THE CAST ON DONNY & MARIE

Donny: We are on the set of Dawsons Creek with James Van Der Beek and Katie Holmes. I gotta tell you something, I was just on the phone with a friend of mine in Chicago. My teenage daughter is going crazy about that fact that we're even talking to you. How does it feel to be the stars of the number one teenage show in America?

(Katie and James look at one another and laugh)

Donny: C'mon

James: I dunno, it's so weird. I mean, we shoot in Wilmington, North Carolina not Hollywood. It's pretty isolated..

Katie: I just feel lucky, I get to kiss the heartthrob of America every week.

Donny: Every week?

Katie: Well, not anymore.

Marie: Those are the perks.

Katie: It's really great.

(Katie and James look at one another and laugh)

Marie: You guys really are good friends, right?

Katie: Yeah.

James: Not really.

Marie: Not really, is that a scoop?

Katie: Well, I thought we were, apparently we're now sharing.

(Everyone laughs..)

Donny: You know you hear squabbles that happen behind the scenes and stuff. You guys really are best friends?

(Katie and James look at one another and laugh..)

Katie: Not really.

James: Not best friends.

(Everyone laughs again)

Donny: Well are we getting a scoop here, are you bitter enemies?

(Katie laughs)

Marie: But isn't it strange to have your friend sitting right next to you and then all of a sudden you have to do a love scene?

James: Well, when we first met one another we were playing our characters. I mean, I didn't know her before we were actually on camera, so thats always been a part of our relationship. It's not like a childhood friend, and all of a sudden you have to kiss them.

Katie: Yeah, it's not like we grew up together.

James: I mean, it's like we're all a big dysfunctional family around here anyway.

Marie: What do you mean dysfunctional?

Katie: Yeah, we're functional!

Donny: Can we relate Marie?

Marie: Yeah, we're dysfunctional.

Katie: (Looks at James) This is news to me.

(Everyone laughs)

Donny: When you go out, like for instance, you live in Toledo, right?

Katie: Yes, Toledo Ohio.

Donny: And where's home for you James?

James: Well, I'm from Connecticut.

Donny: When you get a chance to go back home, do they treat you like big stars?

James: Katie goes to the malls quite a bit, I hear about this from everyone in Toledo.

Marie: Are you a shopper?

Katie: Well, I have three older sisters so, yeah, they make fun of me. Well..

Donny: They make fun of you?

Katie: See, this is what happens. People always tell him about like, when he meets people, that they saw Katie here or, they tell me the same thing about him. I don't really care.

James: They'll always tell me about the others. Like when I get my hair cut, they'll say that Katie was in here, she's a nice girl. And I'll be like, yeah..

Donny: As if you didn't know.

James: Yeah, I mean, I've met her actually.

(Everyone laughs)

Katie: It's very strange, they fill us in on one another.

James: She goes out and does a movie and I have to hear about it.

Katie: Yeah, it's bad, we can't keep secrets from one another. So it's like brothers and sisters.

James: I'm like a big brother to her, so I get all the big brother insight.

Donny: Really, are you that close to the other members of the cast?

James: No, I hate them.

(Everyone laughs)

Donny: Really, thats what they say about you. As a matter of fact, we have to go to a commercial break, when we come back we wanna get the dish on the rest of the cast and how you guys don't get along. Plus we're also going to go behind the scenes, and see what happens.

(Back from commercial, still James and Katie)

Marie: Welcome back we're on the set of Dawson's Creek, it's been raining, we're now calling it Dawson's River. But the weather has been so crazy. You were telling us, what did she do during the hurricane?

Donny: You shouldn't have said anything, James.

James: Katie informed me that um, an old wives tale during a hurricane is to fill your bathtub up with water, incase you don't have water

Donny: So you have fresh water to drink, and whatever.

Katie: I'm form Ohio where we don't have hurricanes.

James: So Katie didn't realize that you can actually fill it up with water from the tap, so she went out and bought lots of jugs of water.

Marie: Bottled Water?

Donny: No Way!

(Everyone Laughs)

Katie: I'll tell you what happened, everyones telling us to buy water.

