Step Brothers [WS] [Unrated]

Director: Adam McKay Adam McKay

Overview

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly re-team with that film's director, Adam McKay, to tell the tale of two pampered best friends whose single parents fall in love and decide to marry. McKay and Ferrell share screenwriting credits, and Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller produce.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/2008
UPC:	0043396281288
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	UNR
Source:	SONY PICTURES
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	3:24:00

Special Features

Closed Caption; Includes both theatrical & extended film versions; Extended & alternate scenes; Line-o-rama; Gag reel; "Boast 'N Hoes" - full music video; The making of Step Brothers; Commentary with Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Adam McKay, special guest NBA star Baron Davis and scored by Jon Brion

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Will Ferrell	Actor
John C. Reilly	Actor,Actor
Mary Steenburgen	Actor
Richard Jenkins	Actor
Adam Scott	Actor
Kathryn Hahn	Actor
Elizabeth Yozamp	Actor
Andrea Savage	Actor
Lurie Poston	Actor
Logan Manus	Actor
Travis Flory	Redheaded Kid,Actor
Jon Brion	Composer
Brian Henchy	Interviewer
Ian Roberts	Male Therapist
Lili Rose McKay	Actor,Actor
Shira Piven	Actor
Seth Morris	Actor
Wayne Federman	Actor
Maria Quiban	TV Anchor
Matt Walsh	Drunk Corporate Guy
Danielle Schneider	Receptionist
Gillian Vigman	Pam Gringe
Brian Huskey	Interviewer
Seth Rogen	Sporting Goods Manager
Chris Henchy	First Homebuyer
Mary Catherine Hamelin	First Homebuyer
Erica Vittina Phillips	Second Homebuyer
Phil LaMarr	Second Homebuyer
Rob Riggle	Randy
Jason Davis	TJ
Paula Killen	Rental Agent
Don Abernathy	Upscale Businessman
Jeffrey Ashkin	Catalina Wine Mixer Guest
Pete Brown	Helicopter Pilot
Ken Jeong	Employment Agent
Horatio Sanz	Lead Singer
Kyle Felts	Wine Mixer Heckler
Jake Szymanski	Caterer
Dmitri Schuyler-Linch	6-Year-Old Derek
Bryce Hurless	9-Year-Old Brennan
Brent White	Therapy Patient
Steve Silverie	Donnie Huff

Technical Credits

Adam McKay

Will Ferrell

Adam McKay	Director,Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Producer
Will Ferrell	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Jimmy Miller	Producer
Judd Apatow	Producer
David B. Householter	Executive Producer,Producer
Jessica Elbaum	Producer
Andrew Epstein	Producer
Akemi Abe	Special Effects
George H. Anderson	Sound Effects
Bill W. Benton	Sound Effects
Gary C. Bourgeois	Sound Effects
Bill Burns	Sound Effects
Tammy Fearing	Sound Effects
Joshua Church	Producer
Bruce Khteian	Special Effects
Greg Anthony	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

When you hear that Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, and John C. Reilly had so much fun making Talladega Nights that they decided to throw another movie together just for fun, you have pretty clear knowledge -- or at least hope -- of what you're going to get. There will be comedic male nudity (and really, what male nudity isn't?), there will be guys self-seriously comparing themselves to ninja unicorns, and God willing, someone will get buried alive. Step Brothers delivers on all this, as well as on the infamous R rating (Ferrell himself reveals his own full-frontal crown jewels within the first half-hour, though, of course, it's possible that they're prosthetics), a notorious first for McKay, an Upright Citizens Brigade alum and longtime Ferrell collaborator. There are big, stupid belly laughs at big, stupid gross-out jokes from opening titles to closing credits, and despite the distinct feeling that none of the comedic triumvirate were waiting around for a script with a truly innovative story, they all make use of the open-ended premise. (Two 40-year-old men with curly hair act like nine-year-olds, except with more dick jokes. The end.) There's tons of room for awesomely offensive and over-the-top improvisations, and at no point does it feel like anybody is playing it safe or pushing the boundaries -- everybody is just going with their first, most hilarious impulses. The unmistakable chemistry between Ferrell and Reilly was enough to inspire the production of this movie in the first place, and it's more than enough to propel it. For all his indie cred and accolades, Reilly is right at home playing a middle-aged man-child who insists on being called "Dragon" and wants you to fight him with a bo staff. Likewise, this is Ferrell's bread and butter, though the alchemy that happens when he shares the screen with Reilly brings out something new -- something you can't quite, in fairness, call "refined," but is still, nonetheless more impressively focused than his usual schtick. And it's not just the leading men who make Step Brothers such a good time; Kathryn Hahn (the office lady in Anchorman who tips Christina Applegate off about the teleprompter) makes an awesomely over-the-top appearance as the WASP-y, sexually frustrated wife of Ferrell's little brother -- a douchebag Dane Cook bro played just as expertly (if also terrifyingly) by a Heineken- and Creatine-buzzed Adam Scott. Obligatory cameos are made by regulars of the Daily Show and Apatow crowds, but those moments are pure icing. The delicious molten chocolate center is just watching Ferrell and Reilly act like idiotic geniuses.