Fans spend a lot of time hyping up action stars for doing their own stunts, but let the record show it’s a rough life on the set of comedies too. David Spade, Chris Rock and the cast of Grown Ups 3 found that out first hand recently when they were forced to film a scene for two consecutive days that involved a lot of standing up. Fortunately, with emotional support from their longtime buddies and a few laughs, they were able to get through it.
Spade told the hilarious story during the most recent episode of his Fly On The Wall podcast with Dana Carvey. He said the Grown Ups 3 set schedule, which is currently ongoing, called for the main characters to shoot a scene where they’re drinking and talking. It was filmed over the course of two days, and partway through the first day, the guys, who are all in their late 50s or early 60s, were not enjoying the experience.
According to Spade, when you get uncomfortable in your everyday life, you can sit down or switch positions, but because of camera movements, they basically just had to remain in place the whole time. The experience was apparently not enjoyable for the other guys either, who collectively started bonding over the various ailments they’re dealing with at this point in their lives.
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Chris Rock and I were laughing, about halfway through the first day, I go, ‘Chris, don’t let this get around, but I’m not a great stander. It’s happened in the last few years.’ He goes, ‘I’m telling you, I’m not either…’ He goes, ‘My hips.’ And I go, ‘My neck,’ and I hear (Rob) Schneider go, ‘Knees!’ So, we’re all falling apart.
Not surprisingly, time did not make the experience any more pleasant. The shoot on the second day was even more draining. By the end, the group was apparently discussing what the floor was made out of (cement) and whether shoes were helping or hurting. At one point, they even entertained a conspiracy theory about whether the area where they were standing had gotten harder overnight for inexplicable reasons. Maybe someone had messed with it, and there was less give on the second day?
We’re feeling more pain the second day and making up excuses about why we’re collapsing. We all have our things (that hurt).
I’d love to roast these guys, but as a dude who is approaching 40, I honestly feel more empathy than anything else. I’d much rather walk around than stand around. I’m also getting to the point where catching up with my friends often involves people running down a list of various ailments they’re dealing with that include descriptive phrases like “shoulder pain” and “recovery day.”
There’s no official release date for Grown Ups 3, but the film is widely expected to hit the movie release schedule sometime in 2027. Spade, Rock and Schneider are, of course, back along with other leads Adam Sandler and Kevin James. They’re joined by other franchise veterans including Salma Hayek Pinault, Maya Rudolph and Maria Bello. Given the popularity of the first two films, the newest entry is widely expected to be a big hit for Netflix. Fingers crossed it ends up being worth all the standing around-related pain it’s taking to produce.