- We were joking around again, sir.
And it went too far, just like it always does.
Someone always gets hurt.
(sentimental piano music)
Just like when I almost killed myself
when Julie gave me chode jeans.
(upbeat music)
(staff applauding)
- Wow, right?
- I mean, goes without saying,
and yet, here I am saying it.
We are so pleased
with how this campaign is being received, right?
Bridget, do you care to walk us through
some of the rollout details?
- So, we launched last month across digital,
traditional, streaming, and even print.
(Bridget chuckles) - Ooh!
- [Bridget] It was a bold strategy,
but the numbers are really paying off.
- Incredible.
- [Bridget] Okay.
- That is really exciting stuff.
- I'll take it.
- That is really exciting stuff.
Now, who we're dealing with here,
you know, they're a high-premium brand.
And so, success here, (nectarine crunches)
(muffled) is gonna ensure that we can work
with those kinda high-caliber brands.
- You know, that's exactly what I was thinking,
if I could just jump in for a second.
We've had some fantastic calls
with Martin's Head, uh, you know,
and Traga Solutions.
- Oh yeah. - Yeah.
- And if we circle back next week,
I think we can close those deals.
(staff murmurs in agreement)
- And I would add Hodge to that list too.
Hunter and I had a great
conversation with them last month,
and I wanna circle back with them
'cause I think they're really
ready to do some business.
(nectarine juice slurping)
- Thank you, Sonya. I love to know that.
- No problem.
- And it's gonna come
as no surprise to all you guys, but
it all comes back to the creative, you know?
Cliff, congrats again on that.
I wonder if you wanna talk,
you know, from a content perspective,
about how that went down.
- We were really working with
a great team of creatives,
who, I think, totally got the product.
Sonya, were you able to connect with the client?
- Not since last week, uh,
but I'm gonna see Kathy at the event on Tuesday.
I'm gonna circle around with her
to see if they're still ready to engage.
- If I could just chime in here,
this has, no doubt, been a success,
on so many levels, right?
But, from a sales perspective, (nectarine thuds on window)
I think that we can do better in Q3.
- Mm, mm-hm.
- What we need to do is increase the money
for these types of projects specifically.
- I wanna say, it's possible
that this deal predates our new sales goals,
or at least, (nectarine thuds on ground)
well, we made them more explicit.
- And we can go granular on that,
on the sales call on Friday.
- I'll make a note of that.
(indistinct mumbling) (spitting noise)
- Just real quick, Hunter and Hoyte,
if you guys can't hear us right now,
it's because we're on this end,
digging into some (nectarine thuds on window)
fabulous nectarines. (nectarine thuds on window)
So tasty, so supple, so fresh.
Really, really juicy.
(staff murmurs in agreement)
(nectarine thuds on window)
- [Hoyte] Hasn't been an issue here.
Hearing you loud and clear. (nectarine thuds on window)
- Thanks, Hoyte. Hunter?
- [Hunter] Same situation
over here. (nectarine thuds on window)
We've got ourselves on mute, (nectarine thuds on window)
so, just let us know if our nectarines become a problem.
(nectarines thud on window repetitively)
- They haven't. It's been fine.
- Okay, great. So we're all on the the same page.
(nectarines thud on window repetitively)
- Actually, Hunter, now might be a real good time
to get some developments of what's going on on your end.
So, what's new in Singapore, brother?
(nectarines thud on window repetitively)
- [Hunter] We've had some really good meetings out here.
I wouldn't say anything is closed,
but I would say, (chuckling) we're close.
(nectarine juice sprays) (all laughing)
- Come on! Come on!
- That was good.
(all laughing)
- I think that's enough updates for the afternoon.
I just wanna be the first to thank you all
for giving your time today.
- It was our pleasure!
- No problem. - Our pleasure.
- That's what we're here for. (chuckles)
Alyssa! Brett!
Can we get y'all in here? - Oh, here we go.
Here we go. Hit me, baby.
- Hello. - Hit me, hit me!
- And that takes care of addendum four.
(sighs)
How's everybody doing?
- Great. I think we're really making progress.
- Awesome.
All right, I gotta jump on a call real quick.
When I get back,
we'll get started on addendum five.
(door clicks gently)
(awkward silence)
- And boss is gone.
- Oof.
(feet pound on tabletop) - Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Surf's up, dudes.
(all chuckling)
(hums "Wipe Out") (everyone giggles)
- Paul, what are you doing?
- I'm surfing, baby!
- (chuckling) Hey, awesome. Hang 10, brother.
