal List season 2 photography is complete (release schedule pending).

Notable examples

Mercy Chamber 3D evidence (texts, FaceTimes, video vignettes); 90-minute ticking clock; filming with GoPros/iPhones/dash-cam style “LA municipal cloud” footage; Terminal List veterans in the production pipeline.

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Chapters

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Reunion and Banter with Chris Pratt

1:20 to 2:26

Light-hearted conversation between Rob Lowe and Chris Pratt catching up.

“The great Chris Pratt, who I think last time I checked has like$8 billion in box office or something insane.”

Chris Pratt's New Movie Insights

2:26 to 5:58

Chris Pratt discusses his new movie and its unique premise.

“It's, well, it's kind of growing out from the last movie.”

Filmmaking Techniques and Challenges

5:58 to 10:01

Chris shares details on the filmmaking process and challenges faced.

“First of all Your character would have been called Lord Yeah So it could be Lord Have Mercy.”

Exploring Themes of Justice and AI

10:01 to 14:00

Discussion on the movie's themes surrounding justice and technology.

“So no matter where they place the camera, you're looking at me or you're looking at what I'm looking at in the Mercy Chamber.”

Alien Dinner Plans

14:00 to 14:58

Chris Pratt shares his plans for an alien-themed dinner party.

“so I'm putting together a dinner with Dr.”

Insights on Terminal List Production

14:58 to 20:03

Chris Pratt discusses the production process and veteran involvement in Terminal List.

“I mean, Jack Carr, the New York Times bestselling author of the Terminalist series is like the most prolific worker.”

Insights on Terminal List Production

20:10 to 21:52

Chris Pratt discusses the production process and veteran involvement in Terminal List.

“That's quince.com slash rob for free shipping and 365-day returns.”

Insights on Terminal List Production

24:29 to 25:41

Chris Pratt discusses the production process and veteran involvement in Terminal List.

“Therapy is one of those things a lot of people talk themselves out of without even realizing it.”

Insights on Terminal List Production

25:44 to 25:58

Chris Pratt discusses the production process and veteran involvement in Terminal List.

“Spring is also the perfect time to refresh your outdoor space.”

Chris Pratt's Impressions

28:31 to 29:30

Chris shares his impressive ability to do impressions.

“You do really good, really good impressions.”
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Arnold's Christmas Painting

29:30 to 30:56

Discussion about Arnold's commissioned Christmas painting.

“It looks like one of those Italian masters.”

Christmas Traditions and Negotiations

30:56 to 33:08

The hosts discuss their Christmas traditions and negotiation strategies.

“But now I'd say every 10th house has like a tree lit up with those white lights.”

The Importance of Premarital Counseling

33:08 to 33:42

Rob discusses the benefits of premarital counseling.

“But that's not going to cause an argument or a fight because a lot of this stuff is, you know, kind of can make you angry or upset or triggered or whatever.”

Chris's Kids and Their Quotes

33:42 to 37:45

Chris shares funny moments and quotes from his kids.

“So you're coming to, yeah, your, your, your tennis game's getting better.”

Red Carpet Advice

37:45 to 40:06

The hosts share light-hearted red carpet advice and stories.

“But, that said, it's like, how great is it when we can sneak off and bro out?”

Perception and Authenticity

40:06 to 42:05

Discussion on how to navigate public perception while being authentic.

“And I saw this because I was on a carpet and the Olsen twins were in front of me.”

The Value of Public Perception

42:05 to 44:46

Explore the importance of how others perceive you and the balance between authenticity and consideration.

“So people are like, no, you should never give a shit what someone has to say about you.”

Talk Show Insights

44:46 to 46:26

Chris Pratt shares his experiences and strategies for navigating talk show appearances.

“I'm doing Kimmel tonight here in LA, but then I'll do Mexico City.”

The Art of Storytelling on Stage

46:26 to 49:13

Learn about the challenges and dynamics of storytelling during live interviews and performances.

“And then that's going to lead into this.”

Brotherly Bonds and On-Set Experiences

49:13 to 53:15

Chris shares heartfelt stories about his brother's influence on his life and their experiences on set together.

“Yeah, I remember seeing some people really bomb on Letterman.”
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0:00Rob Lowe:Great news for comedy TV fans. Every episode of the Hulu original series Alice and Steve is streaming on Hulu. From the producers of Baby Reindeer, best friends Alice and Steve see their world implode when Steve starts dating Alice's 26-year-old daughter. When the once rock-solid friendship turns sour, these best friends make the best enemies. Watch every episode of Alice and Steve on Hulu and Hulu on Disney Plus for bundle subscribers. Terms apply. Grainger knows when you're a procurement manager for an office park, you're not managing one building. You're managing all of them. And to stay ahead, you need to see through walls and around corners.

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1:19Rob Lowe:Welcome to Literally. the uh it's a fun day here because we have one of our earliest guests i ever had on the podcast right when it was a baby podcast and and and he came on and supported me and it's been so it's been a few years since he's been back on the podcast and i honestly think that i'd kind of forgotten to invite him because i see him three times a week um just because we're homies and that's Chris Pratt. The great Chris Pratt, who I think last time I checked has like$8 billion in box office or something insane. Big movie star, great dad, so funny. Middling golfer, maybe. He won't listen to this, so I can say that.

2:12Rob Lowe:If he were listening to this open, I would say he's a good golfer, but the truth of it is, well, you'll see. Let's bring on my buddy, Chris Brown.

