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The Hollywood power couple takes Vanity Fair's infamous lie detector test. Does Dave really like working with Alison? Has Alison ever gotten the ick from Dave?Dave Franco & Alison Brie start in TOGETHER, in theaters beginning July 30, 2025https://www.together-film.com/Director: Funmi SunmonuDirector of Photography: Aj YoungEditor: Alex MechanikTalent: Alison Brie, Dave FrancoProducer: Emebeit Beyene; Madison CoffeyLine Producer: Natasha Soto-AlborsProduction Manager: Andressa PelachiAssociate Production Manager: Elizabeth HymesTalent Booker: Meredith Judkins; Mica Medoff (on set)Camera Operator: Shay Eberle-GunstGaffer: Shay Eberle-GunstAudio Engineer: Glo HernandezProduction Assistant: Spencer MathesenPost Production Supervisor: Christian OlguinSupervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo; Erica DeLeoAssistant Editor: Billy Ward
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00:00Do you ever get the ick about me?
00:03No.
00:04That was a lie.
00:05Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:06That was the first, like, objective lie.
00:13Allison, Dave, we brought you here today to take a lie detector test.
00:17Mm-hmm.
00:18One of you will be hooked up to the machine, while the other will ask the questions.
00:23Immediate, just hard.
00:24I know.
00:25And then you'll switch.
00:26Mm-hmm.
00:27This is Stephanie, our polygraph operator.
00:30Hi, Stephanie.
00:30Hello.
00:31Who wants to be in the hot seat first?
00:35I'll go.
00:36I'll go.
00:36I think so.
00:37I knew it was going to be me.
00:38Let's do it.
00:38Let's get it out of the way.
00:42So I'm going to put this around your chest.
00:44Okay.
00:46How's that feel?
00:47I feel great.
00:48Okay.
00:48Yeah.
00:50Okay.
00:51Okay.
00:53So, to begin, I'm going to ask you a few questions to calibrate the machine.
00:58Okay.
00:58Is your full name David John Franco?
01:01Yes.
01:02Were you born on June 12th?
01:04Yes.
01:05Are you about to take a polygraph test?
01:08I am.
01:09Are you nervous?
01:11Um, yes and no.
01:13I feel like I got nothing to hide, but also, uh, my heart's going pretty quick.
01:17Good answer.
01:17Yeah.
01:18Covered all the bases.
01:19The machine is calibrated.
01:21All right.
01:22Let's go.
01:24Our new movie, Together, marks our fifth time working together.
01:29Do you work with me so much because you're afraid to tell me no?
01:34No.
01:34No.
01:35I work with you so much because I love working with you.
01:38That is the truth.
01:38Is there anything in our lives that you begrudgingly say yes to?
01:46I truly think the answer is no, but I think you might have a different answer for me, which
01:54would be taking out the trash, cleaning the cat's box, but it's not begrudging.
02:02I just am not great at it, but I'm trying to be better.
02:05Do you wish you never had to take out the trash?
02:08No.
02:08That's what I'm saying.
02:09I like taking out the trash.
02:10I'm just not good at, like, having it part of my routine.
02:13That's the truth.
02:14I'm just asking you a yes or no question.
02:16Next question.
02:18What about when I ask you if you like my outfit?
02:22I feel like I'm pretty honest about that.
02:23I'll tell you if I don't like something.
02:25That's true.
02:25Do you like this outfit?
02:26I do.
02:27I think it's very cute.
02:28He's telling the truth.
02:30Thanks, honey.
02:33Am I your favorite collaborator?
02:36Yes.
02:39That is the truth.
02:40Oh, my God.
02:41Do you like working with me more than you like working with this person who you've also worked
02:49with five times?
02:50I love working with you, and I love working with Seth Rogen.
02:54If I had to choose, I'd like working with you a little bit more.
02:58That is truthful.
03:00Whoa.
03:01Truthful.
03:01Truthful.
03:03Would you say I'm easier to work with than Seth?
03:08No.
03:08I think you guys are both extremely easy to work with.
03:11I have known both of you for many, many years, and I feel very safe with both of you on
03:16a set.
03:17The machine is picking up some deception here.
03:21Interesting.
