Who’s here after the trailer for the new remake?

Greg's dad in the books: chill and just doesn't give a Damm Greg's dad in the movie: a sociopath

He cares more about his battlefield than his children

In the books: Frank: absent father Susan: karen Manny: spoiled psychopath Greg: narcissist Rodrick: somewhat normal Rowley: man baby In the movies: Frank: absolute chad who's always on the verge of a mental breakdown Susan: milf Manny: spoiled but not as bad Greg: has an actual conscience Rodrick: absolute gigachad Rowley: goodie goodie

Greg's dad in the books: *your average dad who's mostly absent* Greg's dad in the movies: *a man who possibly murdered his previous family*

Frank in the books: "My family is crazy I wanna be alone" Frank in the movies: "The glue went to my brain and now the martians are attacking"

The fact that this man has access to a firearm is really worrying.

2:45 11 years later and we still don't know what General Grant was doing on the thermostat

In the books, the dad was always strict, boring, humorless, and unlikable. I like how they changed that here, made him more fun and eccentric.

Imagine if he was a doctor *"oh you think thats funny do you? NO MORE LIFE SUPPORT FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER"*

As a kid, I always thought this was what all dad's were like in America.

If you ever need to cast a weird dad, call guys like Steve Zahn

I love the fact that Greg's dad in the books is unnoticed most of the time and Greg's dad in the movie looks like he's about to lose his absolute crap

I can see why Greg turned out like he did.

He protec He attac But most importantly He's the laughiest laugher that ever laughed

I just love how he’s constantly on his last string of sanity.

3:53 THIS PART KILLED ME HIS REACTION WAS THE BEST DUDE IDK IF IT WAS HOW BIG HIS EYES GOT OR WHEN HE CLAPPED AND SNAPPED AND FREAKED OUT LMAO

He protec He attac But most importantly He don’t want general grant on the thermostat

Rodrick: becomes most memorable character from all three movies Frank: *YOU DARE OPPOSE ME MORTAL*

Props to rodrick for surviving for as long as he did with a father like Frank

He's not weird, he's just in his own movie.

This guy is an untapped meme goldmine

Greg’s Dad: “So you think this is funny?” Rodrick: “It’s Amusing” _SO YOU HAVE CHOSEN DEATH_

0:57 my late father always found that outburst hilarious. God rest his soul. Every time I watched it with him he would laugh out loud at this.

“WHAT WAS GENERAL GRANT! DOING ON THE THERMOSTAT!!”🤣🤣🤣

They had to recast for the long haul because he murdered everyone on set

“ooh, i’m gonna be late to work” *looks at arm without watch*

Man, Rodrick gaslit the hell out of the parents with that bathroom door lock.

But the more wholesome part is that he somehow was super weird, but also understood how embarrassed Greg was at the skating rink when his Mom was on loudspeaker.

He protecc He attac But most importantly No general grant on the thermostat

We all know “battle diorama” was merely code for crippling alcoholism.

Fun fact: Both actors who have played Frank Heffley (Steve Zahn and Tom Everett Scott) were in a movie called “That Thing You Do” together in the 90s. It’s kinda crazy they both ended up playing the same character

1:06 I love this part, the way Greg and Rodrick look at him 🤣🤣🤣

Frank in the books: *normal guy* Frank in the movies: IM THE LAUGHENEST LAUGHER THAT EVER LAUGHED HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Can someone please check the following on Frank: his blood pressure, Cholesterol, and what drugs he’s taking

I love how everyone remembers the OG wimpy kid trilogy fondly. Those movies were great. The casting, how they transformed some characters. It was great to watch them as a kid.

Frank in books: boring depressed dad Frank in movies: MWAHAHAHAHAHHA

childhood is when you feel bad for greg adulthood is when you realize that Rodrick is the most normal

These movies had such perfect actors. They absolutely killed their roles.

0:57 His face!!! 😂😂😂

This dude was perfect for the role of Frank Heffley. He made the character pop.

He's literally an embodyment of my anxiety

2:39 Zach Gordon trying not to laugh lol

The movies are so much better than the books because all the characters experience so much character development, and there are so many heartwarming scenes like Greg and Roderick bonding in Roderick Rules, or Greg’s Dad forgiving Greg in Dog Days. But in the books all the characters are so deeply flawed it’s scary. Greg was an absolute sociopath, Manny was capable of murder, and Greg’s dad was always super depressed

Real title: a 40 year old man progressively loses his mind over the course of 3 movies

They should remake the shining with Frank Heffley instead of Jack Torrance.

