We dare you to keep a straight face. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the times that an onscreen Will Ferrell tantrum had us in hysterics, too.
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00:00I didn't want salmon! I said it four times!
00:04Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the times that an on-screen Will Ferrell tantrum had us in hysterics, too.
00:11Oh no! Grab the children!
00:19I'd be doing myself a disservice, and every member of this band, if I didn't perform the hell out of this!
00:27Guess what? I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.
00:34Yeah, as if we wouldn't include this one. Possibly Ferrell's most memorable ever SNL moment,
00:40this fictionalized take on the recording of Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear the Reaper features what's possibly Ferrell's most memorable SNL freakout.
00:47Tensions rise at the recording session for the classic rock song, with Ferrell's cowbell player Gene Frankel at the center of it.
00:53As if Ferrell's intrusive cowbell playing wasn't already getting on his fictional bandmates' nerves,
00:58Christopher Walken's eccentric music producer keeps egging him on.
01:01Can I just say one thing? Say it, baby, just say it!
01:05I'm standing here staring at rock legend Bruce Dickinson. I'm a cock and a wop, baby.
01:10And if Bruce Dickinson wants more cowbell, we should probably give him more cowbell! Say it, baby!
01:14Ferrell was so committed that he suggested wearing an ill-fitting shirt to amp up the level of ridiculousness already on display.
01:21Judging by the tear-stained faces of Walken and his fellow SNL cast members, it worked.
01:27I'm crazy because I refuse to lose?
01:40I think so.
01:40Goddammit, Mitch! Goddammit! My feet are taped to the bicycle on this one!
01:46This underrated political satire, helmed by Austin Powers series director Jay Roach,
01:51sharply blends deft political commentary with the specific brand of lowbrow humor we've come to know and love from Ferrell and company.
01:58When faced with unlikely opposition from Zach Galifianakis' dopey Marty Huggins,
02:02Ferrell's unscrupulous Cam Brady resolves to go to any lengths to win a seat in Congress,
02:07representing a fictionalized version of North Carolina's real 14th District.
02:11And if it means listening to Metallica in a sauna while I do push-ups with a naked shader on my back!
02:19Despite Cam's best efforts, the earnest and likeable Marty steadily gains support in the polls,
02:24while a series of gaffes and mishaps further harm Brady's already precarious reputation.
02:29The stress clearly gets to Cam, who expresses his feelings on the matter in classic Ferrell fashion.
02:35Is that crazy?
02:36I think so.
02:37Do I seem like a crazy person?
02:38Or are you the crazy one?
02:40Stop it.
02:41I'm the Bebop!
02:42See that line of boobie?
02:43Okay, sit down.
02:44Don't above a shovel land!
02:468. The Meatloaf – Wedding Crashers
02:48Come here, brother!
02:49Give me a hug!
02:51Bring it in for the real thing!
02:53Owen Wilson's John knows he's hit rock bottom when the only person in the world who gets him
02:58is the unhinged Chaz Reinhold, who taught Vince Vaughn's character the very ways of wedding crashing.
03:04While John expects to be reassured by Chaz,
03:07it quickly becomes clear that Vaughn's mentor is a big-mouthed degenerate
03:11who seems content to hang out at home in his bathrobe.
03:14That is, when he isn't crashing funerals.
03:16Yikes.
03:17What?
03:21What an idiot!
03:24Oh, what a loser!
03:27Good!
03:27True to form, Ferrell pulls off the repulsion and necessary lack of charm to make Chaz real.
03:33Wilson's character seems to have caught him in the middle of a lifelong meltdown.
03:36Side note, anyone else want to try that meatloaf?
03:39You know what? I will have some meatloaf. Let's have some meatloaf.
03:41You want some?
03:42Yes!
03:42I knew you'd come.
03:43Hey, Mom!
03:45The meatloaf!
03:47We want it now!
03:50That's right!
03:51We can't have anyone freak out out there, okay?
03:54We've got to keep our composure!
03:562003 was a significant year for Ferrell,
03:58with the actor starring in this raunchy comedy and the family comedy Elf.
04:02You may not be surprised to hear that we will be talking about that movie in just a bit.
04:07Old school showed off Ferrell's penchant for going all out,
04:10and that he had real potential as a comedic leading man.
04:13While there's any number of laugh-out-loud Ferrell scenes to choose from in director Todd Phillips' cult classic film,
04:18we have to go with the aftermath of a poorly executed stunt.
04:21Forced to participate in an academic decathlon to prove their worthiness as an independent frat house,
04:26Ferrell's Frank the Tank attempts to rally the troops after the embarrassing incident.
04:31Sorry, guys. I lost my composure out there.
04:33I'm an idiot, right?
04:35Frankie, don't worry about it, alright?
04:36We're gonna make those points up, I promise you that.
04:38And your skin's gonna grow back, too.
04:40Mugatu's Latte, Zoolander
04:42Well, when Maury told me what you were willing to do, I...
04:49Todd! Are you not aware that I get farty and bloated with a foamy latte?
04:53Most people have probably had a difficult boss.
04:56Someone a little hard to deal with.
04:58However, you've probably never had to deal with a boss quite as difficult as Jacoby Mugatu.
05:03The fictional fashion giant meets with Ben Stiller's titular male model
05:06in an attempt to recruit him into an evil scheme with earth-shaking geopolitical implications.
05:11Yes, Derek.
