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25:22Rich Eisen:The bad guy. Professional golfer. Yeah. That's the guy. Do you envision that guy from the very beginning? Is that what you're saying? It was pretty easy to do. I slipped right into those shoes in the sequel, too. It was just like, that guy is in me somehow, someway. I've known people like that in golf courses you go to all the time. It's very much elitist with the sweater over the top. Biff, another drink. Monkey, how are you doing? Good to see you. That kind of crazy stuff. You see it all the time. So it was really easy and fun to do. It was great writing. Were you on the set for the original movie when Bob Barker was there?

25:56Rich Eisen:Did you meet Bob for the original? I made sure I was on the set for that epic scene. Wow. So funny. Yeah, I was making the deal on the side with the jackass guy. And then I came down and watched the magic happen. Right. And he replaced someone who was going to come in. But he said, I'd really like to do my own fighting because I'm a bit of a pugilist. And he just kind of... That's what he said? That's what he said. So they were going to sub Bob Barker out for a stunt person. A stunt person, yeah. And he wanted to do his own... He really wanted to do the own... So funny. And then the hardest thing was, and I heard this from Jack Garaputa, one of our...

26:37Yes, Jack G. Jack G. He said the hardest thing was to get him to say the B word. Yes. So he said, no, I can't get it. And he has a scene with him like, this is me trying to tell Bob Barker to say the word. It was very funny.

26:52Rich Eisen:So Jack was, I got to ask Jack this when I see him the next time. He was the one who arm twisted Bob Barker into dropping the B word. The B bomb, yeah. And it was so funny. I'm so glad he did. It was great. It was the button on the scene. Well, I mean, there's so many moments from the original that everybody always brings up. and the price is wrong or whatever and they hit that line and then he drops the B word after knocking out Happy Gilmore Knock him into the water, gets back up the tumble down the hill, that was the only stunt guy that was in it, Bob did everything else I met him one time so I totally respect you're not going to miss meeting Bob Barker I met him at an event where it was for dog rescue because that was obviously one of his things and I went up to him and I just said to him, listen, we've never met.

27:44Rich Eisen:I'm a host of NFL Network and my job is to interview everybody, whether they're young or old, veteran, rookie, Hall of Fame or whatever, and treat everyone the same way and I get that from you, the way you treat everyone in the contestants row and I really poured my heart out there and he looks at me, he goes, do you want to hug it out? I love that he said that! That is so funny. Bob Barker says to me, do you want to hug it out you know what i said i did straight i did i'm like yes i do bob get in here i want a hug and we hugged it out you know it's funny and this is pre like where every phone had a camera on it so we didn't have any pictures otherwise i'd be able to pop it up but so funny i'm with you christopher mcdonald here on the rich eyes show congrats on 14 emmy nominations for hacks man right that's the show just keeps on getting better and better and better brilliant writing brilliant acting and those two lead girls who got it I'm so happy they both got it right I think Paul Downs was probably robbed a little bit because he's so funny this season but then again we can't complain with the with 14 nominations right it's so good the direction is so good the writing is so ridiculously good and uh it's it stands on its on its own merit I mean it's just great stuff who are you channeling in that in that role you know it's funny you ask that Rich because I think it's the closest I've been to a character that's me.

29:06I know Gene really well, and I think that chemistry, we've known each other for 30 years in different shows we've done. And I still got the bad guy in me because I'm a businessman, but I also got such a big heart for her. And we've messed around in the past years, and every time I'm getting married for the fifth time coming up, all kinds of crazy stuff. But that is me and reacting to a brilliant actor. No kidding.

29:29Rich Eisen:yeah she is well no i i know she's a brilliant actor but that that's how that's how you're playing this this current role yeah because he knows that she's been through it and uh she really and i could help her in any way i mean i just i just love her right in life and in and on screen but you're also a businessman at the end of the day sometimes on that role exactly yeah that's fantastic i'm so happy about that uh you got a good story when you were on the set of grumpy old men uh with any any good walter mathow or jack lemon stories that you day one working with jack lemon and uh walter mathow was a pinch me moment i got it my parents could see me now kind of thing then jack goes hey kid you're pretty good yeah yeah what are you doing at dinner tonight i said i'm open jack he said you'll come by and me and walter we'll have your dinner and they had you know had kevin pollock in it and they had daryl hannah and myself and i'm sitting there i'm sitting between Walter and Jack.

