Stories from the set

Initially Will Ferrell was to play the father, and the role of the stepfather was intended for Ed Helms.

The role played by Mark Wahlberg was originally intended for Vin Diesel.

Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell starred together in the film "The Other Guys" (2010).

Billy Slaughter and Will Ferrell appeared together in the film «The Campaign» (2012).

As stated in the trailer, this is already the second film in which Mark Wahlberg's character appears in a shirt. The first time this happened was in the film «Date Night» (2010), starring Steve Carell.

John Cena appeared in a cameo role in this film. In 2015, the film «Trainwreck» was released, in which Cena's character mentions Mark Wahlberg.

Will Ferrell plays a character named Brad Whitaker. That was also the name of the main villain in the 1987 James Bond film "The Living Daylights."

The film was shot at the Edward Hynes Charter School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Students attend there from preschool through eighth grade. Many of the school's students appeared as extras.

Bobby Cannavale and Linda Cardellini appeared in Marvel Cinematic Universe films released in 2015 — Cannavale in "Ant-Man" and Cardellini in "Avengers: Age of Ultron."

For the garage scene, Mark Wahlberg had to do a total of around 700 one-arm pull-ups, naturally with assistance. The scene was shot from various angles.