{"id":16070,"date":"2014-08-21T15:04:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T22:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qgp.ykq.mybluehost.me\/cinephiled\/?p=16070"},"modified":"2014-08-21T15:24:01","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T22:24:01","slug":"interview-executive-producer-jwoww-delights-killing-roommates-jersey-shore-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinephiled.com\/interview-executive-producer-jwoww-delights-killing-roommates-jersey-shore-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Producer JWoww Delights in Killing Her Roommates in \u2018Jersey Shore Massacre\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JerseyShoreMassacre\"<\/a>If you watched the crazy antics on MTV\u2019s Jersey Shore<\/em> during its six controversial seasons, there may have been moments where you felt like murdering some of the residents. Don\u2019t worry \u2014 some of the cast members felt the same way! Just ask Jenni \u201cJWoww\u201d Farley, the executive producer of the new film Jersey Shore Massacre<\/em>, a gory spoof in which a familiar looking group of fist-pumping guys and gum-cracking blow-dried girls become the unsuspecting targets of a deranged killer. Be forewarned \u2014 this film is not for those with queasy stomachs! But you may enjoy figuring out which of the characters are the counterparts to JWoww, Snooki, \u201cThe Situation,\u201d Pauly D, Vinny, Deena, Ronnie, and Sammi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since Jersey Shore<\/em> ended in 2012, Jenni Farley has been shooting the spinoff reality show, Snooki & JWoww<\/em>. The tone of that show changed dramatically when Nicole \u201cSnooki\u201d Polizzi gave birth to her son, Lorenzo, with her boyfriend, Jionni, and when Jenni announced her own pregnancy with her fianc\u00e9, Roger Mathews. Farley gave birth to their daughter, Meilani, on July 13. I spoke with Jenni “JWoww” Farley a few days after the premiere of Jersey Shore Massacre<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Danny Miller: I always thought you were the most level-headed of the Jersey Shore<\/em> bunch. If only your roommates had listened to you more, they could have saved themselves from a lot of trouble!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"jwoww2\"<\/a>Jenni \u201cJWoww\u201d Farley:<\/strong> I agree! But then we wouldn\u2019t have had a show, right? I can\u2019t tell you how many times during that show I thought, \u201cWhy the fuck are you doing this?\u201d But they never listened to me.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re pretty busy for someone who had a baby five weeks ago! Is producing movies something you\u2019d like to do more of?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, I\u2019d love to do more. I especially like the comedy horror genre \u2014 \u00a0I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ll be producing heavy dramas any time soon. I really enjoy making fun of myself which is what I think we do in Jersey Shore Massacre.<\/em><\/p>\n

And you let people watch some of their meanest fantasies about you guys!<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s it! There were definitely times on the show that I wanted to kill those guys and this was the perfect way to live out that fantasy. I really wanted to keep it authentic to the TV show with the humor, the \u201cgrenades,\u201d the \u201cGTL\u201d (Gym, Tanning, Laundry), and the completely over-the-top \u201cguidos\u201d and \u201cguidettes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"jsm-guys\"<\/a>I assume the resemblance to some of your former castmates, especially the guys, was intentional?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, that was very intentional but I\u2019m not going to say who\u2019s who \u2014 I\u2019d rather let the fans decide. To be honest, it\u2019s kind of easy, but I\u2019ll never admit it because I\u2019m kind of making fun of my roommates who I love dearly!<\/p>\n

I hope they didn\u2019t take any offense.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I actually sat next to Ronnie at the premiere a few days ago and there were times when he just looked at me and said, \u201cReally?\u201d I turned beet red.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t appear in this film yourself. Do you have any acting ambitions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I did a role on the soap One Life to Live<\/em> and appeared with my roommates in the Three Stooges<\/em> movie a few years ago. I\u2019m down to play characters that are true to me and my JWoww persona but that\u2019s about it, I don’t think I’m up for any dramatic roles. I mean, I think I could play a really good dead body on Law and Order<\/em> \u2014 that I could nail! But appearing on Broadway or something like that? Not so much.<\/p>\n

I can imagine you in something like the musical\u00a0Chicago,<\/em> playing Roxie or Velma. Can you sing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh hell<\/em> no! You don\u2019t want to hear me sing \u2014 trust me on that one.<\/p>\n

