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The Cast of 'Outer Banks' Takes a Lie Detector Test

Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes, stars of Netflix's 'Outer Banks,' take Vanity Fair's infamous lie detector test. Would Chase consider himself a "Florida Man?" Is it true Taika Waititi influenced him to become an actor? Would Madelyn swipe right if she saw Chase on a dating app? Was she in a Chuck E. Cheese commercial as a child?

Released on 07/28/2021

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[Interviewer] Chase.

Yes?

[Interviewer] Madelyn.

That's me.

[Interviewer] We've brought you in today

to take a lie detector test.

That's news, okay. Okay.

[Interviewer] One of you will be hooked up

to the machine while the other will ask the questions.

And then you'll switch.

Okay.

[Interviewer] So who wants to be in the hot seat first?

Chase.

Chase does.

Chase really wants to be first.

I'll do it.

I volunteer as tribute.

[electricity crackles]

What if I just say I plead the fifth the entire time?

I think that would immediately put me in prison.

[Sam] Middle finger please.

[Madelyn] Chase.

Yes?

I'm going to ask you a few questions

to calibrate the lie detector.

Calibrate away.

Is your name James Alexander Chase Stokes?

Yes.

Do you play John B in Outer Banks?

I think so, yeah.

Are you a Pogue?

Yes.

Are you sure?

I'm pretty sure, yeah.

Are you nervous?

[breathing deeply]

Did I throw it off?

Okay, no, I'm good.

Are you ready, Sam?

I'm ready, thank you.

All right, let us begin.

Begin.

You have once said that I have been the best dog mom

to your dog, Milo.

Do you think that's true?

I do.

Except when he poops sometimes and you don't pick it up.

It smells [chuckling].

I get it.

I don't, I don't fault you for it at all.

Do you think it would have been a deal breaker

if I didn't like Milo?

You are more responsible for him than me.

You and my mom.

That was a you and my mom thing.

So this question should flip flop.

We peer pressured you into getting a dog.

Sitting there and they're like, Get the dog.

Like, okay.

So I'm not lying, am I Sam?

That is true.

[Madelyn] That is the truth.

See?

It's the truth.

Truth.

You are a truther.

Do you think that there's a chance that Milo likes me more?

I'm in hot water's here Mads.

It's rising.

I think he likes you more

because I'm the disciplinary parent.

So I think he caters to you because of that a little bit.

Yeah, I do let him do whatever he wants.

You sure do, you sure do.

Hey, you sure do.

[Madelyn] I'm good cop you're bad cop.

Yeah.

You grew up in Florida, correct?

I did.

Is that where you were from?

No, I was born in Annapolis, Maryland.

Would you say you are a typical Floridian?

Mm, I think I have characteristics, but no.

You would not consider yourself to be Florida man?

No. I've never taken an American flag into a hurricane.

No.

[Madelyn] That's good. Yeah.

Have you ever Googled Florida man on your birthday?

Yeah, sure have.

What Florida man are you?

I was Florida man takes an American flag into hurricane.

Oh, okay.

Okay. Copy, great.

Do you know what the capital of Florida is?

I do. Tallahassee.

What about the capital of North Carolina?

Raleigh?

Sam?

That's correct.

That is true.

You went to high school in Orlando?

[Chase] I did.

Did you ever go to Disney World whilst intoxicated?

I sure did.

Would you say it's more fun that way?

Oh yeah, absolutely.

11 out of 10.

If we went to Disney world together,

would you insist we take couples photos

in front of the Magic Kingdom?

I would.

I would get you some ears.

[Madelyn] No.

And I would get you a little cape

and you would just take pictures.

I just want drinks.

Those are available too.

Okay, cool.

Is it true that

this man, Taika Waititi,

influenced your decision to be an actor?

Yes.

That is true.

Do you think he remembers this?

No. No chance in hell?

Absolutely not.

You said you were an extra on one of Taika's shows.

Would you consider yourself a talented background artist?

I didn't really do anything.

So I don't really have a barometer for my value,

I guess my stock in the show.

So I would say no.

So it's fair to say

you never tried to steal the scene

while you were in the background?

I think I attempted, but did I steal the scene?

No.

I think I got cut out of that scene.

Do you think that would be a good extra?

I think you're better at not being an extra.

Oh, that's nice.

You know.

So you're a big fan of UFC fighting, correct?

I am.

If one day you decided to move away from acting.

Do you think you would want to join?

No.

[Madelyn] Why not?

Because I would not do well at that stuff.

They're like trained killers.

So it's fun to watch from a distance.

But I, I think I would like to stay alive a little longer.

I think they would probably kill me.

Yeah.

Do you think you could take on this man?

Topper?

John B has never beat Topper in a fight.

So no, in my heart of hearts, I do think I could.

Is it fair to say that Topper is to Austin McBroom

what John B is to Bryce Hall?

In this circumstance.

I'm gonna go ahead and decline both of those

because I actually didn't watch it.

[Madelyn] I did.

I was busy watching UFC fights.

You have previously talked about your love of Queer Eye

would you be offended if I nominated you to be on the show?

Yeah, actually I would a little bit.

Yeah?

Is it fair to say Anthony would be the most helpful

for your make-over?

Mm.

No. I think Bobby would be,

cause I need some help with my interior design work.

What do you think your expertise would be

if you joined the fab five?

I feel like I could be a good sidekick to Karamo.

We're giving the motivational talks,

helping people like really feel confident in themselves.

So I think it would be a good, you know,

Robin to his Batman.

