so i'm debbie and paul rudd is pete.is is why judd is kind of like paul rudd's character, i guess. but judd would say things like, you know, things that he would be afraid to say to me, his wife, he wouldn't be afraid to say to the character debbie. so he would say, like, don't you think it would make sense for debbie to say that she's being really controlling in this scene? [ laughter ] and i'd say well yeah, and don't you think it would be really good for pete to say right now that he's being, like, kind of a big [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] and so we would have those conversations. it's therapeutic. >> jimmy: that's a very passive aggressive way of writing a movie. >> it was. but fun. >> jimmy: your real daughters are in the movie. i assume they wanted to be in the movie. >> they -- yeah. >> jimmy: or you didn't want to pay for a sitter. >> i think that judd underpays them. he's really cheap. it's really bad. i told them, i said you should try to get more money, because he's screwing you. [ laughter ] and they tried and he

his new movie, "this is 40" includes some familiar faces such leslie mann and paul rudd.w, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: judd, i apologize for my hair being soaking wet. >> you're still wet from tom cruise. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that is so -- >> now you know what's weird about that is our movies open on the same day. >> jimmy: oh, they do. >> me and tom cruise, but because we're in the business, we're very supportive of each other. >> jimmy: oh, yes. >> and i only wish the best for his movie so i took a picture with him backstage. i don't know if you wanna -- >> jimmy: yeah, i do have a picture of that. >> we're close. we're close. >> jimmy: so look like you're both happy for each other, i can tell. and -- [ laughter ] that's good. you seem a little angry. seem a little angry. >> well, i am competitive. because he's just so much cooler than me. i feel like the temperature just changed in this room since i walked in and he left. >> jimmy: oh, no, no, no. >> like he's so sexy, he's so sexy. >> jimmy: he's a sexy man, but so are you sexy. >> i know, but lik

with paul rudd and her children, again, in the film. >> directed by her husband.500 million times? the hot video from karmin, blockbuster duo. they're here on "gma," to sing a holiday favorite for us. >>> we're going to get to the news and josh. >> we're going to return to newtown, connecticut. four more funerals for the victims of friday's school shooting are being held there today. all schools except the elementary school will reopen today. it is unclear when students from sandy hook will return to class. but a school in a neighboring town, monroe, is being prepared for them. >>> we are getting a clearer picture of the gunman today. a family friend says adam lanza hasn't seen he father or his brother since 2010. his dad moved out of the family home in 2001. spent most weekends with adam until two years ago. a former babysitter says adam lanza had behavioral problems and was told to never leave him alone. >>> and more politicians, including gun advocates are pushing for stricter gun control laws. some retailers are cutting back in the guns they sell. and we learn

there's leslie with paul rudd. we first saw them in "knocked up." and here they are again.l more of their story? >> i felt there were weird things happening in my house and my kids and leslie and the way we relate and fight with each other and love each other. it seemed nuts. maybe it would make people feel better that their house isn't the only crazy house on the block. >> you speak through the characters, debbie and pete. i love that you've said they're talking about the script with your wife has been a coded conversation. you can talk about idiosyncrasies and annoying things. wouldn't it be a funny scene? >> wouldn't it be funny if we did a scene that debbie admits she's really controlling? >> that's so funny. is this a case of art imitates life? >> a little bit. sometimes i think of it as an apology for how gross i am. just to show how men drive women crazy. and i'd like to say your ann taylor loft looks excellent. >> ann taylor takes a little hit in the movie. >> i'm joking. i've never even been there. >> but the line is incredibly deft and well-written. as is the whol

with paul rudd and her children, again, in the film. >> directed by her husband.en viewed 500 million times? the blockbuster by carmen. they're here on "gma," to sing a holiday favorite for us. >>> we're going to get to the news and josh. >> we're going to return to newtown, connecticut. four funerals are being held there today. all schools except the elementary school will reopen today. it is unclear when students from sandy hook will return to class. but a school in a neighboring town, monroe, is being prepared for them. >>> we are getting a clearer picture of the gunman today. a family friend says adam lanza hasn't seen he father ore hz brother since 2010. his dad moved out of the family home in 2001. and a family friend said adam lanza had behavior problems. >>> and some retailers are cutting back on sales of guns. and we learned this morning that a new york investment company will sell its stake of bushmasters, which is one of the guns used in the school shooting. >>> five months after the movie theater shootings in colorado, that state's governor is asking f

joining us paul rudd, leslie mann and judd apatow. >> i think it is a couple that my own opinion is that they love each other and they're deal well problems that a lot of marriages deal with. and maybe they're just handling it in the wrong way sometimes. and i think they're kind of succumbing to the pressures of all of it. >> like paul said we kind of share a brain and so we, you know, we have a shorthand with each other, with all of it. and we have i mean we're constantly having conversations about what we are-- about screens and these characters. >> it is person. we debate all the time how truthful it is, and how personal it is. and some days it is like this is really personal, this isn't like us at all. so we change our opinion moment to moment,. >> rose: al hunt, julianna goldman, george stevens, paul rud, leslie mann and paul apatow when we continue. >> funding for charlie rose was provided by the following kohl qol captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. . >> rose: we're in washington where fiscal cliff negotiations conti

. >> paul rudd and -- and apatose.as to watch paul rudd make out with his wife constantly when this is all going on. i was thinking about that. and all the kids in the film are appato's kids. >> oh, really? >> yeah. he's making the film with his family and it's all about -- anyway, all with his family. >> watching -- you know, i don't know what he's into, but so he's got his wife making out with this guy a lot. >> they're married in the film so, you know, you can hope, right? >> don't bring this stuff up. >> we do have to talk about some other films later. let's see what's going on with the futures overnight as we set up this trading day ahead of christmas. dow looks like it will open down 5 points, a little more than that, actually. nasdaq would be off 8 points, s&p 500 off 4.5 points. let's check the oil boards for a quick s.e.c. let's take a look quickly at the 10-year note. the yield, 1.768. i don't know. i don't know. i re-phied that mortgage. so i'm happy at this point. a quick look at the dollar. you can see it

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>> i play paul rudd's father. who had in vitro with an older woman. he had triplets.lithg lithgow. >> he plays leslie mann's father. he's a successful spinal surgeon. and i'm a curtain salesman out of business. and i'm just jealous of his income. >> take a look, everybody. >> you operate every day? multiple times a day? >> three, four times. >> what's the price range? if i wanted to -- >> i'd rather not say. >> it's so big you're embarrassed to say. >> i wouldn't say embarrassed. >> are there hunchbacks today? >> of course. >> i've never seen one. >> that's because there are spinal surgeons. >> that's because of you. each time i don't see a hunchback, you're getting that much richer. >> i want to ask you really quickly, the movie, the characters, leslie and paul's characters are trying to change each other. if you could guess, what is the one thing your wife would want to change about you? >> i think i'm perfect. >> good answer. we do, too. >> my wife and i don't try to change each other. >> you are perfect to us. albert brooks. the movie is terrific. it's called "thi