If You Drink, Don’t Marry! 4: Ed Helms says he’d ‘do anything with these guys’

Directed by Todd Phillipsthe trilogy of If You Drink, Don’t Marry! became one of the main comedy film franchises in the 2010s. After the release of If You Drink, Don’t Marry! Part III (2013), no other chapters, but Ed Helmsinterpreter of Dr Stu Priceis quite open to a possible meeting.

During an interview with People, the actor was asked if he would accept returning to the franchise. “Sure. I mean, Bradley [Cooper], Zach [Galifianakis], Todd – these are some of my favorite people on the planet,” he said. “So I would do anything with them. Oh, my God, I would do anything with these guys.”

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If You Drink, Don’t Marry!comedy trilogy directed by Todd Phillips, presented the public with several bizarre, insane and completely crazy scenes. In the three films starring Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper It is Ed Helmsthe protagonists participated in bachelor parties with illicit substances, forgot everything and had to sort out all the mess.

According to information from the Rankerbehind the scenes If You Drink, Don’t Marry! They were chaotic, just like the films, and had several unforgettable moments. Making the trilogy wasn’t easy either, but it was certainly memorable for those involved. See five crazy facts below:

Director wanted to electrocute the actors for real

One of the funniest scenes in the first If You Drink, Don’t Marry! (2009) was when Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) It is Alan (Zach Galifianakis) are taken into custody for stealing a police car. The officer agrees to let them off the hook if they participate in a demonstration for a group of schoolchildren. Unbeknownst to the protagonists, the event served as a taser demonstration.

Second Rankerdirector Todd Phillips I believed how much funnier the actors’ reactions would be if they were actually electrocuted. The filmmaker showed videos of people being voluntarily electrocuted to the three artists, hoping to convince them it wouldn’t be too painful.

However, lawyers from Warner Bros. They heard rumors about the idea, and immediately banned the plan.

Mike Tyson was drunk and using drugs during filming

One of the most unusual and impressive appearances in If You Drink, Don’t Marry is that of the ex-boxer Mike Tyson. However, the athlete did not remember how he was involved in the film before it was released, because he admitted to being drunk and under the influence of drugs when it was filmed.

Tyson talked about this in a conversation with Tony Robbinswriter and motivational speaker (via Mirror). “I met the guys [Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms e Bradley Cooper] at one club, they were in the VIP section and I said, ‘This is where I normally sit, no one is normally here,'” commented the former fighter.

Then, Mike Tyson It was understanding what the actors were doing there. Spoke to Zach Galifianakis: “He said, ‘We’re going to be in a movie with you’ and I said ‘Yeah? When?’ And he said ‘tomorrow.'”

Right away, Tyson explained why he didn’t remember the filming. “And I did not know [do filme]since I was drinking, smoking and taking drugs at that time, so I didn’t know I was involved in the film,” he stated. “So eventually, I had to go and do the film and it was a success.”

Mel Gibson’s participation was canceled after protest from crew and cast

Mel Gibson was originally cast to play the eccentric tattoo artist in If You Drink, Don’t Marry! Part II (2011). However, due to the actor’s scandal involving racist and anti-Semitic comments, the choice did not please some members of the cast and crew, especially Zach Galifianakis.

Then, Todd Phillips canceled the actor’s appearance after hearing concerns from the cast and crew. “Mel would have been great in the film,” he commented in a public statement, “but I realize how making a film is a collaborative effort and this decision did not have the full support of my entire cast and crew.”

Liam Neeson was hired to take the place of Gibsonbut when the actor became unavailable for necessary reshoots, and was replaced by Nick Cassavetes.

Ed Helms got a dental implant in the first film

Ed Helms He was born without one of his front teeth and received an implant when he was a teenager. When multiple dental prosthetics were used to simulate the loss of a tooth, Stu in If You Drink, Don’t Marry!the effect seemed strange and unnatural.

The actor offered to have a dentist remove the implant during production. Although the procedure was a little painful, Helms I knew how much more authentic the scene would be on the big screen.

Stuntman suffered serious accident

Scott McLean acted as a stunt double Ed Helms during a chase scene, in which he had to hang out of the window of a speeding car. The car accidentally collided with a truck, causing him to hit his head.

McLean was placed in a medically induced coma following the incident. He later sued the Warner Bros. and the stunt coordinator, and alleged how the scene was changed at the last minute, resulting in the accident. Although the parties reached an out-of-court settlement, the stuntman struggled for more than a year to cover his medical expenses.