03:22Whoa.
03:22I really want to tell you the truth, and I think that's it, but let me just try to, like,
03:27mine my inner conscience.
03:29So you think it's easier to work with Seth than with me?
03:32I don't think so.
03:34I think it's even.
03:36Sounds like your truest self believes it's easier to work with Seth.
03:40You know what?
03:41You know what this could be, if I'm really reading into this?
03:43It's that when I think about working with you, part of that is when I'm a director,
03:48and so there's a lot on my plate, and maybe it's a little bit more stressful.
03:51And when I'm working with Seth, I'm usually just acting in his projects, and I feel kind
03:56of, like, taken care of by him as the director or the writer.
04:00Sure.
04:01He is being truthful.
04:02Okay.
04:03We got to the bottom of that.
04:03Good.
04:04Yeah.
04:05On his show, The Studio, you play an extremely inebriated version of yourself.
04:12Be honest, did you go method for this role?
04:15Um, no.
04:17The truth is, I kind of sort of remember maybe having half a beer before my first scene,
04:25just to loosen things up.
04:27And that speaks to just how wild and crazy I am these days, where half a beer gets me
04:31going.
04:33But no.
04:34A kid came up to me the other day and was like, oh man, I wish I could party like you
04:38in the studio, man.
04:39And I was like, me too.
04:41And he's like, you don't party like that?
04:43And I was like, no, I'm pretty boring these days.
04:44And he was like, oh, so it was acting.
04:48Like, he figured me out.
04:49And I was like, yeah, man.
04:51All truth.
04:54What if I just made up that story?
04:55Yeah, that would be a long lie.
04:58That's what they say about good liars, the specificity.
05:01When was the last time you over-served yourself?
05:05We don't over-serve ourselves often these days.
05:08The first thing that comes to mind is 13 and a half years ago when we met.
05:16The day we met, we over-served ourselves pretty hard.
05:20You came up to me with a beer and said, I put some Molly in this and I think we should
05:24share it.
05:24And the rest is history.
05:26What's the most times you've drunk-dialed me on a night out?
05:30I genuinely don't know if I've ever drunk-dialed you.
05:34Have I ever drunk-dialed you?
05:36I was going to say, you know, I actually have my phone here.
05:40What?
05:40That's not part of this.
05:42I might have saved some of your early drunk-dials from 13 and a half years ago.
05:48You're in the hot seat here, not me.
05:51Here we go.
05:52There we go.
05:54That's my voicemail.
06:02In the middle of the evening, after I've been drinking, I just want to hear you.
06:10Why are you drinking right now as I'm calling you?
06:15That makes no sense.
06:18I'm going to hang up.
06:20I'm going to read your text message.
06:22And then I'm going to call you back again.
06:26So just know that's fine.
06:30That's enough.
06:32I think we're done asking Dave questions.
06:36In the film, Somebody I Used to Know, you directed me in a kissing scene featuring this man.
06:44Do you ever wish you hadn't done that?
06:49No.
06:49No.
06:50It was, you know, the part you were playing required a romantic love interest.
06:56When I'm directing, if possible, I try not to act in the movies, too.
07:00I want to focus on everything behind the camera.
07:02And Jay Ellis was a gentleman.
07:05We love him.
07:06I do not regret it.
07:07That is the truth.
07:09Is there anyone else you would want to direct me in a love scene with?
07:13No.
07:14I mean, it's like, as much as it's part of our jobs and we're okay with it, I'm not, like, eager to see you in a love scene with someone else.
07:21I'm not running towards that.
07:23So, no.
07:24You don't have a list of guys that you'd like to see me kissing.
07:28He's telling the truth.
07:32You once said in an interview that you think I'm a better actor than you.
07:37Do you really believe that?
07:39I do.
07:39I do.
07:40I think it's close.
07:41I think it's like 48-52.
07:44You're in the lead.
07:45But you're like someone who could be incredible on Saturday Night Live where you're very good with impressions and accents and just inhabiting characters.
07:54Lauren.
07:55Do you hear that, Lauren?
07:55There we go.
07:56So, yeah, I'm going to give you the edge.
07:58All truth.
08:00That's where you think I have the edge?
