Jason Lee's Desert Island Survival Tips

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Actor Jason Lee finds himself marooned at our Studio; fortunately he's perfectly coifed for the occasion! He chats with us about the third Chipmunks movie, 'Chipwrecked', and in the spirit of the film, we play a round of "Either/Or: Deserted Island Edition" with him. Hear which famous shipwrecked TV characters he'd love to hang with, and also find out how Jason's skateboarding skills might come in handy. Hosted by the next Chipette Nikki Novak.
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Skateboard.
To protect yourself?
Yeah.
Why's that? You're more familiar with.
Well, cuz you can grab it by the truck and swing it and hit somebody really hard in the face with it.
Someone?
The intruder.
What's up guys? Nikki Novak here in the Young Hollywood studio with Jason Lee. You're looking very dapper.
Oh, thank you.
Very, um, coiffed.
I heard you were gonna have me on your show. And so I went out and I got a facial.
Did you?
I had a haircut and I bought a blazer.
Are you gonna bill us for all this?
Totally.
So, chipmunks. I'm the king of the world! Are you having dinner with the captain? No, I am. You're staying here. I have to go apologize for everything Alvin did. This is so not fair. It's called Chipwrecked.
It is. Which is like a play on Shipwrecked.
It is.
So, I take the chipmunks on a cruise ship and they go overboard and I have to go follow them.
Do you play favorites? A favorite chipmunk?
Yeah. No, I like all of them. Because you're the mentor. You were the.
The mentor and the father figure.
Also, you get the the cuteness from Theodore, the the fun from Alvin and the the balance from Simon. So, if you just like
The perfect woman, really.
Really? But these are little chipmunks, though.
They are. Yeah. So, Chipettes. Yeah. I'm kind of an aspiring Chipette.
Are you?
Yes. And I
You're too tall.
Am I?
Mm-hm.
But what if I was to just do the voice? I was gonna try it out for you. Can you do the voice? All right. Are you ready?
Yep.
Hi, Jason Lee. How are you?
That's pretty good.
So, I have a little quiz for you. Okay. Are you ready?
Mm-hm.
Would you rather be shipwrecked on a deserted island with the cast of Gilligan's Island, Tom Hanks, or the cast of Lost?
Gilligan's Island.
Really? Why? Because of Ginger?
No, Mary Ann. Sweeter, more innocent. Yeah, and just hanging out with Gilligan. He's just cool. Plus, it wasn't actually a deserted island. It was like in a sound stage. So, you get to drive home at the end of the day.
Would you rather have on your deserted island a spear or a fishing rod?
A spear.
Why?
I don't know, because it would be more challenging to try to catch fish. I mean, you're already on a deserted island.
True.
You know what I mean? Why not just up your game? Embrace.
Okay, well. If you were given one item to use to protect yourself, and this is sort of up your alley, would you use a skateboard or a snowboard?
Skateboard.
To protect yourself?
Yeah.
Why's that? You're more familiar with.
Well, cuz you can grab it by the truck and swing it and hit somebody really hard in the face with it.
Someone?
The intruder.
Are you still skateboarding? Are you still doing that?
I still skateboard and my son who's eight, he skates. We skate together.
Really? Can you do any of the flips or the crazy?
Not yet. Not yet.
This sport is getting It's getting pretty crazy. It's getting very crazy. Are you like keeping up with all those sorts of things?
Kind of. Yeah. I mean, my my version of skateboarding now is just cruising around and having fun. I don't really try to break my ass anymore.
Well, I heard that you've broken an arm, one arm, and then you skate, continue to skate, and then broke the other arm.
You heard that, really?
Yes. You did a little bit of homework. That's pretty good. Is that where you learned to do the eye cross? I remember hearing that random rumor you on some silly thing on the internet. Maybe it was in Palm Springs. That I could do one eye. I can't do that.
Really?
No. I can. That that didn't work.
Was that impressive? No, it just looked like you were blaming yourself intently. And this isn't an either/or, but if you could only listen to one song on the island, what would it be?
Probably "Easy" by The Commodores. You know that song?
No. I know you're good at doing impromptu songs.
No, I'm easy. Easy like Sunday morning. Do you not know that song? I'd probably have that song. Cuz it would keep me easy.
Um, so the movie opens December 16th, and um, it's very fun, and uh, I'm hoping that there's a fourth one. And I'll be a Chipette?
Um, no. That wasn't a very good audition.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Jason Lee
Featured guest discussing his film and survival tips
- Nikki Novak
Host of the interview
- Alvin
Chipmunk character in 'Chipwrecked'
- Theodore
Chipmunk character whose cuteness is mentioned
- Simon
Chipmunk character who brings balance
- Gilligan
TV character from 'Gilligan's Island'
- Ginger
TV character from 'Gilligan's Island'
- Mary Ann
TV character from 'Gilligan's Island' preferred by Jason Lee
- Tom Hanks
Actor mentioned as a deserted island companion option
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