The View July 15th Recap: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Diane Farr
The beginning of The View today was preempted by the coverage of President Bush’s press conference. When the show resumed (following a commercial break of course) at 14 minutes past the hour, they were in the middle of a discussion about John McCain being too pale. Sherri said that they are not just picking on McCain and that people had criticized Hillary Clinton’s appearance and talk about what Michelle Obama wears. Elisabeth said it is not just that they are picking on him, but that we need to be talking about the issues. Then the sound on my television cut out for a few moments when Whoopi said something and then Elisabeth said something. Then Whoopi was playing an invisible violin and Elisabeth was talking about Obama raising taxes and Sherri said he was still fine.
Sherri said that a man lost his prosthetic leg while skydiving and encouraged anyone to turn it in if they find it.
Elisabeth talked about Brett Farve wanting to un-retire. The Packers don’t want him to play for them, but won’t release him from his contract. Whoopi sang “Let my Brett Farve Go!!” Joy said that Farve is cute and can retire to her department (or did she say apartment? cause “department” doesn’t make sense). That caused her to remember that it is Steve’s birthday. He is going to the All-Star game with a friend while Joy stays home and scratches her bug bites. Sherri said they need to get Joy some lingerie. Whoopi said that not everyone has sex for their partner’s birthday. Sherri said not for her, but for him. Whoopi said that Joy doesn’t want to have sex because she can’t even sit still because of all the bug bites.
Whoopi said that she wanted to tell Apple that if they are going to do a global launch, then they need to make sure that people can get on the website. She said it was very aggravating. (Anyone else find it strange that Whoopi would get an iPhone? I thought she didn’t frequent the internet.)
Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman appeared on the show to promote the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. When Morgan came out he hugged Whoopi and picked her up. Whoopi knows Morgan and Michael but never worked with them. They told her to come be with them in the next Batman movie. She said that she could be the nanny.
Michael has retired a few times and come back. Morgan said that you retire when people stop calling you with roles. Michael was stopped at the airport because he fit the profile of a terrorist. The man who searched him knew he was, but had to search him. His wife had taken a bags the day before, he was alone, and had a one-way ticket so he fit the profile. He said that the key was that he never learned to fly, but not land.
Morgan said that he and Michael don’t do scenes together, except for a small part when Morgan said that he had to be in a scene with Michael.
Michael and Morgan both said that Heath Ledger should win the Academy Award. Michael said this before Ledger died and was impressed with Ledger in the first moment he saw him perform on set. Michael said that if Ledger doesn’t win, he’d like to see who beats him.
Michael recently put his hand prints and footprints at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. He was told to wear bigger shoe size that normal because “you know what they say about men with large feet.” Then they had a thrilling discussion about everyone’s shoe size.
Morgan studied dance for a number years, but was never really a dancer. He did whatever kind of dance that would get him on Broadway. Joy said that neither of them blink. Michael said that movie actors aren’t supposed to blink. He said if you are trying to be funny, like Hugh Grant, you blink all the time.
John Wayne told Michael to “talk slow, talk low, and don’t talk too much. And never wear suede shoes.” The reason for the shoes is that if you are in the bathroom and the guy next to you recognizes you, he will turn toward you pee on your shoes.
Michael has an album called Cained. The cover picture is from the 1960s, but they digitally removed the cigarette from his mouth. It is only on sale in England and is filled with “chill music.”
Morgan is on Broadway in “The Country Girl.” He thought it was his one chance to have a run at Michael Nichols (who is the director) and ended up with Frances McDormand as his co-star. He said it is not a grueling schedule and you only work 2.5 hours a day. He said 8 hours a day driving a cab or digging a ditch is hard work, not being on stage.
Morgan also appears in the movie Wanted, where he plays an assassin, which he said was fun. Michael’s favorite role was in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels because he had so much fun making it. Morgan’s favorite role was a pimp in Street Smart.
Diane Farr appeared on the show. She has a 15 month old and is currently pregnant with twin girls. Joy said that people now are wearing looser fitting maternity clothes now. Diane said it is more comfortable. Diane thinks it is great that Angelina and Brad are giving the photo money to charity. She said that there is a story that paparazzi tried to tip Selma Hayek when she held the baby to see what she do.
Sherri asked if Diane used fertility treatment and she said that would have been crazy to do that when she is already had a 10 month old. She got pregnant with her first child on her wedding night, so there was no fertility treatment then, either. Diane’s 87-year-old grandmother was her bridesmaid. Diane’s husband is Korean and she is half-Italian. She said that the family get togethers are a little uncomfortable because Koreans are a little insular and would prefer their sons to marry other Koreans. She said that by the time she met her husband he was 35 and his family was just happy he was bringing home someone with a vagina.
She started a greeting card company after she had a previous failed engagement. She sent all the people who she had sent engagement announcement a card that said “Single” on the front and then on the inside “Picked the wrong guy. Gave him the wrong finger.”
Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Batman, The Dark Knight, The View, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar, Barbara Walters, Sherri Shepherd, John McCain, Brett Farve, Heath Ledger, The Country Girl, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Diane Farr
July 15th, 2008 at 11:32 am
So yesterday, the Obama haters were given a perfect picture to add to their “That Obama is a muslim!” smearmails and Bits just poo poohed it, suggesting it was Obamas fault. Yet today she complains about an unfair story regarding McCain? Then she has the nerve to say she wants to just talk about the issues?
Is she serious?
July 15th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
When hot air blower bush finally got done, Caine and Freeman were already on. I enjoyed the heck out of those two old pros! Caine has been acting for 50 yrs he said. I remember seeing him in one of his first movies, “Alfie”..loved it. I got a laugh when Caine said that John Wayne told him to never wear suede shoes and the story that goes with it. I watched most of the show but turned it off with the Farr woman..never heard of her and EH had taken over interviewing her so I had to exit the scene but did like what I saw.
July 15th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman as well. Did anyone else notice that Caine’s command of the language resulted in him getting all the interview questions? I love Freeman, too, but those Brits can talk gooder
But Elizabeth. Could it be she isn’t smart enough to distinguish how a ’skin’ comment about Obama is serious… being about deep seeded cultural racism and about everyone with his skin tone, while one about McCain is only about McCain and is mostly fluff — at worst about his health but just as likely about his lack of cosmetic use? What a shallow, shrill woman she is.
July 16th, 2008 at 10:04 am
EH doesn’t have a clue, and I just wish Joy and Whoopi would put her in her place. She literally does not have a clue. I noticed Sherri is even starting to get a little more aggressive with EH, but Sherri is not that bright herself. I only really care about Joy, Whoopi does know how to get her point across though.
July 16th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I really enjoyed this segment! Morgan Freeman is probably one of my favorite actors and he genuinely seems like a great guy. I was looking forward to the episode the whole week!
July 16th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
My goodness, that was such an insensitive comment Sherri made about John MCCain’s skin! He’s a skin cancer survivor and he has very fair skin so of course his skin is pale! My neighbor just lost her husband of 32 years to Melanoma. He fought a tough battle for nearly 3 1/2 years with melanoma trials and treatments at UAB & John Hopkins Cancer Center. Being pale may not be in but it sure beats being diagnosed with stage IV skin cancer!