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

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

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

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

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

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

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*

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

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

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"

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.

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

This guy is an untapped meme goldmine

Frank in the book: Doesn’t give a sh*t about anything Frank in the movie: Maniac

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

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

I can see why Greg turned out like he did.

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

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

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

serial killers: *exists* Greg’s dad: *im about to end this man’s whole career*

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!!”🤣🤣🤣

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

0:57 His face!!! 😂😂😂

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

Book frank: depressed Movie frank: physcopath

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

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

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

Normal people: You’re grounded Frank Heffley: I M T H E L A F E N E S T L A U G H E R T H A T E V E R L A U G H E D

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

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

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

He's literally an embodyment of my anxiety

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.

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

You guys can’t lie.. this dad was better than the reboot

This is just Spencer from Icarly when he gets a family

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

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

Everybody gangsta till general grant ends up on the thermostat

Literally every scenes with him just makes the movies better.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This man has killed his previous family.

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

Entire Family: *D I E S* Frank: I’m going to the basement to work on my Battle Diorama

He killed his family after the third movie

I’m grateful that I got to see all of these movies in theaters back when they came out.

Out of all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, this one is definitely my favorite, and the most memorable that I can't remember watching as a kid.

Steve Zahn is honestly hilarious. He played this character so well.

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

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

Steve Zahn was perfect for this role. He always looks like he is 110% done

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*

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

These movies were so underrated 😂

these went so underappreciated as I was young but as an adult these are gold

Joker after killing Murray: 0:59

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

THE WAY THE VIDEO STARTED OFF IS SENDING MEEE

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

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.

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

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

These movies fucking nailed the casting

Greg’s family in a nutshell: Greg: sociopath Greg’s dad: crazy guy Manny: psycopath Greg’s mom: overprotecting mom Rodrick: the only normal guy

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.

Love his acting, really reminds me of my dad

Frank Heffley: Absolute obsessive and psychopath Greg: introvert, simp, cringe 2002 console gamer Manny: The réincarnation of Satan himself Susan Heffley: Karen Rodrick: Litteral emo ans charged for battery against Greg

I'd like to see him as The Joker, if I'm honest.

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