Trump Pushes Greenland Takeover | Ben Affleck & Matt Damon, Grace Van Patten | Tuesday, January 13

Summary

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episode: Trump Pushes Greenland Takeover | Ben Affleck & Matt Damon, Grace Van Patten
Date: January 14, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Tonight Show is full of energy and humor, with Jimmy Fallon at the helm riffing on everything from Trump’s Greenland ambitions to pop culture slip-ups. The spotlight is on Oscar-winning actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who join to discuss their new Netflix film, "The Rip." Grace Van Patten also appears, sharing stories from her career and her show "Tell Me Lies." Engaging banter, hilarious personal anecdotes, and even a chaotic game involving a shocking hot potato device make this episode a memorable one.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Monologue Highlights & Pop Culture Riffs (01:02–06:03)

• Trump and Greenland:
  Jimmy makes jokes about Trump’s ongoing Greenland takeover aspirations, quipping, “Trump is still talking about taking over Greenland, and he said that if we invaded, their only defense would be two dog sleds.” (01:32)

• Award Season & Movie Title Mix-Ups:
  Jimmy confuses “Hamlet” with “Hamnet,” leading to friendly corrections from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and a string of humorous apologies in song and rhyme.

  • Notable quote:
    • Ben Affleck: “It’s just… it’s not Hamlet. It’s Hamnet with an n.” (02:28)
    • Matt Damon: “Yeah. We all make mistakes.” (03:04)

• Streaming Wars & Podcasts:
  Jimmy pokes fun at Netflix’s foray into video podcasts, leading to a parody promo that spirals into a meta joke about consuming multimedia on multiple platforms.

  • Notable bit:
    • Netflix Rep: “Then we’ll take a video of someone listening to that audio and release it as the surprise ninth episode of Stranger Things.” (05:20)

2. Ben Affleck & Matt Damon: Friendship & Movie Talk (07:13–18:30)

A. The Rip – New Netflix Release

• Jimmy introduces “The Rip,” a new crime thriller starring and produced by Affleck and Damon, and directed by Joe Carnahan. The plot involves a police tactical team discovering $20 million in a Miami house and the moral/ethical dilemmas that ensue.
  • Ben Affleck: "They raid these houses, they seize money … and this is based on something that really did happen..." (14:25)
  • Matt Damon: “It’s about what happens with temptation, how people turn on each other and not knowing who you can trust.” (16:08)
  • The movie uses real police officers as extras for authenticity. (16:34)

B. Behind the Scenes — Affleck & Damon Anecdotes

• Sneaker Scandal & Fitness:
  Joking headlines about Ben Affleck “quitting” sneakers and Matt Damon’s workout regimen for “The Odyssey.” (07:38–08:32)

  • Matt Damon: “A guy gets in shape once and I quit wearing sneakers. How about still in shape, quits wearing sneakers?” (08:25)

• Christopher Nolan Collaboration:
  Damon describes visiting the set of Nolan’s "Odyssey" film, the grueling filmmaking process, and bringing his children to watch, highlighting Nolan’s seriousness and the epic scale of filming. (09:02–10:39)

  • Matt Damon: "I was deeply grateful to see you… We were the only guests in six months of shooting." (10:06)

• Acorn Incident:
  The duo reminisces about a fight where Affleck accidentally hit Damon in the eye with an acorn while filming “School Ties,” sending Damon to the hospital.

  • Matt Damon: "Yes, it was our biggest fight." (11:09)
  • Ben Affleck: "My first thought was, I gotta be fired for this." (11:50)

• Courtside Basketball Mishaps:
  Damon shares a story about an NBA player falling into him and Mark Wahlberg at a Lakers game and Phil Jackson colorfully telling them to “sit down and shut the [expletive] up” during a playoff.