- Yeah! Ride the big waves, baby. Woo!
- Guys.
(all chuckling)
- Yes, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout, ladies.
(chuckling) - Look at 'em go!
- Feel that breeze, baby. - Come on, guys.
- This is so fun.
- Watch out for the spray!
- Whoa! - Whoa!
- [Paul] I'm digging it. Groovy, girls, very groovy.
- I'm a shark. Watch out.
(everyone speaks frantically)
- Gnarly dude.
- Check out these whirlpools.
(everyone speaks frantically)
- Very creative. Hey, check this out.
- Whoa! - Oh, awesome. 360!
- Woo! - Yeah!
- More spray! (woman squeals)
- Here comes a big wave!
- Whoa! (table crashes loudly)
(everyone whines in pain)
- Ow! My face!
- Napkins. Napkins, napkins.
I need napkins.
- Can you hear me honey?
- Can somebody move this chair? Ow!
- I need a wet paper towel.
- Russell. You idiot. You could have killed Paul.
- The hell is wrong with you?
- Fucking psycho!
- What the hell happened here?
- Ask Russell.
- Russell? What happened?
- We were joking around again, sir,
and it went too far just like it always does.
Someone always gets hurt.
Just like when I almost killed myself when
Julie gave me chode jeans.
- What?
- Like when I turned 45 and I said no gag gifts
and Julie gave me chode jeans and I almost killed myself.
- What are "cho" jeans?
- Chode jeans.
They're jeans for a Chode.
A size 54 waist, 10 inch legs. Fucking junk.
Julie gave them to me.
- It was just a joke.
- I almost killed myself, Julie.
- Russell you need to let go of that birthday
because it's a long time ago.
- It's just hard for me to accept
chode jeans from Julie
when her husband's loaded.
I mean you're not shy about that,
that your husband's loaded, right?
We've all seen him.
He's a little bit older.
Doesn't look that good, right?
I'm not saying anything you're
not completely op- open about, right?
- Yeah. I shouldn't have got up on that desk.
- Yeah, you're right.
- My husband is very good looking.
- Julie...
(awkward silence)
- Okay. First off, I want to thank all
of you for helping us with this focus group
for Sony Animation's new movie
Bamboo 2, Bamboozled.
It's a sequel to Bamboo, which came
out in 2009 before any of you were born.
Now you've just seen the first
and final cut of the film.
It's 84 minutes long.
We'd love to get any reactions you have.
First thoughts. There are no wrong answers.
Yes?
- Um, the reason I like this movie is
because it's my favorite movie of all time.
- Interesting. Now you said the same thing
last weekend at the focus group
for Minion 7, President Minions.
- Minion 7, President Minions
was my favorite movie.
But that movie is nothing to me now.
That is the past.
I am a new woman.
- You're all about Bamboo 2 now?
- Yeah. Bamboo 2, Bamboozled is my identity now.
It's my Halloween costume,
my birthday theme, my thermos.
It will be my favorite- - Hold on.
I'm writing this down.
- Good. It will be my favorite movie forever.
- Wow. Strong words.
Raise your hands if this
movie that you just saw, Bamboo 2, Bamboozled
is your favorite movie of all time.
Okay, that's unanimous.
And who among you thinks you might run home
and tell the entire plot of the movie
breathlessly to the first adult they see?
- In the movie the koala, Kimmy, has-
- Yeah, I produced it, I know, but yeah.
- Kimmy the Koala has to go find her mojo.
So she goes to the jungle and then they fall
in the mud and at the end there's a song.
And but one part I forgot
was when the Kangaroo falls on his butt.
- Could we use that entire thing
as the log line to the movie?
- You may.
- All right.
Let's talk about some of the characters. Sir?
- Excuse me.
The woman said I could leave at 5:00.
But, I can leave at 5:30.
- That's great feedback. Thank you.
Now the studio spared no expense.
getting some very big names to voice the different
you know, animals or whatever.
Who knows who did the voice of
Benji the Cockatiel?
- [All Children] Mark Ruffalo!
- That's right.
Mark Ruffalo from You Can Count on Me,
HBO's The Normal Heart.
Would you raise your hands if knowing
that Mark Ruffalo was doing the voice
of the cockatiel enhanced
your experience of the movie?
That is unanimous. Okay.
And who do we think did the voice of Kiki
the Boa Constrictor?
- Elizabeth Banks.
At first I was like, who is this?
Is it Anna Kendrick?
Is it Elizabeth Banks? And it was.
