Julie Bowen on ‘Happy Gilmore 2,' hilarious side of parenting teens

♪♪ >>> FOR 11 YEARS, MILLIONS OF US TUNED INTO WATCH JULIE BOWEN PLAYING MOM CLARA ON THE HIT SITCOM "MODERN FAMILY," A ROLE WHICH EARNED HER TWO EMMY AWARDS. >> SHE HAS A NEW SERIES COMING OUT AND SHE IS VERY BUSY BECAUSE SHE IS SHOOTING A MUCH ANTICIPATED MOVIE SEQUEL. EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS. >> EVERYBODY. >> EVERYBODY. >> EVERYBODY. >> "HAPPY GILMORE." >> EVERYBODY IS IN IT APPARENTLY. >> BAD BUNNY. >> I JUST HEARD THAT. I JUST HEARD BAD BUNNY AND TRAVIS KELCE. >> TRAVIS KELCE IS IN IT? >> WAS I NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT. IT'S PUBLIC. TOTALLY PUBLIC. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT "HAPPY GILMORE" OF COURSE. >> "HAPPY GILMORE 2." WE ARE SHOOTING, WHETHER YOU WERE WAITING FOR IT OR NOT, THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL IN NEW JERSEY RIGHT NOW. IT'S GREAT. >> TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE. >> I AM VIRGINIA AND WE ARE PICKING UP -- MY GOD, I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN SO LONG. >> I KNOW YOU CAN PROBABLY TELLING US ZERO OF THIS. >> ABSOLUTELY ZERO. >> Y'ALL TOGETHER? >> YES, WE ARE VERY MUCH TOGETHER. >> YOU TOLD US A SPOILER ALERT. >> IS THAT BAD? >> NO. >> NO. YOU COULD PUT THAT ON THE INTERNET. THAT'S FINE. >> "HAPPY GILMORE" THE FIRST ONE WAS KIND OF YOUR ENTRY INTO -- >> IT WAS THE FIRST, LIKE, MOVIE I EVER DID. YEAH. AND I THOUGHT I REALLY WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH MY HAIR IN IT. REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE. I REMEMBER CRYING IN MY TRAILER. NO ONE WILL SEE IT. IT'S OKAY. IT'S THE ONLY MOVIE MY DAD HAS WATCHED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. >> IT'S ICONIC. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IS THE LATE BOB BARKER. >> OH, I LOVE HIM. >> AND THAT WAS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE PARTS? >> YES. HE HAS TO SAY THE PRICE IS WRONG RHYMES WITH RICH, AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO SAY THAT BECAUSE HE IS SUCH A GENTLEMAN. THEY SHOT THIS FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS IN THIS BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSE IN VANCOUVER. BY THE END OF THE DAY, HE IS SO INTO IT, HE IS LIKE THE PRICE IS WRONG RHYMES WITH RICH. IT WAS GREAT. >> OKAY. SO WE WERE TALKING TEENAGE BOYS AND SLANG. >> YEAH. >> YOU ARE LIVING IN THIS WORLD? >> SURE AM. >> HOW OLD ARE YOUR BOYS? 15, 15, 17. >> YOU HAVE TWINS? >> YEAH. YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT TWINS. >> WHEN I WAS A TWIN, MY DAD -- >> WHEN I WAS A TWIN? >> I AM STILL A TWIN. WHEN I WAS A TWIN TEEN, SORRY. MY TWIN IS STILL ALIVE. >> THIS IS NEWS. >> WHEN I WAS A TEEN, MY MOM WOULD SAY SHOULD I WAKE THEM UP? MY DAD SAID LET THE SLEEPING VIPERS LIE. IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT -- >> I DO UNDERSTAND THAT. LUCKILY, THEY HAVE GROWN AT DIFFERENT RATES AND DIFFERENT TIMES, THAT HEAVY SLEEP CYCLE. RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I AM WORKING ON THE EAST COAST AND THEY LIVE IN L.A., THE ONLY WAY I COMMUNICATE WITH THEM IS THROUGH SNAPCHAT. >> WHAT DO THEY SAY? >> DO YOU DO -- >> THERE IS A LOT OF THIS, WHICH I HOPE DOESN'T MEAN BAD. A LOT OF LIKE -- AND YOU DO THE POSES LIKE