Yeah. That'd be great.

[Chase] Yeah.

You do a lot of ride along.

Yeah. Yeah, ride along.

Maybe that's a new series.

You've also said you're a fan of Bridgerton.

Be honest.

Does Netflix make you watch all of their shows

once you're in the series?

No, they actually don't.

It's true.

That was a lie.

I'm being held captive.

[Chase] Just don't lie.

I won't.

[Chase] How are you feeling?

You all right?

Um, my hands are shaking a little bit.

[Madelyn] Hi. Hi.

Can I ask you a few questions?

Just a little baseline.

Is your name Madelyn Cline?

Yes.

Are you from Charleston, South Carolina?

No.

Goose Creek.

Are you ready to take this lie detector test?

No.

[Chase] Sam?

We're good.

On Instagram, you follow an account

by the name of Tinder nightmares.

Do you not?

I sure do.

Can you tell us about a Tinder nightmare if you have one?

I've actually never had a Tinder.

[Chase] Oh, okay.

I had a Bumble for awhile.

Okay. What about RIAA?

Nope.

No? Okay.

If you saw me on a dating app,

would you swipe right?

Yeah.

You're making me nervous.

All right, next set of questions.

You briefly went to college in South Carolina.

Did you or did you not?

I did.

You did, okay.

Did you ever skip class because you were too hungover?

I skipped class, but not because I was hungover.

Did you ever fail a class?

I didn't make it far enough to ever fail or pass.

So technically you failed.

Technically.

Maddy, you a once admitted that you Kind of like ASMR.

I sure do.

So do you like it when I do this?

Yeah.

Shall we do the rest like this?

We could.

But I feel like that's a little distracting.

You're right.

The next set of questions.

You were in a Chuck E. Cheese mini microwave

pizza commercial when you were a child, is that correct?

Mhm.

Congratulations on that booking, by the way.

[Madelyn] Thanks.

It's a big deal, a national commercial.

Did you actually eat the pizza in the commercial?

Hell no.

Okay. Well, kinda can't use the followup

[Madelyn] for that question. Sorry.

Here's a deeper question

that could have criminal charges following it.

Do you feel partially responsible

for the bankruptcy of Chuck E. Cheese?

Yeah, for sure.

It's completely my fault.

That's questionable.

[Madelyn laughs]

Follow up to that.

Do you know what the E in Chuck Cheese stands for?

It...

Elephant?

He's a mouse.

So the answer is Entertainment.

Chuck Entertainment Cheese.

It doesn't make any sense.

Sure doesn't, but that's not the point.

You said you once auditioned for the Cohen brothers film,

True Grit.

Do you feel any animosity towards this.

No animosity.

All love.

I was sad at the time.

I think Ms. Steinfeld right there

could have pulled off Outer Banks the way you did?

I think she's an excellent actress.

So yeah.

Do you feel like I could have had a successful

child actor model career

in the likelihood of what you went through in your prime?

I think the comp card

that your mother showed me of you're modeling days

as a ten-year-old speaks for itself.

Ah, we're gonna go to the next set of questions.

If you don't mind.

That is true.

Thank you, Sam, I appreciate that.

You were recently cast

in the sequel of Knives Out.

Is that correct?

False.

Sam, she's lying.

I already know this.

I don't need to see the machine.

It's questionable.

You need to stop lying.

There's a detective right there.

So it's safe to say you might be acting alongside of

dear God, that's a beautiful man.

Tell me why y'all chose this picture.

It's the first thing on Google images.

I'm so nervous.

That is Daniel Craig, right?

[Madelyn] Sure is, yeah.

Okay.

Benoit Blanc.

My follow-up question to that.

Is he your favorite James Bond?

Next to Sean Connery, it's like right there.

I think it might be a tie.

Last question here, Miss Madelyn Cline.

Do you think that I could pull off a cable knit sweater

as well as this man?

Do you think I could do that?

It's a real question, don't over analyze.

It's just very simple.

Do you think I could or do you think I could not?

Sure do.

That's America's ass right there.

Sure.

That is America's ass.

Sam?

Cool.

Confirmed.

Good job.

In 2017, you were in three episodes of the CW's Originals.

Do you remember the name of your character?

Emily.

And I'm gonna go ahead and say, that was false.

Your character's name was Jessica, Miss Madelyn Cline.

Oh.

That's okay.

Do you remember any lines from the show?

I do recall saying the word murder a few times.

I did get, I did get sacrificed.

How are you here if you got sacrificed?

Because I'm a witch.

She's a witch!

Would you say your cast from The Originals

is better than our cast on Outer Banks?

Yes.

So you're saying that your current cast

is less than The Originals cast?

That's questionable.

You're pushing it.

Would it be fair to say that I'm the best co-star

that you've ever had?

Yeah.

You're pretty great.

Even if you're lying, I'm going to believe it.

[Madelyn laughs]

I'm taking this one home with me.

There's a strong, emotional reaction.

That's fantastic.

I don't care if ti's a lie.

Strong emotional attachment so in my heart,

taking it and running.

Okay. Final question.

Did you lie at any point in this interview?

Sure did,

but y'all knew about it because I'm a horrible liar.

We did know.

[Sam] That is true.

[Chase] Thank you, Sam.

Did you have any more questions, your honor?

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you do can and will be used against you

in a court of law.

You can take her.

That's all I've got for you today.

Thank you guys.

Thank you.

Here's my questions.

Have fun with Daniel Craig.

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