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Chatting with the female stars of horror comedy 'The Final Girls' at SXSW

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Young Hollywood

I am here with the ladies of The Final Girls, which first of all, congrats on the New York Times review.

Young Hollywood

I mean, it's amazing.

Young Hollywood

Did you guys read it?

The Final Girls

You're shocked.

The Final Girls

No, they give you a like amazing review.

Young Hollywood

Really?

Young Hollywood

I have it here.

The Final Girls

We've been working all day.

The Final Girls

We haven't had time.

Young Hollywood

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

There you go.

Young Hollywood

It was really good.

The Final Girls

They loved it.

The Final Girls

Yes!

The Final Girls

They loved it.

Young Hollywood

I'm gonna kick things off a little with a game.

Young Hollywood

Because this is a horror comedy.

Young Hollywood

Have you guys ever had a horror comedy haircut?

The Final Girls

I did a hair show once, and they you're sitting on a stage and they're cutting your hair and you don't know what they're doing.

The Final Girls

And then you get off stage and all of a sudden you have a mullet.

The Final Girls

Uh, it was it was fantastic.

The Final Girls

I mean, yeah, not a lot of people can say they had a mullet.

The Final Girls

The sides of my hair grow uh doesn't grow, and the back of my hair grows very fast.

The Final Girls

So I always have a natural mullet if I don't get a haircut.

Young Hollywood

Right.

Young Hollywood

Okay.

Young Hollywood

Sweet.

Young Hollywood

So, mullet sisters.

The Final Girls

I cut my hair like boy short once.

The Final Girls

Like super like Anne Hathaway boy short in the fifth grade sixth grade, sometime around that time.

The Final Girls

Um, and I had to wear dresses so that people knew that I was a girl.

The Final Girls

So it wasn't a good look.

The Final Girls

Um, okay.

Young Hollywood

Um, any horror comedy first or blind dates?

The Final Girls

Do we have enough time?

The Final Girls

One guy cut cut me and he left, yeah.

The Final Girls

No, I don't know how to answer that question.

The Final Girls

Horrible, horrible, just awkward moments of sitting and I can be sarcastic sometimes and when sarcasm goes over someone's head and you just and they sit in silence then you feel like such an idiot.

Young Hollywood

Right.

Young Hollywood

Right.

Young Hollywood

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

That's a horror.

Young Hollywood

Right.

The Final Girls

Yes.

Young Hollywood

Any horror?

Young Hollywood

Like it was such a it was so bad.

Young Hollywood

It was like a horror comedy.

Young Hollywood

I took it literal.

Young Hollywood

I was like, I should have set it up better.

Young Hollywood

Sorry.

Young Hollywood

What was this signature dance I'm hearing about and it's going viral and

The Final Girls

Oh, uh, well, uh,

The Final Girls

If I had a song, if I had a song, I would.

Young Hollywood

What song?

The Final Girls

Let me out.

The Final Girls

Push me around.

Young Hollywood

I'm hearin' ya.

Young Hollywood

I love it still.

The Final Girls

I need you.

The Final Girls

I need you.

The Final Girls

I called you out some little stars.

The Final Girls

So build me a works like

Young Hollywood

That is what I call improvising.

Young Hollywood

So in this film, you guys it's you guys are trapped in a movie.

Young Hollywood

Your movie is the movie that you filmed years and years and years ago.

Young Hollywood

You guys could be real life trapped in any movie.

Young Hollywood

What would it be?

The Final Girls

Dirty Dancing.

The Final Girls

Nobody puts Baby in a corner.

The Final Girls

Interview with the Vampire.

The Final Girls

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

The Final Girls

Hello.

Young Hollywood

Yeah.

The Final Girls

Been there, done that.

The Final Girls

Oh!

The Final Girls

No.

The Final Girls

I mean, I I I I Wait!

The Final Girls

What?

The Final Girls

Let me clarify.

The Final Girls

I just Guys, I got to stick my tongue down Tom Cruise's ear in Rock of Ages.

Young Hollywood

Oh yeah.

Young Hollywood

That's right.

Young Hollywood

Is that what this is about this?

The Final Girls

No, what's that right right now?

The Final Girls

No.

The Final Girls

But I would want to be trapped in a movie where there was a time machine element cuz then I'd like never get bored.

The Final Girls

Back to the Future.

The Final Girls

Back to the Future.

Young Hollywood

Oh right.

Young Hollywood

Back to the Future.

The Final Girls

And just Back to the Future.

Young Hollywood

This is the rights of many wrongs done to women in slasher films are corrected in this film.

Young Hollywood

What does that mean?

Young Hollywood

Yes or no answer.

The Final Girls

This cast is in it, so that was definitely Look at us.

The Final Girls

We're like independent, badass chicks.

The Final Girls

You kinda you got to make fun of it in the within the movie, which was great.

The Final Girls

So it was a commentary on those really campy bad '80s movies that were great.

The Final Girls

And you guys you got to do all that overacting that you know, it was awesome.

The Final Girls

You were a really bad actress.

The Final Girls

It was great.

The Final Girls

This is the one time you have license.

The Final Girls

Yes.

The Final Girls

You can just go

The Final Girls

She got the most license to do that.

The Final Girls

Yes.

The Final Girls

Yeah.

The Final Girls

I wasn't allowed to have any thoughts.

The Final Girls

Nope.

The Final Girls

Very naive, dumb, dimwitted.

The Final Girls

A lot of going through that brain.

The Final Girls

Yeah, like thoughts go out instead of in for this role.

Young Hollywood

Oh my gosh.

Young Hollywood

And you clearly all a lot of out and in in this interview, huh?

Young Hollywood

Um, anyway, you guys, this was a lot of fun.

Young Hollywood

Congrats on the film.

The Final Girls

Hey, thanks, girl.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Anne Hathaway

    Mentioned for her short haircut

  • Baby

    Character from 'Dirty Dancing'

  • Brad Pitt

    Actor in 'Interview with the Vampire'

  • Tom Cruise

    Actor in 'Interview with the Vampire' and 'Rock of Ages'

FAQ

What is 'The Final Girls' movie about?+
'The Final Girls' is a horror comedy where the characters are trapped inside a movie they filmed years ago, allowing them to comment on classic '80s slasher tropes.
Was 'The Final Girls' well-received?+
Yes, 'The Final Girls' received an amazing review from the New York Times.
Which movie would the actresses want to be trapped in?+
One actress would choose 'Dirty Dancing' and another 'Interview with the Vampire,' while a third would prefer a movie with a time machine element like 'Back to the Future.'
How does 'The Final Girls' address slasher film stereotypes?+
The film corrects many wrongs done to women in slasher films by allowing the cast to make fun of and comment on campy bad '80s movies.
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