Will Ferrell Accidentally Distracts Kid Soccer Players Because of ‘Elf’ (YouTube Video Transcript)

(00:00:00) Your YouTube transcript will appear here (00:00:00) well man it's beautiful instant Will (00:00:13) Ferrell Will Ferrell Will Ferrell's (00:00:18) there's a Starbucks Starbucks people (00:00:22) know there will not be let out all the (00:00:34) chai lattes you one Jack yeah (00:00:40) and in that little room pumpkin spice (00:00:42) it's gonna get messy in there yep Oh (00:00:47) 1999 that's the first time we met (00:00:49) that's right on SNL you came to host (00:00:52) hosted SNL hosted uh did you have fun I (00:00:55) did I have fun I had the best time ever (00:00:57) we were serious business between making (00:01:08) me laugh you quick you always made me (00:01:10) break and you always broke and I don't (00:01:13) know if you did that to make me break or (00:01:15) no I'm just a bad actor yeah yeah (00:01:20) interests but I remember being very (00:01:23) nervous to meet you and you were so nice (00:01:25) to our cast and I had grown my hair out (00:01:29) and cut it in a Rachel yeah you were (00:01:34) like that does not look good on a man (00:01:36) but you told me gently (00:01:39) I what I was doing privately right right (00:01:42) dude a solid yeah that was fun that was (00:01:45) a girl that was funny (00:01:46) you're no you're you've been attacked (00:01:48) that was a long to it so that means that (00:01:50) was you are about to wait you're about (00:01:52) to first of all congratulations are (00:01:54) about to celebrate your 20th wedding (00:01:56) anniversary (00:02:01) in August oh I get so you got a couple (00:02:04) months to screw this up (00:02:06) yeah I was gonna say vivica about vivica (00:02:10) I might go crazy you guys have no your (00:02:16) wife is yeah oh look at her I know isn't (00:02:20) she she's Swedish I don't know how that (00:02:22) happened (00:02:23) I don't know how why she picked me but I (00:02:29) can't it's her burden to bear I know I (00:02:32) think it has something to do listen I (00:02:34) heard a little bit about because you (00:02:36) know I hear things right you hear it (00:02:37) right yeah you're a lotta you're a lot (00:02:39) of things especially at this show yes (00:02:41) that you do this you have a holiday (00:02:43) tradition (00:02:44) yes my wife is Swedish yeah we do a big (00:02:48) Swedish Christmas party what does that (00:02:49) look like explain this I play that's me (00:02:53) that's you that's (00:02:55) tompkins Swedish Santa what are you (00:02:57) calling Thompson (00:02:58) he wears a very stylish tunic with a red (00:03:02) piece of yarn it's a belt a belt and (00:03:07) tomp tit so we have a party for (00:03:10) seventy-five to a hundred people (00:03:12) including their kids oh and we get names (00:03:15) of all the kids and Thompson makes an (00:03:17) appearance and gives a present to each (00:03:20) kid so you have to come up in front of (00:03:23) Thompson now Thompson doesn't just hand (00:03:26) you your gift you have to earn it (00:03:28) oh yeah this is intense it's intense for (00:03:34) me yeah it's like a half-hour improv (00:03:36) session yeah I like okay little Bobby (00:03:39) what to speak Spanish okay count to five (00:03:42) in Spanish here we go and yeah so I put (00:03:45) them through their paces yeah yeah yeah (00:03:46) and they're really nervous but they are (00:03:49) so excited they're there they're present (00:03:52) if they can't if they're too nervous to (00:03:53) do anything I just make them do five (00:03:54) push-ups (00:03:56) have you ever turned a child away uh no (00:03:59) Thompson never never turns a child away (00:04:01) which is an old saying in Swedish this (00:04:10) is amazing yes so we do that every year (00:04:12) and that's elective that's a tradition (00:04:13) that's a tradition did you come up with (00:04:15) that name or no no that's that that's (00:04:17) the name Wow (00:04:19) so we make crispy dough next Christmas (00:04:21) if you go to Sweden okay (00:04:22) are you inviting me uh let's do it okay (00:04:25) yeah so when we go to Stockholm yes (00:04:29) and we'll just you can impress people by (00:04:32) asking winda stomped and arrived oh I (00:04:35) can't wait I'm gonna do that I'm gonna (00:04:37) impress so many people it's knock on not (00:04:39) really well I probably won't but listen (00:04:42) today's your son's birthday (00:04:43) yes axel today today axel Axel's ten (00:04:47) years old three boys boys (00:04:57) axel yes Mattias and Magnus Magnus all (00:05:01) very common names yeah by the way Oh (00:05:05) much I know so axel turn 10 the middle (00:05:09) guy Matthias turned 13 in December oh (00:05:11) boy Magnus is about to 36:16 house of (00:05:16) three boys house three boys one point (00:05:18) like so I mean as a parent of three boy (00:05:23) that's a lot of it's a lot of chaos and (00:05:25) all parenting rules go completely out (00:05:29) the window you go from like you know all (00:05:31) the things you read about like conflict (00:05:32) resolution or I'm sorry that you your (00:05:35) feelings are hurt and (00:05:37) uh-uh interesting I hear what you're (00:05:40) saying however within five minutes like (00:05:42) get upstairs now and brush your teeth (00:05:45) shut up okay I don't care why because I (00:05:49) said so it's like (00:05:55) yes even though I don't know if my (00:05:57) parents ever told me to shut up I try (00:06:00) not to see what's that well it's like (00:06:02) running