2:25Rob Lowe:You look great. Did you get a haircut? I did. It's, well, it's kind of growing out from the last movie. You remember the Russian prison movie I've got? Bro. It's going to be sick. That was longer on the top. Yeah. No, it's, it's, uh, you know, I got a little coif. I, You know, I stole your team. I had Annie come dress me today. She left you. Let's go. That's why. I was wondering why I haven't seen Annie all day. Okay, now I get it. Now I get it. I'm going to do some shit when I... I love that she had to dress you for your podcast and you're wearing a white shirt and I can see you from your collarbones up.

2:58Rob Lowe:I know. Wow. I'm going to let Annie go. I, you know, this is what happens when we share the same stylist. I love it. I love it. I love your background, bro. It looks pretty sick. There's a lot of action going on. I did the movie. Did you see it? It's great. I told you I was going to love it. I knew I was going to love it just from the setup because I love how contained it was for you. You literally, your almost entire performance is in a chair. Yeah. He's telling me we're going to go when you're ready. Oh, we're going. Are you kidding me? We're going right now. There's no formalities with Rolo.

3:36That's true. When I want CP and Rolo sit down, no formalities. And I've always, we, for, for your fans of your podcast, um, yeah, I'll take a word for fans of the podcast. You need to know that Rolo and I are very close. We see each other multiple times a week and have cop, I have commented on multiple occasions how, if we ever do this together, how much we'll have to censor ourselves.

4:04Rob Lowe:Oh, it'll be so inside. and people are like, what were those two idiots talking about? Exactly. Particularly if you start telling me about your latest golf swing technique, which is like halfway through family dinners, how far through family dinners do you think you usually get before you go, Rolo, come here. And we go off into the corner and you start telling me some obscure golf move. I think we don't even get to dessert. Median seven minutes. Right? Because it's oftentimes the first thing I say. And then we look. I reinvent my swing every time I play golf. Oh, yeah. Every time. And Chris hits the ball, you guys, easily, easily over 300 yards.

4:50Rob Lowe:Easily. Easily. And it's just a question of is it 300 yards down the fairway or is it. To someone's house. Yeah. I like when. Remember the time I almost killed that lady? Yes. Yeah, that was scary. Didn't she. I might have killed her. didn't she she's like i hit a house and it didn't just hit the roof of a house it hit the the metal pipe that comes out for the ducting yeah and it put a dent in it and it rang throughout the whole house and this poor woman was very old and i think that just probably she probably thought she was back in you know i don't know world war ii or something ancient times Ancient times It was very scary Anyways How are you man?

5:36Good to see you You look great

5:37Rob Lowe:I'm good Same with you How The movie is Out on the 23rd Right? Yes sir 23rd See it in IMAX If you can Lord have mercy Go see Mercy Is what I say Hey Wow You should work For Amazon MGM I think Why wasn't that See if I were making the movie First of all Your character would have been called Lord Yeah So it could be Lord Have Mercy. Mercy being the title. See what I mean? Oh, good, yeah. See where I'm going with that? Yeah, we missed it. There might be time to change it between now and when the movie comes out. Or maybe Rebecca Ferguson's character would be Mercy. And you would be Lord. Oh! Oh! Then I'd be Chris Lord, who's kind of like a combo of Chris Miller and Phil Lord.

6:28You know, it'd be a throwback to Lego. See, this is, No one gets anything to talk to.

6:33Rob Lowe:No one cares when you and I talk about anything. You know who really doesn't care when you and I talk? Who do you think are the two most people, most disinterested in when you and I are talking? Yeah, 100%. Catherine and Cheryl. How much eye-rolling do our wives give us? Not a lot. I mean, not in front of our backs, you know, or not in front of our faces. Like, mostly behind our backs, I imagine, which is nice. When we're looking in the, we can see them reflected in the mirror and like, oh, those two idiots are at it again. Oh, it's really true. Tell me about, um, I want to talk about making the movie for a minute.

7:13Rob Lowe:So when you're just practically, cause I love, as you know, I love, we love the nitty gritty of moviemaking. So first of all, give me, give me a two, two cents set up of the movie. Cause I want to know what it's like to act basically in a chair for an entire movie. So the setup of the movie is I play a homicide detective in near to you know distant not too far distant future Los Angeles 2029 and the idea is and it is grounded in reality despite the fact that you hear it's sort of far fetched it's the idea is that crime has gotten so bad in Los Angeles capital crime heinous murders have gotten so out of hand largely in part to AI displacing so many people away from their jobs.

8:00So it's like a glimpse into what could potentially be in three years from now. Violent crime is through the roof. And so they've implemented a program using AI. They can determine a person's guilt on a scale of one to 100. And if it's past a certain threshold, like 85, 90 percent, where it's like we definitely know this person commit this crime. There have been enough instances where people have been let off after three years, five years. Human bias gets in the way, you know, whatever. Their way to deter this type of violent crime is they say, we will kill you the day you commit the crime. If you commit the crime and we know you're guilty, we stick you in a chair and we publicly put you on trial, present the evidence, you have 90 minutes.

8:39And if at the end of the 90 minutes, you can't miraculously prove your innocence, we'll kill you for everyone to see. And so that's the state that we find. And 18 of these trials have gone on, crime has gone down, it's working. And I play a detective who's put eight people in this chair and I wake up. And that's the beginning of the movie is just basically showing you what mercy is and I wake up and I've been convicted of murdering my wife while I was blackout drunk. I'm an alcoholic. I've been in the program for years. I slipped up. I woke up. I have no idea what happened. And they're presenting a detective with all of the evidence that basically says you 100 % commit this wrong.

9:19Rob Lowe:And the movie is you in the chair trying to exonerate yourself. Yeah, I've got 90 minutes and if at the end of 90 minutes, There's a literal ticking clock. You're on me the whole movie as you're watching 90 minutes tick away as I'm trying desperately to sew up relationships in my life and also try to prove my innocence. It's such a great concept. So you're just practically, how many was Rebecca Ferguson there? Was she off camera? How did it work? The filmmaking nerdy aspect of it. So we shot in a volume. So for people who don't know, volume is essentially a manufactured space inside of a soundstage where we basically created the Mercy Chamber.