  • Damon: “Phil Jackson jumped, called a timeout and turned and literally said… sit down and shut the– up to me and Mark.” (13:47)

C. Artist Equity – Their Production Company (17:14–18:29)

• Damon explains how their company’s profit-sharing model extends to crew members, adapting traditional film bonuses for the streaming era.
  • Matt Damon: “It also includes, you know, 1200 crew members, you know, every, you know, painter, standby, painter, greensman, camera, woman, whatever.” (18:09)
  • Jimmy Fallon: “So the more you guys watch this movie… crew members make—would make a lot of money.” (18:11–18:29)

3. Grace Van Patten: Career, Jackass Inspiration, & Tell Me Lies (19:00–25:18)

A. Early Acting & Jackass Fandom

• Grace began acting at age 8 and attributes much of her childhood inspiration to watching “Jackass,” especially Steve-O.
  • Grace: “I did love Jackass growing up. You guys like Jackass?… Steve O was my guy… I don’t know what came first, my obsession with the show or my massive crush on Steve O…” (19:39–19:54)
  • She laughs about organizing “extreme” stunts on the playground as a kid. (20:18–20:46)

B. Tell Me Lies on Hulu

• Grace discusses “Tell Me Lies” Season 3, her real-life relationship with co-star Jackson White, and how the show's drama spills over into public reactions.
  • Grace: “We’re awful to each other on the show, but it’s so much fun.” (21:12)
  • “People have screamed, get away from him or get away from her.” (21:39)
  • She teases the new season is “absolutely chaotic” and apologizes to viewers in advance. (21:50-22:02)

C. Shocking Hot Potato Game

• Grace brings a game that shocks whoever is holding it at the end; she and Jimmy play, agreeing whoever gets shocked must answer a truth or dare.
  • Hilarity ensues as both express genuine fear of being shocked. (22:11–24:48)
  • Notable confession:
    • Jimmy reveals he once stole Jerry Seinfeld’s toothbrush from the “Seinfeld” finale set:
      • Jimmy Fallon: “I went to the finale of Seinfeld… I went to Jerry’s bathroom and I stole a toothbrush.” (24:58)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Jimmy Fallon on Trump’s Greenland plan:
  “They go together like President Trump and invading a country with no plan. You know what I’m saying?” (01:32)

• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck on mistakes:
  Ben: “It’s okay. We all make mistakes. Let me cheer you up.” (03:52)
  Matt: “We all make mistakes.” (03:04)

• Classic banter after pop culture mix-ups:
  Jimmy: “I am such a fool. I messed up yet again. I am so disgraced. When will this torture end?” (03:30)

• Onset visits & filmmaking with Christopher Nolan:
  Matt Damon: “It was absolutely the, the pinnacle of my entire career. I loved every minute of it.” (09:04)

• On crew profit-sharing/Artist Equity:
  Matt Damon: “It also includes, you know, 1200 crew members… that if they’re committed to making the movie good, it’s very likely to be better.” (18:09)

• Grace Van Patten on stunts and Jackass:
  Grace: “I liked making kids do stunts, and I would call it extreme…” (20:18)

• Jimmy on stealing at the Seinfeld finale:
  “I went to Jerry’s bathroom and I stole a toothbrush.” (24:58)

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Segment Timestamps

• Monologue & Current Events: 01:02–06:03
• Affleck & Damon Interview: 07:13–18:30
  • Film talk, anecdotes: 07:24–16:56
  • Production company: 17:14–18:29
• Grace Van Patten Interview: 19:00–25:18
  • Childhood/Jackass: 19:26–20:55
  • “Tell Me Lies”: 21:04–22:02
  • Shocking game & confessions: 22:11–25:18

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Tone & Style

• The episode is fast-paced, self-effacing, and filled with playful teasing, pop culture references, and authentic camaraderie.
• Jimmy’s approachable, slightly zany host style sets a relaxed and humorous atmosphere for both guests and viewers.
• Affleck and Damon’s friendship translates into a warm, lively conversation, blending industry insights with personal stories.
• Grace Van Patten brings candidness and youthful humor, especially in her anecdotes about Jackass and playing risky games on air.