James: You can just see her pouring 1 litre bottles of water.

Katie: It was, (looks at James) just a moment of...

Donny: It was like that Evian commercial, you know, bathing in Evian.

Katie: Yeah, I like to shop and fill my tub with bottles of water.

Marie: And take baths in champagne

(Everyone laughs)

Katie: Oh you know, at the end of the day...

Donny: And you get a bad vibe from me, I want everyone to know to know she said that during commercial. Why is that? What is it?

Katie: I don't know, she told me to say it.

(Everyone laughs)

Marie: It's a girl thing..

Donny: Oh I see.

Marie: Now I was reading a quote about you James. Listen to this, Courtney Love said, have you heard this? "I'd love to play James' older woman girlfriend on Dawsons Creek." Did you know what?

James: Yeah, she told me.

Marie: She did?!

James: Yeah I met her at the MTV Movie Awards.

Marie: Well, what did you say?

James: Thank you.

(Everyone laughs)

James: I was quite flattered.

Marie: I'll bet.

Donny: Do you think it will ever happen?

James: Um, if we can get the right role, and the script in time and everything works out with her schedule, it would be great to have her on.

Marie: I can play your older girldfriend.

Donny: Would you let Marie play the role?

James: Yeah, sure.

(Everyone laughs)

Marie: Now you started out in theater, and you actually turned down the role of Joey? Didn't you, initially, cause you were doing theather?

Katie: Well, I was doing a high school musical, as a senior in high school. It wasn't like I was in New York, on Broadway or anything like it. Just want to clarify.

Donny: So you had made a commitment to them?

Katie: Yeah, and I, I had auditioned for them, and they wanted me to fly out and test on opening night. So it wasn't like I said, sorry I won't, it was just like I can't.

James: She said, you know, that she's committed to the production.

Donny: That shows a lot of integrity, I admire that. Whats going to happen with Joey and Dawson this year?

Katie: It's a mystery.

Marie: You truly don't know?

James: I have no idea.

Katie: Yeah, we have no idea. Whats so fun about these two characters is, it's something thats so untouchable, that connection that everyone can kinda relate to, I think. I mean, I think most people have a Dawson and a Joey.

James: Yeah.

Katie: And so it's really fun, we don't exactly have to know where these two characters are going. Because it's something we can really play with since it's so realistic. So they will continue to go in and out, in and out.

Marie: Are you the romantic type?

James: Am I the romantic type? (laughs)

Marie: Is he?

Katie: Um... No.

Donny: Oh, you see, I like the look on your face when you say that.

James: You see, just must understand that this would be like me asking you if she was the romantic type.

Donny: We're brother and sister. James, don't go there.

Katie: Donny, oh he's a charmer.

(Donny laughs and points to Katie)

Marie: It's time to tell things about the rest of the cast, for example, who spends the most time at craft service table? Out of everyone on the show..

(James points to Katie)

Donny: Are you serious, really?

Katie: No I don't!

James: How many times a day do you say, come with me to craft service?

Donny: Ahh, you see...

James: It's more of a social thing, I mean.

Katie: Let me see now, the bathtub.

(Everyone laughs)

James: No, it is a social thing, it's not like she's stuffing her face.

Katie: Yeah, it is social.

Donny: She does? No really, out of all the cast members, do you stuff your face the most?

James: Nonono, she doesn't.

Donny & Marie: Look at her face, she's gonna cry.

James: See, this is why you had the bad vibe.

Katie: Yeah, this is why I got the bad vibe, it's YOU!

(Katie points to Donny, everyone laughs)

Donny: I'll leave, would you be happy if I left?

James: No.

Marie: So what is his quirkiest habbit?

Katie: Hmm, well, he eats very slowly.

James: That's true, I do eat very slow.

Marie: How slowly?

James: Well, I'm usually at the table longer than everyone.

Donny: What about Kerr, tell me about Kerr. Gimme dirt on Kerr, cause I wanna talk to him a bit later.

(James and Katie look at one another and laugh)

Katie: Kerr always makes the set exciting.

Donny: Why?

James: Kerr is a flatulent young man.