9:54So the walls are LED screens, the ceiling is an LED screen, and they have this game engine basically driving visuals all around me. So no matter where they place the camera, you're looking at me or you're looking at what I'm looking at in the Mercy Chamber. So I'm interacting with everything that's happening outside of the Mercy Court Chambers. It's a very active city of Los Angeles and a lot of action and things that are happening through the course of the 90 minutes. I'm interfacing with everything on the outside through these digital screens. and so they couldn't have any of the actors in the room with me so they had them on a separate soundstage talking to me through an earwig so i had an earwig where i'm talking to the actors well they could hear me through my microphone i could hear them through my earwig and basically we ran it because i was locked off in one location like a stage play so we did 50 minutes 60 minutes 70 minute long takes no way movie and went through the whole thing it was awesome it was like doing

10:41Rob Lowe:a play you did that that is unbelievable yeah it was awesome i've never done i hadn't done anything like that since I was a teenager doing plays at my local community theater where I grew up. And so I hadn't done anything like that. It was really a challenge. It was awesome. It was super technical because we hadn't shot any of the assets that were going to be projected on the screen. Because if you see this movie, you see it in 3D, you basically feel like you're on trial. You're sitting, you're either looking right at me or you're looking at what I'm looking at. And in 3D, you're confronted with 12 years of evidence all flying at you at once.

11:15Every email, every FaceTime, every damning thing my wife has texted to her girlfriends about me, you know, video evidence of the various suspects that we're chasing down, me interfacing with my partner who's bopping around town trying to like clear my name and as the plot, you know, unravels and you learn more and more about this character, me talking to my sponsor, them doing little, her putting together little video vignettes of who I am based on the things that I've said to my phone or in my dark diary or the FaceTimes I'd angrily sent to my wife when I was drunk. And so, um, all those assets, I needed to know exactly where my eyes were going to be while, uh, I was shooting that.

11:53And so it was just really technical, like where I'm supposed to be looking.

11:56Rob Lowe:Would somebody be holding up like a tennis ball on a stick and going, look over here now. Nothing like that. They were, they created basically, uh, an animatic of the actual movie that I watched, but with none of the real digital assets because one thing you know about the volume is it does all of the lighting for you. There's no lights set up in a volume. The LED screens do the lighting for you. So if I'm having a FaceTime with my partner and she's right here and she's in a specific spot in Los Angeles that's lit a certain way, that glow needs to be on my face in order for that over to work. And when they cut to her digital asset for that to work.

12:28So I was looking at animatics because we shot all of my stuff first. We hadn't captured all that stuff. And then after we cleaned up the stuff in the chair we went and shot for weeks all the stuff that exists which is like you know and it was cool because we were shooting on like gopros and iphones and little doorbird cameras and dash cameras we'd set up like a giant movie but instead of a big dolly it was like someone holding a gopro on a stick you know so it was like really lo-fi once we got outside because everything that i see of the world outside me is captured through the the type of cameras that are would be used in a scenario like that to gather all that evidence they call it the la municipal cloud you know the database of every single thing that happens in Los Angeles.

13:07Rob Lowe:Which clearly exists. It does exist. Yeah, it does exist. And it certainly exists. And three years from now will really, I mean, exist. And if you think about how actually, how helpful that would be in the justice system to be able to just like 12 seconds. No, here's the evidence. You didn't do it. Like to be able to defend yourself in court, to be like, I wasn't there. Well, it sure seems like you were there. Like, just follow me. Boom. Okay, yeah, you definitely weren't there. Like we have. That's it. That's, it's like a companion piece to one of my favorite movies, Minority Report. Yeah, yeah, it feels that, yeah.

13:41Yeah, it definitely has a touch of Minority Report, a little bit of memento because you're learning so much about this guy who's piecing together something he doesn't know how it happened. Just a little bit of that.

13:53Rob Lowe:On a social note, because we're so busy, I'm just treating this like as our personal text thread right now. Great. Do you want to come to my alien dinner? so I'm putting together a dinner with Dr. Stephen Greer noted UFOlogist and Paul Walker, a bunch of folks you're down for the alien dinner, right? Of course, that sounds great tell me when I'm there because I'm not like traveling and listen, low down line people if you want to go to the alien dinner but you have to have something to offer you can't just roll into the alien dinner you need to Can I offer cynicism and wit? You can offer cynicism, yes.

14:36Rob Lowe:And what is it? You could be a naysayer. But you're not a naysayer. You're down to clown with this shit. It's going to be fun. I don't know. Okay, you're in now. I'm in. You're in. Okay, what other things do we have to take care of socially here? We need to know, when are you going back to Terminal List? What's happening? Give me the reel. the real real we're done shooting season two yep we're through uh there's eight episodes we've basically picture locked the first six yes so we're editing the next two we're completely done with photography and so now it's just uh determining with amazon the exact release schedule and and the strategy behind that and we have some ideas around that and we'll be able to release that at some point but i'm not at liberty at this point to release the date but um yeah we're We're going to keep going.

15:28We have a whole plan. I mean, Jack Carr, the New York Times bestselling author of the Terminalist series is like the most prolific worker. I mean, like all these former Navy SEAL, all these guys who transition into that world. And we have so many of them on the Terminalist. Jared Shaw. We've got, you know, Ray Mendoza who recently directed Warfare. He's been part of it and directed episodes for us. You know, five of the seven episodes of Dark Wolf were written by veterans, but our room is populated with a bunch of veterans we got people in front of the camera behind the camera who are all veterans they work man and that the pipeline of like going from military to the film and television industry is it's such a great outlet for these guys because they are just like they just get shit done you know if you ask okay hey handle this they're like got it you don't have to follow up the next day and they're like oh actually it kind of like i think stuff's going on like first of all you have to understand what happened was like no they just get shit done it's amazing.

