Farrelly brothers 1008121 222296881 2008-06-28T15:57:49Z Blanchardb 5311630 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/71.224.214.12|71.224.214.12]] to last version by Jasper753 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) The '''Farrelly brothers''', [[Peter Farrelly|Peter]] (b. [[December 17]] [[1956]]) and [[Bobby Farrelly|Bobby]] (b. [[June 17]], [[1958]]), are [[screenwriter]]s and [[film director|directors]] of eleven [[comedy film]]s, including ''[[There's Something About Mary]]''; ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]''; ''[[Kingpin (film)|Kingpin]]''; ''[[Me, Myself and Irene]]''; ''[[Shallow Hal]]''; ''[[Say It Isn't So]]''; ''[[Stuck on You (2003 film)|Stuck on You]]''; ''[[Osmosis Jones]]''; ''[[Fever Pitch (2005 film)|Fever Pitch]]'' (also known as ''[[The Perfect Catch]]'' outside of America) and ''[[The Heartbreak Kid]]''. The Farrelly brothers are from [[Cumberland, Rhode Island]], and many of their movies partially take place in that state, or elsewhere in [[New England]]. [[Sports]] play a large part in their films and they have cast many popular sports stars for [[Cameo appearance|cameo appearances]]. The Farrelly brothers frequently cast [[Rob Moran]] and sports figures (e.g. [[Cam Neely]]; [[Roger Clemens]]; [[Brett Favre]]) in their films. They have been both praised and criticized for their humorous use of [[disability]]. They frequently depict normal people as stupid (''Dumb and Dumber'') while they show disabled people as normal and gifted (''Shallow Hal''; ''Me, Myself and Irene''). They use [[slapstick]] and [[toilet humor]], often with a soundtrack of upbeat, light rock songs. Their films often contain flashback scenes that show how a character was affected by a [[traumatic event (psychological)|traumatic event]]. The female interests in three of their movies are named Mary: ''Dumb and Dumber''; ''There's Something about Mary''; ''Shallow Hal'' (RoseMARY). [[Peter Farrelly]] has published books including ''[[Outside Providence]]'' and ''[[The Comedy Writer]]''. The quote, "The heart wants what the heart wants" is repeated both in ''Me, Myself and Irene'' and ''The Heartbreak Kid''. The Farrelly Brothers founded their production company, Conumdrum Entertainment and is producing the new comedy series [[Unhitched]]. == Filmography == The Farrelly brothers both directed and wrote/co-wrote the screenplay for all their films, except where otherwise noted. * ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' (2009) * ''[[Unhitched]]'' (2008) (television series) * ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]'' (2007) * ''[[The Ringer (2005 film)|The Ringer]]'' (2005) (produced only) * ''[[Fever Pitch (2005 film)|Fever Pitch]]'' (2005) (directed only) * ''[[Stuck on You (2003 film)|Stuck on You]]'' (2003) * ''[[Shallow Hal]]'' (2001) * ''[[Osmosis Jones]]'' (2001) (directed only) * ''[[Say It Isn't So]]'' (2001) * ''[[Me, Myself and Irene]]'' (2000) * ''[[Outside Providence]]'' (1999) (screenplay only) * ''[[There's Something About Mary]]'' (1998) * ''[[Kingpin (film)|Kingpin]]'' (1996) (directed only) * ''[[Dumb & Dumber]] (1994) * "[[The Virgin (Seinfeld episode)|The Virgin]]", ''[[Seinfeld]] episode'' (1992) == TV Appearances == The Farrelly brothers were featured in The Dialogue interview series. In this 90 minute interview with producer Mike DeLuca, the Farrellys explain how their writing methods of painting themselves into a corner and not wanting to know where a screenplay is going, can seem as unconventional as their comedy. [[Category:Sibling duos]] [[Category:American film directors]] [[fr:Frères Farrelly]] [[ja:ファレリー兄弟]] [[ru:Братья Фаррелли]]