March 2002

The FeedRoom

Michael Rosenbaum: My movie opens against ET [camera shoots to an ET doll], and that's not me, go back to me [MR points to himself].

Interviewer: Now we're going to go back to you--so, but you...exclusive with ET. Want to talk to ET?

MR: [Mock outrage] No!

I: Hey, ET, how do you think you're going to do against Sorority Boys?

ET: Oh, we're going to do wonderfully. Listen, [News reporter talking in the background; can't make out what she says] we're out of this world.

MR: Hey, ET.

ET: Yes?

MR: We can see you on video. Okay, we can go rent you for a buck fifty. Why would we want to go to the theater?

ET: You know what? Superman is nothing to "phone home" about so...[can't make it out here, too much laughing]

MR: You better watch that finger, ET. All right? You'll get phoned right the heck out of here.

ET: By the way, stop copying my hair style.

MR: All right, kid. [ET says something I can't make out; sounds like "I had it first" maybe.] Lighten up a bit, buddy. He's a little tense.

News reporter in background: He's a little tightly wound.

I: Michael, we'll talk about the TV first briefly, then get right to the big screen feature film. Lex Luthor, Smallville, you're an evil guy. Look at this scene from Smallville; it's quite evil. Ah, well, somewhat evil.

[Clip from this week's ep is played]

I: All right, he's not evil. You are bad!

MR: I'm not bad yet!

I: But...

MR: Inevitably, you know, Lex Luthor becomes evil, but right now I'm his friend. I'm looking out for him. ["Bad" is heard in the background from several voices] I'm not bad!

I: Who shaves you? [points to his own head]

MR: I have a couple of women that shave me. Oh, you mean professionally! On the set. Um, yeah, Lisa and Bev up in Vancouver, they shave me every morning. They lather my head up...

I: And is it painful or is it...

MR: It is painful. Sometimes you get the bumps and stuff.

I: Ugh [sound of pain]

MR: Yeah. It's--it's...it's not always fun.

I: The show is very successful, and now this movie. Uh, Barry Watson from Sezenth Heaven is in it--Seventh Heaven, I can't even hardly say. Sorority Boys, where you guys are all girls.

MR: We all dress up in drag, and Harland Williams, the three of us in drag for three months. Have you seen Harland Williams? He looks like Kathy Griffon on steroids. Have you seen this guy? I don't know. You're going to show a clip soon.

I: I'm going to show a clip right now.

MR: It's pretty ridiculous, it's a great comedy.

I: Here is Sorority Boys.

MR: [talking a little bit over the interviewer] Check this out. Check this out.

[clip from Sorority Boys shown]

I: Is this an old [can't make out the word] to Bosom Buddies

MR: Yeah, there's a little Bosom Buddies. Little Animal House. Porky's. Little Some Like it Hot. You know, it's a little bit of everything. And it's just, it was--

I: Did you ever walk off the set as a gal?

MR: Well, sometimes I'd sit in my trailer and I'd look at myself. It got pretty--it was pretty sick. So, I honestly, when I walked in, you know, I had this transformation happen. And I looked in the mirror, and I just looked at myself, and I'm going [MR looks in the camera and gives a sultry look]. Hi. [He growls a little and licks his lips. He caresses his cheeks. The clip is suddenly shown side-by-side with ET.]

I: There's ET!

MR: [Looks to the left where ET is next to his picture] You get out of here, man! My movie's opening this weekend, all right?!

ET: You know, I just have to say that I really do enjoy Smallville, and what a strange twist that Telly Savalas's son would be chosen for Lex Luthor.

MR: Great special effects there, ET. [can't make out what he says here] I'm telling you. [lots of talking now from all the news people; can't make out anything] Right on time!

I: You can enjoy Michael's movie...opens Friday, and Smallville's on channel five at nine o'clock on Wednesdays.