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Summary for New Listeners

This episode delivers everything The Tonight Show promises: big stars, genuine laughs, behind-the-scenes Hollywood tales, and interactive fun. From Affleck and Damon’s thoughtful discussion on the evolving film industry to Grace Van Patten’s childhood mischief inspired by “Jackass,” you get a comedic, entertaining, and sometimes touching look at life behind the fame. The playful spirit is capped by a shock-laden game that provides a memorable on-air confession from Jimmy Fallon himself. Whether you’re here for celebrity stories, movie scoops, or just need a laugh, this episode is both rich and fun.

Transcript

[Announcer]

From Studio 6B in Rockefeller center in the heart of New York City, it's the Tonight Show Souring Jimmy Fallon. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Tonight, join Jimmy and his guests Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Hey. Grace van Kat. And featuring the legendary Roots Crimson 2239 Jimmy. And now, here he is, Jimm. That's a hot crowd. I appreciate it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Welcome, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Tonight Show.

[Announcer]

This is it. You're here. You made it. I'm very excited about this. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are my guests tonight.

[Jimmy Fallon]

If they're here, that means right now, the only person guarding Boston is Mark Wahlberg. So Matt and Ben have been friends for over 40 years. These guys are close. I mean, not heated rivalry close, but very close. They go together like losing weight on Ozempic and denying you're on Ozempic. You know what I' they go together like chatgpt and bad medical advice. They go together like President Trump and invading a country with no plan. You know what I'm saying?

[Matt Damon]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Trump is still talking about taking over Greenland, and he said that if we invaded, their only defense would be two dog sleds. Kristi Noem was like, I can take care of those. It's interesting because dog sled drivers and Trump's brain doctor both say the same thing. Mush. Mush. Hey, guys, it's officially awards season. We just had the Golden Globes, and voting for the Oscars is now underway. And one of my big favorites is a movie out there about Shakespeare called Hamlet.

[Ben Affleck]

Oh, Well, the movie is actually called Hamnet.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What's that, Tree?

[Ben Affleck]

It's just. It's not Hamlet. It's Hamnet with an n. Oh, cool.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Thanks, Tree. I am such a fool. I got the title wrong. I am so ashamed. So I shall sing my song. Oh, the pain and embarrassment in Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy. You good?

[Matt Damon]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What?

[Ben Affleck]

Look, I'm sorry if I embarrassed you, but a lot of people get that wrong.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, no, it's fine. I saw a bunch of movies this year, so. I saw Frankenstein. That was good. I mean, that Frankenstein, right? Yeah, Frankenstein. Frankenstein is a scary monster.

[Ben Affleck]

Oh. Oh, well, see, Frankenstein is the doctor's name, not the monster.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Right, right.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

My bad.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I am such a fool. I messed up yet again. I am so disgraced. When will this torture end? Oh, the blind humiliation and despair.

[Ben Affleck]

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy. Relax, man.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Sorry, I just. I. I cover pop culture news. I should know these things.

[Ben Affleck]

It's okay. We all make mistakes. Let me cheer you up. But let's hang out later and watch one battle after another. It's streaming on Max.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, Tariq, it's not called Max anymore. It's back to HBO Max.

[Ben Affleck]

Right.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Of course.

[Ben Affleck]

I knew that. Oh, God, I didn't know that. It's back to hbo. Well, Jimmy, he has bested me right here on the show. Oh, the suffering and sorrow. Who gets the upper hand and who will win Best Picture?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Just like La La.

[Matt Damon]

Guys, guys, hold on.

[Jimmy Fallon]

La La Land didn't win. It was Moonlight.

[Announcer]

God damn it. Come on. If you say one more thing, man, you better just sit there. Knows everything.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Well, speaking of movies, the CEO of Chuck E. Cheese said that he wants to make a film about the franchise. It'll be a horror movie. When someone brings a black light into a Chuck E. Cheese. Well, get this. I saw that Netflix is adding 34 new video podcasts to its app. Yeah, you'll be able to watch podcasts on Netflix. They even released a promo. Check this out.

