Ali Larter and Michelle Randolph were equally surprised to see their mother-daughter duo get caught on the wrong side of the law in a recent episode. landman,
“Crazy,” Randolph tells Entertainment Weekly of the moment. “I was reading it like, ‘Excuse me, I’m handcuffed?!’ It was crazy.”
After leading an aerobics class at their beloved nursing home, Angela (Larter) and daughter Ainsley (Randolph) take the festivities up a notch by throwing the residents a cocktail-filled dance party. However, their celebrations coincide with the unexpected arrival of a pair of health inspectors, who promptly reprimand them for providing alcohol to the elderly.
Ainsley and Angela lead an aerobics class at the nursing home.
When one of the inspectors grabbed Angela to force her to sit, she retaliated by slamming his knee into her groin and hitting her in the face. Meanwhile, Ainsley sticks her foot out and kicks the other investigator, causing both investigators to fall to the ground.
Randolph noted that Ansley’s decision to intervene in the nursing home controversy “was, by the way, very out of character for her,” adding, “I said, ‘Are you sure she travels?’ But anything for his mother.
In the end, Angela and Ainsley are handcuffed and forced to make a video call to Tommy (Billy Bob Thornton) to get them out of their predicament.
“Honestly, (Angela’s) the one who is right!” Larter says of the situation. “I think it’s very sad when you think about how many people are at this stage of their lives, and they’re not being treated that way. They’re being treated like babies.”
She adds, “If they want a cocktail they should be able to have a cocktail, and if they want to do a little dirty dancing, then do that! Enjoy your golden years!”
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legally blonde Starr notes that the nursing home residents are actually helping Angela as much as she is helping them.
“It was a big moment of self-discovery for her when she realized how much they meant to her,” says Larter. “It’s not how she impacts them, but how they really warm her heart. And it’s based on Taylor’s wife Nicole (Muirbrook) who does that, and she’s so extraordinary and generous and kind and sensitive, and she really paved the way for this brilliant, interesting story.”
Randolph says Muirbrook actually volunteers at the nursing home that is featured in the Paramount+ series. “She’s taken me with her many times, and so it’s based on real stories,” he said 1923 The actress says. “And it’s really fun because a lot of (residents) come out, see the scenes, and be on the set, so we’re bringing joy to the real people who live there.”
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Angela and Ainsley in ‘Landman’
And, don’t worry, the pair won’t be banned from the house any time soon. As series co-creator Christian Wallace wisely put it: “I think Angela is going to need more than a few tricks to keep her from doing what she wants to do.”
“And even if they did, they’d find their way back,” Randolph says.
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