at the hell can the reason why it worked is todd phillips, no question.irst of all he's the coolest guile guy you'll ever meet. i think, if you look at it we get away with saying the most outrageous things in this movie, particularly allan because, nobody takes themselves too seriously. allan's not in on the joke, it allows the audience to be in on the joke. it's also a mystery, this movie, it works as comedy but also functions as a who done it, film noir, hard boiled detective movie. a lot of things going on at once. >> charlie: character disappears again. >> for the second one, major decision this we had to make, do we depart from the structure or adhere to it. i for one was adamant about we have to adhere to the structure. as fan of the first one if i am going to watch the second one i want to see that phone call again from phil saying we f'd up. i want a missing guy, girl to get harrowing day or be disappointed. giant see all those things. the question is, how do we adhere to that but make it fresh, bangkok. >> charlie: location is important here. >>