[Netflix Representative]

People love listening to podcasts and they love watching Netflix. And now they can do both by watching podcasts on Netflix. But we're not stopping there. We're also releasing all of our video podcasts as audio only podcasts. Then we're releasing those audio only podcasts as videos, which we will then record audio of and release as video less audio. Then we'll take a video of someone listening to that audio and release it as the surprise ninth episode of Stranger Things. So turn on Netflix and check out our video less audio videos with all or no audio video only on Hulu.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Confusing. Finally, I heard about a man who just set a new world record for driving the fastest motorized trash can. Elon Musk was like, it's called a cybertruck.

[Announcer]

We have a great show. Give it up for the Roots, everybody.

[Musical Guest]

I hurt myself to see if I could feel Then I began to try to see if it was real I said oh, see and reveal to me that's what's concealed it told me that I'm probably.

[Matt Damon]

Thank you, Dre.

[Announcer]

What a show we have for you tonight.

[Jimmy Fallon]

They are Oscar winners and two of the biggest movie stars in the world. Their new film, the Rip, premieres Friday on Netflix.

[Announcer]

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are here tonight.

[Matt Damon]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Take the best. She stars in the Hulu series Tell Me Lies. New episodes stream Tuesdays. Grace Van Patten is joining us.

[Announcer]

Our first guests are Oscar winning actors.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And two of the biggest movie stars on the planet. Their new movie, the Rip, premieres Friday on Netflix. Please welcome Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

[Announcer]

That's What I'm talk. Talking about. Oh, feel the love right there for Ben Affleck in that day. That's right.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Thank you for coming on the show. I'm always honored to have you guys here. I appreciate this. And I got to talk about the rip. It's fantastic. Great movie. But first I have to get some hard hitting news and scandal out there on you about you, Ben.

[Matt Damon]

Oh, well, yeah, sure. Why change now?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I figured I'd go with the hard hitting question. This is a big headline that I saw. I'm very concerned. Did Ben Affleck quit wearing sneakers? This is a big. People are really.

[Matt Damon]

Yeah. And I'm working through this.

[Jimmy Fallon]

This is headline.

[Matt Damon]

I don't know. I have nothing to say to that. I have no response. What did that come from? I'm not sure. But if that's the big scandal in your life, things are probably okay.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

It's kind of great that the big scandal in your life is you're old enough now that they worry if you're wearing comfortable shoes.

[Matt Damon]

Orthopedics. I'm good.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, very good, Matt. And the thing that is going all over the Internet is you, by the way, all ripped for the Odyssey, by the way. Look at this thing.

[Matt Damon]

Oh my God.

[Announcer]

Wow.

[Matt Damon]

You know, that's great. You know I'm in shape.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I know you're. Yes. I don't want to talk, I'm going.

[Matt Damon]

To say, but a guy gets in shape once and I quit wearing sneakers. How about still in shape, quits wearing sneakers?

[Jimmy Fallon]

That would give me a better headline.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Man, oh man.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What was. What's the deal with this? You just gotten a full on trainer and I mean, you're.

[Matt Damon]

It looks like a guy who just stepped in a really cold water, right?

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, no, it does not.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

It's actually the shells on that beach were like really jagged and I was walking like that because that's a paparazzi shot from in between takes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, it's not even from the movie. There's no scene where you're like, no.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

There's no scene where Odysseus is like, oh, my feet.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How was shooting this movie, Christopher Nolan?

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Fantastic. Yeah, yeah, it was. It was absolutely the, the pinnacle of my entire career. I loved every minute of it. Yeah, I just loved it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Then you visited, you visited on set.

[Matt Damon]

Yeah, I did. And I'm a huge fan of Chris's. And you know, it was one of those things where my kids never want to come to the set when I'm working. They're like, hey, you guys, we're doing a thing on the set and they're like, no, no, I got school preferable. Right. Not get detention. But they were really psyched to come visit this set. My middle child's really interested in actually reading the. The Odyssey. And we went there and it was really great. I mean, it was this incredible sort of like, you know, this is the way we. The Hollywood made movies. And they were great, epic in camera, David Lean movies. And Chris is a really serious guy and somebody I admire and I know, you know, believes the set's like a place to work. It's not schmoozing, whatever. So I was really, honestly grateful that he let me come by and visit. My kids really liked it and so it was kind of cool. It was really, really nice. I was deeply grateful to see you.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Were the only guests in six months of shooting.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Is that right, really?