05:14What Maury said I was willing to do for you.
05:16Here, Derek Zoolander bears witness to the first signs that Mugatu isn't just lending him a friendly helping hand.
05:22Specifically, when Ferrell's character comically blows up at his assistant for what appears to be an insignificant infraction.
05:29Watching the two kinda makes this one a Mugatu-Todd prequel.
05:32My mistake, Jacoby!
05:35Buddy meets Santa, Elf
05:37Santa here? I know him!
05:39A modern-day Christmas classic, Ferrell is unforgettable as Buddy the Elf,
05:44delivering a powerhouse comedic performance for the ages.
05:47Case in point, the iconic, beautifully cringe-worthy scene
05:50in which Ferrell unleashes his characteristic rage on an unsuspecting mall Santa, played by Artie Lang.
05:56Who the heck are you?
05:57What are you talking about? I'm Santa Claus.
05:59No, you're not!
06:00A human baby mistakenly shipped to the North Pole and raised as a gargantuan elf,
06:05Buddy travels to New York City to meet his birth father, who's played by James Caan.
06:09Ferrell totally sells us on Buddy.
06:11We instantly believe his innocent naivete and can only watch through our fingers as he thinks he's sussing out an imposter.
06:18Have a good Christmas, alright?
06:19You smell like beef and cheese. You don't smell like Santa.
06:21Okay.
06:25He's an imposter!
06:31I'll kill you!
06:33As with Ferrell's Wedding Crashers cameo, sometimes a meltdown requires a little help from a friend.
06:38And by help, we mean egging on.
06:41And of course, by friend, we mean new stepbrother slash mortal enemy.
06:44Hey, man.
06:47Did you touch my drum set?
06:49Nope.
06:50It's just weird, because...
06:53seems like someone definitely touched my drum set.
06:57After being warned not to fiddle with Dale's drums, Ferrell's dim-witted immature Brennan,
07:01in an attempt to stick it to John C. Reilly's character, decides to do so anyway.
07:06Somehow, this seemingly minor betrayal ends with Brennan's mother being called away from work
07:11to witness her son and stepson knock each other out cold.
07:15We guess every family has their own way of dealing with changes.
07:18Sometimes, that involves using a bicycle as a weapon.
07:21I've always been eaten by a dog. There's nothing I can do!
07:27Talladega Nights, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
07:29All right, you're not on fire!
07:31I knew it, you're lying! I'm on fire!
07:33There is no fire!
07:36I'm on fire!
07:37Come back here!
07:38But something looks wrong. I mean, he's running around like... like he's on fire?
07:42Staring down the barrel of a career slump at the hands of a new hot French rival,
07:46Ferrell's Ricky Bobby decides that this race will be shake or bake, or make or break.
07:51After a devastating crash, the NASCAR superstar emerges unscathed.
07:55At least, to those around him.
07:57Oh my God, help me, I don't wanna die!
07:59Oh, stop, drop and roll!
08:01You're not on fire, Ricky Bobby!
08:02I'm on fire!
08:04Ricky, however, inexplicably believes himself to be fully engulfed in flames.
08:08Ricky's freakout is our gain, pushing the limits of total absurdity
08:13as he hopelessly attempts to put out the imaginary flames.
08:16Well, look at it this way.
08:17At least Ricky's prayers were answered, because he was never on fire in the first place.
08:21Ah! Help me, Tom Cruise!
08:24But how did he get down to his underwear that fast?
08:27Tom Cruise used a witchcraft homie to get the fire off me!
08:35The man put it back, sir!
08:39Calm down. Breathe, Ron. Breathe.
08:41The man!
08:42When in trying times, it's nice to know that your friends are just a phone call away.
08:46Even if they can't understand a single solitary word you're saying.
08:49He took him with his foot!
08:51And he kicked him!
08:52That's what he did!
08:54Someone punted him?
08:55No, wait!
08:56Wait, let me say something!
08:58Let me say something!
09:02Enter legendary San Diegan newscaster Ron Burgundy,
09:06who, at the time of this scene, is the victim of an all-too-common occurrence.
09:10After arousing the ire of Jack Black's biker bully
09:13by inadvertently tossing an unfinished breakfast burrito in his face,
09:16Burgundy's beloved canine sidekick Baxter is punted by said biker into a body of water.
09:21Okay, maybe it's not that common, but you'd probably feel just the same as Ron if that happened to you.
09:26Where are you?
09:27I'm in a glass case of emotion!
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09:59Is it fair to say that the scene from The Other Guys shows Farrell at his most unhinged?
10:04While investigating a scaffolding permit violation,
10:07Farrell's Alan Gamble and his mismatched NYPD partner Mark Wahlberg's Terry Hoyts
10:11stumble upon a much larger conspiracy.
10:14This leads them to Steve Coogan's Dave Irshon,
10:16a shady financier and the film's primary antagonist.
10:19I'm gonna make you eat a plate of human shit!
10:22Irshon plies the odd couple with extravagant gifts,
10:25like pricey Broadway tickets, to buy their silence about his misdeeds.
10:29While Irshon is able to pull this off a few times,
10:32our hero's integrity kicks in,
10:34and they decide to use a slightly more aggressive approach.
10:37Unfortunately, desk jockey Alan fails to understand the assignment.
10:42A for effort?
10:53Did we miss your favorite Farrell freakout?
10:55Let us know in the comments below.
10:57Anyone notice this? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
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