And "Oh my God, what are these people doing?" But back in the '70s, '80s, and '90s, people weren't doing things that were anything different than they are now. There's somewhat of an angst in the air a little bit because everyone's got these phones and no one trusts everyone. I think when we go out in public nowadays, everyone's really more self-aware about, you go out and have some beers with a bunch of friends. I don't think it's really comedy, I think it's the world. Can you draw a line between outlaw comics and where you are right now, or that scene? I know Sam Kinison was very important in your life.
Oh, well that answers a mystery right there. There was a lot of other comedians that were around, but Bill Hicks wasn't really around the Comedy Store a lot. It was mostly other comedians that were there, Mike Binder, Sam Kinison, I don't know. Bill Hicks I'd known for a long time back in the day, but no. That's the main thing when you work on stuff, it's a team effort, so we all helped out each other. And so everyone, we all worked as a team. It always starts off with a simple idea and then from there, you just have to execute it with the cast and the producers and the writers. They had a very simple premise and that's where it always starts off with. And also Sean, the other writer, they were good guys. Yeah, I met with Troy when we first started working on the movie and he was cool. Troy Duffy of Boondock Saints fame was one of the writers of Guest House. So sometimes you'd give people chances and it works. It was interesting because also when I did Encino Man, the director of Encino Man years ago, Les Mayfield, he'd never directed a movie either.
But he was passionate about it, so I took a chance. And Sam came from YouTube videos and he had never directed a feature film. Everyone hurdles together and we all worked as a team. I definitely took a chance, he took a chance, that's what this is. What's it like working with director Sam Macaroni? Because he has a very interesting track record. Well, I was raised by comedians, so what do you expect? He celebrated the results of the 2020 presidential election, and also recommended House of Nanking, which he calls the best Chinese restaurant in San Francisco: "It's one of those places that you go to and you just have them order for you. This interview was lightly edited due to a few charming Weasel-esque digressions. He told us about Zane doing comedy, the actual goings-on in the guest house, and what he likes about simple premises. Shore spoke with Looper via Zoom about Guest House and, to an extent, his overall career. The creative team includes Troy Duffy, who wrote the Boondock Saints movies, and is directed by first time director Sam Macaroni, who has experience in comedy but also coordinated the VR fight scenes in John Wick 3. There's also a pretty solid cast - including names as disparate as Billy Zane, Aimee Teegarden, and Steve-O. This guest house squatter is played by Gen X comedy icon Pauly Shore, who is indeed still out there plugging away in Hollywood. There's just one problem: there's a drug-addled, sex-crazed loser bumming in the guest house. Guest House sees a young couple purchase their first house, an absolute dream property.