[Matt Damon]

Yeah.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

No, it's just the workload. It was such an ambitious project that the amount of work that needed to be done, there was just no time for anything else. I mean, it was really. I've never, ever done a movie that just required every single person to work to kind of give maximum effort. Like, I said to him when I got back that every location on that movie would have been the hardest location on any other movie I've ever done. And any day of work would have been harder than any other day on any other movie I've ever done.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Really?

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah.

[Matt Damon]

It reminded me when we were kids and we'd talk on the phone, I'd be like, so, what's going on today? Shooting a movie. What's it like?

[Jimmy Fallon]

We're in a boat today?

[Matt Damon]

No, but like, the day I went, there was a boat and these massive jet engines and they had actually made a storm. And the boat cracked and the warriors went in the water.

[Announcer]

I was like, ah, this is amazing. This is what we did.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, that's fantastic. I. I know you guys have known each other forever and we've heard every story, but I've heard some story that I don't know if it's true. Did you once get injured with an acorn?

[Matt Damon]

Yes, it was our biggest fight.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That was a big.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah, yeah. We were doing a movie together called school ties, like, 35 years ago. And. And we were. And it was a bunch of. We were 19, 20 years old, and there were a bunch of us. It was. Brendan Fraser was in the movie. Cole Hauser was in the movie, Chris o'. Donnell. There was a bunch of us. And in between takes, we were just bored and we were walking across this school where we were shooting, and there were acorns. And so we just started whipping them at each other.

[Matt Damon]

Because when you're 19, that seems like.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

That seemed like a good way to pass the time. And he threw one at Cole, and Cole moved, and I turned, and it literally hit me in the eye. And it's the only time in my life I've ever had, like, didn't have time to blink, and I had to go to the hospital.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Like, I literally, mind you, I had.

[Matt Damon]

Like, three lines in the movie. And while I cared about Matt having vision, my first thought was, I gotta be fired for this.

[Jimmy Fallon]

He's like, that's it. I'm good.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

But, yeah, I went to. They gave me an eye patch that I had to wear for a few days.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my God.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah.

[Matt Damon]

Yeah.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

No, it was like. Yeah, he really fazpa.

[Matt Damon]

Well, I mean, listen, if you're gonna play with fire.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Exactly.

[Matt Damon]

The first day, they also had an eye patch.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

That's what Newt Arnold had, an iPad. He was a great first ad. Old first ad. And that was the one nice spot we ended with. No, we took pictures together with our iPad. IPads.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We're gonna do a pirate movie.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

This is our.

[Jimmy Fallon]

This is a big show for us because we're following the NBA on NBC. And I was gonna ask you if. Last time we had Martha Stewart on the show, she said that she sat courtside and Jalen Brunson stepped on her toe and broke her toe. I seen you guys courtside before. If anyone ever fell on you or.

[Matt Damon]

I went to. I went to a Lakers game with my son, I guess, last year, and it was Lucas. Like, I think it's one of the first or second games that he was playing after the trade. And I was pretty honored because he did come carry me into the stands, knock into the guy next to me, spilled all of his beer on me and kind of. I don't know how you say this on, you know, national television, but he was positioned in a way towards me where his big, main, least attractive part was right in my face. And I think if they got some photos of that. My son loved it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, he loved it.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

I had a great experience in 2008 where the Celtics were playing the Lakers. And I got. Yeah. And I got tickets through our agent and was sitting there, and Mark Wahlberg was had. I got two seats. Mark got two seats. And so we were sitting by each other, and Phil Jackson. The Celtics went on a run, and Mark and I were next to the Lakers bench. Like, we had such incredible and we jumped up and we're, you know, probably a little Boston, a little obnoxious. And Phil Jackson jumped, called a timeout and turned and literally said, you're gonna have to bleep this.

