thanks for being with us. i'm ama daetz. good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, george clooney. amanda seyfried. music from tones and i. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: well, hi. thank you. hello, i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thanks for watching me on television. wow, this is a big day today. today was the day that we found out how many times we listened to taylor swift on spotify this year. [ laughter ] i'd say, i don't know if i've been hacked or my kids are using my account or if i'm just losing my mind. my number one most listened to song of the year this year, i've never heard of it before, swear to god. i looked at the phone what the hell is this? even now i don't remember what it is. [ laughter ] i do know who my number one artist of the year is, 36th year running, huey lewis and the

news, that's right. [ cheers and applause ] not a joke. that's what it was. so don't ever say i don't have my finger on the pulse. [ laughter ] the heart of rock 'n' roll is still beating right here. [ cheers and applause ] there was good news virus-wise. in the uk they're going to start giving people the vaccine, starting at the beginning of next week. so thanks to our friends for doing it. the trump administration revealed the order in which they will roll out the vaccine, who gets it first. many expected it would go to the workers on the front line, the health care professionals, but the list was a little different than anticipated. this is is order according to the cdc. first the vaccine will go to rich people. then white people. [ laughter ] strippers in south florida third. next that guy on the skateboard with the cranberry juice. then kid rock. then the four original members of kiss. sean hannity, lou dobbs, mayor mac cheese, spray tan

technicians, randy quaid, fox friends and their users, twitter users with profiles featuring eagles or flags -- [ applause ] then everybody else. getting the vaccine to hundreds of millions of people is a massive undertaking. one of the big challenges is that some of them will need to be shipped, delivered and stored at subzero temperatures. a lot of doctors and drugstores don't have the refrigeration required to keep the vaccines cold enough. fortunately, i have a solution to this problem. and it is this. deliver the vaccine in ice cream trucks. it's winter. they're not using them anyway, right? [ laughter ] fill the ice cream trucks with vaccines. have them drive around the neighbors. you hear "pop goes the weasel," you run outside, roll up your sleeve, get in line, everyone gets a chaco taco to reduce the swelling, problem solved. [ cheers and applause ] more good news, now available

for the first time since 2012, the mcrib sandwich is back. the first thing it said, how's bill cosby doing? [ laughter ] mcrib, let me be the first to say, we don't know where you've been and we don't care, all that's important that is you're home. you think trump will take credit for the mcrib coming back? mcrib came back on my watch, and it cures the coronavirus! our president, for 49 more days, and his holiday-loving first lady, hosted a jolly christmas superspreader event at the white house where he told rollers, it's been an amazing four years, a sentiment shared only by white supremacists and those impersonating him on cameo. he told guests he's trying to do another four years, if not, he'll see us in 2024.

this was some party. someone shot video to show their terrible friends, i guess. most everyone who wasn't working wasn't wearing a mask. they're indoors. chatting it up. eating, drinking. people were heard coughing loudly while trump was talking. even baby jesus spends christmas outdoors. [ laughter ] this is ridiculous. while some may question the optics of holiday partying it up in the middle of a pandemic, the soon to be former white house press secretary is not among them. >> it's said the next few months could be among the worst public health months in american history. does the white house, is it setting a good example for the public for the white house to be holding in-person holiday parties at a time when the cdc and other organizations are asking americans to forgo those kinds of celebrations for their own safety? >> so, you know, if you can loot businesses, burn down buildings, engage in protests, you can also go to a christmas party.

>> jimmy: good one, kayleigh. [ laughter ] way to blame it on the black people again. meanwhile the vice poodle and mother wife unveiled their holiday decorations this year. they're not quite as elaborate as the decorations at the white house but more personal. stockings, ornaments, also a very slow zoom on a very creepy-looking santa. [ laughter ] lurking behind the tree. let's watch that again with a scary music soundtrack. ♪ you see the buckets, the balls, the berries. that thing. ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he sees you when you're sleeping, mother. [ applause ] all anyone at the white house wants for christmas this year is a pardon. trump is reportedly trying to decide whether or not to grant what he called -- what they call preemptive pardons to three of his kids and his son-in-law,

