Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions
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"Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions" is a song performed by Andy Samberg
, Will Ferrell
, and J. J. Abrams
at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards
. It is a soft rock song dedicated to a popular film cliche
in which characters are depicted leaving the scene of an explosion unfazed by the destruction behind them.
(of The Lonely Island
) appears as a Bruce Springsteen
-like character and is in a warehouse, dressed in a vaguely Rambo-esque outfit. Film clips of numerous "slow walks" from explosions play as he performs. Then, Will Ferrell
as Neil Diamond
, appearing to be drunk, is introduced to the viewers by Samberg. They then sing about various other clips, including Mark Wahlberg
wearing a hat in the film Shooter. Then Samberg yells, "Keyboard Solo, J.J. Abrams!" as the camera turns toward J. J. Abrams
(director of Star Trek and creator of ABC's Lost
) playing the keyboard with one hand. They continue to sing as more film clips are displayed. At the end, it shows Samberg and Ferrell walking away from a building that bursts into flames in a large explosion. However, unlike in most films, they cower at the sight of the explosion instead of calmly walking away.
Andy Samberg
David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American actor, comedian, rapper and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live...
, Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
, and J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, and composer. He wrote and produced feature films before co-creating the television series Felicity...
at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards
2009 MTV Movie Awards
The 2009 MTV Movie Awards were presented on Sunday, May 31, 2009, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. Andy Samberg served as host for the 18th annual ceremony.- Performers :* Eminem — "We Made You" and "Crack a Bottle"...
. It is a soft rock song dedicated to a popular film cliche
Cliché
A cliché or cliche is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning,...
in which characters are depicted leaving the scene of an explosion unfazed by the destruction behind them.
Music video
Andy SambergAndy Samberg
David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American actor, comedian, rapper and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live...
(of The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is an American comedy troupe composed of Akiva "Kiv" Schaffer, Jorma "Jorm" Taccone, and David Andrew "Andy" Samberg, best known for their comedic music. Originally from Berkeley, California, the group is currently based in New York City. The group broke out due to their...
) appears as a Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
-like character and is in a warehouse, dressed in a vaguely Rambo-esque outfit. Film clips of numerous "slow walks" from explosions play as he performs. Then, Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
as Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
, appearing to be drunk, is introduced to the viewers by Samberg. They then sing about various other clips, including Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of...
wearing a hat in the film Shooter. Then Samberg yells, "Keyboard Solo, J.J. Abrams!" as the camera turns toward J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, and composer. He wrote and produced feature films before co-creating the television series Felicity...
(director of Star Trek and creator of ABC's Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
) playing the keyboard with one hand. They continue to sing as more film clips are displayed. At the end, it shows Samberg and Ferrell walking away from a building that bursts into flames in a large explosion. However, unlike in most films, they cower at the sight of the explosion instead of calmly walking away.
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(final explosion that Samberg and Ferrell cover from)