[Matt Damon]

He goes, sit down and shut the.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Up to me and Mark.

[Announcer]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Phil Jackson.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

It was like.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And we were like, like we were.

[Announcer]

Like, we're in the.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

This is the history of the Celtics, Lakers.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Like, we're like extras. We're in the history books.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah, it was great.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's so fun. Talk about the rip. Congratulations on this. Oh, my gosh.

[Grace Van Patten]

Thank you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You two star together on screen. Tell about this story, by the way. It's so many twists and turns and it's so thrilling and it's almost like you don't know what's gonna happen. Who directed this?

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

It's Joe Carnahan.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, it's fantastic.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Who also wrote it and he spent a lot of time with this team down in Miami. They're called the Tactical Narcotics Team. And they raid these houses, they seize money, like money that's kind of from ill gotten gains, you know, like drug money or weapons money, you know, and they. And they seize the money and down in Miami they have to count it on site. And so this is based on. Inspired by something that really did happen where this team went in to hit a house thinking they were going to get, you know, 70,000 bucks or whatever was hidden there. Because they have these dogs that actually smell money.

[Matt Damon]

Yeah.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

So the dog, you know, they got a tip on this house, they went in, the dog alerted that there was something in there, they went in and there was over $20 million in the walls of this house.

[Jimmy Fallon]

$20 million.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

$20 million. No. And so this team now is in this house and they're kind of stuck there because they have to count it on site.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You have to count every dollar.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

And they know that people are probably going to come back for it. So that's the kind of the premise of the movie where these guys and it kind of tests their own, you know, the loyalties within the team. Because there are rumblings that there might be somebody corrupt, there might be a bad apple in the, in the gang. And so that's kind of what the movie is. It's. It's a crime thriller, but also like a whodunit, you know.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And what would you do in that situation? If like you go in, you think it's 70 grand, it's 20 million, you're like, hey, if we all agree.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yes.

[Matt Damon]

That's kind of the Poster for the movie.

[Jimmy Fallon]

If we all agree that we only found 70,000, let's go on vacation somewhere, you know?

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah, yeah, exactly. But they. But yeah, it's.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's, you know, based on.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

It's loosely based on. And the real guys, the real team, we got to go work with them and go down to Miami. And what was that like? Great. I mean, just that any time you do research like that, I mean, these.

[Matt Damon]

Are guys, like part of what was really kind of first. It's like this great, like you say it's a thriller, it's a. Who done it. It's very kind of, Very kind of classic throwback set up. But it's a very modern take on it. And. But it depends on you really believing and investing in these people, this team of. Of cops that go in there. Because it's not, you know, it's like somebody's the good guy and the bad guy is that we're all kind of. It's about what happens with temptation, how people turn on each other and not knowing who you can trust.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yes.

[Matt Damon]

And you gotta make those performances as realistic as possible. And Joe did a really cool thing, which not only brought us down there to meet them, but also brought those guys up when we shot in LA and in New Jersey. And so all the real cops and detectives were in the movie, like, as. So you really feel like a real cop when the guy next to you is a real cop.

[Jimmy Fallon]

He's actually a real cop.

[Matt Damon]

And they were pretty good actors too, it turns out.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I guess being undercover, it's. So the cast is fantastic. Teyana Taylor.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah. Steven Yeun.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Steven Yeun.

[Matt Damon]

Kyle Chandler from Netflix. It's really, really good.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah, it's a really, really good guest.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Leon, you're like, what is going on? I didn't know who I. It was fantastic. It was great. And you also produced this.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Film. The name of your company is Artist Equity. Artist Equity. Can you explain to everyone kind of what you're doing with this?

