Release Date: December 2nd, 2008 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary
Steenburgen, Adam Scott, Katherine Hahn Genre: Comedy
Plot Summary: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star in "Step Brothers."
Ferrell plays Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who
lives with his mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). Reilly plays Dale Doback, a
terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father, Robert (Richard
Jenkins). When Robert and Nancy marry and move in together, Brennan and Dale are
forced to live with each other as step brothers. As their narcissism and
downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart, these two
middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan
to bring their parents back together. To pull it off, they must form an unlikely
bond that maybe, just maybe, will finally get them out of the house
Available in single-disc DVD unrated and two-disc DVD and Blu-ray unrated
versions.
Single-disc extras: Theatrical and extended film
versions, extended and alternate scenes, "Line-o-rama," gag reel, "Boats 'N
Hoes" music video, "The Making of Step Brothers," commentary by Will
Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Adam McKay, special guest NBA star Baron Davis.
Two-disc extras: Adds a digital copy of the film, more
extended and alternate scenes, deleted scenes, job interviews, therapy
sessions, "Dale vs. Brennan -- Sibling Rivalry," "The Music of Step
Brothers," more. (Fox).
Step Brothers Release Date: July 25, 2008 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Adam McKay Screenwriter: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary
Steenburgen, Adam Scott, Katherine Hahn Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: R (for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language) Official Website:
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Plot Summary: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star in "Step Brothers."
Ferrell plays Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who
lives with his mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). Reilly plays Dale Doback, a
terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father, Robert (Richard
Jenkins). When Robert and Nancy marry and move in together, Brennan and Dale are
forced to live with each other as step brothers. As their narcissism and
downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart, these two
middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan
to bring their parents back together. To pull it off, they must form an unlikely
bond that maybe, just maybe, will finally get them out of the house
EN 5 Second Review:
The stupidest, vilest, horrible, yet most hilarious film
we have seen this year.
Step
Brothers is stupid. Childish. Moronic. Simple. Juvenile. Silly. Just
ridiculous. Man, is it funny Bill Goodykoontz: Arizona Republic
It falls into that weird category of films that you can't
really say is good in any particular way, yet you would advise all your
friends to see as soon as possible, so that you might start repeating
lines to each other over beers until you're laughing so hard you just
throw up your arms and say, "What the heck, let's see it again."...more
Seesawing
from the gleefully stupid to the desperately stupid, Step
Brothers is an indicator that the Judd Apatow juggernaut
has made one too many trips to the well John Anderson: Variety
With Ferrell and John C. Reilly trying to outdo each other
in impersonating self-absorbed, middle-aged 6-year-olds, the
film is funny at times but lapses into the reflexive
vulgarity that seems to be the default mechanism of the
Apatow machinery...more
EN 5 Second Review:
The stupidest, vilest, horrible, yet most hilarious film
we have seen this year.
Seesawing
from the gleefully stupid to the desperately stupid, Step
Brothers is an indicator that the Judd Apatow juggernaut
has made one too many trips to the well