Ed Helms recollects uncommon reward Zach Galifianakis gave “Hangover 2” pilot: ‘Thanks for scaring the s— out of us’

Ed Helms lately recalled the crappy reward that Zach Galifianakis left for a helicopter pilot who labored on The Hangover Part II.

Stopping by Vulture's Good One podcast, The Office actor mentioned probably the most enjoyable moments on set of The Hangover trilogy.

Within the second movie'sbig finale, the primary trio Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Galifianakis), and Stu (Helms) experience a large speedboat to Stu's marriage ceremony. Helms mentioned that it was "so cool" to cruise alongside on Bangkok's Chao Phraya River whereas a helicopter flew near the water to movie them.

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"We had this French helicopter pilot who was legendary as being, like, unbelievably good," he mentioned. "He was doing these insane sweeps round us. We're going, like, 50 miles an hour on this large boat and this helicopter is swooping over us. It felt like a navy operation and we're simply whooping it up on this boat."

Whereas the stunt was thrilling, Helms admitted it was additionally "terrifying" to have the helicopter so near his head. His co-star Galifianakis appeared to agree, as he later despatched a present to the pilot as a token of his gratitude — and worry.

"That night time, Zach bought a Snickers bar and mashed it right into a pair of tighty-whities and had it delivered to to the chopper pilot's lodge room as like a thanks for scaring the s— out of us," Helms mentioned. "That was superior."

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Helms has been open about his anxiousness following the large success of The Hangover motion pictures, however he informed Good One that he "wouldn't commerce it for something."

He shared, "I really like all three motion pictures. I believe what was so particular concerning the first one is how joyful it was. And that was one thing that we had been very consciously including in."

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