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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.[1]
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Music video
Andy Samberg (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.
Films Shown
- Gone in 60 Seconds
- Desperado
- The Contractor
- Hell Ride
- The Rundown
- Lucky Number Slevin
- Iron Man
- From Dusk till Dawn
- No Country for Old Men
- Man on Fire
- Hancock
- Shooter
- Syriana
- RoboCop
- The Dark Knight
- Con Air
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Lethal Weapon 3 (final explosion that Samberg and Ferrell cover from)
References
External links
The Lonely Island Andy Samberg • Akiva Schaffer • Jorma Taccone Film and
televisionHot Rod • MTV Movie Awards (2004, 2005, 2009) • G-Phoria • Saturday Night Live (SNL Digital Shorts) • Channel 101 • House of CosbysDiscography Studio albumsIncredibad • Turtleneck & ChainSingles"Dick in a Box" • "Jizz in My Pants" • "I'm on a Boat" • "Like a Boss" • "Boombox" • "I Just Had Sex" • "The Creep" • "We're Back!" • "Motherlover" • "Turtleneck & Chain" • "Jack Sparrow" • "We'll Kill U" • "3-Way (The Golden Rule)"Other songsIndividual works
and appearancesSamberg"Righteous Brothers" • Human Giant • Space Chimps • Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist • I Love You, Man • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs • "Rapture's Delight" • Freaknik: The Musical • "Park Safety" • "At or With Me" (music video)Schaffer"After Hours" (music video) • "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)" (music video)TacconeBook:The Lonely Island · Category:The Lonely Island · Portal:Comedy / Music / Television Categories:- 2009 songs
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