30:25And I was like, that pinched me. But just came like, I'm frozen. Oh my God, how cool. But they were the kindest, nicest people to do that. And I was just, I was shocked how cool they are. And I just, I, as I get more and more deep into this crazy, wonderful business called show to emulate that because these guys just showed class all the way around. We laughed all night. Kevin Pollack's a sick guy too. He's very, very funny. So we were laughing with him and it was like a big, you know, joke fest. and at the same time had a great time with two legends so kevin kevin uh tells a story about um

30:59Rich Eisen:walter matthew not really uh liking the script he just did it because he owes his bucky his bookie a couple million dollars that sounds right and that when uh when walter matthew passed away they had his uh his his picks for that week's football games on the back of the program or something like that i mean wow right i mean you're you're working with legends and something absolutely It was seriously legend time. Fantastic. Well, Happy Gilmore 2 is available for streaming on Friday, next week, July 25th. Sandler Bowen, Julie Bowen, she's fantastic. I met her at that Netflix to Doom event. How about that energy that comes from that girl?

31:39Rich Eisen:She's a pistol, that's what she is. I mean, she's as funny as they come. And adorable. I mean, her and her modern family laugh out loud. And it's just pretty wild that, you know, 20 plus years later, right? Yeah. 27 years later, practically, that this is back again and that you're all able around to do it. And it's just as good as before. In a big, big way we did it because I think we had 15 or maybe 20 people in the original OG Happy Gilmore on the list. And this one has 135. 35. That's how many people came in because they wanted so badly to be in this movie. And they, I had friends begging me going, I don't have any power, but I'll ask, I could definitely ask.

32:23So, but he had his daughters in it. And then I asked him, can I get my daughter in it? Because she's an actor, Rosie. And he goes, yeah, that's a good idea. Let's do it. So we found a scene where we could act together, which was kind of awkward.

32:34Rich Eisen:Was that the daughter I met at the Netflix event? Yes, you did. Okay. Right. Yeah. That's cool. Yeah. I mean, you could feel the energy in that building when, when the trailer hit, you know, on the screen for the first time. It was wild inside of the forum. That was great. Truly. I'm blown away at the to doom moment, right. Which was absolutely packed. And then, I mean, all the cool people you say hello to like that, Matt Damon. Oh my God. It's crazy. They were coming off the stage when we were getting ready to go on. Ben and Matt were coming off the stage and we're ready to go on. Just a great, great evening.

33:09And then we go to New York, and they've got the ball that goes down on New Year's Eve. It's Happy Gilmore up there. It's going to be up there for 10 days. In Times Square? Unbelievably beautiful, yeah. And a big, big poster. And it's cool. It's exciting. How can Netflix afford it, Christopher? Netflix? I don't know how they do it. I don't know. They're going to have big, big debts after this. I'm not kidding. I know. They are awesome. And Ted Sarandos, God bless them. They get this unbelievably good PR team behind them, and everything goes to the moon. How's our guy Jim Kelly? How's he doing? Jim Kelly.

33:42He just keeps on keeping on. God love him. He's the best, isn't he? He is the best. I love him like a bully.

33:46Rich Eisen:Now, have you been able to still go to a tournament? I try not to miss any of those ones. And I get in trouble, too. I know you just had a big tournament yourself. Oh, my God. But that same feeling you have when you're stepping up to the tee for the first time, and you see these pro-ams going on, and then someone loses an eye, that's not good. Yeah, so, but at the same time, I mean, talk about exciting, and then you get into the zone, right? And you go, this is it. I've hit this ball many times. There are no people there. But they get too close, and it's scary. So is that your swing as Shooter McGavin?

34:17Rich Eisen:That's your swing, huh? Shooter McGavin-ish. Then the first one was Shooter McGavin. I was pretty good. How good? I think I was probably, you know, single digit. I was probably eight or nine. And I was playing great clubs then, but I got better clubs now. I think you got the same set. PXGs. The PXGs are amazing. Parsons Extreme Golf. How great are those when they're fitted for you? A million percent. Game changer. I know. I just wish the operator wasn't so error prone. Error prone. The operator. The operator operating the machinery. Exactly. You know, it's not the machine. It's not the tool. It's the craftsman.

