Simon Scott (actor)

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[ GLISSANDO! ] >> Announcer: LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, IT'S THE LIVE COUNTDOWN TO... WE'VE GATHERED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS THE WORLD TO HELP CELEBRATE THIS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION. AND NOW YOUR HOST, JEFF PROBST. >> HI, EVERYBODY, I'M JEFF PROBST, AND WELCOME TO THIS. IN JUST A FEW HOURS, IN THIS HISTORIC HOLLYWOOD MOVIE THEATER, HOLLYWOOD'S MOST IMPORTANT HOLLYWOOD TYPES WILL HAVE ARRIVED TO WATCH WHAT WILL SURELY BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS TO EVER BE TELEVISED FROM THIS HISTORIC HOLLYWOOD THEATER HERE IN HOLLYWOOD A SHOT-FOR-SHOT RE-CREATION OF THE OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE OF THE 1980s TELEVISION SHOW "SIMON & SIMON," WITH "MAD MEN'S" JON HAMM AND "PARKS AND RECREATION'S" ADAM SCOTT. BUT FIRST, IN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES, WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU INSIDE THE PROCESS OF MAKING ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING AND EXPENSIVE OPENING-CREDIT SEQUENCE REMAKES OF OUR TIME. LET'S START THE CLOCK. WITH A BUDGET OF A WHOPPING $25 MILLION, AND USING THE LATEST STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, CREW MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WERE HIRED, INCLUDING FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR AND CERTIFIED HOLLYWOOD BAD BOY PAUL RUDD. >> YOU KNOW, I WAS GREATLY INSPIRED BY GUS VAN SANT'S RETELLING OF "PSYCHO." I THOUGHT IT WAS A BOLD EXPERIMENT TO RE-DO THAT MOVIE [BELCHES] SHOT-FOR-SHOT IN THE EXACT SAME WAY. AND I THOUGHT, "THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING." AND IT MADE ME WANT TO DO IT. >> I TOLD PAUL THAT NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES, HE'LL NEVER GET IT JUST RIGHT. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T DO IT. >> IMPOSSIBLE OR NOT, THEY WERE GONNA FIND OUT IF IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE...OR NOT. WE VISITED WITH THE TALLEST DOCTOR IN LOS ANGELES TO ASK HIM IF YOU COULD RE-CREATE SOMETHING AS ICONIC AS THE "SIMON & SIMON" OPENING CREDIT SEQUENCE. >> NO. >> HEY, SO, IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SHOOTING. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED 'CAUSE I GET TO MEET JON HAMM. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG ADMIRER OF HIS, BIG FAN. AND WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING TOGETHER. AND HE'S STANDING RIGHT OVER HERE, SO I GET TO...MEET HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHICH IS SUPER-COOL. >> JON, WE'RE READY FOR YOU. >> HEY, JON, I'M REALLY... SUPER... YEAH, SO, THIS IS THIS IS A GOOD SET, I THINK. I THINK WE'RE... YEAH, WE'RE ALL GOOD WITH THIS. >> I'VE LOVED "SIMON & SIMON" FOR A LONG TIME. I'VE BEEN A FAN. FIRST-RUN STUFF, I HAVE THE DVDs, I'VE GONE THROUGH THOSE A FEW TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I WANT TO BE AS PREPARED AS I CAN. IT'S A SEMINAL TELEVISION PROGRAM, AND THE FACT THAT WE GET TO WORK ON THIS HOMAGE, IT'S JUST IMPORTANT. IT'S JUST AN HONOR. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. >> WHY AM I DOING THIS? OH, UM, WELL, INITIALLY IT WAS THE MONEY BECAUSE THEY JUST OFFERED, LIKE, SO MUCH MONEY, IT WAS CRAZY. AND SO I WAS LIKE, YES. >> I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I ACTUALLY HAVE ONLY SEEN ONE EPISODE OF "PARKS AND REC." I THOUGHT, WHEN WE WERE CASTING, THAT I WAS GETTING THE LITTLE INDIAN GUY FROM THAT SHOW, "AZ-IZ." >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ADAM? WHAT'S HE LIKE? >> UM...HE'S, UH... WELL, UH, YOU KNOW, HE'S, UH... HE'S A REAL GO-GETTER. HE WANTS TO DO WELL. HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY. >> AND WHAT ABOUT JON HAMM? >> GENIUS. HAMM IS INCREDIBLE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN "MAD MEN," BUT WHAT HE CAN DO WITH THAT CHARACTER THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON BEHIND HIS EYES. IT'S JUST FUN TO WATCH 'CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S THINKING, BUT IT'S VERY CLEAR TO JON HAMM, THE ACTOR, BECAUSE HE'S JUST THAT GOOD. >> WITH THE ODDS STACKED AGAINST THEM, JON AND ADAM HAD TO MAKE SURE THEIR PERFORMANCES WERE FLAWLESS. SO THEY TURNED TO FAMED BODY-MOVEMENT COACH GRETA STRAUSS. >> [ German accent ] WHAT I AM DOING HERE TODAY, IS I'M GOING TO TRY TO TEACH ADAM SCOTT AND JON HAMM HOW TO BECOME "SEMEN ON SEMEN." WHAT I WANT TO DO IS CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN EXPLORE, THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY JUST HAVE FUN WITH IT. [ SHOUTS ] 'CAUSE THAT'S ALSO PART OF IT. IT'S NOT SO SERIOUS. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE FUN SOMETIMES. WE ALL NEED TO LAUGH. AND THAT'S A PART OF THE MACHINE. THAT'S A PART OF YOUR BODY. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOW IS TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF. OKAY? THANK YOU. >> HEY, I'M ADAM, BY THE WAY. YOU KNOW >> STOP IT. >> WE'LL DO IT AFTER. >> JUST STOP IT. >> IT'S FINE, YEAH. LET'S JUST >> WITH PRODUCTION UNDER WAY, MANY WONDERED HOW DIE-HARD FANS WOULD REACT TO THIS PROJECT. FOR MORE ON THAT, JEFF PROBST. THANKS, JEFF. YOU KNOW, SUPERFANS ARE OFTEN THE TOUGHEST TO PLEASE. AND THIS WAS APPARENT EARLIER TODAY WHEN A PROTESTER SET UP CAMP OUTSIDE THE THEATER TO TRY AND STOP THE PREMIERE. >> STOP THE "SIMON & SIMON" REMAKE, RIGHT? GOT IT. "SIMON & SIMON" ISN'T A TV SHOW. IT'S A WAY OF LIFE. IT TEACHES YOU, LIKE, HOW TO DETECT THINGS, HOW TO WORK WITH FAMILY. I CHANGED MY NAME TO "SIMON & SIMON." LOOK. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S OFFICIAL. FIRST NAME SIMON. LAST NAME AND SIMON. IT'S LEGAL. TRUTHFULLY, PART OF THE REASON WHY I'M DISTURBED ABOUT THIS "SIMON & SIMON" REMAKE IS I HAD BIGGER PLANS TO RE-LAUNCH "SIMON & SIMON" IN A WAY THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. I WANT TO DO IT IN A MATURE WAY, AN ADULT WAY. YOU KNOW, THESE TWO BROTHERS, SHIRTLESS, GOING AROUND SAN DIEGO, EXPLORING EACH OTHER'S BODIES AND SOLVING CRIMES. I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE TOLD. LET'S HAVE SOME FUN. RICK OR A.J., BRO? RICK OR A.J.? YOU'RE