as the story goes, catherine zeta jones shows up the first day of shooting and has her line prepared and is ready to go.

the guys are just sitting around bullshitin. she says hey and asked when they shoot.

pitt and clooney look at each other and say "oh, you thought we were shooting a movie...hahahaha" and went back to bullshittin'

that moment encapsulates the entire experience for me. just a bunch of friends hanging out with a loose script and a few cameras. chillin at a friends house for the summer with a camera crew and crafts services.

somehow, they were able to edit together their vacation footage and sell it as a movie, and that is awesome.

i love this movie for that