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The fantastic foursome behind TALLADEGA NIGHTS û THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY--Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, and Adam McKay--reunite for this comedy about two grown men who become step brothers. Though the pair of men (Ferrell and Reilly) are over the hill, they still aren't out of their parents' houses, and they have to learn to get along when their respective mother and father get married.

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ProducerJudd Apatow

EAN5051124715115

eBay Product ID (ePID)78517241

Product Key Features

ActorMary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell

Film/TV TitleStep Brothers

DirectorAdam Mckay

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageDanish\Dutch\English\Finnish\German\Hindi\Italian\Norwegian\Swedish\Turkish

Run Time103 Mins

Aspect Ratio2.40 HD Widescreen

Release Year2009

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesCommentary with Filmmakers and Cast \'boats 'n Hoes' Music Video\Featurettes \Gag Reel, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerJon Brion

Production DesignerClayton Hartley

Additional InformationWhile nearly all Will Ferrell's films are enjoyable on some level, they tend to fire on all cylinders when Adam McKay is involved. McKay co-wrote and directed ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY and TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY, two of Ferrell's most popular and consummately hilarious films. McKay reteamed with not only Ferrell for STEP BROTHERS, but also Ferrell's co-star in TALLADEGA NIGHTS, John C. Reilly, who has steadily proven himself to be one of Hollywood's most versatile actors. The plot is about as simple as they come: Brennan Huff (Ferrell) and Dale Doback (Reilly) are deadbeat man-children thrown together when the single parents with whom they live marry. The two initially despise one another, but become fast friends over a shared love of ninjas, COPS, porn magazines, and the comforts of living in the fantasy world of a prolonged adolescence. What makes STEPBROTHERS so much fun, however, has nothing to do with story or script; rather, it's McKay's foresight to step back and let Ferrell and Reilly run wild. The duo kick and punch, fart and burp, laugh and cry, yet somehow elevate such banalities to a level of grotesque poetry, hitting upon what feels like an entirely new comedic language. When the pair acts like children, they are not presenting themselves as immature adults, but are literally acting like children, meticulously duplicating everything from the fears and concerns to the speech patterns and awkward physicality of children. It sounds simple enough, but it requires a dexterity and sense of timing and delivery that is actually quite amazing.

ReviewsTime Out London - Tightly scripted by Ferrell and McKay [...] A hugely enjoyable, well-constructed slice of lowbrow Saturday night entertainment, leaving FerrellÆs position as the reigning king of US comedy secure for a while longer, Time Magazine - Ferrell, the Hollywood star most notorious for going naked in his movies, shows off only his belly, and that for a teasing second. For most of the rest of the time, you'll be reveling in, or enduring, one more exhibition of grown men playing children, Empire Magazine - Ferrell and Reilly are a superb double-act [...] STEP BROTHERS is a hugely entertaining exercise in the comedy of the random, Empire - Ferrell and Reilly are a superb double-act [...] STEP BROTHERS is a hugely entertaining exercise in the comedy of the random

ScreenwriterAdam McKay, Will Ferrell

CinematographerOliver Wood

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleStep Brothers

Consumer AdviceContains strong language and sex references