4:13 Frank: I’m going upstairs to a bathroom that has a lock on it and no one can tell me it doesn’t Rodrick: It doesn’t have a lock on it

“What you think this is funny?” “It’s amusing.” 😂

Greg’s dad does a line of coke every morning he wakes up™

This guy is the most underrated actor of all time

Dad- psychopath Mom- Karen Rodrick- emo Greg- wimp Manny- the devil disguised as an infant

3:42 You know it’s bad when Frank asks “Are you insane?!”

He looks like he's having a mid life crisis

Book frank: depressed Movie frank: physcopath

I forgot how hilarious Greg's father was in these movies.

I never noticed how insane this man was when I was a kid

The book dad is so lame compared to the movie dad. This one has so much energy and personality

"THEY'RE NOT TOYS, THEY'RE FIGURINES!" - Anime fans, probably

2:25 HEY! You’re cleaning this whole place up, YOU HEAR ME?!

As someone with 2 brothers of ages similar to the movie, I’ve never seen a movie as relatable. After losing my parents it feels really empty to watch it now, but even at that, it will always be one of my favorite movies of all time.

Everybody gangsta till general grant ends up on the thermostat

“Part of growing up is realizing Greg’s Dad was the best character, not Greg himself.” -Albert Einstein.

I really wished they made the films back to back before they got older it was a great cast you can tell they actually knew the story, the characters all that good stuff

Still always gets me when he “checks his watch” at 4:30

I'm fully convinced that this man was never actually hired for this role, and just kept wandering onto set and stepping over the actor they hired's cues but it was so good the producers left it in the film.

His character is like a mix of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey.

I like how in the book, he’s serious and strict, but normal funny at the same time, while here he’s insane. Almost as insane as spencer from Drake and Josh

As Greg’s dad walks up the stairs even the baby thinks he’s ridiculous 🤣

General Grant: Ends up on the thermostat Frank: Turns into John Wick

Everyone was mad about Rodrick being replaced but we gotta agree Steve Zahn as Greg's dad was perfect casting as well

I love how he consistently checks the wrong wrist for the time 😂

*WHAT WAS GENERAL GRANT DOING ON THE THERMOSTAT*

The trilogy is just frank slowly losing his sanity more and more and it's hilarious

I can 100% believe that this guy throws bricks at his kids.

“What was GENERAL GRANT doing on the THERMOSTAT?!” is a sentence I’d never thought I’d hear.

This man has killed his previous family.

This is basically “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid” But it’s only Greg Heffly’s dad

Steve Zahn is such a good actor he actually gave the dad a personality

Haha, 2:52 (meekly) “I have no idea.”

Book: Chill guy who is tired of Greg’s bullcrap Movie: Maniac.

Say what you want about these movies, but you can’t deny that Steve Zahn poured his soul into this role Edit: *I don’t even remember making this comment*

2:37 me when my mom screams "WHO STOLE MONEY IN MY PURSE !"

He may be a weirdo, but he’s way better than the long haul version.

He’s not weird his family is just driving him crazy

Steve Zahn is technically just a dollar tree version of Robin Williams

These movies fucking nailed the casting

“They are not toys, THEY’RE FIGURINES!!” My dad loves that scene

Nobody: Greg’s dad: IM THE LAUGHINGEST LAUGHER THAT EVER LAUGHED

Killed me with that “funny stuff”😂

5:10 kills me every time 😂😂

This movie had the most perfectly casted cast I’ve ever seen.

Top 10 questions science still can’t answer: Number 10: What was general grant doing on the thermostat?

"I stopped laughing" 😂 i love how rodrick thought he diffused the situatio by saying that

Hey was just as weird in Daddy Day Care 😆 I think that type of role is his expertise

I absolutely love how they took the most boring and drab character in the book, and made him the most insane character in the movie

This guy steal each scene, he's so erratic and so entertaining. The long haul version of his character was so bland. I loved his performance, and he was great in every way.

These movies were so underrated 😂

Everytime he gets into an outburst hes just smiling XD

This is just Spencer from Icarly when he gets a family

Literally every scenes with him just makes the movies better.