jared, for whatever crimes they may or may not have committed. usually presidents grant pardons after they've been vetted very carefully by the justice department. trump is shooting them out of a t-shirt cannon right now. [ laughter ] the most interesting character who's angling for clemency is the artist known as joe exotic. on year one of a 22-year-old prison sentence for trying to hire someone to kill his rival, carole baskin. he put this handwritten plea on his twitter account. he wrote, everyone please tweet president trump and ask him to sign my pardon and make halloween exotic again. show your love. love you all, make halloween exotic again. yeah. nothing gets me in the mood for trick-or-treat like setting a murderous zookeeper free. [ laughter ] it's unclear if trump even knows who joe exotic is. but he probably doesn't know who mike pence is either. and maybe, just maybe, the tiger king and the lion king could team up to form a winning ticket in 2024.

>> in 2020, president trump was handicapped by dead weight. it's time to spill the milk. in 2024, we need a vp more exotic. joe exotic. >> redneck with a mullet. >> a family man just like our president. with multiple marriages. a mastery of beasts. tough talk for the women who wronged him. >> crooked hillary. >> it's all part of carole baskin's plan. >> a man who believes in the second amendment. a businessman. >> political condoms. >> with a love of his country as free as his hair. joe knows what it's like to need that next paycheck. >> i am never going to financially recover from this. >> to beat a sleepy joe, it takes a crazy joe. trump exotic 2024. grab america by the -- >> i'm donald trump and i approve this message. whether that bitch carole baskin likes it or not.

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you know -- trump has a real opportunity here. he could pardon joe exotic, rudy giuliani, jared from subway, suge knight, under a becky, put them all in a house, and boom, "donald trump celebrity penitentiary" this summer on abc. [ cheers and applause ] now it's time for something fun and maybe illuminating too. from time to time we play a game where we pit elder against junior in a battle of the ages. this is one of those times. it's a special remote video chat edition of "generation gap." [ cheers and applause ] our first player is an octogenarian who loves frank sinatra and puzzle books. from destin, florida, say hello to bobbi wyndham. i like your hat. >> it's me. this is me. >> jimmy: i like you. what year were you born, bobbi? what year? >> 1933. >> jimmy: 1933. who was president in 1933? >> i don't remember.

i just know i was born on abraham lincoln's birthday. >> jimmy: you were, okay, very good. >> february the 12th. >> jimmy: bobbi's challenger tonight is a high school freshman from dover, delaware. let's say hello to asea hernandes, hello. >> hi. >> i like your head gear too, asea. >> thank you. >> jimmy: what year were you born, by the way? >> 2005. >> jimmy: okay, 2005. who was president in 2005, way back then, do you remember? >> i could not tell you, i really couldn't. >> jimmy: we are off to a very bad start trivia-wise. [ laughter ] this game is called "generation gap" because there's a gap in your ages. i'm going to ask you each questions from your opponent's era, vaguely. if you get it right, you get points. if you get it wrong, the other person has a chance to steal and get points. you got it? all right.

it's easy, just answer the questions. let's play. the first question is for you, bobbi. name this famous baby. >> uh -- um -- i'm not sure. >> jimmy: you want to take a guess? >> i -- i've seen him on something. >> jimmy: all right, bobbi, your time is up. asea? >> baby yoda? >> jimmy: baby yoda is correct. [ cheers and applause ] bobbi, have you ever seen any of the "star wars" movies? >> yeah. >> jimmy: oh. [ laughter ] all right, well yeah. that's yoda. that's the guy. all right? asea, this question is for you. name this famous baby. >> isn't that the baby with like -- whose face is on the formula? >> jimmy: well, you're close. but you have to tell us which product.