Donny: Kerr is a flatulent young man? I'm gonna talk to him about that.

(Everyone laughs)

Katie: He's like a really funny big brother.

Marie: Is he like the goof of the cast?

James: Yeah, I mean he'll be straightfaced and then he'll do something completely off the wall at like 4 AM when we all really need it.

Marie: Who would you say is the crankiest on the set?

(Katie points to James)

James: Probably me.

Donny and Marie: Seriously, you have a temper?

James: Not a temper, but if somethings wrong or if something needs to be fixed, I'll be the one to speak up and say something should be done about this.

Donny: Well, are you impatient?

(Katie rolls her eyes and nods, meaning that James is impatient)

James: No, not really.

Katie: I'm just kidding, I was trying to get you back.

(Marie points to Donny)

Marie: He is.

Donny: I am, I admit it.

James: Well, film by nature isn't a patient medium. I mean, if you need something fixed before you roll, you get it fixed before you roll.

Donny: How about Meredith? Is she cool?

James: Yeah, she's great.

Katie: Yeah, she does a little, she has a little alter ego she does for us everyone once in awhile.

James: She's like a breath of fresh air.

Donny: We're gonna talk to them a bit later.

Marie: I'm gonna find out what this alter ego is.

Donny: I'm gonna talk to Kerr, find out about his...

(Everyone laughs)

James: He's probably gonna tell you some story about me thats gonna make me hang my head in shame.

Donny: Oh, I'm gonna get something out of him about you buddy. More with the cast of Dawson's Creek when we return.

Donny: Welcome back, We're here with the cast of Dawsons Creek including Meredith, Katie, Michelle, Kerr, Josh, and what was your name again?

(Meredith laughs)

James: Joe

(Everyone laughs)

Donny: First things first. James told us something about you Kerr that we gotta find the answer to. Do you have a little flatulence problem Kerr?

Josh: Ahh, you sat me next to him, thanks. I appreciate it.

(Everyone laughs)

Donny: Explain it Kerr.

Kerr: Actually, I have no idea what you're talking about.

Meredith: Ahh, you're lying!

Kerr: I don't consider it a problem, I think it loosens everyone up, I mean, it's gonna be a long day. You know, it's kinda funny.

Meredith: Breaks the tension!

Kerr: Yeah, exactly.

Josh: Yeah, he does.

Kerr: What are you talking about?!

Josh: Well, hey, I don't fart.

Kerr: Yes, you do.

(Kerr points to Katie)

Katie: I DON'T FART!

Donny: Katie!

Katie: Everyone is making fun of me today.

Marie: Hey it true, Josh, that you lived with James when you first started the show.

Josh: Yes, in the very beginning of the show.

Donny: Okay, who's Felix and who's Oscar?

Josh: Thats funny, thats exactly what they used to call us, the odd couple.

Donny: Really?

Josh: I'm not the tidy one.

James: His dog is neater than he is.

(Everyone: 'Oh...")

Josh: What, it's the truth.

Marie: Whats something nobody knows about James?

Josh: Okay, he's (pointing to James) fastidious, and likes to clean everything out. He was like my house boy, and take care of everything for me. I wish my mother was that tidy.

Donny: To the point where he annoys you?

Josh: Nah, not so much.

Donny: So you get along well?

Josh: Yeah (grab's James' cheeks) chummy guy eh.

Donny: I understand that you're like a real life hero, right? You saved someone's life, or two peoples lives, right?

Josh: Here we go, oh boy.

Donny: Are you sick of this story already?

Josh: You know it's hard, but someones got to keep the beaches safe here. No really, I went for a swim with a buddy of mine and we ended up holding up these guys until the coast guard could come and fetch us out of the water.

Donny: Did she...

Josh: She was having an asthma attack.

Donny: Oh really?

Josh: Yeah

Marie: Did you give her mouth to mouth?

Josh: No, but I should have.

Katie: That was later, wasn't it?

(Everyone laughs)

Josh: Yes, wait.. (grabs Katie's lip)

Donny: What's going on here.

Josh to Katie: You have gack on your lip. Were you two kissing, you have lipstick here..? (Points to Meredith and Katie).