a small Correctional Facility I (00:06:06) want to get like high-powered like water (00:06:09) cannons installed just like hose them (00:06:12) yeah just down 1,600 pounds of pressure (00:06:15) just up against the wall yeah I get that (00:06:18) right well we'll talk more about the (00:06:20) hell you want to raise your children guy (00:06:21) that's gonna tell us what this movies (00:06:32) about this is a movie okay sorry (00:06:38) no this movie I don't give me laughs yes (00:06:43) no this is a movie this is actually a (00:06:45) remake of a Swedish movie those called (00:06:48) force majeure sure everyone's laughing (00:06:50) no which is a it's a story about a (00:06:55) family you go on a ski trip in the Alps (00:06:58) trying to kind of find some more you (00:07:01) know (00:07:01) downtime family time together hmm and on (00:07:03) their first day of skiing a Avalanche (00:07:06) hits in which Julia goes to protect the (00:07:11) family and I grab my cellphone and leave (00:07:14) Oh only to find out that it was just a (00:07:17) practice one it was just a very close (00:07:19) call and that decision on Pete's part (00:07:22) kind of shades the rest of the trip yes (00:07:26) and it's a it's a comedy that also takes (00:07:31) some some turns and gets very very (00:07:34) serious very real yeah very heartfelt (00:07:36) about where they stand with their (00:07:39) relationship do you really how well do (00:07:41) you know your partner kind of explores (00:07:43) all of that stuff yeah (00:07:50) and I was about to say your hair is (00:07:53) hitting the mic but I shouldn't I (00:07:55) because I love audio stuff did you hear (00:08:02) anything that well Farrell just said oh (00:08:04) my audio was great so will I just want (00:08:16) to make sure there we go yes (00:08:20) it takes some very interesting turn it (00:08:22) does really don't literally but it was (00:08:24) um it literally does on skis ski thing (00:08:29) you've never met you'll ever you've (00:08:30) never worked with Julia but you've also (00:08:32) never met her we the first time we met (00:08:35) was sitting down to talk about doing (00:08:37) this movie how is that possible I don't (00:08:39) know yuju yeah she was brilliant look at (00:08:43) me (00:08:43) well you know about our feud we had (00:08:45) right oh yeah that's right right I won't (00:08:50) bring that up here right it's okay um no (00:08:53) was just one of those things where (00:08:54) people think that you have that I know (00:08:57) each other and work together people (00:08:59) think actors are in a sort of a club (00:09:00) exactly right and everybody knows each (00:09:02) other for it how was that the most (00:09:03) beautiful place to shoot a film was it (00:09:06) looked like it was a it was paradise (00:09:08) shot completely on location in Austria (00:09:11) and it just is one of the more beautiful (00:09:13) places ever and you're going to think a (00:09:17) lot of the movie is CGI but it's all (00:09:18) only in this breathtaking scenery and we (00:09:23) stayed in to to resort towns one which (00:09:26) is called fists it's this Fiss look it (00:09:30) up fist no no this yeah no no no at best (00:09:36) that's the other town (00:09:40) okay like a and Vinod second and that's (00:09:46) a very family-friendly ski resort and (00:09:49) we've the other town we filmed it is (00:09:51) called iskele which is known as the (00:09:53) Ibiza of the Alps there they have a sign (00:09:57) when you drive into the town that says (00:09:59) welcome to H go relax if you can and (00:10:06) it's just this crazy party town on the (00:10:10) side of a mountain and people race down (00:10:13) at 3:30 in the afternoon to get the bars (00:10:17) at 4:00 (00:10:17) oh and from 4:00 to 7:00 it's a price (00:10:20) ski and people get in their ski boots (00:10:29) [Laughter] (00:10:34) but it's the it was the most bizarre (00:10:37) place ever (00:10:38) yeah and that's where I invited my wife (00:10:41) to come visit me right yeah yeah that's (00:10:43) good no joke no I'm bad boys like what (00:10:46) why are we here I'm like this is ish go (00:10:49) relax if you can yeah right so there's (00:10:53) another role that I heard about is that (00:10:55) your son's are playing your return to (00:10:57) sports now they're all they're all (00:10:58) playing sports a lot of soccer a lot of (00:11:00) soccer and you are you've elected to you (00:11:03) do well well how does that work out (00:11:05) you're in and you talk in a way I saw (00:11:07) soccer a lot of the parents have to get (00:11:08) volunteer points and you have to you (00:11:10) have to you have to volunteer referee (00:11:12) and so a lot of times I have to (00:11:16) I have to read that amazing come on how (00:11:20) cute look at that look at that little (00:11:22) outfit I am ready to call offside at any (00:11:25) time but I pulled the socks up and I (00:11:30) usually get through half a game before (00:11:32) before one of the kids on on an opposing (00:11:35) team is like are you the elf (00:11:42) [Music] (00:11:45) but they're in the middle of the game (00:11:46) and they'll they'll stop a gun he's me (00:11:49) out get the ball (00:11:52) but the elf is yeah so take a (00:11:54) distraction so it's distraction managed (00:11:57) to throw that you know so smart is it oh (00:12:00) it's all tactical yeah I like it (00:12:03) all right well speaking of games guys (00:12:05) we're gonna play a game afterwards 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