>> the milk product? >> jimmy: it is not correct. bobbi, you have a chance to steal. can you name that baby? >> is that the heinz baby? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. the heinz baby? like a ketchup baby? there's no ketchup baby. >> no. >> jimmy: bobbi, did you feed your children ketchup? [ laughter ] that's the gerber baby we were looking for. all right. all right, next question is for asea. what is this? what is this? >> that right there is a jukebox? >> jimmy: that is correct, yes. [ cheers and applause ] bobbi, what is this? >> i'm sorry, i have no earthly idea what that is. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: asea, do you know what that is? >> no, for a second i didn't, but i'm pretty sure that is a new xbox, right? >> jimmy: it is an xbox, yes. [ applause ] bobbi, hang in there you can

catch up, there's still time. >> i'm trying. >> jimmy: bobbi, the next question is for you. what show featured this group of loveable children? this is a netflix show. >> uh -- that's not "our gang," is it? >> jimmy: what's that? >> "our gang"? >> jimmy: that is not "our gang," no. but it's funny. asea, what show featured this group of adorable kids? >> "the little rascals"? >> jimmy: that's right. also our gang. bobbi, you're not winning. you're not winning the game. >> sorry. >> jimmy: it's okay. all right. asea, what is the name of this character? >> i'm getting very much pickle vibes. i'm going to say pickle boy. >> jimmy: it is not.

that is not pickle boy, no, no. that is not. bobbi, do you know the name of that character? >> uh -- i do, but i can't think of it. i give up. >> jimmy: he had a sidekick named pokey. [ laughter ] >> pokey? >> jimmy: well, no, his sidekick's named pokey. it's gumby, dammit, that's who we're looking for, gumby, gumby. that's okay. >> all right, okay. >> jimmy: bobbi, what is the name of this character? >> heavens, i have no earthly idea. weird looking. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: asea, do you know who that is? >> i haven't seen the newest "toy story" movie, but sporky? >> jimmy: that is correct, he's a fork.

what we've done in the '20s, we just put a "y" at the end of things. it's forky. >> okay. >> jimmy: all right. one final question. this is for 50 points. all right? and it's from a special guest. let's bring in the special guest with the special question. [ cheers and applause ] there he is. go ahead, special -- by the way, whoever answers this first gets it right, okay? go ahead. >> bobbi, i want you to concentrate. [ laughter ] which actor was the best batman? >> jimmy: which actor was the best batman? >> you but i can't think of your name! >> jimmy: you want to take a guess? >> brad pitt.

>> jimmy: it's brad pitt! >> yeah, after i won the oscar i don't take care of myself anymore. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well, let's call it a tie. congratulations to asea and bobbi. sorry, george. [ applause ] oh, wow. that's -- you know what? we go away, they put us in quarantine, when we come out nobody knows who the hell they are anymore. you're both winners tonight. bobbi, we're getting you a pair of yeezys in your size. asea, a pair of orthopedic shoes. congratulations. thanks for playing "generation gap." we've got a great show. amanda seyfried is with us. music from tones and i and george clooney.

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>> jimmy: welcome back to the show. tonight, amanda seyfried is with us. and later, my daughter jane's number one song of the year was "dance monkey." this is the woman who unleashed it on us. you know that song, guillermo? >> guillermo: no, jimmy. >> jimmy: you would love it. this is her music called "fly away." music from tones and i. tomorrow night, our guests are zendaya, and diego luna, with music from paris jackson. please join us for that. our first guest is an oscar-winning actor and producer, humanitarian, and tequila magnate. he is the director and star of the new movie "the midnight sky," it premieres december 23rd on netflix. please welcome george clooney! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: we're not supposed to do it but it's all right.

welcome. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: how are you? >> i'm good, how are you? >> jimmy: it's very good to see you in the flesh. >> it's good to see you in the flesh. >> jimmy: thanks for coming. >> we just talk on email. >> jimmy: i know. every once in a while i have some prank idea that only you can pull off. >> you send me things, then i show medical to my wife, and all i hear is "oh no." i'm like, oh yeah. >> jimmy: how's everything? boy, i got -- i have one 3-year-old at home, i can't imagine having two 3-year-olds. >> two? yeah, it's a little crazy. and also, we did a really dumb thing which is we -- they speak fluent italian. >> jimmy: wow. >> fluent italian at 3. but i don't speak italian. my wife doesn't speak italian. [ laughter ] so we really -- it's terrible. we've armed them with a language -- >> jimmy: a secret language. >> i'll say, clean up your room. they're like -- [ speaking italian ]