[Matt Damon]

This thing is basically, you know, Netflix, obviously, streaming platform business is obviously changing. There's been a lot going on. And what we're kind of trying to do is in the old days, they were sort of. You knew how a movie did and you could get bonuses based on the box office performance. And what we wanted to do is try to adapt that model to what's happening on streaming. And for a bunch of reasons. But basically one of the things that was important to us is we really believe that it's not just the cast and the writers and the Directors, but that the environment, every single person involved, that if they're committed to making the movie good, it's very likely to be better. It's really a collaborative art form. And so the structure that we created, look, you know, the more people that watch it, you know, the more levels it will hit. But the thing that was important to us principally was it also includes, you know, 1200 crew members, you know, every, you know, painter, standby, painter, greensman, camera, woman, whatever.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

It is.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Exactly. Right.

[Announcer]

Yeah.

[Matt Damon]

And so good for you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

So the more you guys watch this.

[Matt Damon]

Movie, not that we could suggest that you just leave it on unless you're a good person.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

We would never suggest that.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, I would never suggest that in. And put it on loop and just play it and play. I wouldn't say that. No. But if you happen to do that, crew members make.

[Matt Damon]

Would make a lot of money.

[Announcer]

That's just saying it's so good. Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, everybody. The Rip premieres Friday on Netflix. More Tonight show after the break. Stick around, everybody.

[Musical Guest]

I'm the B. I start the move. Top of New York, S.D. drake Ginderl.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Or Florida.

[Announcer]

Our next guest is a talented actor.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Who stars in season three of the show, Tell Me Lies. New Meow. New episodes stream Tuesdays on Hulu. Please welcome Grace Van Patten.

[Matt Damon]

Come here.

[Announcer]

Thanks for having me.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Tonight Show.

[Announcer]

Thank you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You've been acting since you were very, very young.

[Grace Van Patten]

A young 8 years old. There was a very large gap in between eight and when I actually started, but yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And you got into it, was there anything that in particular that got. You said, I gotta be in movies, I gotta act.

[Grace Van Patten]

I mean, I loved movies as a kid. I mean, this didn't wanna make me act, but I did love Jackass growing up. You guys like Jackass?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, of course.

[Announcer]

Johnny Knoxville.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's the best.

[Matt Damon]

Yeah.

[Grace Van Patten]

But Steve O was my guy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Steve O was your dude.

[Grace Van Patten]

Yeah. I don't know what came first, my obsession with the show or my massive crush on Steve O, but Chicken or the egg?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, but. Yeah, but then. So Jack asked, and what would you. You go. Would you start?

[Grace Van Patten]

It just inspired me.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Wow.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I didn't think that you were gonna say that. That's fantastic.

[Grace Van Patten]

Me neither. Me neither. I just.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Did you do stunts? Did you like.

[Grace Van Patten]

I did. I loved the Jungle gym.

[Jimmy Fallon]

So you would just climb on the jungle gym and fall off?

[Grace Van Patten]

Well, I really like. I liked making kids do stunts, and I would call it extreme, and I would. Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Hey, guys, it's time for Extreme and.

[Grace Van Patten]

Be like, okay, now you have to jump off that ledge or, like, go down the pole with, like, just your legs, see, you know?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Did you videotape it or something? Did you film it?

[Grace Van Patten]

No, I was too young.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. But wow.

[Grace Van Patten]

Yeah. It was a blast.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Can we talk about Tell Me Lies? In the show, you play opposite Jackson White, who is also your boyfriend in real life.

[Grace Van Patten]

Yes.

[Announcer]

So this is.

[Grace Van Patten]

Yeah, lines are blurred.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, lines are blurred. Is it tricky doing that, being.

[Grace Van Patten]

No, it's amazing. Yeah, it's amazing. Yeah. I mean, we're awful to each other on the show, but it's so much fun.

[Jimmy Fallon]

But when people see you out in the streets in real life, do they.

[Grace Van Patten]

Go like, hey, they don't like that I'm with him?

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, they think it's the show.

[Grace Van Patten]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's great.

[Grace Van Patten]

Which is fun, too. It's all out of love. It's all positive. But, yeah, we get screamed at a lot.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

She's like, get away. Yeah.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah.

[Grace Van Patten]

People have screamed, get away from him or get away from her.

[Announcer]

Oh, my God.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What's happening with season three?

[Grace Van Patten]

It came out last night.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

There you go.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's a big deal.