Meredith: Shh..

Josh: You heard it here first folks.

Marie: Whose the prankster?

(Josh points to Katie)

Donny: Katie, everyone's pointing to you.

Katie: No I...

Josh: Oh yeah, she's a hell raiser...

Marie: Look at her, she's getting all quiet.

Josh: You know what she's getting all quiet, she's thinking about how she's gonna pay us all back.

Marie: Alright ladies, whose the biggest flirt out of all the guys?

(Meredith points to Josh, and he fakes leaving)

Josh: I gotta go get some coffee.

Meredith: Josh, Josh!

Donny: What does he do? Michelle, you've been quiet over there.

Michelle: Cause I can't move my neck.

Donny: Did you hurt your neck or something?

Michelle: I've got whiplash.

(Josh in the background says, "It's a tight-knit cast here on Dawsons Creek", puts his arms around James and Kerr)

Marie: How did you get whiplash?

Michelle: I don't wanna talk about it.

Donny: Does it involve Dawson?

Michelle: No it doesn't.

Josh: Damn!

Donny: How did it happen?

Marie: Yeah, you've gotta tell us the story.

(Michelle points to Donny)

Donny: Me?

Marie: What did he do? Oh tell me.

Donny: See, Katie doesn't like me, I cause whiplash in you. I think I should leave.

Michelle: No, it's because when we first met you hugged me, and my head snapped back.

(Everyone laughs, Kerr in the background: "You did that to me too, you know")

Donny: I feel a lawsuit coming on.

Marie: Are you serious it was Donny, that makes me sad.

Donny: Come here, let me give you a hug.

Michelle: Nono, I'm in so much pain.

(Donny gets up and gives her a hug)

Donny: See, don't you feel better?

Josh: Give us a song, you don't have much luck with guests, do you?

Donny: What are you getting at Josh?

Josh: Whiplash, lawsuits, I see a song in your future. I definitely see this in a song in the near future.

Marie: Which one of you guys is the most into fitness. Who is constantly working out?

(Meredith and Josh point to Kerr)

Josh: Look at pipes over here (grabs Kerr's arm)

Marie: Pipes eh?

Donny to Josh: Do you work out?

Josh: Yeah, on occasion. She's (pointing to Meredith) into Tae-bo.

Donny: Is that right?

Meredith: Yeah, I am actually.

Josh: Thats right, and if you go after her girl again (points to Michelle) she's gonna take care of you.

Meredith: Yeah!

Marie: Now what's this I hear about the right shade of mint ice cream?

Donny: Yeah, I've heard a lot about this.

(Meredith points to Kerr)

Kerr: Are you kidding?

Marie: I'm serious.

Kerr: I'm a big ice cream guy. I love choclate chip mint, but it has to be the right shade of green.

Marie: What is the right shade?

(Everyone laughs)

Kerr: It has to be light green.

Donny: Why not dark green?

Kerr: My mom gets the right shade.

Donny: What about white?

Kerr: White? I've never heard of that.

Marie: What is this about, I think it was James telling us about...

Donny: Oh, Katie told us...

Marie: Yeah, it was Katie. What is this alter ego thing?

Meredith: Well, I don't know if I should ruin it. Cause then people would know that there's a connection between me and a certain superhero. You know, we're never in the same place at the same time, it's that type of a thing.

Donny: Well, do you wanna name this superhero?

Josh: It's a her or a him.

Meredith: Her, well see if I say it's a him, then we'll know it's all not me. Well you see there is a special superhero in Capside and everyone's lives here, and her name is (she literally screams) CAPTIN FUN! And she spreads joy and merriment throughout Capside and Dawson's Creekland.

Josh: Oh my God.

(Everyone laughs)

Donny: Now do you dress up as (screams) CAPTIN FUN?

Meredith: No, see I don't, but captin fun does have her own cape and boots.

Marie: And does she just show up on the set?

Meredith: Yeah, whenever there's a need for merriment.

Donny: You know what I'd love to do, after the commercial, would one of you take us on a tour of the set?

Meredith: Sure.

Donny: We'll be right back with the crew, ahh.. the cast of Dawsons Creek.