>> jimmy: i imagine it's very cute. how is it that your kids learned to speak italian? my son, first of all, barely with the english. [ laughter ] even feliz navidad. he says police navidad. >> i thought that's what it was. i'm from kentucky, english is a second language for me. >> jimmy: you've been here in l.a. the whole time? >> the whole time. >> jimmy: during this thing? >> yeah, it was -- you know, doing all the stuff. all the things you did when you were a young bachelor, when you were struggling, right? it's all laundry and mopping and dishes. i wood stained the entire house. >> jimmy: you did? >> yeah. >> jimmy: did you do a good job? >> probably not. [ laughter ] but i was busy for a while. it kept me out of the room with the kids speaking italian. >> jimmy: right. do you cook for the kids? >> yeah, i cook -- well, i cook for the family, i'm the chef. >> jimmy: the family cook. >> my wife, she does amazing

things. she gets journalists out of jail in countries, azerbaijan, egypt. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: right. >> but when it comes to cooking, she makes reservations, you know. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: right. that's not her thing. >> no, she actually -- she went to hard boil an egg once. and she put it -- the egg in the pan and turned the oven on, or the stove on, without any water in the pan. [ laughter ] and was confused. >> jimmy: she's too smart. that was a message to you. >> it was? >> jimmy: the message was, boil your own eggs, dr. ross. [ laughter ] >> we're going that far back, are we? back 25 years? >> jimmy: wow, did the kids eat american food or only italian food? >> exactly. no, they eat -- they'll eat everything, my god. you know, anything you put down, they'll eat. >> jimmy: yeah, i'm having trouble with that too. my kids are not eating what i make. >> no, our kids eat like

broccoli and spinach. >> jimmy: maybe we can exchange children for a while. [ laughter ] >> sure, sounds like fun for me. do they speak english? >> jimmy: never mind exchange children, i'll just send mine over there. >> that would be great, that would be fun. we had to change things in the house. i had to turn my office, which i loved, into a nursery. >> jimmy: did you really? >> yeah, it's a terrible thing. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, no. >> i have fixed it a little bit. >> jimmy: really? >> got all these stuffed animals around. i snuck a bottle of tequila in the back of one of them. [ laughter ] i'll go in and take care of the kids, don't worry! >> jimmy: daddy, why does teddy smell like margaritas? >> come here, kids! lemme put ya to bed! >> jimmy: even you are displaced from your office. >> displaced. it's just wrong, man. [ laughter ] it's wrong.

>> jimmy: what did you do for thanksgiving? >> i cooked up a thanksgiving dinner for the four of us. >> jimmy: you made turkey and everything? >> yeah, i know you're a big food -- he's a foodie, you know. >> jimmy: i am, yeah. >> you like -- >> jimmy: i eat it. >> you like food. you like it -- i'm going to go to copenhagen and get a special mushroom. [ laughter ] that's not food, is it? >> jimmy: but you did the whole thing? >> yeah, i do the stuffing and the turkey and the mashed potatoes. i do all the stuff we did in kentucky, you know. yams with -- you cook it in brown sugar. you listen, the secret is just cover everything in butter. everybody's like -- >> jimmy: the turkey gets covered in butter, yams, mashed potatoes? >> everything. >> jimmy: half butter? >> half butter and everybody's like, this is the best thing i've ever had. i'm like, yeah, you might want to check into the hospital. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this explains why the children are eating. i assume you're aware of this. you've been in the news for an

unusual reason. because you told a reporter that you flowbee your hair, give yourself haircuts. >> i do, for years. >> jimmy: for how many years have you been doing this? >> well, you know, i've had it for 22 years. >> jimmy: did you order it off television? >> no, i got it off of -- yeah, i -- i think my assistant got it originally off of television. then it broke down. then you couldn't get them for a while. >> jimmy: people who have assistants shouldn't be flowbeeing their hair. >> i got her to flowbee my hair. >> jimmy: i ordered a flobie in march because i could see my hair was starting to get a little shaggy, and i didn't know if i'd ever be able to get a haircut again. i ordered one. weirdly, a lot of young people, i mention it, have no idea what i'm talking about. >> they don't have that pocket fisherman either. >> jimmy: right.

