Ben Stiller

yeah it was just but like yeah today uh first of all the fact that that was a disney movie is it is it is kind of crazy yeah that that was i'd chuckle at every time i see disney across the top yeah it's a it's an edgy disney movie it's not it's not little mermaid you know it's And I don't even think they were aware of it at the time. It was a different time, right? It was pre social media.

I think there was less of a sort of a moment to moment awareness of, you know, if you're doing something right or wrong and all that. So it was, you know, and Judd Apatow was producing it. Judd and I were friends and had been working together on a show we had done and had gotten canceled. And I had gone and directed a movie, my first movie. And he said, hey, we're going to go down.

I think there was less of a sort of a moment to moment awareness of, you know, if you're doing something right or wrong and all that. So it was, you know, and Judd Apatow was producing it. Judd and I were friends and had been working together on a show we had done and had gotten canceled. And I had gone and directed a movie, my first movie. And he said, hey, we're going to go down.

I think there was less of a sort of a moment to moment awareness of, you know, if you're doing something right or wrong and all that. So it was, you know, and Judd Apatow was producing it. Judd and I were friends and had been working together on a show we had done and had gotten canceled. And I had gone and directed a movie, my first movie. And he said, hey, we're going to go down.

Steve Brill's the director, really funny guy. We're going to go down to Asheville and do this fun, you know, this camp company. You could play this like mean guy who, you know, is mean to these kids who are overweight. And it seemed fun and funny. In, I'm in. Yeah, it's right there. And it was like, and it happens to be Disney, whatever.

Steve Brill's the director, really funny guy. We're going to go down to Asheville and do this fun, you know, this camp company. You could play this like mean guy who, you know, is mean to these kids who are overweight. And it seemed fun and funny. In, I'm in. Yeah, it's right there. And it was like, and it happens to be Disney, whatever.

Steve Brill's the director, really funny guy. We're going to go down to Asheville and do this fun, you know, this camp company. You could play this like mean guy who, you know, is mean to these kids who are overweight. And it seemed fun and funny. In, I'm in. Yeah, it's right there. And it was like, and it happens to be Disney, whatever.

And I think they went off and they made the movie and Disney looked at it and was like, uh... This isn't quite, you know, this is down the middle for the Disney brand. And they kind of put it out there or whatever. And then that was it. You must have seen it on video, right? Oh, 100%. A few years after it came out or something, right? Because it's 30 years old. Exactly. Yeah.

And I think they went off and they made the movie and Disney looked at it and was like, uh... This isn't quite, you know, this is down the middle for the Disney brand. And they kind of put it out there or whatever. And then that was it. You must have seen it on video, right? Oh, 100%. A few years after it came out or something, right? Because it's 30 years old. Exactly. Yeah.

And I think they went off and they made the movie and Disney looked at it and was like, uh... This isn't quite, you know, this is down the middle for the Disney brand. And they kind of put it out there or whatever. And then that was it. You must have seen it on video, right? Oh, 100%. A few years after it came out or something, right? Because it's 30 years old. Exactly. Yeah.

But then it's had this life.

But then it's had this life.

But then it's had this life.

But yeah, it never would have gotten made today. Why do you say that?

But yeah, it never would have gotten made today. Why do you say that?

But yeah, it never would have gotten made today. Why do you say that?

No, I think Tony is dealing with his own weight issues. Oh, for sure. Yeah. And his own feelings towards his parents and also that he's a kid who never, he never interacted with other kids. And, you know, he wants to be famous. And, you know, I feel for Tony. I feel like he's the most sympathetic character in the world.

No, I think Tony is dealing with his own weight issues. Oh, for sure. Yeah. And his own feelings towards his parents and also that he's a kid who never, he never interacted with other kids. And, you know, he wants to be famous. And, you know, I feel for Tony. I feel like he's the most sympathetic character in the world.

No, I think Tony is dealing with his own weight issues. Oh, for sure. Yeah. And his own feelings towards his parents and also that he's a kid who never, he never interacted with other kids. And, you know, he wants to be famous. And, you know, I feel for Tony. I feel like he's the most sympathetic character in the world.

i was like where did he where did tony come like where did you find him is there any inspiration um there was a little bit of tony robbins in there okay the motivational guy uh just in terms of the voice and how he talks um and his kind of weird sort of like he you know tony robbins had this thing where he gets sort of like yeah he could kind of like hypnotize you with his eyes yes