08:03That's one of the areas.
08:04My impressions?
08:05Yeah.
08:05What's my best impression?
08:07You do very strange ones.
08:09I can't even, like, this is a deep pull.
08:12But, uh, actually, I'm not going to say that.
08:16Let's think of another one.
08:18Literally anyone.
08:21Do Stephanie.
08:24That's correct.
08:26Sorry, Stephanie.
08:29We just met.
08:30I haven't had a lot of time.
08:31It was spot on.
08:32So, I'm on Instagram.
08:34But you are not.
08:37Do you think that makes you morally superior to me?
08:39No.
08:40The machine is picking up a little bit of deception here.
08:44Do you think I spend too much time on Instagram?
08:49I actually don't.
08:50I think you have a very healthy relationship with it.
08:52You basically only post about work.
08:55And you're not on your phone a crazy amount.
08:57He's telling the truth.
08:59Yes.
09:00Do you secretly stock my Instagram page?
09:03No.
09:03I wouldn't say stock.
09:04I've seen it.
09:05At one point, me and my buddy, we had a minimalist wallet company.
09:09And so we have a page on Instagram for that.
09:12And so I'll use that to peruse every once in a while.
09:14And I'll come across your page.
09:16And even though we talk about everything, you know, every once in a while I'll come across
09:19something on your page where I'm like, we didn't talk about that.
09:21And I want to know about that because I want to know everything about you.
09:24Oh, my God.
09:26You turned it romantic.
09:28Romantic and truthful.
09:29There we go.
09:31Wow.
09:32You get mistaken for this person quite a lot.
09:36Be honest.
09:38Has it ever annoyed you?
09:40No.
09:40No.
09:41I think we used to get mistaken for each other, or at least me for him, when we were both much younger.
09:46Objectively handsome man.
09:47I'm flattered.
09:48That is the truth.
09:50Oh.
09:50Do you prefer to be mistaken for this person?
09:57Prefer is a strong word.
10:00It's definitely a more unique, strange circumstance when I'm mistaken for this person.
10:07But if I knew nothing about him, so I'm walking down the street and someone said, you look like that guy.
10:12I'll take that.
10:13He's telling the truth.
10:14Whoa.
10:15Have you ever pretended to be Zach to get a dinner reservation?
10:19No.
10:20What about Luigi?
10:22No.
10:23That, like, hey, I'm out of jail, guys, for the night.
10:27They let me have a quick omakase.
10:29Let's do this.
10:32You auditioned for the role of Edward Cullen in Twilight, but didn't get it.
10:39Sorry.
10:39That's okay.
10:40Do you feel like they made a mistake by not casting you?
10:43No.
10:44No.
10:44I was not ready to be the lead of a film like that and was not ready for the kind of attention that would have come.
10:52Hmm.
10:52That's the truth.
10:54Since you didn't get the role, does that mean you're Team Jacob?
10:57No.
11:00I think I'm Team Edward, but also, I like Jacob.
11:04I don't discriminate.
11:06Inconclusive.
11:06Interesting.
11:07Maybe I am Team Edward.
11:09Is that true?
11:11Again, inconclusive.
11:12Wow.
11:13So on the fence.
11:15You know what?
11:16Really split.
11:16Team K. Stu.
11:18That looks like the truth.
11:19That's the best of the three.
11:20Wow.
11:21Yeah.
11:22Okay.
11:22All right.
11:23We like that.
11:25Did you start writing and directing so you could bypass auditioning?
11:31No.
11:31That wasn't the reasoning.
11:34But that's, like, a nice thing that has come from it, I guess, where it's nice to kind of not have to depend on others.
11:42And I can create things for myself.
11:44And, you know, as an actor, there's so much that's out of your control.
11:47You can go in on 50 auditions and, you know, do a really good job, but you just might not be right for the part.
11:54And so it's nice to just kind of have a little control over everything.
11:58Have you ever bombed an audition?
11:59Oh, yeah.
12:00Which one?
12:01My worst audition ever.
12:02I think it was, like, my second or third one ever.
12:05And I went in for Allison Jones, who is one of the best comedy cast and directors in the world, if not the best.