AN A.J. CAT, I KNOW IT! A.J. GUY! >> HOWEVER, PROTESTERS WEREN'T THE ONLY OBSTACLE. RUDD'S METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL STARTED TO BECOME A PROBLEM ON SET. >> BLAST OF SMOKE, PLEASE. THAT'S TOO MUCH TOO MUCH SMOKE. HEY, WHAT WHAT, IS THIS, A [BLEEP] PRINCE VIDEO? EASE UP ON THE SMOKE. I CAN'T EVEN SEE THAT GUY. WE HAVE 34 SHOTS, AND ALREADY, I'VE EXCEEDED THE BUDGET BY $9 MILLION. I ALSO HAD TO THROW IN $800,000 OF MY OWN MONEY, WHICH WAS A HUGE MISTAKE, BECAUSE EVEN IF IT'S ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, UH, THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY THAT I WOULD EVER SEE THAT MONEY AGAIN, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, THIS WHOLE THING IS JUST KIND OF STUPID. LET'S GO AGAIN. WHAT IS WHAT IS THE SMILE? IS SOMETHING FUNNY? ONE STEP FORWARD. YOU'RE GETTING BLOCKED BY THE BOTTLE. HEY, HAMM... >> WHAT? >> ...STAY STILL. >> BOTTLE UP. TOO HIGH. >> I'M ADAM, BY THE WAY. >> QUIET ON SET, PLEASE. WHAT THE WHAT IS THAT? ARE YOU [BLEEP] RETARDED? >> HAVE YOU NOT SEEN WHAT WE'RE DOING? >> [BLEEP] ALMIGHTY. WE'RE NOT DOING "HAMLET" HERE. YOU GOT A GUY STANDING NEXT TO YOU COVERED IN CAMO WITH A MUSTACHE AND A BROKEN BOTTLE. YOU DON'T NEED MUCH. JUST WALK AND LOOK. FOR GOD'S SAKES, ACTION. >> THEY FINALLY GOT THE SHOT 82 TAKES LATER. BUT THIS PROVED TO BE A TURNING POINT FOR RUDD, AND SEVEN WEEKS INTO THE SHOOT, HE PROMPTLY QUIT, REFERRING TO JON AND ADAM AS "THE LAMEST ASSHOLES IN THE WORLD." WITHOUT A DIRECTOR, THE PRESSURE OF THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION BEGAN TO AFFECT JON AND ADAM IN DIFFERENT WAYS. >> STOP TALKING TO ME! >> OKAY. >> FOR ADAM, HIS BEHAVIOR BECAME MORE EROTIC I MEAN ERRATIC SOMETIMES TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T EVEN THERE. >> SO, THIS IS THE ONE WE'RE DOING FOR THE BIRTHDAY EPISODE. >> OH, YEAH. >> THERE IS A JUMP. IT'S A BIT DARK. DO YOU WANT SAFETY OR STUNTS OR PADS, OR YOU GOOD? >> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I I JUST... >> ADAM? >> I FEEL LIKE IT'S IT'S ALL COMING TO A HEAD, IN A SENSE. WHEE! SHEER DROP. BUT HE DOESN'T SAY IT LIKE THAT. OR SHE, I MEAN, OF COURSE. [ LAUGHS ] I KNOW. I KNOW. YEAH. [ LAUGHS ] I KNOW. DID YOU GUYS NOT MEET? >> AND DESPITE SHOOTING IN THE ORIGINAL, SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCATIONS, JON JUST KEPT GETTING COLDER AND COLDER. >> YOU LOOK BACK AT THE CLASSIC FILMMAKING MOMENTS IN HISTORY, AND IT'S ALL BULL[BLEEP] AND YOU GET THE CHANCE TO WORK ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO PASS IT UP. THIS IS LIVING THE DREAM. I'M SO [BLEEP]DAMN COLD. >> JON HAMM DIED THAT NIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT, I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. ARE YOU READY TO WITNESS THE MOST EXCITING EVENT IN TELEVISION HISTORY? IF YOU'RE NOT, TURN OFF YOUR TELEVISIONS. IF YOU ARE, COUNT DOWN WITH ME. HERE WE GO. 10...9... 8...7... 6...5... 4...3... 2...1... [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ "SIMON & SIMON" THEME PLAYS ] THANK YOU, AND GOOD NI [ EPIC MUSIC PLAYING ] [ "SIMON & SIMON" THEME PLAYS ]