Hollywood's Greatest Power Couples (with Kendahl Landreth and Jordan Myrick)
Cast & Characters (6)
Bits & Timeline (13)
Branner and Dustin: The Bad Boys of Animal Planet
Branner and Dustin introduce themselves as a divorced power duo who disrupt the 'Aruba space' and host an Animal Planet show where they put 'tough guys' in cages with lions to humiliate them.
"We're sort of the bad boys of the Animal Planet space."
"We each get a plus one, but we share a bed. We put a towel in the middle so it's kosher."
"I love Dustin, we're not in love."
Brick and Diane: The Pioneers of Real Sex on Camera
British filmmakers Brick and Diane explain their commitment to 'naturalism' by filming unsimulated sex for their psychosexual thrillers, claiming they've found a gap in the market that isn't porn.
"Diane is the Beyonce of British Neo-Noir filmmaking."
"We realized there was a spot in the market for real sex on camera that had never been explored before."
"It's called 'Wake Up on the Farm?' ... 'The Cock Calls' ellipses."
Gabriel and Sarah Dawn: The Uncredited Oscar Punch-Up Couple
Gabriel and Sarah Dawn discuss their marriage and Gabriel's 'uncredited' work doing joke punch-ups for Moonlight and La La Land, while Sarah brags about her one-line role on Golden Girls.
"I was the daughter in Golden Girls a long time ago."
"I did a joke pass on Moonlight."
"I also helped do a punch on La La Land and I kind of wanted to wipe my hands of it."
The Doppelganger Murder Plot
Brick and Diane describe a film they made where one character kills their doppelganger, leading Branner and Dustin to contemplate whether they could ever murder each other.
"Which doppelganger killed the other? Was it him or me?"
"I think I would be able to control the impulse to kill you, but if I couldn't, I think I'd cry after."
The Cheeseburger Night Conversion Tactic
Branner and Dustin describe their 'genre disruption' process, leading to a reveal about a youth group 'cheeseburger night' used to make kids too lethargic to resist religious conversion.
"We're going to talk to them about Jesus Christ once they can't move as good."
"You put red meat in there and they're listening."
"My first kiss was at 2:12 p.m."
The Absolute Guest Star and the No-Kissing Rule
Gabriel and Sarah Dawn explain their power couple status, revealing Sarah's role as a villain named 'The Absolute Guest Star' and their strict rule of never touching mouths during intimacy.
"When we have sex we don't touch our mouths."
"The name of the villain is The Absolute Guest Star."
"We don't kiss, we tell."
Foley Art and the Media Fast
Diane and Brick discuss their 'media fast' which includes only listening to movies while blindfolded and recording animal sounds at the zoo for their new experimental film.
"We don't watch the animals because I consider that part of our media fast."
"We squeeze bubble wrap into a microphone."
"Animals are media for us."
The Key to a Successful Divorce
Branner and Dustin explain that they are actually divorced and maintain their professional relationship through a perfectly balanced 'bubble of mutual disrespect' managed via Slack.
"The key to a successful divorce is to disrespect each other equally."
"Now we submit our fights over our company Slack."
"I disrespect the way you drive."
Real Sex vs. Pornography
Diane and Brick pitch their new film project involving 'real sex' between two vaginas, taking offense when the other couples suggest it sounds like a specific subcategory of pornography.
"It's not porn, it's real sex."
"I have this idea of putting like two vaginas together."
Real Sex vs. Porn: The Salad Bowl Twist
Brick and Diane defend their 'Real Sex' genre, pitching a film where Julie Louis-Dreyfus plays two gay men in a Parent Trap-style scenario while Mark Rylance makes a salad in the background.
"What we're doing is real sex on camera."
"Julie Louis-Dreyfus is playing both of the men and we're doing a Parent Trap body double type thing."
"In front of my salad?"
We Bought a Zoo (For the Tax Write-Off)
Brick and Diane reveal their wealth comes from owning a zoo, which they use as a studio and a tax haven, despite the animals being a massive 'money pit' that won't stop eating.
"We bought a zoo and it's in a way we bought a studio."
"Those animals are hungry. People don't tell you that when you buy a zoo."
"We're going to be putting different animals in bikinis and tank tops."
The Bear Mauling and the Midnight Breakup
Sarah Dawn reveals she was mauled by a bear, explaining her erratic behavior, while Brick and Diane announce they are breaking up at midnight despite their upcoming movie release.
"I was mauled by a bear. That's why it's been hard to sit here."
"Diane and I will be breaking up tonight at midnight."
"Maybe I'll finally get wet?"
12 Years a Slave 2: The Joke Punch-Up
Dustin Wentworth reveals his biggest project is a joke punch-up for a sequel to 12 Years a Slave, claiming he adds 'fun flare' to the action lines to lighten the read.