James Caan wasn’t exactly acting when he seemed annoyed with Will Ferrell while filming Christmas classic Elf. In an interview with Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s Messy podcast, Ferrell revealed that his late co-star Caan didn’t “get” his humor at first.
Instead, Ferrell drove Caan “crazy,” just like his character. “James Caan, may he rest in peace, we had such a good time working on that movie,” Ferrell said. “He would tease me.
Christina, you know: I like to do bits, but I’m not like ‘on’ all the time. In between set ups, [Caan] would be like, ‘I don’t get you.
You’re not funny.’ And I’m like, ‘I know. I’m not Robin Williams.’ And he was like, ‘People ask me: “Is he funny?” And I’m like, “No, he’s not funny.”‘ It was all with love, but at the same time….” That changed when Caan saw the full edited cut of Elf. “And then we were walking out of the theater at the premiere, and we walk out together, and I take it as the best compliment because it’s coming from James Caan.
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