>> remember that? >> jimmy: the pocket fisherman. >> bronco or -- yeah. >> jimmy: let's play that commercial so people get an idea of what it is. >> before the flobie, only a skilled professional could produce a good layered haircut. tens of thousands have been sold to satisfied customers because it really works. >> proper suction is the key to getting great-looking hair can you tells with no cleanup. >> jimmy: interesting. that man, that actor, looked just a little bit like you. yeah, okay, all right. wow. [ laughter ] >> notice how gray his beard was. >> jimmy: talk me through this, i've not used this. >> you've used one. >> jimmy: i've not used it, i couldn't hook it up to the vacuum cleaner, it's a little bit long, it's not going to do much. >> jimmy: is it too long? >> it's too long. you turn this on. the vacuum on. turn the buzzer on. you go to town like this on your hair. >> jimmy: that fast? >> huh? >> jimmy: you do it that fast?

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that's "ether." it's a spaceship far away. coming back from a planet that we hoped would be our future. but -- things didn't quite turn out that way. that's why i have to contact them now, before it's too late. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that is george clooney in "the midnight sky." this is a good movie. i really enjoyed it. you know what i went to go see it by myself in a screening room. it was the greatest thing.

>> yeah. >> jimmy: and you should do every movie in space. i mean, really. >> the last one, i died. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: right. >> i'm not sure it's the best move. >> jimmy: what can we say about the movie, besides the fact that you look like david letterman? >> i do. [ laughter ] david might take offense. i don't know, it's an interesting film. it was a film about regret and about redemption, about all the sort of other elements that had very little to do with the idea of being in space, being out on the arctic. it's really about, you know, sort of coming to terms with what we're capable of doing to one another if we don't pay attention. >> jimmy: i thought it was so interesting that you finished this movie before covid was a thing. >> yeah. >> jimmy: yet it seems like you made the movie with that in mind. it's really weird. >> well, it's not -- it's nothing we're proud of, to be timely on this film, you know. there is a huge part of the story which is about our inability to communicate and to be home and to be with people you love and to talk to them and

see them. so that's a -- it was one of the major themes in this is just being able to talk. yeah, we finished shooting in february. >> jimmy: wow. >> got on a plane, came back from london. went into the editing room, turned on the tv, they were like, this covid thing's real. we're like, oh. he goes, not to be concerned, it only affects elderly people. i was with grant, my buddy for 40 years. i look at grant, oh, elderly. they said, 55 or older. i'm like, what? [ laughter ] i'm elderly now? >> jimmy: the little girl, she is terrific. she's adorable. >> she's never acted before. >> jimmy: really? >> this little girl, she came in -- we had the budget for -- you're working for a kid. you budget for extra days and all this stuff. every single thing we did with her was one take. i went to the other actors, "see that? one take, i don't want to hear about your preparation." >> jimmy: the twins really could

be very valuable. do you think you'd ever put one of those kids or body of the kids in the movie? >> just for the money, yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: one's bad one day, you get the other one in? i guess you can't really do that. >> boy and girl, yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you've had a long and illustrious career in film and television. my personal favorite category, films made for television. >> yes. >> jimmy: and so we thought it might be fun to play a game of "was i in it?" >> oh. >> jimmy: this is for you. [ cheers and applause ] tell us if you were in it. and if you can remember your character's name you get bonus points, all right? here we go. a surfer enjoys life with drug money together with his gang in 1980s california. real movie or not? >> i think this might be a real