12:12And I did the audition, and it went fine.
12:14And then afterward, she said, can you slate for me real quick?
12:18And at the time, I didn't know the terminology.
12:20Slate basically just means to look into the camera and say your name.
12:23So I was like, sorry, one more time?
12:25And she goes, oh, just slate real quick.
12:27So what I heard is, can you sleep real quick?
12:31So I said, okay.
12:33I got comfortable.
12:34I put my head back, and I started sleeping for her.
12:36And she was like, no, no, no.
12:38And I was like, what?
12:41So we laughed it out.
12:43And as I was leaving, she was like, I can't imagine what was going through your head when you thought I asked you to sleep.
12:47I'm like, I don't know.
12:48I'm going to sleep so good for you, though.
12:50Just give me this part.
12:51So, yeah.
12:55Oh, my goodness.
12:56That was not true.
12:59Well, we're at the last question.
13:01Okay.
13:02Did you lie at any point during this interview, and we didn't catch you?
13:06No.
13:08Truthful.
13:10Great job, babe.
13:12We did it.
13:13Oh, my God.
13:14Is this going to go around your chest?
13:15Yes.
13:15Arms up.
13:16Does that still feel secure?
13:17Yeah.
13:21Pretty new color.
13:23I'm going to ask you a few questions to calibrate the machine.
13:26Okay.
13:26Is your full name Allison Bree Skrmerhorn?
13:29Yes, it is.
13:30That feels like I'm making a joke, but are you from Los Angeles?
13:35Yes.
13:36Are you about to take a polygraph test?
13:37Yes.
13:38Are you nervous?
13:39Yes.
13:40Okay.
13:41The machine is calibrated.
13:42Ooh, great.
13:43What's her baseline calibration like compared to mine?
13:46I think I'm more nervous.
13:47I wouldn't necessarily say that.
13:49Oh.
13:49Okay.
13:51Our Movie Together is a horror movie.
13:56Yes.
13:57Did you only do it so that no one else would play my partner on screen?
14:00No.
14:02So you would say that you're not as codependent as your character in the film?
14:08That's correct.
14:09I'm not as codependent as my character in the film.
14:12Have you ever watched an episode of a show without me and pretended you didn't?
14:15Probably.
14:16Definitely.
14:16What you're good about, though, is you, more than anyone I've ever met, are great at re-watching
14:24things.
14:24This is true.
14:25So sometimes, I don't always tell you, yeah, okay, yeah, I definitely have watched.
14:29You've watched entire seasons without me.
14:31Look, do I finish seasons without you?
14:33Sure.
14:34And then do I watch them again with you?
14:36Yes.
14:36Yes.
14:37Truthful.
14:38Okay, your character on Mad Men was the quintessential trad wife.
14:43Do you believe in traditional gender roles?
14:46No.
14:48That's accurate.
14:50Should women propose to men?
14:52Yeah, women can propose to men if they want to, sure.
14:56If you had proposed to me instead of the other way around, do you think it would have been
15:00smoother than what happened?
15:02Yes.
15:03I do think if I had proposed to you, yes, I think it would have been smoother, but I
15:07would never have.
15:09Isn't that funny?
15:10Interesting.
15:11What a conundrum.
15:13You have said that you peed your pants while wearing a girdle on set.
15:17Yes.
15:19That is the truth.
15:20Do you want to elaborate?
15:21Well, look, I wasn't actually on set.
15:25Ooh, she lied and got away with it.
15:27Wow.
15:28I was on my way to set.
15:32You know, on Mad Men, we wore all the 1960s appropriate undergarments.
15:37The bras were elaborate with little pointy tips.
15:40We wore full girdles that have a hole that you can pee out of.
15:45But I had kept my regular underwear on under the girdle, which you're maybe not totally
15:50supposed to do.
15:50Did you do this on purpose?
15:52No.
15:53Oh.
15:53And I was rushing to set.
15:54I was running late.
15:55There was no time.
15:56You know how it is when you're on set and they need you now.
15:59And I was like, I have to pee before we shoot the scene.
16:01Ran into the bathroom, pulled the girdle hole open and just peed, like let out a full pee.
16:07But I didn't hear any pee hitting the toilet water.