16:26Rob Lowe:Yeah, let's have a meeting about a meeting. They don't set Zooms. Yeah, let's set a Zoom.

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20:29no they're like what is it got it and they they get shit done and and um it was really fun working with these guys on terminal list because it's like their training is so specific right what they're capable of doing, it's very specific and kind of narrow in terms of application, unless you're going to go do private security for somebody where you need to be on your toes and be willing to and capable of delivering lethal force to protect something. To see them using their training, but in service of art has been amazing to see this catharsis because these are guys who have millions of dollars worth of training pumped into each one of them.

21:12and then to put that training into making actors know how to handle weapon systems move properly uh you know falling right in line with the sort of the film business is a little bit like the military in terms of chain of command department heads each kind of directive orders you know one general at the top you know handling a bunch of stuff and moving mountains i mean think about it what you do what movies what we do in the movies it's not the most important thing in the world by any means but we accomplished some pretty cool shit like oh no we need to build an entire set we need to take a hundred million dollars and allocate it to create this entire vision like incorporating you know thousands of souls all collaborating on a on a piece of art it's really astounding what we do and so and it works nicely it's i found that like it's a great avenue so like any of anyone who's listening who's a veteran who's curious about what the next step is in their life there's awesome opportunities in film and television for you i'm telling you there's a great home for you and uh whether it be terminalist or anything else there's there's an awesome opportunity.

22:09Rob Lowe:Do you, um, and you, you're obviously so well plugged in by virtue of that. Um, when stuff's, when shit's hitting the fan around the world, do you, do you get like the wink and the nod? Like, yeah, I'm not going to be able to maybe be there for that, uh, pickup shot or doing an El Segundo. I'm going to be on a plane going somewhere else. Wink, wink. No, you know, most of the guys, I would say almost everybody that I work with is, is completely out you know they they there may be some like there may be some who are not but i but but also i think that kind of clandestine thing i might not realize exactly what uh some of them might still be doing um but they do have like inside information on like geopolitics and global affairs I mean, I think about Jack Carr.

23:03He has predicted so much in each of his books. I mean, if you look back at the books that have come out in the Terminalist series, like he had, he predicted Russia, Russia's invasion of Ukraine before it happened. He predicted Hamas weaponizing and, you know, terror attacks on kibbutzes in Israel. You know, he predicted all of this stuff. Like if you look at all of his books, he's always like two or three years out of from things that are really happening. And it's it's wild. I mean, I guess it's just because he has his finger on the pulse of geopolitics in a way that most people don't have to.

23:37And so he understands how the world is working beyond just sort of like the Western bubble inside of which we all live. And so it's it's awesome to see and to get his take on and their take on is really special to get us that perspective.

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23:51Rob Lowe:Another thing on the personal front. Are you coming for tennis on Saturday? yeah yeah you are yeah okay good um i'm getting better dude i'm getting better you're getting you you are getting better i know you gotta have easy though to get better because i was so bad your wife is a stud katherine and her and maria shriver her mother maria's a stick she yeah they're both so good and christina too they grew up playing tennis my goal my simple goal is just to be where i can routinely beat katherine i think he's so great It might not be good for our marriage. Because, you know, she gets the competition gene on both sides.

24:32Rob Lowe:Oh, my God. Dude. Game night? It's like— No, it's gnarly. Can we start having fun at some point? Like, it's so competitive.

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27:02Rob Lowe:Dads find one version of things they like and they stick with it for decades, a wallet, sneakers, even the haircut. From watches to cologne, Macy's Father's Day online gift guide makes it easy to upgrade dad's go-to favorites. Same vibe, better version. Give his wardrobe a refresh with a Tommy Hilfiger printed floral linen shirt or level up his signature scent with a Rabanne 1 million elixir gift set. Does dad basically live at the grill all summer? Set him up with a Cuisinart Deluxe stainless steel 14-piece grill set. For the watch collector, ooh, yes. Macy's has instant favorites like a Casio men's digital vintage gold-toned stainless steel bracelet watch.

27:50Rob Lowe:And for dads who never met a sport he didn't love, that'd be me, shop at an Adidas World Cup fan jersey or an Under Armour golf polo. Plus, you don't have to splurge to make dad feel appreciated. Macy's has a whole lineup of gifts for$50 and under, including Perry Ellis dop kits and Levi Chino shorts, this Father's Day, give him something he'll actually use. Something that feels unmistakably him. Let Macy's be your guide to gifting for Father's Day. Shop now, online, or in store.

28:30Can we talk about your impressions? You do really good, really good impressions. That's like you're like a sleeper impressionist. Like you don't Like you do some really great I don't want to give anything away But like You do You do really great impressions Okay so here's my

28:45Rob Lowe:My impression of the most amazing painting The Christmas painting Arnold's Christmas painting Yeah Dude I think you've been talking about it I think I've seen you talk about I've been talking about it Yeah I've mentioned it a couple times Well you You Describe the painting First of all Well yeah that's just it So Arnold I have four children Three of those children are the grandchildren of Arnold. And by the way, the most adorbs, well-mannered, smart, amazing kids you'll ever, ever, ever know. Thank you. It's true. It's true. It is true. I've got four incredible children. The youngest three I have with Catherine.

29:29And for Christmas, Arnold had a portrait made, a painting. And it's incredible. It's huge.