movie. it might be a -- "red surf." >> jimmy: that is correct, "red surf." 1989. do you know who you played? >> i don't. >> jimmy: remar. >> remar. i've got one where i played a character named chick chessbro. >> jimmy: that's a good one, we don't have that one. >> i was an undercover cop on a harley during the day, rock star at night. you know, work's work, you know what i'm saying? >> jimmy: history repeats itself when a crew attempts to make a movie in an abandoned school where a terrible tragedy occurred. >> i did not do that. >> jimmy: yes, you did. >> i did? >> jimmy: return to horror high, 1987. you played oliver. >> yes, they actually cut my head off in that one. but the mullet stayed the same. >> jimmy: a sexy single dad navigates the ins and outs of dating during the irish potato famine. >> i'm going to say i wish i had done that. >> jimmy: yeah, no, that is not real, but if it were, it would

have been called "starved for love." all right, let's do one more. two high school students are ordered by a judge to spend a year at a military academy where one of the cadets finds out who's responsible for a spate of midnight thefts. >> yeah, that's "combat high," man. >> jimmy: that is "combat high." and do you remember the name of your character in "combat high"? >> robert culp's son, keith gordon was in -- the answer is, no, i don't. >> jimmy: you played major biff woods. [ laughter ] >> because harry was taken? i don't know. >> jimmy: major woods. there you go. >> that's a career right there. >> jimmy: the movie is terrific, "the midnight sky," december 23rd on netflix. george clooney, everybody. be back with amanda seyfried!

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♪ >> jimmy: hi there, welcome back. music from tones and i is on the way. our next guest is a very talented actor. she's worked with everyone from meryl streep and cher to ted the bear. next you can see her with gary oldman in the new david fincher movie "mank," it premieres friday on netflix. say hello to amanda seyfried.

i'm hoping because it's just after midnight that i am the first to wish you a happy birthday. >> you're the second. i just got a text asking if it was my birthday. >> jimmy: oh, well that doesn't count at all. in fact, that's in the negative category, as far as i'm concerned. [ laughter ] >> thanks for being the first. >> jimmy: that's right. >> i really appreciate it. >> jimmy: do you have any plans? are you allowed to have plans right now? >> i have no plans. there's going to be dueling cakes. my sister-in-law is going to make a cake and my mom's going to make a cake and i'm going to eat them both. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is literally a dueling cake situation because they're making the same kind of cake? >> no. they're not. >> jimmy: okay, all right. because that would be cruel to pit them against each other in that way. >> i hope. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is something i've though about doing. you did something very special for your husband on his birthday. >> yes. >> jimmy: tell us what you did. >> you want me to tell you? okay.

so i have a friend named nash who is a filmmaker and has made some really great short films. anyway, he gave me the idea to dress up as a bear. dress up as a bear, hide in the woods, and surprise someone you [ laughter ] someone i love. so i sent my daughter and my husband, tommy, on a scavenger hadn't through the woods with really thoughtful poems to send him to the next spot. and at the end was going to be me, you know, running away as the bear, and they think they think this elusive bear. you know, it was great. it worked. it totally worked. >> jimmy: where did you get the bear costume? >> i got it on a website. >> jimmy: okay. >> it didn't come as it had -- you know, it -- it looked really great, realistic, on the website. it was just a piece of [ bleep ] when it came. [ laughter ] it still fit. and it still worked. from far away. if you look at it too closely,

you know it's not real. >> jimmy: so you also did the courtesy of videotaping this. we have the video here now. here's your husband, your daughter, in the woods. >> oh my god, just so cute. >> jimmy: yeah, very cute, they're both cute. he's drinking. >> here's the moment. >> jimmy: there's the bear. >> i'm scratching my back. then i try to run away and it doesn't look -- he really thinks that's the bear. then he gets it. thank god he didn't, "a," have a gun on him. >> jimmy: yes, yeah. >> i will say when you live in the woods, it's -- a lot of people have it, he's very safe with it, it's locked away. i was also afraid that a bear would find me attractive, think i was a bear. >> jimmy: like a bugs bunny cartoon. >> there are risks that you take for funny, you know? that was my big risk.