16:12And then I realized as I felt a warm sensation that I hadn't pulled my underwear to the side.
16:17You let out the full pee having not heard any noise of water, of pee hitting water.
16:22How do you stop?
16:22You can't, stopping mid...
16:24You can't stop mid-p.
16:25Mid-full pee?
16:26I mean, I stopped a little.
16:27Have you ever stopped mid-p?
16:29Clearly no.
16:30It looks like she's telling the truth.
16:32That's insane.
16:32Stopped mid-p?
16:34Why would I have to?
16:35You know, someone walks in on you, you realize you're pissing yourself.
16:41Well, in this one instance, it would have been good to stop mid-p.
16:46I don't think I stopped.
16:46I think I just figured it out and then, you know, remedied the situation.
16:52And then I tried to pat everything dry.
16:54But I went and shot a full scene.
16:55It's in the show.
16:56Oh, wow.
16:57Pete's dad is dead and I'm holding like a small pink elephant.
17:01And just know when you're watching that scene that there's pee in my pants.
17:04There we go.
17:04Okay, you love watching this show.
17:08Yes, I do.
17:10Do you like the E! version better than the Hulu version?
17:13No.
17:14Oh.
17:15I like the Hulu version better.
17:17Okay.
17:18Why?
17:19Well, look, I was a late adopter.
17:23So I didn't watch all the really early years on E!
17:26Sort of like started late.
17:28I just liked the Hulu revamp.
17:30I like how produced it is.
17:32I just like that the gals are back on TV.
17:35I don't care where.
17:36There we go.
17:37Which sister would you say clearly does not want to be on the show anymore?
17:42Which sister does not want to be on the show anymore?
17:45Courtney.
17:46Oh.
17:47I mean, I mean, she's just, she's so in love.
17:53She's got a new life.
17:54It's like, I think she wants to do her own thing and hang out with her, her new family.
18:00Stephanie?
18:01She is telling the truth.
18:02Yeah.
18:02If you had to be friends with one of the sisters, is it safe to say it would be Chloe?
18:08Yes.
18:08Okay.
18:09Okay, speaking of shows that you love, Sex and the City.
18:13Yes.
18:14Do you think Carrie was a good friend?
18:16Ooh, whoa.
18:17That's existential.
18:18This is a huge question.
18:20Mm-hmm.
18:21Carrie was not always a good friend.
18:25Mm-hmm.
18:25No.
18:25I think sometimes she could be a good friend and other times not great.
18:30You know, like she called her boyfriend, took Aiden to go help Miranda when she's naked on the bathroom floor.
18:35And the naked Miranda got seen by Aiden and that wasn't cool.
18:40And then she brought over bullshit bagels.
18:41Like, you know, Carrie could be a little selfish, but that's what we love about her.
18:45Would you say she is toxic?
18:49No.
18:50Okay.
18:51That was written.
18:51I didn't make that up.
18:52How dare you?
18:53I know.
18:54I felt that from you.
18:55All of that was truthful.
18:56Okay.
18:57Yes.
18:57Have you watched And Just Like That?
19:00Yes.
19:00I know.
19:01Are you still watching And Just Like That?
19:03Yes.
19:04Interesting follow-up question.
19:05Would it be better if Samantha came back to the group?
19:11Oof.
19:12This is another heavy question.
19:14I mean, undoubtedly, the show would be better if Samantha were there as a character.
19:20But I just think there was so much unrest amongst the cast members.
19:26Like, clearly, these women don't all jive together.
19:29And we shouldn't make anyone do something they don't want to do.
19:33Certain people want to be happy.
19:34They don't want to be unhappy even for one minute.
19:37And they shouldn't have to be.
19:39Not even for one minute.
19:41Kim Cattrall said that.
19:42Oh.
19:43Oh, that's a quote.
19:43And I stand by it.
19:46She's telling the truth.
19:47You have said on a podcast that you are fiercely loyal to your friends.
19:50Is that the reason that you called this person your soulmate on Instagram?
19:55Yes.
19:56Yeah?
19:56Yeah.
19:57Do you believe that you can have more than one soulmate?
20:02Yeah.
20:03Am I your soulmate?