29:36Rob Lowe:It looks like one of those Italian masters. Yeah, it truly does. I mean, it looks exactly like my children. And it's the three of them, his three grandchildren, Ford, Lila, and Eloise, peering around a Christmas tree at him as Santa Claus, holding a cookie and sort of smiling and eating that cookie. Very sort of presidentially. But I was like, when I first heard about it, did Arnold paint it? And somebody goes, no, no, no, no. He commissioned it. And that made me think of what that conversation would have been like. And I think it would have gone something like this. You know, it's like some sort of a tree and, you know, the kids are there, but they're kind of hiding behind it.

30:15Rob Lowe:And, you know, I'm in some sort of a suit, you know, a Father Christmas or whatever with a cookie and looking off. And everybody's kind of scared, but they're also kind of happy to be there. But very realistic. that's a that was basically verbatim exactly how it was right yes it's amazing it's an amazing uh it's an amazing christmas decoration painting it's huge you know so i the big thing is like what like at what point in the year do you bring it out you know what i mean because i think oh i think it's like christmas lights are up all the time now not ours no no no no but if you go around Like when I was a kid, you never saw Christmas lights unless it was Christmas season.

31:00Rob Lowe:But now I'd say every 10th house has like a tree lit up with those white lights. Still? Yes. I don't support that. I go so hard in the paint. We start Christmas music November 1st. Wow. I love it. By the time December 26 rolls around, we roll up our sleeves and we get all of it out by New Year's. We have to. Otherwise, it's just too much. and when people don't do that they don't take their Christmas lights down I'm like come on man you gotta it's you gotta close the deal you know you gotta be done you know one of the reasons our wives are so close is they're both so gnarly OCD and I think Cheryl Lowe legitimately on December 26th that Christmas tree is as evaporated it's like it's never been there and see I think where you got to negotiate is how long you leave them up.

31:54Rob Lowe:Like, I think you leave them up till New Year's Eve. No, no. Can I tell you something? So one fact, uh, so Catherine and I, you know, going, uh, got married at, uh, well, we got married at San Ysidro Ranch, but we also had a ceremony at St. Monica's church and a, and a part of getting married at St. Monica's church is going, doing premarital counseling. And we did like six sessions with this guy was, by the way, the best thing in the world. If you're somebody who's thinking of getting married, you should definitely follow this. They ask you questions you would not even think to answer until you're like, have been married for eight years.

32:31And then something comes up and you're like, what do you mean? That's what you think about that. And then you have to negotiate it then.

32:35Rob Lowe:That's amazing. Like pre-negotiating every, diffusing every, it's a landmine. It was really great. And we came up with this whole like list of directives that we were going to have in our, this partnership and in our wedding. and one of them was that we were going to uh play christmas music on november 1st and that we were going to take the christmas tree down on december 26th we talked about it beforehand so we so now we're on board it's like and then we don't have to be like it's your first christmas you're like let's take the tree down what do you mean let's take the tree down you're like you're learning all this stuff about it's like the 300 potential landmines and diffuse them beforehand and that way if you have an issue you talk about it and you can you hash it out every single one if you agree on it you move on but if there's things you disagree on you hash it out and you and you do the work to like figure out why are you coming from this and with this therapist who's basically like, you know, talking, diffusing a bomb.

33:25Yeah. But that's not going to cause an argument or a fight because a lot of this stuff is, you know, kind of can make you angry or upset or triggered or whatever. So I definitely recommend it.

33:35Rob Lowe:What a great idea. That's a great gift to give your potential spouse. It's a prenup everybody can get behind. Yeah, that's right. That's right. Yeah. Okay. So you're coming to, yeah, your, your, your tennis game's getting better. 100 % getting better. Do you have any good quotes from the kids from recently? Cause they're very quotable, your kids. Jack in particular, very, you know, your, your, your, your oldest son, Jack, I think is definitely going to be in the business and maybe even a state, he wants to do standup. He's that's what he says, right? Yeah. He's a, he's a comedian, man. He's hilarious.

34:13he's he's so funny i yeah i mean he really funny really funny the best we went to you know we went to that nfl game that uh we went to the the um seahawks versus rams yep i got to go up there to promote it for mercy because mercy's on amazon movie and so it's amazon had the thursday night football but he and i sat in the box and watched that comeback at the end we were both we were both literally praying and watch this miraculous comeback and we're holding each other and jumping up and down with tears streaming down our face it was he and i have gone to a handful of sporting events and every time we go something fucking miraculous you're at the otani game weren't you at the otani game with the 3k with like 10ks and three home runs we were at the game freddie freeman hit the uh grand slam home run and we don't go 20 times a year we go like maybe twice a year so we just happened to catch the most iconic moments yeah and now he's in the jumbotron you know did you know that he's on the he's on the dodgers that's the other thing that's amazing

35:15Rob Lowe:okay so explain this to everybody because this is the coolest thing this just makes me so happy so we got to go to so jack and i got to go to the dodgers game we went to two dodgers game over the course of two years one was for like a peyton kershaw invited us to this faith and family night which was really sweet and special and you got to go up there and you share your testimony of faith and then we watched the game and then we went to like one other game. And then the following year, we went to the World Series game and then this year, we went with your son Matthew who took us in the box to another game.

