We chat with J.G.
Quintel, the man behind Regular Show: The Movie, about the film, music, and burgers… Quintel has the same laid back and relaxed vibe as Mordecai.
Hes so chill that for the role he had to practice yelling because he rarely raises his voice.
J. G. Quintel:Yeah, pretty much.
At what point during production did you realize you were the right voice for Mordecai?
You just get your friends to help you do the voices.
Youre also Hi Five Ghost, who I dont believe was in any of your student films Ive seen.
Was he original for the show?
He was brand new.
Muscle Man came about first.
How did you end up being Fives voice?
I had this idea for how I wanted him to sound.
It was fun to be able to voice him as well.
The show nails that late teens/early twenties and terrible minimum wage jobs everyone has to go through.
How many of those did you end up doing during school?
[Laughs]
I definitely see the influence of the movie theatre.
Ive done that too and its spot on with those relationships and interactions.
You were talking about old rock music, which is a huge part of the show.
What have you been listening to lately?
Lately, Ive been listening to Folds.
Im trying to learn how to play guitar a little bit so Ive been listening to old blues stuff.
Regular Showis packed with great music, both licensed and written for the show.
Whats your favorite song/montage/musical moment from the show?
Its really specific to the episode.
We used lots of other stuff.
We usedQueen, we used (Mountains) Mississippi Queen.
Its hard to remember back because weve done over 200 episodes now.
I was wondering how that episode came about.
I was really happy with how that one turned out.
What do you wish from that time period was still around or would make a comeback?
And it would be really funny.
I dont know how you would fit it in your pocket but it would be hilarious.
And itd probably have a really long battery life.
Food is such a central part of the show; what would you want for your dream burger?
Definitely all the classics.
Lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, cheddar cheese.
You dont really need bacon.
The sauce is really important.
The bun is important.
Im a big fan ofIn-N-Out; thats a quality burger.
What can you tell us about the story and how you came about that plot?
Weve done a lot of epic ideas in the show.
We dont do that that often.
They get in to arguments a lot on the show but weve never actually broken them up.
So with the movie we wanted to really test their friendship.
Its this crazy thing that Rigby has to deal with and its pretty epic.
What caused more sleep deprivation: working onRegular Show: The Movieor2 in the AM PM?
Oh man.2 in the AM PMwas a cake walk compared toThe Movie.
I mean, the movie is ten times longer and fully colored and actually finished.
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