34:53Rich Eisen:At least for me. But what I was trying to say that was my swings were I get criticized sometimes when you're looking at the internet and they say, you see these actors, they don't really know how to swing the golf club. It's a comedy. I have a guy bending my nine iron. Of course I'm just sitting up there and hitting him like an idiot. What are you thinking? I was sitting there and like, look, it'd be beautiful? No, it's crazy. It's funny. I mean, I took my kids to Topgolf the other day. That's funny. Actually, the other way around, they took me to Topgolf because they love going there. And one of my oldest thought for a split second, because he loves Happy Gilmore, he was like winding up and getting ready to just like hit it until it was stopped because apparently you're not allowed to happy gilmore at top golf like that's apparently it's against the rules big no-no is that you know what i mean but everyone wants to do it and you can fall into the net that's right we're on the third floor and i'm like no but his younger brother was you know more straight laced down the line here a rule follower yeah that's he's just like no you're know how to do it you can't do it he's like you can't do the happy gilmore they've got people they kick off of the of the pace like they're such long hitters and they're out there not supposed to be hitting that ball that far right and bang it into the back so i don't know it's i love top golf goal and i yeah man i wish callaway did they sell it or there's i don't know i don't know neither but i enjoy it whenever i go oh my god great time well i mean you're you're like part of golfing lore now man i know it's big it's a big cross to bear my friend you know what i mean because if there's anybody you you root against in golf it's like a shooter mcgavin type person you know what i mean like that your your character's name is a shorthand you know what i mean like it's a shorthand it's like a code you know um and i know last time you were here you told the story about you came up with the idea of like shoota you know the to to actually drain the pot yeah you didn't you you didn't shoot on a botanical garden this time did you or this time no no no no no we've stepped it up now huh this is a whole there's a game changer everything was top notch and i just got to say one thing i would go in my days off just because i knew who was in the scene yes and i would walk into the room and there are the legends i mean i can't name them but they're amazing and then you have the legends in training right now they are the guys that right now are out killing just played like portish over there in uh in Scotland.

37:18And they play everything. And then Rory does it. You get close to these guys and it was pinch me time to know that I was hanging out with one of my heroes and that the coolest people in the world, they funny, funny, funny in this movie. And as soon as they get out in the course, it's like okay, I'll see it. That's it. Boom. Shut it down. Boom. Golf. And it's just these guys can just switch it off. But they were just clowning around with each other. It was so much fun. And I walked into this room and I saw the legends and I saw the other guys and I got to behind the door like this. And then I walked in when they had a break and I went, and I walked in, everybody went, shoot up!

37:54It was unbelievable. Oh my God. It's just that one little, you know, thing that people just like, having those guys do it, Nick Faldo going, shoot up! Is the thumb here when you do it to you? And they'll never point it at people. It's always a little curved, a little side, a little.

38:09Rich Eisen:You were giving Sir Nick Faldo tips on how to do the shoot up. He asked. I had to do it. I had to come through, yeah. sometimes you gotta twist your arm exactly it was pinch me time i gotta say it was really funny christopher i am so happy that uh this is happening and that it's finally arriving and it's next week july 25th that's next friday so everyone knows what you're going to be doing next weekend you're going to be settling in to netflix hopefully right here on the roku portal and checking out the sandman yeah a lot of viewing parties too are going down on the i imagine so Yeah, yeah. Everybody's going to get together and get themed.

38:46Where are you going to be?

38:47Rich Eisen:Are you going to be in one of these viewing parties? I'm going to be flying back. I am going to be throwing a pitch in Redding PA for their AAA team and be signing autographs and stuff like that on the day. It's happening. How many first pitches have you thrown out? I'm up to like seven now, but I did really well the first time out in Redding. Okay. No, Scranton. Yeah. And then I just found where, oh, that's where you throw at the scene like that. It's scary, though. You're barnstorming the Pennsylvania, you know, baseball fields? I say yes in January, and NBC's coming around and going, oh, I can't, I got the thing with the button.