- Wasn't Anna Kendrick Dottie The Dodo?
- Very good. It was Anna Kendrick.
But who knows who did the voice
of her husband and/or brother Denny the Dodo.
- It was definitely someone.
And frankly it was driving me crazy.
- Okay, raise your hands if you could tell
that the voice of Denny the Dodo was someone,
but you couldn't quite place him.
It was Jeremy Renner!
- [All Children] Oh!
- Oh yeah. Finally.
- Now the wise old wombat.
- Mandy Patinkin.
- Yes. Mandy Patinkin.
How early did you know?
- Immediately. As soon as he exhaled through his nose
I turned to the man next to me and said, that's our Mandy.
- You were sitting next to a man you didn't know.
- When I came back from the bathroom
I sat next to the wrong dad.
- How many times did you go to the bathroom?
- Five. Four productive.
- One thing. - Yes?
- My name's Isabella.
This is my favorite movie.
I went to the bathroom nine times.
I just wanna tell you
about what happens in this one scene of the movie.
- Well I produced it.
I know all the scenes, but yeah.
- All the lady emus are at the
water and then the song comes in.
- Ah the song Today is the Day
by Ed Sheeran written for this movie.
But not in context.
- The song comes in and they like,
and then they go...
- Yeah. Yep.
The scene where they dance around, yeah.
They do dance around.
Okay, thank you so much for that.
Now, when they're down at the river, Arnold the Wombat-
- [All Children] Dax Shepherd!
- Yes, absolutely is Dax Shepherd,
says something is fake news.
Now, did any of you get that joke?
No? Okay.
Did anyone's parents laugh at that joke?
Yeah. A, a light laugh?
- An acknowledgement.
- That's all it deserves.
I can't thank you enough for this.
I mean, you've given us your feedback
but more importantly you've given us your time.
Now, no one goes home empty handed.
So as you're leaving,
some woman is gonna give you a backpack shaped
like a koala that's fairly useless
and it is filled with tubes of yogurt.
(all children cheer)
- Oh. Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
- We here at Ford would like to thank you all
for agreeing to be part of this focus group.
Your ideas will actually be used
in helping us create a brand new model.
There are no wrong answers.
So let's go around the room and you just go ahead
and call out features you'd love to see implemented
in your ideal car whenever you're ready.
- Bluetooth capabilities.
- Great.
- Voice activated lights.
- Perfect.
- Satellite radio. - Hmm.
- Extra cup holders. - And a phone holder.
- A good steering wheel that doesn't fly
off while you're driving.
- Rear view camera.
- Comfy seats.
- A good steering wheel that doesn't fly
off your hand while you're driving.
- Automatic side view mirrors.
- A gray steering wheel that
doesn't whip out of the window
while I driving. That is a good idea.
- Yeah, I I wrote it down.
- Oh, nice.
- Okay. What do we think it should look like?
- Sleek. - Good.
- High tech.
- Aerodynamic.
- Too small.
- I'm sorry? - Too small.
So when you get in there, you are like
if the steering wheel fly off, I'm toast.
- Okay. I don't know why we'd make it too small.
- I think it's a good idea and I stand by it.
- Okay.
- And you can have like a sporty look.
- Great.
- Teach respect.
- Any other ideas?
- Stinky.
- What?
- What about if it is stinky inside?
- Sorry. You want that in a car?
- I'm sorry. I cannot think any good car idea
because this guy keep farting.
- Okay. Let's just try and focus on the car.
What are some ways we can make it family friendly?
- No space for mother-in-law.
- That's not helpful.
- Shut up, Paul.
You probably love your mother-in-law.
- I actually do.
- Oh my god. He admitted.
- Paul - What?
- (whispering) You have no good car ideas.
- Shut up.
- I'm doing the best at this.
- All right. Maybe we should lay off Paul.
- That's what his wife said.
(everyone laughs)
- Okay. This car is everything.
- Oh! (everyone cheers)
- You flinched Paul.
No, you have to marry your mother-in-law!
- Yeah, because he landed and you flinched.
You have to marry your mother-in-law.
- I did not flinch.
- You have to- - You flinched!
- You have to- - Marry your mother-in-law.
- I didn't flinch.
- Come on Paul. (everyone murmurs)
- If you don't that mean
you yourself are admit yourself that you suck.
- That's true.
You flinch when the bottle Paul-
- Who is the most popular now, Paul?
- Paul, you have to marry your mother-in-law
if you flinched at the bottle.
(whirring sound effect)
- Oh! - You flinched!