[Grace Van Patten]

First three episodes and it's absolutely chaotic. It's so crazy. I'm sorry to everyone who watches it.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Really?

[Grace Van Patten]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's that crazy this season?

[Grace Van Patten]

It's crazy. Yeah. Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You brought something kind of crazy for me tonight, which is. I don't even know how to really explain what it is.

[Grace Van Patten]

Basically, you play hot potato with it, but if it lands on you at the end, these metal sensors shock you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I don't want to play this at all.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

I really.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Honestly, I just. I really. This is going to really ruin my day.

[Announcer]

I know, I know.

[Grace Van Patten]

But it'll give you a lot of energy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I don't want energy. I'm scared. Is it a good shock? Is it a scary shock?

[Grace Van Patten]

No, of course it's not a good shock. It's terrifying.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I don't know. You love Jackass. I don't know. I'm not the person. I like cartoons and stuff. I don't know.

[Grace Van Patten]

Should we play?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, I guess so. All right. Yes, we'll play.

[Announcer]

Are you sure?

[Jimmy Fallon]

All right, but here's the deal. If one of us gets shocked, how about this? We have to tell a truth.

[Grace Van Patten]

Okay, Deal?

[Jimmy Fallon]

All right, deal. Two questions on this card, and we'll have to tell a truth if you get stuck with it. But can you help me? Because I've never played this.

[Grace Van Patten]

So we're gonna turn it on. So there's Three settings. There's lame.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, no, not for me. There aren't three settings.

[Grace Van Patten]

There's lame.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes. Lame sounds pretty good to me.

[Grace Van Patten]

Normal.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yep. Yep.

[Grace Van Patten]

Extreme.

[Announcer]

No, please don't do that. Don't do extreme. That's you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

All right, you do the extreme or not.

[Announcer]

Oh, my gosh.

[Grace Van Patten]

Okay, but this is the catch. Lame and normal. It has music, so you know when it's speeding up and you know when it's gonna stop. Extreme. No music, so you don't know when it's gonna shock you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I think we should go to commercial and come back and really think about it. Are we standing across from each other? Are we throwing it?

[Grace Van Patten]

We can throw it. Let's throw it. Okay, Grace.

[Jimmy Fallon]

All right. Sweet.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

I didn't realize.

[Announcer]

How fast does it happen?

[Jimmy Fallon]

How fast does it does it happen?

[Announcer]

I don't know how fast? What do you mean, you don't know? This is your game. It's happening.

[Matt Damon]

Something happened.

[Announcer]

What are you doing?

[Grace Van Patten]

I'm really scared.

[Announcer]

Is it going? I don't know. Is it going? This is your game. Ow. Ow, Ow, ow, ow. Oh, my gosh. Dude, that thing really gives you a shot. Oh, my gosh.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Holy mackerel. All right, let me just.

[Additional Guest/Commentator]

Yes.

[Matt Damon]

Okay.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my God.

[Grace Van Patten]

Jimmy, have you ever stolen anything?

[Jimmy Fallon]

The last thing that I stole, and this is true, I went to the finale of Seinfeld.

[Matt Damon]

Okay.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I actually snuck in and got into the finale of the show Seinfeld. I went to Jerry's bathroom and I stole a toothbrush.

[Announcer]

Oh, my God.

[Grace Van Patten]

Do you still have it?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Grace Van Patten]

Do you brush your teeth with it every night?

[Announcer]

Oh, yes. I brushed all the time. You kidding me? New episodes of Tell me Lies stream Tuesdays on Hulu. Stick around, everybody.

[Musical Guest]

These shows I eat with contaminated thoughts. I walk the streets with I beg your neck assess and chop beats with Olympic lyricism. You can't compete with globe traveling. Throwing a verse like a javelin? Things fall apart in the seas unraveling.

[Announcer]

My thanks to Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Grace Van Patten. That's how you do it, bud. Fantastic. Thank you for watching. Good night, everybody. Thank Better get involved get, get, get involved get into it.

[Matt Damon]

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[Ben Affleck]

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