It's funny... he's playing the whole thing very nicely, that had to have been before the clip of him in SNL, because, well, he's talking about as if he hadn't seen Andy yet.

It's all just a cross promotion in joke.

And it's quite funny now that he's in on it, because the original sketch was terrible, but maybe that was the whole idea.

In reply to this comment by deedub81:
You never know.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Mark-Wahlberg-threatens-Andy-Samberg-135


In reply to this comment by spoco2:
Once again demonstrating that anything said was complete bullshit, as if MW would have given a shit one way or another.

You're welcome, that's a super post and I nearly missed it!

In reply to this comment by Sarzy:
Thanks, Deano!

In reply to this comment by Deano:
*promote

Thanks, Deano!

In reply to this comment by Deano:
*promote

You never know.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Mark-Wahlberg-threatens-Andy-Samberg-135


In reply to this comment by spoco2:
Once again demonstrating that anything said was complete bullshit, as if MW would have given a shit one way or another.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Mark-Wahlberg-Talks-to-Animals-AMAZING-Wahlberg-impression

Hmm... there were some weird "if IE" tags I had to get rid of in the embed code to make it submit properly, so I'm not sure if this works in IE... you can watch the video here if it's not working for you:

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/mark-wahlberg-talks-to-animals/727504/

I started doubting reality when he was talking to the plants.. "am i high? what's happening? is mark wahlberg actually talking to a plant?"

Also I was wondering through much of the film whether his girlfriend was supposed to be retarded or not. Seriously.

From the NY Times article:
uly 24, 2003: The Car Trip [...]

So far, the actors have been remarkably tolerant of Mr. Russell's mischief. As Ms. Huppert later observed in a phone interview, the actors knew Mr. Russell was intentionally trying to destabilize them for the sake of their performances. ''He is fascinating, completely brilliant, intelligent and very annoying sometimes, too,'' she said. They also know he has created superb films from chaotic-seeming sets before. Besides, he's the director and the writer; now that they've cast their lot with him, they really don't have a choice.

But on what is meant to be the last take of the day, Ms. Tomlin, who recently ended an exhausting run of her one-woman play, collapses into Mr. Hoffman's arms crying and doesn't stop. As he embraces her, the wails grow louder and louder, and finally it becomes clear that she is not in character. After long moments, Ms. Tomlin breaks the tension by shouting at Mr. Hoffman: ''You're driving a hairpin into my head!'' Everyone collapses in laughter and the take is trashed.

But the drama is not over. The car scene takes several more hours to shoot, and as the sun fades, the accumulated tension erupts. Ms. Tomlin begins shouting at Mr. Russell: she is unhappy with the way she looks. She wants to try the scene a different way. She taunts him with a few expletives and curses at the other actors too. Their patience worn, the other actors laugh at her outburst.

Later, unfolding himself from the back seat of the Chevrolet, Mark Wahlberg jokes that his next project will be a nice, easy action film.

This IS an awesome scene. Up until this movie who knew Mark Wahlberg could act? And the choice of "Sister Christian" playing in the background is perfect. Big upvote.

That's the uhh-Mark-Wahlberg school of dancing right there. Least he's not self-conscious about getting down early-90's style and looking like a complete goober.

For more on Mark Wahlberg:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg