Pierson Fode is a assured man — however stripping all the way down to his sweet cane underwear for Alicia Silverstone, Melissa Joan Hart and Jameela Jamil gave him some critical nervousness.
“The nerves stepping into had been undoubtedly a little bit bit excessive as a result of I had prepped the scene, knew what I wished to do, however once you’re there on the day, you don’t know for positive, and I’m standing there basically bare in entrance of everyone carrying garter socks and a few underwear,” Fode, 34, solely informed Us Weekly about filming his new vacation film, A Merry Little Ex-Mas. “And if it doesn’t work, if it doesn’t play, then it’s not humorous and no one laughs. So the primary [take], my nerves had been a little bit bit excessive.”
The actor, who performs Silverstone’s love curiosity Chet in the romantic comedy, makes an attempt to come back to the rescue throughout a household celebration when a present by accident units the Christmas tree on fireplace. He makes use of his tuxedo — tear away, in fact, from his stripper days — to fan the rising flames, stripping all the way down to his boxer briefs as the remainder of the room seems on in horror.
Fortunately for Fode, his fellow castmates — together with director Steve Carr — beloved his “dedicated” efficiency a lot, they spent the primary take “cry-laughing” in a manner that melted all his stress away.
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“You possibly can see their real laughter once I throw my garments onto Melissa Jen Hart [in the scene],” he informed Us. “And that gave me all the arrogance on the earth to maintain doing precisely what I used to be doing.”
Merry Little Ex-Mas, which hit Netflix on Wednesday, November 12, follows exes Kate (Silverstone) and Everett (Oliver Hudson) as they put together for his or her first Christmas as a nearly-divorced (or “consciously uncoupled,” as they are saying) pair. As Kate decides if she desires to go away the consolation of her small city, she’s thrown for a loop when Everett reveals he has a brand new girlfriend (Jamil). Her jealousy leads her to a flirty encounter with Chet, who turns into her date for all of the household’s joint vacation festivities.
Silverstone, 49, and Fode needed to have interaction in a sequence of horny moments collectively all through the movie, which the actor admitted was additionally nerve-wracking. “I imply, Alicia is iconic. She’s Cher from Clueless. That’s fairly epic,” he identified.
The nervousness rapidly “dissipated,” nonetheless, as soon as the pair bought comfy with one another on set. Carr’s willingness to let the solid improv was additionally an enormous assist. “I used to be identical to, ‘Oh, there’s complete freedom on the set. You possibly can form of do no incorrect, and he’ll simply information you again in the suitable course,’ the place it’s like, ‘Oh, that is the suitable alternative. That is the funniest alternative,’” Fode defined, including that with somebody as “phenomenal” as Silverstone, the ultimate lower was destined to be “nice.”
As a substitute of stressing out, Fode as a substitute targeted on how usually he may make Silverstone and the remainder of the solid break character every take.
“That was my aim. The complete film was to get them to interrupt character,” he quipped. “And it was simply a lot enjoyable. Numerous these laughs made it into the film, which was much more thrilling for me to see, particularly once I’m beating the fireplace out of the tree with my stripper outfit and my eyebrows are singing off as a result of it’s too scorching.”
That form of slapstick comedy, it seems, is precisely what Fode was searching for in a undertaking. Citing Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and the Three Stooges as a few of his greatest inspirations, he referred to as Chet “essentially the most enjoyable I’ve ever been in a position to have with a personality so far as comedy goes.”
“Cary Grant is my favourite actor of all time. I really like Jim Carrey,” he continued. “All this slapstick comedy that I’ve by no means been in a position to like showcase, as a result of I’m all the time enjoying the recent, shirtless dude watching a horse. Which is enjoyable, however …. I hope I get to do extra like this. I hope folks see it, and say, ‘Oh, yeah, yeah, that man could possibly be humorous. Let’s have some enjoyable with him.’”
Fode can also be a proponent of the rom, not simply the com. He lately drew comparisons to Matthew McConaughey after starring in Netflix’s The Unsuitable Paris alongside Miranda Cosgrove earlier this yr. With the previous decade notably missing in high-quality romance, Fode is more than pleased to assist convey again the style’s glory days.
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“I believe folks need that idealized romance. They need to see this factor on display screen the place they will have some enjoyable and have some laughs,” he defined. “They need that actual pleasure, that new starting of a brand new relationship, they usually additionally want that little little bit of lightness of their lives. Films are leisure, so let’s entertain folks. Let’s take them alongside for an awesome journey that they will go away they usually can chortle, they usually can love they usually can cry, they usually can have an excellent time and really feel impressed by the tip of it.”
The actor has an analogous perspective in the case of vacation movies like A Merry Little Ex-Mas, which really feel like a a lot wanted “hug” in a world with quite a lot of “darkness.”
“These movies come out once a year, however they’ve the power to encourage change in folks’s minds and permit folks to have a second of respite on the finish of an extended week or an extended day or an extended yr, a little bit of pleasure,” he informed Us. “You get to sit down down, watch this film, have enjoyable and simply take pleasure in life. That’s it. That’s one of the best a part of all of this.”
Merry Little Ex-Mas is now streaming on Netflix.