Meredith: (Laughs) The Crew!

(Returns from commercial outside Jen's house, walking around the set during the filming of a scene from the upcoming Thanksgiving episdoe. Everyone appears to be either in Dawsons or Jen's backyard, and then we see Katie filming a scene with her arm around James at a picnic table.)

Marie: Explain to me what they're doing.

Josh: Well, these guys are doing absolutely nothing. As a matter of fact, I've never seen them work before. Wave hi guys, cause you're doing nothing, your mother will be so proud.

(Sound operator waves to the camera)

Josh: Get paid, for doing absolutely nothing.

Marie: So you basically monitor everything they say?

Sound Operator: Yeah, basically I monitor everything for gossip.

(Josh laughs)

Donny: See, this is the guy to get the hot stuff from him.

Josh: Exactly, this is the guy you come back to.

(Michelle walks over)

Josh: I'm not talking to her. We haven't talked in months. Yeah, get her off the set, I dunno why she's even here.

(Marie and Josh laugh)

Maire: What's it like being around here..what's it like hanging out with everyone on and off the set?

Michelle: Oh, we don't hang.

Marie: You really don't hang out?

Josh: I don't even know where she lives, she won't even give me her number.

Donny: See James and Katie said you hang out all the time, and you're best buds, did they lie to us?

Josh: Yeah, thats all PR BS.

Donny: Just PR BS eh?

(Everyone laughs in the background)

Marie: C'mon, you're soo mean.

(Michelle and Josh hug)

Josh: You know, the next sound you hear will be that of my producer fainting.

Marie: So is he the jokester on the set?

(Producers voice, off-screen)

Producer: Yes, absolutely.

Donny: I hear that you really are a cut-up around here.

Josh: No, I'm really a very dry guy.

Marie: Do you ever just like totally throw people during a scene?

(Josh laughs)

Marie: What are you laughing at?

Josh: I can't remember that ever happening. Oh, everyone on the set is telling us to shut up now, since they're about to shoot. Pictures up!

Michelle: SHH...

Donny: Pictures up? What does that mean? They're ready to shoot?

Josh: What that means is that if I keep on talking, like I usually do, they'll fire me.

Marie: No what does he do, really?

Michelle: Well, he hasn't done it this year, and I'm very disappointed.

Marie: What?

Josh: Well, I figure that you know, the best way to loosen up your fellow cast mates is..

Donny: To moon them?

Josh: Yeah, I mean once you see my ass (bleeped out) there should be nothing you feel uncomfortable doing. And if that doesn't break the ice, then I figure nothing will.

(Everyone laughs)

Donny: Do you feel the need to break the ice now? I don't think so.

Josh: You guys seem a bit nervous (Turns his back to the camera and motions as if he's gonna take his pants down)

Marie: You don't scare me baby.

Donny: Andy Dick already did that.

Josh: Did he really, DAMN!

Marie: Whose house is this?

Michelle: This is my house, Jen's house.

Marie: So this is where Jen lives.

Michelle: And Dawson lives over there.

Marie: Ahh, over here, thats where Dawson lives

(Points across the yard to Dawsons house, meanwhile there's a scene being filmed for the Thanksgiving episode in tbe backyard of Jen's house a few feet away, so everyone's whispering.)

Marie: But in the actual show are they this close together?

Jen: Yep, next door neighbors.

Donny to Michelle: So whats going to happen with you and Dawson this season?

Michelle: Not a lot.

Donny: So you and Dawson aren't going to have a relationship?

Michelle: No.

Donny: Cause Dawson and Katie's relationship is on the rocks, uhh, I mean Dawson and Joey.

Michelle: Well, you'll have to stay tuned to find out what happens..

Donny: Ahh, you're a PR dream!

Michelle: I know, I was paid five bucks to say that.

(Then, the camera pans over to show a scene being filmed with Joey and her sister sitting at the picnic table with her sister's baby. The director tells Joey to lean back, and then yells action, and the segment ends. Donny went on to say that the footage in the background will be used for the Thanksgiving episode).

Transcript taken from Dawson's Creek Daily

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