YOU WERE DOING -- YEAH, LIKE THE SIGMA CHAD. >> HAVE YOU HEARD OF IT? >> YES, AND THEY ALL HAVE THE STUPID HAIRCUTS. I LOVE YOU, MY CHILDREN. THERE IS LIKE THE FLOW HAWK AND JIFFY POP AND THE ALPACA. >> I LIKE THAT YOU NAMED THEM ALL. >> HOW DO YOU KEEP THEM STRAIGHT? >> DO THEY TALK TO YOU ABOUT THINGS? >> LIKE GIRLS? >> OR ANYTHING? >> NO. I HAVE A LOT OF PURPOSEFULLY SCATTERED ABOUT THE HOUSE BOOKS THAT ARE INFORMATIONAL ABOUT SEX, DRUGS, WHAT TO AVOID, HOW TO NOT GET PEOPLE PREGNANT, NOT GET DISEASES, AND I'M JUST, LIKE, CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT THINGS. >> HOW DO YOU GET THEM TO TALK OR OPEN UP? SOME PEOPLE SAY IF YOU DRIVE A CAR WITH THEM NEXT TO YOU AND THEY ARE NOT LOOKING AT YOU, SOMETIMES THEY GIVE YOU INFORMATION. >> IN THE CAR, NO PHONES IN THE CAR. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO LISTEN TO MUSIC. YOU ARE LIKE, MY EYES ARE BLEEDING. YEAH. BUT BASICALLY I AM IN THE DESERT RIGHT NOW. I GOT DUMPED BY THREE GUYS THAT I WAS MADLY IN LOVE WITH. I'M LIKE, HEY, I'M RIGHT IN THE KITCHEN. AND THEY NEVER SHOW UP. YOU'RE, LIKE, IT IS AS DESPERATE AS I EVER FELT IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN YOU HAD A CRUSH ON A BOY. HI! YOU HANG OUT. IT'S ME, MOM. I BIRTHED YOU. THEY DON'T CARE. BUT THEY DO GET EXCITED. THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT "HYSTERIA." >> YEAH, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS. >> THEY GET EXCITED FOR NEW STUFF. EXCITED FOR "HAPPY GILMORE." >> DO THEY WATCH YOUR STUFF? >> NO. >> WHY ARE THEY EXCITED? >> THEY LOVE ADAM SANDLER. THEY NEVER SAW "HAPPY GILMORE" ONE. THEY WILL WATCH "HAPPY GILMORE 2." >> AND "HYSTERIA" SEEMS GREAT. >> A NEW PARTNERSHIP? >> WELL, WHICH I DISCOVERED BECAUSE I AM DOING "HYSTERIA," WHICH IS A THRILLER. >> KIND OF LIKE "STRANGER THINGS"? >> YEAH, IT'S ABOUT SATANIC PANIC IN THE '80s. MAYBE YOU DON'T REMEMBER. >> I WAS A GROWN-UP. >> YES, THERE WAS THIS FEAR THAT KIDS WOULD PLAY DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. I PLAY IT THIS CRAZY LADY. I SEEM NORMAL, TRUST ME. BUT YOU CAN SEE. SEE HOW IT'S DARK? MY EYES WOULD GO CRAZY AND -- >> WAS THERE SMOKE? >> YEAH, THEY USE THIS STUFF CALLED ATMOSPHERE. >> ATMOSPHERE? >> THAT'S THE BUSINESS NAME FOR IT. PROFESSIONAL NAME. MY EYES WERE GOING NUTS. POP MY CONTACTS OUT ON THE SET. >> I DO THAT, YEAH. >> GUESS THAT YOU HAVE TO GET? GET YOUR EYES CHECKED FOR DRY EYE. THAT'S A -- >> YOUR EYES WATER A LOT? >> LIKE IT'S LIKE I CAN'T EVEN BLINK. IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF WATERING A LOT. IF THEY DRY OUT, SO YOU USE A BAUSCH & LOMB THING, THAT'S WHO I'M PARTNERING WITH. YOU USE THESE DROPS. YOU HAVE TO BE -- YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY USE THEM. THEY ARE NOT LIKE THE LITTLE ONES THAT YOU GET AT THE DRUGSTORE. THEY ARE FOR REAL. AND YOU CAN TELL. YOU PUT THEM IN, YOU ARE LIKE, OH, THAT WAS REAL. BUT THEY WORK LONG TERM AND THEY REALLY ALLOW ME TO FUNCTION A WHOLE LOT BETTER. >> WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> WE CAN'T PROMISED MY KIDS I NEVER SAY THAT. SKIBIDI. THEY ARE DYING RIGHT NOW. SOLID COMS KID. >> DO THEY SAY RIZZ? >> THEY SAID I WAS MAD RISS ONCE. THEY GO, LIKE CHARISMA? THEY GO, WHAT? WHERE DO YOU THINK THAT WORD COMES FROM? YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT UP.