35:49So we've been to, I think, four Dodgers games in person. And one of the times, it must have been one of the earlier games because in the jumble tree, he has braces and he no longer has his braces. So it wasn't from this year. They just got a, of a video of him frantically cheering you know just like i just absolute super fan never consulted us i had no idea it was going to happen but just somehow someone was like dude is that is that jack is jack on the jumble trying like 20 people texted me from the game and every time they'd say let's make some noise it's that picture of jack one he was the he was like the

36:27Rob Lowe:the doctor he's the let's make some noise kid on the jumbotron at dodger stadium played three times every game all the time every game at least at least three yeah unreal oh yeah and it was like i don't think it was it hadn't what was amazing is i just it didn't did not have anything to do with you no nothing because we're there they just happen to have that stock version like that kid was he like him he was the embodiment of sheer fandom and joy and so that was pretty cool a lot of his friends at school call him out for that. Good quotes. I don't know. Lila told me today she was upset with me when I had to leave for work.

37:05She didn't want to go to school. And so she stormed away and she walked back and she stuck a post-it on my chest. And it had the word dad and an X through it.

37:20Like, I crossed you out. Like, oh, honey.

37:24Rob Lowe:Oh, my God. you are surrounded by strong women. It's the truth. Perfectly and also personally, yes. In every way. And that's, by the way, same. I have boys, but that's what it takes to keep you and I on our toes. But, that said, it's like, how great is it when we can sneak off and bro out? Oh, it's the best. it's just like yeah it's needed yeah we're we are like very tame people like we don't go off and do crazy it's not like we're doing vegas trips and doing we just like go golf and talk shit for five hours yeah we go golf and then we shortly before we go home and be we we deferential to the leaders of our lives yeah we just like to get together and talk about our cheekbones and our stylists right and um yeah what kind of kind of moisturizers we're using Yeah, yeah, yeah.

38:23Rob Lowe:By the way, this is a true story. And it was a little bit of a bit on your part, but also not. And I love it so much. It was, so what would have been the very first gnarly red carpet where you're the lead of Ben? Guardians? Or Jurassic? Yeah, probably Guardians. Yeah. Okay. So I remember, phone call, it's you. Rollo. I'm in the car. I'm on the way to the premiere. Right? Yeah. True story, right? This is a true story. I know where you're going with this. Proceed. Yes, it is true. Rolo, tell me, what are the three faces you make on the red carpet? I said, Rolo, I don't know how to do this. Okay.

39:07Talk me through it. And you were like, kid, it's simple. It was on, I don't even think it was called, it was in person on the set of Parks and Rec. And you were like, it was like, because I was like.

39:17Rob Lowe:No, it was, we started it in Parks and Rec and then you called me and said you forgot it. Oh, that's right. I called you back to remind you, tell me again what it was. Tell me what I told. What did I tell you? See if you can remember. Well, you were like, listen, it's really easy. Okay. There are three faces. You're going to do man of the people. Yep. You're going to do icon. Yep. And you're going to do smolder. Yes. Those are the three faces. You smolder. You're smolder. Yeah, that's good. That's a good smolder. Give me icon. Then you do man of the people. Okay.

39:54Rob Lowe:then you do icon dude i'm watching it right now i i do i i'm this is why podcasts now need to have video because when you did them those those work they work otherwise i don't know what to do i'm just like look at you look at you everyone's saying my name look at you i don't know what to do but it's like it gives you a bit it gives you an intention you know it's good it gives you a bit But, you know, and what women do, right? What women should be doing. What? You know, you tell Catherine this. Catherine needs no help. She photographs beautifully. And I saw this because I was on a carpet and the Olsen twins were in front of me.

40:39Rob Lowe:And you know, I've never understood what people go, say cheese, and you take the picture. I think that comes from, when you say the word cheese, it automatically puts your mouth in the shape of a smile, I think. I'm assuming that's what it is. It has to be, right? Because why would it be cheese? The Olsen say prune. Prune. Prune. And if you say prune, you get the pout, the lip pout. Oh, that's good. Prune. You get the lip pout and the suck in of the cheek muscles. I had someone tell me, I'm trying to think of who it was. Be bored. Oh. Oh, yes. I can't pull it off. You see it a lot and I can't do it.

41:23Rob Lowe:I can't do it. You know why? Because we're both people pleasers. And we're like, I'm Midwestern. You're not Midwestern. You're from Washington State. But we're like. But I was born in Minnesota. My parents are in Minnesota. So I was raped by Midwestern. So I am Midwestern. It's like a Midwestern values thing. It's like, I can't, I can't do that. It's a bridge too far for me. But you see. I don't want to be aloof. no it feels it feels a tad i don't want to say disrespectful just mean there's something about it but there are certain actors who are they probably are bored but maybe but i i think i know what you mean and it's like this i heard this once and i said it and someone was like you should never say that again so say it again right now i'm gonna say it again right now um You should always pay attention to what people say about you because they might be right.

42:19So people are like, no, you should never give a shit what someone has to say about you. And I'm like, but what if they're right though? And so operating in a way that you don't want people to have bad things to say about you is not necessarily a bad posture. You shouldn't do it in such a way that you're disintegrating your own boundaries that you've set. And you need to have safeguards in your life to kind of protect who you are. And you should feel free to be yourself. And don't, I think just being cavalierly yourself, but at the expense of like someone else thinking you're a douchebag is not the right move.

42:52Be like, huh, how is that going to be perceived? It's really good. I think it's probably a testament maybe to this, the Midwestern vibe in both of us and some of the longevity that we've both been blessed to have in our careers. It's like people like to be around us maybe, you know, like if you could pick who's going to be on set with me and it's between you and someone else. And it's like, you know, it's like six and one half dozen the other. They might choose the guy that's going to be a fun vibe on set. Who's not going to make you feel like a jerk or, you know, not be mean. He's not gonna be dismissive.

43:21Like being, being nice is a value and an asset in this, in this business. And so like, yeah, standing there and being like, I'm fucking bored. Cause you want the picture to look good. People are gonna be like, God, this guy was kind of a jerk.

