Since I last talked about Wes Anderson I thought it would be appropriate to talk about another one of my favorite cliques that seems to stem from his films. Will Ferrell has included many of my favorite Wes Anderson regulars in his films. We all know that Ferrell has a more “slap stick” sense of humor compared to Anderson’s eccentric comedies, but comic geniuses such as Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson are easily transferable.
I first noticed this clique in Will Ferrell’s film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Almost the whole clique pops up in one hilarious scene where competing news teams all rumble, West Side Story style. Luke Wilson loses an arm, Ben Stiller leads the “Spanish speaking” channel and Vince Vaughn shows up as Ferrell’s arch nemesis. Tim Robbins even pops in. That’s particularly funny because Jack Black, who kills Ron Burgundy’s dog, later appears with Robbins in High Fidelity.
As Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller parade around as “supermodels” in Zoolander, Ferrell makes an appearance as the evil fashion designer, Mugato (Vaughn makes a cameo appearance as Stiller’s brother) And when Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller take on the classic TV roles of Starsky & Hutch, Vaughn plays the bad guy Reese Feldman (Ferrell makes an appearance as “dragon-loving” Big Earl).
Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell team up for the sidesplitting comedy, Old School. Honestly, who doesn’t love to see a trio of middle-aged men act like frat boys? And lets not forget the hilarious battle between Stiller and Vaughn in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story or Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn as Wedding Crashers.
That’s particularly funny because Jack Black, who kills Ron Burgundy’s dog, later appears with Robbins in High Fidelity.The Culture Clique
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