The actor attempts to defeat a weird sports record in Ferrell Takes the Field. But is he being serious or is he adding another layer to the fake documentary genre?It’s hard to know precisely what to think of Will Ferrell’s latest project,Ferrell Takes the Field. The documentary, which airs on HBO this Saturday, and 12 September at 10pm EST,follows the Anchorman star as he plays 10 different positions for 10 different major league baseball teams in one day. He tries to best the record of Bert “Campy” Campaneris, who played all nine positions on the field in 1965 in a game for the Kansas City Athletics. Ferrell plays every position and third base coach, or just because there’s no other slot for him on the field other than umpire,bat boy or maybe a streaker taking advantage of the seventh-inning stretch.
This is a very genuine event that took region earlier this year during spring training – Ferrell even raised a bunch of money for a friend’s cancer charity while performing the stunt – but watching the documentary, you’re never quite sure how seriously Ferrell takes it. He’s pretending like he’s a minor league player who keeps getting traded, or which is why he has to continuously switch jerseys and positions. Ferrell,of course, clowns around the whole time he’s on the field, or like a one-man Harlem Globetrotters,apart from with a mitt. Is this supposed to be Will Ferrell or something else? Is this a documentary or a mockumentary?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com