43:35Rob Lowe:Somebody dressed you in free clothes. You got driven there in a fancy car. People are taking your picture Oh, God Bring a watch that you didn't buy That you may or may not have to give back At the end of this thing Yeah, I love the may or may not have to give back part of it You know, my favorite thing is when I realized Oh, they send a guard Like when all those The actresses have this insane necklace There's also a guard there Right To make sure they don't abscond Right And there's some great You can Google, just Google actresses stealing jewelry. It's really funny. There's some great stories.

44:14Rob Lowe:I don't want to, I don't want to rat anybody out, but there's some great. Oh, I just forgot. I just booked a trip to Cabo immediately after the Golden Gloves. I don't know how that happened. Oh, no, I just forgot this Harry Winston, you know,$5 million necklace. I just, oh, silly me. I'm just scattered. I thought I was even wearing it. No, I didn't know. What, I know, I know what it was. Oh, so how you're going on a big press tour. You're going to Mexico City next. Is this, is this right? Yeah, we've already done, we've already been to London and we've been to Spain. And we will go to Mexico City and then we will go to New York.

44:49I'm doing Kimmel tonight here in LA, but then I'll do Mexico City. We'll do some promotion out there and then we'll go to New York and kind of do the talk show circuit out there and then come home for the release of the movie.

45:02Rob Lowe:You got any bets for Kimmel? or are you just going to be charming Chris Pratt off the cuff? I can't remember what we talked about. To the lay person who may not know this, they always call you and they do a pre-interview. So by the time you're out there. Wait, no, let's do a pre-interview. I'm going to do it. We're going to do it. Okay, so here's what we're going to do. So this is when you see people on talk shows, this has happened beforehand. Hey, Chris, I'm Billy Johnson. I'm producing your segment for Kimmel. How are you doing? Yeah, great talking to you earlier, Billy. How's it going? It's really, really good.

45:35Rob Lowe:So yeah, we're super excited to talk about your movie. The, um, yeah, yes, yes. Talk about that. We'll talk about that. And I'm just like wondering, um, so like, did you play any, were there any practical jokes that you played on the set? There must've been some like, like hijinks you got into. Yes. Oh yes. Gosh. Of course. We're always pulling pranks on each other. That's right. And then you come up with the story and then you You tell them the story that you're doing. And then after the long phone call where you may talk for like 25 minutes, trying pitching spits, they come up to you and again, they go, and then I'll be Billy to say, I'm like, hey, Rob, good to see you again.

46:15So remember on the call yesterday, Jimmy really loved the piece about Cheryl and she should love the piece about the necklace. And so like, he's going to basically say this and then you're going to say, oh yeah, you know, what a bummer, this Harry Winston necklace, whoops. And then that's going to lead into this. so it's all completely choreographed and crafted before you get out there now i think the best people will go out there and just throw that away and throw and throw the uh throw it out of throw out the window not care about it and then just go wherever it takes you but it gives you some sort of architecture yeah when i first started i was like okay so i'd memorize this stuff as if i was going out there and doing a scene and it was it would feel so stiff and you get so nervous you know like i remember the first time doing talk shows god because i used to dream about it man I would be like, if I could go on Jay Leno, what would that be like?

46:59What would I say? Would I be funny? Would people like me? I cared so deeply about being, I would rehearse it over and over in my head. And then the more times you do it, just like the more comfortable you get and you get to the point where you're like, it kind of doesn't matter what you go out there and say, just try to have fun and be as funny as you can be and respectful to the host and to the audience and, you know, promote, make sure you promote the thing you're promoting. And it's not as important as you once thought it was.

47:25Rob Lowe:It takes some experience to get to that point. For me, I learned that lesson finally when Letterman was the be-all, end-all. And I just had never really done Letterman. And they put me on one of those calls. It literally lasted a car ride from Malibu to LAX. So that's what, 45, 50 minutes. then picked up when I landed in New York, they wanted more. And then when I got to the thing, they were like, so tell that story about camping with your dad. And I'm like, I don't think that's really a good, really? Dave loved it. He loved that story. Okay. So just make sure you do that. I'm like, and they're literally telling me that as I'm about to go on and I'm so nervous.

48:12Rob Lowe:And I go out and I tell the story and it's a long story. And they're like, tell the whole thing. I tell the whole thing and to dead silence. And Dave looks at me and goes, you know what? You seem like a nice kid. Maybe you come up to my office afterward and we'll work on that story.

48:35Rob Lowe:Totally sandbagged. Wow. Absolutely true story. See, that's... You got to wonder though, did Dave really like that story? Did the producers just throw it at like... Wow. Was it a setup so he could shellack me? To shellack you? You never know, man. You just never know. Well, I'll tell you what. I never, I never, I never, ever, ever listened to any whatever pre-programming after that. It was great. It was a gift. You bomb on Letterman like that. I've never bombed since. Yeah, I remember seeing some people really bomb on Letterman. like he he was i remember seeing a couple of it was actresses that went on there and just i don't want to say who they were but man it was not because i feel like if i was ever hosting or if you were ever hosting you'd really want to root for the people and get them going but i think it was up there was like maybe it's a new york thing or it's like hey dude you're here to be entertaining i think that's another thing is a lot of times people go up there and they're so humble they're like there's nothing entertaining about i'm like that's not the that's not the playbook here like this is a you're on tv fucking bacon dude come up with something after you're what are you doing you know so like that's a tough situation it's a tough situation man you want to bring you want to come bring your a-game that's what i was saying that's what made me think about it it's like if you're asking people to sit down and watch you in an interview or a tv or something like have a story have a story would be helpful yeah you know have something to talk about i might try i might you know what i might try to talk about is how my brother was on that's what i I forgot.

