Jason Segel revealed that his own mother walked out of the premiere of his iconic comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The How I Met Your Mother star recalled how he did not tell his parents about his full frontal nudity in the film, hoping to catch them by surprise. But the incident took an upsetting turn as Segel’s mother ended up walking away from the premiere. She later warned all their relatives about this.
Jason Segel details his mom’s reaction to Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Jason Segel recalled a rather hilarious incident from the premiere of his iconic comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The actor recalled during his appearance on Hot Ones that his mother ended up walking out of the premiere of his movie in the first minutes, where he can be seen completely naked.
“I thought it would be a really, really great — like one of the great practical jokes — not to tell my parents that I did full-frontal nudity in Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” Segel said, “And then take them to the premiere. This was like a really thrilling idea for me.”
He continued, “It’s like five minutes into the movie when my d— comes out, and I’m like, ‘Here it comes.'” The surprising scene caught Segel’s mother off guard. “I turn to my mom expecting her to be laughing hysterically, and her face is beet red, and there’s a tear coming down her face,” he explained, “And I said, ‘Are you okay?’ And she said, ‘Why didn’t you tell me?’ And I said, ‘I thought it would be a funny joke.’ And she said, ‘It’s not a funny joke.”
Segel’s mother walked out of the theatre after this. “She got up and left the theater,” he recalled, “And then she came back in, and she’d, like, put herself together.” Thankfully, the rest of the premiere went without any issues.
However, Segel’s mother decided to warn their relatives about this. Segel added, “She sent out an email to the entire family that read, ‘I would like to inform you that Jason has chosen to do full-frontal nudity in his newest film. However, I’d like to assure you that it is not gratuitous and [is] essential to the plot.”
Forgetting Sarah Marshall remains one of Jason Segel’s defining works.