20:04Yeah.
20:05Okay.
20:06That was the truth.
20:07Yeah.
20:07I'll take all of that.
20:09She, Betty, recently stepped in for this person in the Broadway hit O'Mary.
20:15Yes.
20:16Did you see it?
20:17Yes.
20:18This is a very cruel question.
20:20Who did you enjoy more in the part, Betty or Cola Scola?
20:24Wow.
20:25Wow.
20:27Listen to me and hear me when I say that they both were incredible in their own words.
20:37I honestly think I enjoyed both performances the same amount.
20:43But like, just in a similar way that you're just better than me at acting, which one would
20:49take the lead if you had to say?
20:52I just think it was two very different experiences.
20:55You know, Cole created the show.
20:58They created this part for themselves to play and that's iconic.
21:02I have never laughed harder in my life.
21:04But watching Betty inhabit the role and make it her own, I was sobbing.
21:09I'm like the proudest.
21:10I'm like a proud mom.
21:11The proudest I've ever been.
21:12So you're saying they're exactly equal.
21:15Yes.
21:16It looks like she's telling the truth.
21:18It looks like she's telling the truth.
21:20And that's all we need to hear.
21:23I play a magician and now you see me.
21:26Be honest.
21:27Does that give you the ick?
21:30No.
21:31I don't think so.
21:31It's the first time I've ever said the ick out loud.
21:34Are you ever triggered by seeing a deck of cards now?
21:38Triggered by seeing a deck of cards?
21:39No.
21:40No.
21:40Do you ever get the ick about me?
21:43No.
21:44That was a lie.
21:45Yeah, yeah, yeah.
21:47Go on.
21:49I don't know.
21:50That was the first objective lie.
21:56I can't think of a time when I've gotten the ick about you, honey.
22:02Inconclusive.
22:02Wow.
22:03Okay.
22:05Do you want to say anything or do you want me to go on?
22:07You have to go on because I truly can't think of a time.
22:12But clearly somewhere in my genetic makeup, it exists, but I'm so sorry.
22:18Why are you getting teary-eyed?
22:20Catch it.
22:21This machine's bullshit.
22:23Yeah.
22:24There's a lot of activity happening right now.
22:27I just want to let you guys know.
22:30We'll talk after.
22:31On a scale of 1 to 10, if I did a magic trick right now, how attractive would you find me?
22:36I honestly find you very attractive when you're doing those magic tricks.
22:39Now you're just trying to make up for the question.
22:41I think it's very sexy the way that you do magic.
22:43Okay.
22:44Okay.
22:44Was that true?
22:46That was, yes.
22:47See?
22:48Okay.
22:49That was true.
22:50Okay.
22:51Scale of 1 to 10, tell me how attractive based on...
22:54I'm just going to try to hit that lamp.
22:58Oh.
22:58Oh, God.
22:59This isn't going well.
23:00There we go.
23:01Oh, I'm going to hit you.
23:03Oh, my God.
23:03Stop.
23:03Okay, how about this?
23:04That wasn't great.
23:051 to 10 on that?
23:06On how attractive that made you?
23:082, um, 6.
23:12Okay, that's generish.
23:13Generish.
23:14Generish.
23:15Pretty generous.
23:15What about...
23:16Oh, this isn't going well.
23:17This is not going well.
23:19Okay, how about this?
23:20I wish you could see your face while you're doing it.
23:28I have to concentrate.
23:29It's been a year since I did these movies.
23:33So very attractive?
23:35Um, do you want me to rate you?
23:37Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
23:39That one will put it at a 5.5.
23:42We went down.
23:42How about this?
23:47Under the leg?
23:48Come on.
23:49Come on.
23:52Yeah, maybe we're back up to 6, babe.
23:55Back up to 6.
23:56We peaked at 6?
23:57Come on.
23:597.
24:00That's a lie.
24:01That was a lie.
24:0210 of hearts.
24:03It's a jackpot.
24:04That would have been good, though.
24:07All right, last question.
24:09Did you lie at any point during this interview,
24:11and we didn't catch it?
24:12I don't think so.
24:13I think you caught most of the lies.
24:15And that is the truth.
24:16Get out of here.
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