39:22Rich Eisen:You're like a whammer, man. You're going around the small towns, and you're just showing off. Hello, everyone. Happy Gilmore 2 again. It's next Friday. Make a note of it. Christopher McDonald.

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40:24It's summertime. I've got this big gig on Broadway coming up, and I thought, you do. Got to hang out with my family. Got to, you know, so they invite me out to do certain sporting events, throw the first pitch in a ball game. Where are you doing that? Did that in Akron, Ohio. Did a pretty good pitch. Then I went to Frederick, Maryland. Okay. Frederick Keyes. Frederick Keyes. And they made these bobbleheads, of which this is one of... Oh my god, a Shooter McGavin bobblehead? Shooter McGavin bobblehead. Yes!

40:49Rich Eisen:So... Guys, awesome, here it is. Amazing. We'll have to place this in a very special spot here. It's pretty funny. He's got the guns out, double barrels, leaning on his putter. It's pretty funny. Isn't this amazing? Did you realize when you were doing that Happy Gilmore that that would be something that would stick with you for the rest of your career? No idea. I don't think anybody knows when they make a movie if it's going to have legs like this, but this is almost generational now because of the beauty of television. When it first came out, it was a moderate hit, but now people love it and quote it.

41:20Rich Eisen:But it's neat that you own it, right? I mean, I just read everything that's going on. You're on a hit TV show on HBO. I mean, that Broadway revival of the front page. It's going to be massive. Holy smokes. But you own this Shooter McGavin thing. Some other actors, I think, might not do that. Well, yeah. I enjoyed the movie. I enjoyed working with Adam and Dennis Dugan, these wonderful writers. It's just Judd Apatow was a co-writer, and these guys are, you know, comedy gold. So to be with them and to have this movie last as long as it has, it's opened a lot of doors up for me, you know, personally and professionally.

41:57So it's just been a gas. And did you come up with the shooting? Yeah, I had no idea why they called him Shooter. Nobody told me anything, so I just started making puss and going, Shoot up. So that was your call. That was my call. And the very funny thing about this movie, I've told this story, but forgive me if I've told you before. It's okay, go for it. End of the movie. You know how I hate in a golf movie where they cut to the hole and the ball rolls in? I want to say, could you please let me make it? It's about a 32-footer. And it's not on a golf green. It's on a botanical garden. So he told me he'd give me seven tries.

42:28And that's try five. And I lipped it out twice. But people were betting. The crew was going, yeah, we're going to do this. And so you see who your friend is? And when I put that baby in there and I did it, chunk on that baby. And I just did that whole shooter shimmy thing. It's amazing. That's the one they left in the movie. It's so freaking wrong.

42:47Rich Eisen:Fantastic. Awesome. I can't believe we just did another interview with Christopher McDonald because it was Happy Gilmore 2. You know what I mean? It's so wild. It's actually happening. I should put my Emmy down since it's my only one. Look how long it's been. The Emmy's turned silver. You can get them where you've done, Rich. Oh, good. You know a good Emmy guy, Mike? I know a good Emmy guy. Remember, I had one thrown at me? I do. And destroyed. I know an Emmy guy. I know an Emmy guy. This is Mike Del Tufo. Fantastic. By the way, did you see, again, I don't know if the Emmy nominations came out.

43:23Rich Eisen:Did you see who just received his first ever Emmy acting nomination? Scorsese. Yeah. For his appearance. He appeared in the debut episode of the studio. That's right. Did Jerry Jones get nominated? No. I don't think so. Oh, man. I checked. That was for Landman, too. Yeah, for Landman. Yeah, you got a Lombardi. What's that called if you get a bus now for him? I still believe he'll get the Emmy and even an Oscar before he gets another Super Bowl trophy. Oh, my word. Yeah, he did not get nominated for that. did not oh what a bummer uh bummer but scorsese did yeah cool oh yeah i know he was funny in that studio episode the studio crushed it too which uh ike baron's show what a show huh way much longer ago way way before christopher mcdonald was here in hour three and craig kilbourne in hour two and quentin lake in hour one for the rams way before all that started of the show by saying hey jets making sure their kids who are all right are getting paid early and aren't going to their season wondering you know i didn't get my extension what's going on garrett wilson here's four years 31 million per congratulations to you and i said sauce you're next didn't i say that i had no idea we'd be learning before the end of the show how next he was he signed four years 120 million 30 million per year that's the highest paid corner in nfl history it is in fact sauce gardner and that is an agreement a four-year deal that ties him to according to schefter to the team for the next six seasons so it's an extension extension okay 60 million guaranteed so al the jeweler i mentioned he was going to hear from sauce at some point His phone's already rung.

45:18Rich Eisen:Here in New Jersey, the man who provides the ice for Sauce Gardner. Hey, man, the Jets are paying their kids. They're investing in the guys who they are drafting and growing, and they're growing. I mean, it seems it was just around the corner. They were the offensive and defensive rookies of the year together, Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner, in the same draft where the Jets hit it. And I'm sure, you know, somewhere Joe Douglas is like, I drafted him. I get it. I get it. But the Jets did what they have to do, and it shows the people in the room. We are paying those who ball out for us. And Aaron Glenn has got to be pumped, man.

46:04Rich Eisen:How could you not? New spot. And what better way to say, buy what I'm selling? You get paid around here. Yep. and Justin Fields is going to sit there and go okay I can be next because it's now really on him I know it's on him to perform I know what you're saying Chris I get it you pay these guys all you want congratulations you don't hang banners for making somebody the highest paid corner in the league I get it I mean it's smart roster building it's smart taking care of your young talented award winning players now go win so I'd like to wrap this show up with the top five once again as you know I went to the American Century Championship.

46:43First time in 21 years I performed in that jewel of an event.

46:54And listen, loved it.

46:57Rich Eisen:Would have enjoyed it a million times better if I wasn't so deficient at the game of golf. Number of times I was saying stuff in my head and I would just say, that's like a title of my golf memoir. as I finish tied for 88 out of a field of 90. I get it. So I have my top five golf memoir titles presented by Hyundai. These are all things that came out of my mouth at some point during the three rounds of play of the American Century Championship. High five. One, two, three, four, five. Rich's top five. They weren't all bad, okay? It's just, again, if you double bogey is when you get hurt. Right. So great drive, bad second shot, scramble, can't make a bogey putt.

47:48Rich Eisen:Like that stuff happened. But sometimes these double bogeys were wrapped around the first title of one of my memoirs, Flashes of Brilliance. Yes. Flashes of Brilliance by Rich Eisen. I love it. And Smich put me through the AI machine with my Travis Matthew gear. Anyone who's golfed has had Flashes of Brilliance. Flashes of Brilliance. Absolutely. That's the name of number five, though, unfortunately. Number four, this came out of my mouth. Too much bad, not enough good. Too much bad, not enough good is another title of a golf memoir of mine. It's just there was too much bad going on. Not enough good.

48:26Rich Eisen:Not enough good. Number three is, you know, I hit a great shot and then I choose. I think I can make it there. I can get it there, you know. um and so uh i i i do the wrong thing and then something terrible happens and then i just say out loud why do i do this to myself wow that is a amazing photo why do i do this to myself like praying it all why am i out why am i out here why did i say yes uh and then number two is when it gets worse after that after i'm like why do i do this to myself and now i'm spitting up all over myself the hole is definitely gone and i just say these words out loud you've got to be effing kidding me and because it's a memoir and other tales of golf wool i literally say out loud you've got to be effing kidding me that's a great ai and then at the end of the day uh this is a perfect golf memoir for me and i think maybe for others you might be able to uh uh relate uh how to hate yourself and everything everywhere all at once i just i would say that to my i hate myself i hate every fiber of my being that's what golf does to me and those are my top five golf memoir titles presented by hunday the hunday getaway sales event is going on now get deal so right it almost feels wrong don't miss out visit your local hundy dealer today that's the complete opposite of inner excellence exactly the exact opposite i should send that send to jim murphy and say, did your advice work?

49:59Rich Eisen:Because I got five new books. Damn it! T-88! Why do I do this to myself?

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