This movie does not hold back on the gore, to say the least. Have you always been a fan of those kinds of movies?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, I\u2019m a huge fan. But when I watch this movie, I honestly laugh from beginning to end! I know some people are cringing and screaming at the violence, but I\u2019m laughing my ass off thinking that roommates are getting killed one by one. It\u2019s so much fun to watch.<\/p>\n

Ha \u2014 what would your therapist say? Do you see JWoww as a separate character from the real Jenni?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roger always talks about that. He thinks JWoww is very different from the Jenni he knows at home. But everyone is different at home, don\u2019t you think? We all kick up our feet and relax. Hell, I hardly even speak when I\u2019m at home!<\/p>\n

But the difference with you is that because of your TV shows, we feel like we have<\/em> seen you at home even if that\u2019s not really your true self.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But it is! I mean, when we\u2019re shooting Snooki & JWoww<\/em>, we\u2019re not sitting there with our cell phones as we probably would be at home. So we\u2019re definitely going to interact more and do things we wouldn\u2019t normally do because we wouldn\u2019t usually be given the opportunity to do such crazy things. But it\u2019s all stuff that Nicole and I might do in our actual lives if we had the chance \u2014 except these days we\u2019re usually way too tired. I mean two young kids? Hello! But that\u2019s what Roger and I are always fighting about. He says, \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t have done that in real life,\u201d and I say, \u201cYes I would if I was given the chance!\u201d I think he\u2019s finally realized that Jenni and JWoww are the same person \u2014 it\u2019s just that one of them is at work and one isn\u2019t. You have to express yourself more when you\u2019re making a TV show. But those are my real thoughts.<\/p>\n

\"jwoww-roger2\"<\/a>Roger also seems very level-headed compared to some of the guys that have been on the show. Did you have drag him into being on TV with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every step of the way \u2014 and I\u2019m still dragging his ass! Look, Roger is a 9 to 5 union worker. He loves his woman, he just opened up his own landscaping company, he’s a regular good guy. But since we started dating while I was on Jersey Shore<\/em>, he had to get involved. It wasn\u2019t his choice, but it is what it is!<\/p>\n

You two seemed like the opposite of everyone\u2019s favorite tormented couple: Ronnie (Ortiz-Magro) and Sammi (Giancola). Their fights were pretty nuts. I haven\u2019t heard much about them since the show ended \u2014 are they still together?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ronnie just announced at the Jersey Shore Massacre<\/em> premiere that after five years they are no longer together.<\/p>\n

Aww.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Believe me, I don\u2019t even ask at this point. You never know what\u2019s going to happen with those two. I wish them the best.<\/p>\n

People have a lot of opinions about you guys. Are the fans you encounter usually pretty respectful?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, knock on wood! We get a ton of Internet bullying, of course, but I\u2019ve never had a negative encounter in person. It\u2019s all positive, which is awesome.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019re still doing Snooki & JWoww<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yep, we\u2019re shooting for the next couple of months. I\u2019m super excited. I can\u2019t wait for everyone to meet Meilani.<\/p>\n

Do you have any other films in the pipeline?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Right now I\u2019m working on a TV show with another network \u2014 a reality show that I created from beginning to end. Keep your fingers crossed!<\/p>\n

\u00a0Yikes, how do you have enough hours in the day \u2014 especially with an infant? Do you have a lot of help?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nope, just me and Roger but we wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n

Does it ever make you cringe when you see yourself on old episodes of Jersey Shore<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, it does. I don\u2019t watch myself, I can\u2019t! It freaks me out because I don\u2019t want to start censoring myself. If I start worrying about how I present myself I know I\u2019ll turn into Stuttering Stanley.<\/p>\n

But even in the early years of Jersey Shore<\/em>, you never came off as crazy as some of the others.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You learn very quickly in the world of reality TV that if you don\u2019t say it, they can\u2019t make it happen in the editing, no matter how much they try.<\/p>\n

And if you do<\/em> say something really inflammatory, you can bet they\u2019re going to use it!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course! But the shows I\u2019ve been on lately have changed \u2014 now I really think we\u2019re just being ourselves. There are times when we still fight on Snooki & JWoww<\/em> but we\u2019re able to move past it and learn from it. But if I get mad and feel like I want to say something unnecessary that I might regret later, I\u2019ve learned to bite my tongue. How you feel then is never how you\u2019re going to feel by the time the show airs \u2014 and it can really sting to see that stuff months later.<\/p>\n