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The wedding crashers by Will Ferrell Almost Not Happened Cameo: How It Was Saved.

The original wedding crashers script did not include Will Ferrell's Chazz Reinhold.

Originally the script omitted Will Ferrell and his character Chazz Reinhold. John visits Chazz, the enigmatic man who taught Jeremy the art of wedding crashing, toward the end of the movie. The middle-aged man swinging nunchucks, watching cartoons, and yelling at his mother (whom he lives with) to deliver meatloaf less than impresses the Owen Wilson character. Now going on to tragic funerals, Chazz has even surpassed his own sliminess. "Grief is nature's most powerful aphrodisiac," he advises John sagely. Every one line Ferrell says is funny.

Though Ferrell produces amazing energy right as the narrative is ending, his appearance was not even hinted at in the movie, so it's a wonderful surprise almost didn't happen.

Test audiences ran wild for Ferrell's wedding crashers. cameo — Before They Even Know It Was Him

Dobkin learned after the first test screening that his unusual Will Ferrell sequence was a winner. Dobkin said, "The craziest thing happened, which is that when Will comes walking down those steps as Chazz, you cannot see him, and there is an audible reaction of people starting to laugh and have this reaction to the character before you even see that it’s Will." I can never explain it, and I recall showing Owen later and saying, "How do they know?" What do they believe to be about to transpire here? Given the wild excitement in the theater, I often questioned what the audience imagined was descending those steps. And at that time in the film, you have had so much pleasure; it's such a fantastic trip that you simply are not anticipating one more thing."

The way Chazz is buried in the shadows before he shows himself and the camera pan over him is startling, but at the same time he is obviously sporting a shiny bathrobe, so there is a contrast of menace and ridiculousness that an audience would find impossible to ignore. Dobkin realized what he had on hand after the friendly welcome and had to ask the studio not to promote Ferrell's (uncredited) Cameo in the promotion of the movie.

The "Insane" Wedding Crashers Cameo Almost Never Happened by Will Ferrell

Though his scene nearly didn't happen, Will Ferrell makes a fleeting appearance in one of the best comedy movie cameos ever. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn star John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, two buddies who turn visiting uninvited to weddings into a game to sleep with the single ladies there, lying about their backgrounds and histories – until they both unintentionally fall in love. Though it features less savory events, Wedding Crashers is a funny and R-rated bromance full of likeable characters the audience would naturally support.

Although this 2005 film falls outside the Adam McKay and Judd Apatow worlds that dominated humor in the early 2000s to mid-2010s, even Wedding Crashers can't avoid the irresistible draw of including one of the best comic leading men in the tale, even for a cameo, in the form of Will Ferrell. Ferrell was the indisputable king of comedy in the 2000s and 2010s, leading the comeback of R-rated comedies with Old School, Semi-Pro, and Step Brothers to name a few, and yet his presence in Wedding Crashers almost didn't happen.

Also appearing in wedding crashers as friends of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury William Cleary (Christopher Walken), were Late Arizona Senator John McCain and CNN contributor James Carville.

Regarding the surprise reveal, Dobkin remarked, "Every first teaser they cut had him in it, and I was like, 'Guys, you can't do that, you're spoiling the excitement of a reveal. You have to sell the movie, but you also have to leave something for people to explore and an experience. 'Please don't ever disclose that he's in the movie,' we urged all of the reviewers, and the film was so loved that nobody leaked it. It was really a beautiful thing.

Maintaining Will Ferrell's surprising look does enhance his amazing cameo performance. Memorable and funny events abound in Wedding Crashers, and a literal surprise reveal at the conclusion for the finest joke concludes the film on a high note, therefore ensuring the audience gets to see the credits delighted and smiling.

Dobkin, Wilson, and Vaughn All Wanted Ferrell for the part, who starred opposite Wilson in Zoolander and Vaughn in Old School

"This scene wasn't in the movie, and there was a moment when Owen was like, 'Wouldn't it be funny if we crashed funerals?'" director David Dobkin told EW.Later on, when I was searching for an all is lost moment, I asked Owen, "What if you go see Chazz?" You bring up this character Chazz, and we never see him in the film. Suppose you wanted to visit this man to receive some guidance and he was attending funerals? You believe all of this sounds quite gloomy and you're really at your lowest, but when you go with him and you're at the funeral it feels all wrong and you realise you should be at your friend's side. Owen then kindly [sic] went and penned that sequence.

For the part, Dobkin, Wilson, and Vaughn each wanted Ferrell—who starred opposite Wilson in Zoolander and Vaughn in Old School. Dobkin had only one day to film once he eventually got him on set; his directing focused mostly on telling Ferrell to push it further, "I remember it was midnight the night before and we were still trying to nail Will down. Owen's suggestion was that he had those around his neck, thus he got in in the morning, read it, and came out sporting his kimono with the nunchucks. [Will] asked, "You want me to wear this?!"' In the first take, he was quite laid back; I recall looking at him and saying, "I think he's a little crazier." [Smokes] Which is poor direction overall? He said, "Oh, I know what you mean," and he repeated it; I was like, "Maybe more?" I mean, I truly feel that I guided him by merely stating "more" till he had that fifth take and that is the complete take that is in the film. One of those things you shoot and wonder, "Is this really going to work?" This is a somewhat strange order.

Will Ferrell has performed roles ranging from lovable goofballs like Buddy the Elf to loudmouthed jerks like Ron Burgundy across his career.

Though his scene nearly did not materialize, Will Ferrell makes a fleeting appearance in one of the best Comedy Movies cameos ever. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn star John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, two buddies who turn visiting uninvited to weddings into a game to sleep with the single ladies there, lying about their backgrounds and histories – until they both unintentionally fall in love. Though it features less savory events, Wedding Crashers is a funny and R-rated bromance full of likeable characters the audience would naturally support.

Although this 2005 film falls outside the Adam McKay and Judd Apatow worlds that dominated humor in the early 2000s to mid-2010s, even Wedding Crashers can't avoid the irresistible draw of including one of the best comic leading men in the tale, even for a cameo, in the form of Will Ferrell. Ferrell was the indisputable king of comedy in the 2000s and 2010s, leading the comeback of R-rated comedies with Old School, Semi-Pro, and Step Brothers to name a few, and yet his presence in Wedding Crashers almost didn't happen.

Wedding Crashers: A Quick Breakdown

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Wedding Crashers is a comedy film that follows John and Jeremy, two divorce mediators who seek hook-ups by crashing various weddings. The two find themselves at odds when, at one of the biggest wedding events of the year, John falls head over heels for a woman, threatening to break up their current way of life.

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