50:16I don't know if we're going to get around to it, but my brother, you know, was police thought was a law enforcement for 20 years. Yeah. And so he was a tech advisor on mercy. And so he came down and was on set. And my brother was like my absolute idol growing up. I did everything my brother did. I wanted to do. He, I wrestled because he wrestled, you know, I got into acting because he was an actor. He was like boo bear on the Christmas special play when I was in first grade and he was in second, third grade. and I watched my mom just like tearing up and giving a standing ovation after a solo and I was like, oh my god my acting is so cool, I want to be an actor and like I just he would take his clothes off because he had style and he wore cologne and he would take them off and they'd be on his floor like a little pile of pants with the underwear in them and the shirt right next to it and before school I would just go down to his room and just put on his clothes he wore the day before and I would wear his clothes to school because we had a big enough age gap two years to where I was at a different school than him.

51:16When I started doing that in high school, he was like, dude, my friends are asking me why you're wearing the clothes I wore yesterday. You got to stop doing it. And so I always wanted to be exactly like him. And so, you know, he went in the army. If you'd have looked at the two of us as kids and said, hey, listen, one of you is going to go into the army and into law enforcement. And one of you is going to go into Hollywood to be an actor. There's not a single person in my family who would have thought it was me who went out to be an actor my brother was like an absolute star and i was way more the army kid i was like dressing in camo and like you know hunting and out in the woods all the time you could have seen me go the army route right in fact the only thing i didn't go the army route is my brother called me when he was in the army was like if you're thinking of going in the army i'm gonna tell you don't do it i don't think it's right for you god if you're too sensitive i don't think you'd like this i don't think you you should do something different like he i think he was not having the best time or something he told me that it stuck with me.

52:07So that's why I didn't go in there. But anyways, he came on to be a tech advisor on this movie. And it's the first time we've been able to actually work together in all these years. I used to go do ride alongs with them. I was always, you know, still, he's still like one of my favorite people in the whole world. But he got to be in my environment and see me on set and be there as a tech advisor and did great. By the way, he'd be amazing as a tech advisor on any, any, any movie. But then he got a cameo at the end of the movie. So he plays a security guard and he gets like shot up they like squibbed him up oh no way amazing with like blood flying out all over the place amazing um he was like excited and i was excited i like they were gonna do it after i was supposed to go home and i was like i'm staying i like videoed from the side and watched him and he did great pulls his gun out runs boom boom boom gets shot does his own stunt falls into like these elevator doors and then the elevator doors open and they continue to open and close on like his body that's like the scene right yeah so he does it he does a great job it looks great and then they needed to go back and shoot some of the stuff from a different angle before he gets shot and they had already squibbed up his pants so the pants were ruined my brother is you know a prat who has not had to like he's like parks and rec andy version of prat so he's a bigger dude you know solid strong solid man you know he's big and so they put it so they didn't have the pants that fit him so they put him in a pair of pants that were like probably three sizes too small and so he had to squeeze into these tight little pants to do this next piece he's like bro these pants are so tight like i have to do this stunt like what am i gonna i was like just do it like it's fine you'll put it off camera he does this stunt again and he has to lay there like dead for a few minutes as the elevator doors are closing on him and he does this stunt he falls back and as he falls back the pants split from like the back of his pants all the way to the front up to the belt line it's like completely exposed and he's laying there spread eagle fully hanging out and the door is just closing on his head for like three minutes as he's laying there like trying to not move because he's he's dead you know so it's like welcome to hollywood kid welcome to hollywood there's a closed doors on your head now he was like at this point completely off camera the camera had already moved on to the other part of the sequence but he did he just don't know that so he's laying there and i have it on video where i'm like dude this is

54:29Rob Lowe:Oh, you have to get, that's a great bit. I want to see that. That's a great bit. Yeah, that's a great bit. You got to get that, get that over to Kimmel. All right. They're telling me, who are you talking to after me? I hope it's not somebody more important. I hope it's somebody less important. First of all, there's nobody more important than you. I think it might be fun for me. Okay. That's what I thought you were going to say. And I love you for it. All right, my friend. I'll see you when you get back from the tour. My golf index is now down to an 11. Down to an 11? Yeah. Dude. Well, by the way, no, I'm not coming to Saturday.

54:58I'm going to be in New York. Oh, shit. The following Saturday, I'll be there. All right, following Saturday.

55:02Rob Lowe:I love you, brother. Thanks for coming on. See you soon. Oh, good to see you, buddy. All right, bye.

55:14Rob Lowe:Chris Pratt, ladies and gentlemen, from Mercy in theaters now. Super cool movie. And just as you know, as you just heard, one of the great guys. Seriously, one of the great guys in Hollywood. but just decent, smart, cool. It'd be great to have more like Mr. Chris Pratt. Love him so much. And I thank him for being on. And I thank you guys for listening as always. And I'll see you next week right here on Literally. You've been listening to Literally with Rob Lowe, produced by me, Sean Doherty, with help from associate producer, Sean Calvano. Research by Jeff Fox. Engineering and mixing by Joanna Samuel.

55:55Rob Lowe:Our executive producers are Rob Lowe for Low Profile And Nick Liao, Adam Sachs, and Jeff Ross for Team Coco Booking by Catherine Cook Music by Devin Bryant Special thanks to Hidden City Studios Thanks for listening We'll see you next time On Literally Really?

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Chris Pratt returns to the podcast! Rob’s good friend, golf partner, and “Parks & Rec” co-star Chris Pratt joins the show to discuss his quotable kids, his new movie “Mercy” (featuring a cameo from Chris Pratt’s actual brother), Christmas with Grandpa Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rob’s alien dinner, and much more. 

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