Frat pack

The Frat Pack (occasionally also "Slacker Pack") is the name for a group of Hollywood actors who have worked together in various constellations on a number of successful comedies since the late 1990s . This group regularly includes the actors Ben Stiller , Owen Wilson , Luke Wilson , Will Ferrell , Vince Vaughn , Steve Carell and Jack Black .

Origin of the term

The name The Frat Pack is a nod to the legendary The Rat Pack , which included Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis, Jr. , Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop . The term “rat pack” literally means “pack of rats”, but it is more a “group of villains”. In contrast to this, "Frat" is an abbreviation for the American fraternities . There was a similar allusion in the eighties - the so-called Brat Pack . This was the name given to a generation of actors who established themselves in clique films in the early to mid-1980s, in which the same actors often appeared together. They also met privately and were known to be wild partiers.

The term Frat Pack was first used in 1998 by Entertainment Weekly , but at that time the name applied to actors Leonardo DiCaprio , Matt Damon , Ben Affleck , Edward Norton and Ryan Phillippe , who were declared as the new generation of Hollywood. However, the term did not become permanent until June 2004, after USA Today used it in an article relating to the film Old School - We Let Absolutely Nothing Burn (2003) starring Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn, and soon afterwards had also been picked up by other media .

The actors of the Frat Pack themselves have repeatedly emphasized that the group was a pure invention of the media and denied any agreements with regard to a monopoly of the Hollywood comedy landscape. The only reason for the frequent collaboration is their close private friendship.

Members

The group originally consisted of seven actors: Ben Stiller , Owen Wilson , Luke Wilson , Will Ferrell , Vince Vaughn , Steve Carell and Jack Black . Over time, the circle expanded to include the original Frat Pack and the group also included actors such as Jason Bateman , Paul Rudd , Seth Rogen , Jonah Hill , John C. Reilly , Justin Long , Kevin James , Adam Sandler and Jon Favreau .

Actresses like Malin Åkerman , Amy Poehler or Kristen Bell are also included in The Frat Pack because they were involved in one or more of the troupe's films, but the proportion of women in the group is significantly lower.

As Frat Packagers directors, producers or scriptwriters are referred to several times in Frat Pack have participated movies. These include a. Judd Apatow , Todd Phillips , Wes Anderson, and Adam McKay .

Filmography

There is no movie in which all seven of the original Frat Pack members played. After all, six of them played together in Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy , only Owen Wilson does not appear in the film.

Movie	year	Jack Black	Ben Stiller	Luke Wilson	Owen Wilson	Vince Vaughn	Will Ferrell	Steve Carell	Frat Packagers et al. a.
Crazy	1996			Main role	Leading role, screenplay				Wes Anderson (Director)
Cable Guy - the pain in the ass	1996	Supporting role	Director, mini-role		Mini roll				Andy Dick , Jim Carrey , Judd Apatow (Writer, Producer)
Bongwater	1997	Supporting role		Main role					Andy Dick
Permanent Midnight - full of drugs	1998		Main role		Supporting role				Andy Dick
Heat Vision and Jack	1999	Main role	Director, mini-role		Leading role, dubbing voice				Christine Taylor
My bride, her father and me	2000		Main role		Supporting role
The Royal Tenenbaums	2001		Main role	Main role	Leading role, screenplay				Wes Anderson (Director)
Zoolander	2001		Leading role, director, screenplay, producer		Main role	Mini roll	Main role		Christine Taylor, Andy Dick
Get out of Orange County	2002	Main role	Mini roll						Leslie Mann
Old School - We leave absolutely nothing to be desired	2003			Main role		Main role	Main role		Todd Phillips (Director), Andy Dick, Snoop Dogg
Starsky & Hutch	2004		Leading role, producer		Main role	Main role	Supporting role		Todd Phillips (Director), Jason Bateman, Snoop Dogg
envy	2004	Main role	Main role						Amy Poehler
In 80 days around the world	2004			Mini roll	Mini roll				Jackie Chan , John Cleese , Steve Coogan , Kathy Bates
Full of the nuts	2004		Main role			Leading role, producer			Justin Long, Christine Taylor, Jason Bateman
Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy	2004	Mini roll	Mini roll	Mini roll		Supporting role	Leading role, screenplay, producer	Main role	Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow (Producer)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	2004			Mini roll		Supporting role	Leading role, screenplay, producer	Main role	Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Justin Long, Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow (Producer)
my wife, her in-laws and me	2004		Main role		Mini appearance
Melinda and Melinda	2004						Main role	Supporting role
In love with a witch	2005						Main role	Supporting role
The wedding crashers	2005				Main role	Main role	Mini roll
The Wendell Baker Story	2005			Leading role, director, screenplay	Main role		Mini roll
Danny Roane: First Time Director	2006	Supporting role	Mini roll						Andy Dick
Kings of Rock - Tenacious D	2006	Leading role, script, songs	Mini-role, producer
Night in the museum	2006		Main role		Supporting role				Paul Rudd
The egg princes	2007		producer	Mini roll			Main role
Tropic Thunder	2008	Main role	Leading role, director, screenplay, producer
Stepbrothers	2008						Main role		Seth Rogen, John C. Reilly, Adam McKay (Director)
At night in the museum 2	2009		Main role		Supporting role
Megamind	2010		Mini-role, producer				Main role
My wife, our children and me	2010		Main role		Main role
One year outlawed!	2011	Main role	producer		Main role				Rashida Jones
The Watch - neighbors of the 3rd kind	2012		Leading role, producer			Main role			Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg (Screenplay)
Prakti.com	2013				Main role	Leading role, screenplay, producer	Mini roll		Shawn Levy (Director), Rose Byrne
Anchorman - The Legend Returns	2014					Mini roll	Main role	Main role	Paul Rudd, David Koechner, John C. Reilly, Jim Carrey, Sacha Baron-Cohen, Christina Applegate, Kristen Wiig, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler

Web links

The Frat Pack Tribute (English)

Individual evidence

^ The Frat Pack IMDb.com, accessed July 21, 2011.
↑ Introducing The Frat Pack - Hollywood's newest leading men by Steve Daly, Entertainment Weekly, accessed July 21, 2011.
^ Wilson and Vaughn: Leaders of the 'Frat Pack' by Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today, accessed July 21, 2011.
↑ Susan Wloszczyna: 'Frat Pack' splits . In: USA Today . USA Today, July 12, 2006, accessed March 19, 2016 (English): "Not that the troupe will admit to any scheme to monopolize Hollywood comedies, just as they deny any reason besides camaraderie for their frequent sharing of screen space."
↑ Die Frauen im Frat-Pack ORF.at, accessed on July 22, 2011.

[1] The Frat Pack IMDb.com, accessed July 21, 2011.

[2] Introducing The Frat Pack - Hollywood's newest leading men by Steve Daly, Entertainment Weekly, accessed July 21, 2011.

[3] Wilson and Vaughn: Leaders of the 'Frat Pack' by Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today, accessed July 21, 2011.

[4] Susan Wloszczyna: 'Frat Pack' splits . In: USA Today . USA Today, July 12, 2006, accessed March 19, 2016 (English): "Not that the troupe will admit to any scheme to monopolize Hollywood comedies, just as they deny any reason besides camaraderie for their frequent sharing of screen space."

[5] Die Frauen im Frat-Pack ORF.at, accessed on July 22, 2011.