Jennifer Aniston goes stripping in ‘Millers’

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'It was easy to say yes to this one,' star says of frantic action-comedy

 FLOOR SHOW. Aniston said she had as much fun as she wanted. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros

MANILA, Philippines – Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston once again presents her offbeat and funny side – as a stripper-turned-pretend-mom in the envelope-pushing comedy “We’re the Millers.”

The New Line Cinema film is the latest in her string of comedy hits, including “Horrible Bosses,” with Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, and Colin Farrell, and “Just Go with It,” with Adam Sandler. It opened at No. 3 in the North American box office.

Pretend family

Sudeikis reunites with Aniston in “Millers,” in which he plays David Clark, a small-time pot dealer who is constrained by a druglord (Ed Helms) to take part in an interstate smuggling operation in order to settle a huge debt.

Meanwhile, David becomes acquainted with some not-so-typical residents in his neighborhood – jaded stripper Rose (Aniston), aspiring pothead Kenny (English actor Will Poulter, who’s an American here), and worldly-wise teen Casey (Emma Roberts).

David is suddenly inspired by a plan, and persuades them to tag along with him as a pretend family. 

On board their shiny RV, the “Millers” head south of the border on a Fourth of July weekend that ends up in a riotous road adventure.

“She does not initially agree to sign on for this adventure because, despite being a stripper, she has morals, she has boundaries, and breaking the law is not something she is willing to do,” Aniston said of her character.

“But the rules are changing at work in a way that she doesn’t agree with, and she’s broke. And David’s offered to pay her a lot of money, so she feels she has no choice but to go along.”

“Rose is the kind of woman who’s had bad experiences with boyfriends, trusted the wrong people, been taken advantage of, and fell into stripping because she didn’t have a lot of options,” producer Chris Bender said.

“David’s offer is only slightly more palatable to her than what she might have to do if she doesn’t accept it. But it is more palatable, and, after all, it’s only for a weekend.”

Chemistry

Despite sharing several film projects in their respective resumes, this is the first time Aniston and Sudeikis are credited as co-stars.

“When we finished working on ‘Horrible Bosses,’” Aniston offers, “we both wanted to find something really great to do together again – and for the full length of [a] film, not just [in] little snippets,” Aniston said.

“Jason is so much fun and a friend, and the script was so funny, it was easy to say yes to this one.”

Director Rawson Marshall Thurber – whose credits include the Ben Stiller-Vince Vaughan sports comedy “Dodgeball” and the TV corporate satire “The Loop” – expressed enthusiasm about his stars. 

“One thing I don’t think any director can do is create chemistry,” Thurber said. “I think you just cross your fingers and hope it’s there, and in this case we were incredibly fortunate.

“As early as the first week, we were filming a two-shot of Jen and Jason, and they were playing off of each other and it was so fun and easy and charming. They just clicked in the way I had hoped for.”

Here’s a clip of an interview with Rawson Marshall Thurber:

“Jason’s improvisational skills are fantastic, just masterful,” affirmed Aniston. “That led to some awesome volleying back and forth between the two of us.”

Thurber encouraged his cast to be creative, which Aniston thoroughly enjoyed.

“I love working with a director who steps back and lets us do what we do and have as much fun with it as we wanted.

“Rawson really trusted us to do our jobs, and to find that balance between the grounded and screwball, and for me, playing the reality of the insanity was the most fun.”

“We’re The Millers” opens in Philippine cinemas on Sept 18. – Rappler.com

Here’s the trailer:

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