>> jimmy: so will he -- do you enjoy being scared? will he retaliate in any way? >> he threatens constantly. but i -- i'm the person -- i am that person who will -- when you're going up the stairs together, i will run to the next room and hide behind the door, even though i was just with you, just to get that scare. >> jimmy: that thrill, yeah. >> it's been bad, it's bad. >> jimmy: yeah. can i make a recommendation? it's good to get one of those little cameras in your car, and then when people walk in front of your car, you can honk, then you get them on videotape. [ laughter ] >> yeah! you're right. i could just watch it over and over again. >> jimmy: yes, yes. >> [ bleep ]. >> jimmy: tell me about this movie "mank." there are several -- besides the movie itself being interesting, david fincher, the great director -- this is a movie that his late father wrote. and he brought to fruition. >> yeah. from what i know, i'm a huge

david fincher fan, so i've seen his movies, i've seen almost all his movies. i know he's very particular, i know he's very -- pays such attention to detail. his movies are really flawless, to me, just so realistic and weird at times and just awesome. and the fact that he was now like taking this script his late father wrote, you know, as passionate as he is about everything else, to be probably that much more passionate, i just knew this was going to be a masterpiece. how crazy is it walking into a movie where you just know it's going to be incredible? >> jimmy: that's a lot of pressure to put on david. you play a real person who's now deceased, but at one time was not. [ laughter ] an actor, marian davies. >> for sure. >> jimmy: the movie is surrounding the making of another movie, "citizen kane." >> yes.

only every classic movie had the backstory, the filming of the backstory. it's so fascinating. like of course, of course you should -- anybody should make a movie, thank god it was david. yeah, marian davies. she's quite a catch. she was a real -- kind of a -- it seemed like a fairytale jumping into the shoes of marian davies, such a glamorous movie star from the '30s. >> jimmy: did you know that you are, according to the gold derby website, the favorite to win the oscar for best supporting actress right now? >> this week? >> jimmy: right now, yeah, today. >> great, listen, i'll take it. [ cheers and applause ] i'll take whatever i can get. i hope i -- it was really amazing. i did work hard on this, for sure. it is a great movie. i like my performance. but you never expect this kind

of stuff to happen, so when it does, it's great. >> jimmy: will you commit to wearing the bear costume on the red carpet at the academy awards? [ laughter ] >> i would do worse. if i felt like i was allowed to. i don't want anything, you know, to take away from anybody else. [ laughter ] but yes, if someone would have found me that realistic bear costume, i would wear it on the red carpet. >> jimmy: that would be a nice, very sweet tribute to nash. thanks for being with us. "mank" premieres friday on netflix. amanda seyfried, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] happy birthday. we'll be back with tones and i. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing.

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♪ and i always knew i couldn't stay so i had a dream ♪ ♪ that i'd just fly away i've been on my own for a minute is it only me out here ♪ ♪ searching for the place to begin it is it me is it you ♪ ♪ is it fear standing on the line i was given ♪ ♪ people stare and ask me why i'm here no one seems to think ♪ ♪ that i fit in but i don't wanna be like them ♪ ♪ no cause i don't wanna be like them cause i know that i ♪ ♪ know that i cause i had a dream that someday ♪ ♪ i would just fly fly away and i always knew i couldn't stay ♪ ♪ so i had a dream that i'd just

fly away oooh oh woahh woahhh ♪ ♪ oh i'd fly away no one knew how low i was feeling ♪ ♪ i was scared to reach for it all knowing i was here ♪ ♪ for a reason but was scared that if i tried i'd fall ♪ ♪ so where do i go now that i'm in it i never thought ♪ ♪ it'd be like this dreaming all my life then i did it ♪ ♪ oh the grass is greener than it is cause i had a dream ♪ ♪ that someday i would just fly fly away and i always knew ♪ ♪ i couldn't stay so i had a dream that i'd just fly away ♪ ♪ oooh oh woahh woahhh i'd fly away ♪ ♪ oooh oh woahh woahhh i'd fly

away ♪ ♪ cause i had a dream that someday i would just fly fly away ♪ ♪ i always knew i couldn't stay so i had a dream that i'd just fly away away ♪ ♪ oooh oh woahh woahhh i'd fly away ♪ ♪ oooh oh woahh woahhh i'd fly away ♪ ♪ mmm-mmm mmm-mmm

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