Step Brothers (film)
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Step Brothers is a 2008 American slapstick
buddy-comedy film
directed by Adam McKay
, produced by Judd Apatow
and Jimmy Miller, and stars Will Ferrell
and John C. Reilly
, who originally teamed up in Talladega Nights
(2006). The screenplay
was written by Ferrell and McKay, from a story written by Ferrell, McKay and Reilly. The film was released on July 25, 2008.
and John C. Reilly
) are two unemployed 40 year-old spoiled men who still live with, and are reliant on, their parents. They have no intention of moving out or finding jobs and behave childishly. Robert and Nancy (Richard Jenkins
and Mary Steenburgen
), upon meeting during a work conference, get married and move in together, forcing Brennan and Dale to live with each other as step brothers; they are resentful and display a childish dislike towards each other. Dale warns Brennan not to touch his drum set, but Brennan does it anyhow days later while Dale is not at home. This ignites a huge fight, which takes place from upstairs down to the front yard, ending with a stalemate
. Shortly after the fight, they watch Shark Week
together, but Robert and Nancy switch off the television and warn them that they must immediately find jobs and see their therapists within a month, or else be forced out of the house. While commiserating each other, Brennan and Dale discover that they share a number of common interests and gradually overcome their mutual animosity. When Brennan's successful, conceited, biological younger brother Derek (Adam Scott
), who is regularly cruel to Brennan out of fun, comes to visit with his oddly perfect family, Brennan and Dale retreat to Dale's tree house. Derek drops by to mock them, and entices Dale to punch him in the face, which Dale actually does, knocking Derek out of the tree. Brennan is awed by the fact that Dale was able to stand up to Derek. Meanwhile, Brennan's sister-in-law Alice (Kathryn Hahn
), who is also deeply resentful of Derek, finds Dale's courage sexually arousing.
Brennan and Dale take job interviews, in which they perform very poorly, being rude to their two potential employers and pointing out too many of their own flaws, and offending a third (Seth Rogen
), when Dale passes gas for fifteen seconds. Later, they decide to start their own entertainment company called "Prestige Worldwide
". However, Robert and Nancy reveal that they are going to retire to sail the world in their beloved boat, and allow Derek to sell the house, forcing Brennan and Dale to find other living arrangements. However, Brennan and Dale sabotage Derek's plans by masquerading as Neo-Nazist
and Ku Klux Klan
neighbors, and by pretending that Brennan has died of asbestos poisoning, while Derek is showing the house to potential buyers. Back at the dinner table, Brennan and Dale have trouble blending in with the others, especially Derek's rude employee, Randy (Rob Riggle
). Dale excuses himself to the restroom, where Alice rapes him. Later, Brennan and Dale premiere their company's first music video, which was filmed on Robert's boat called, "Boats and Hoes". However, as the video is about to end, a ship collision
has occurred, causing any potential investment to fail, and to make things worse for Brennan and Dale, Robert brutally spanks Brennan and warns Dale that he's next.
On Christmas Eve, Brennan and Dale destroy their family's tree and gifts during a spell of sleepwalking
, and subsequently attack Robert and then throw him down the stairs after he tries to wake them. Angered to his limit, Robert decides to divorce Nancy, causing Brennan and Dale to break down; Derek photographs the moment. Brennan and Dale are angered by the divorce and blame each other, reverting to their feeling of dislike towards each other. After another fight, which results in attempts to bury each other alive, they go their separate ways and move into their own apartments. Brennan starts working for Derek's helicopter leasing firm and Dale works for a catering company. The two gradually begin acting like responsible adults. Brennan, wanting to reunite the broken family, takes the initiative to arrange Derek's sales party: The Catalina Wine Mixer, supervised by Randy. The party is a success, and Brennan wins Randy's respect and approval. However, the singer of the band that Brennan booked (played by Horatio Sanz
), a (strictly 80's) Billy Joel
tribute band, insults guests after being heckled to his breaking point to play non-80's Joel and is carried off the stage. Derek blames Brennan for this incident and quickly fires him, believing that this incident will ruin his reputation. Robert then encourages Brennan and Dale to be their eccentric child-at-heart selves again, seeing as how they are now both miserable in their "adult" lives. Brennan and Dale then take to the stage and perform "Por ti Volare
". While at first they are mocked by Derek, Randy, and others (in a manner similar to how they mocked Brennan back in high school, which caused him to be afraid to sing in public in the first place), Brennan and Dale are unfazed. The audience is eventually moved by the performance (which causes a montage of satirical, surreal dream sequences of each character), and tensions between the family members are alleviated. After the performance, Brennan and Derek make amends, giving each other a high-five (after a failed attempt to hug).
In the epilogue, Brennan and Dale form their successful company that runs karaoke bars and restaurants. Six months later, Robert and Nancy are reunited and move back into their old home, with a new tree house made from the destroyed boat, just for Brennan and Dale, containing some nude magazines, Pirate hats, Chewbacca
masks, and crossbows. There are two scenes during the closing credits: In one of them, Brennan and Dale are getting revenge on the kids who picked on them earlier in the movie and in the other, the two are sleepwalking, getting ready to board a helicopter.
reports that 54% of critics gave the film a positive review. At the website Metacritic
, which utilizes a normalized rating system, the film earned a mixed rating of 51/100 based on 33 reviews. Roger Ebert
gave the film 1½ out of 4 stars and stated, "When did comedies get so mean? Step Brothers has a premise that might have produced a good time at the movies, but when I left, I felt a little unclean."
. Reilly had the idea that they adopt children together.
Adam McKay was also interviewed about the possible sequel. “We’re kicking around the idea of Step Brothers 2," he said. "We feel like there’s way more fat to be mined there. While it isn’t quite the legend that Anchorman is, it has built kind of a nice following. We think it could be a pretty fun one.” He added that Ferrell and Reilly's characters would be mature and have jobs. "One of them’s married and has a kid. They’re still kind of goofballs but they’ve taken three or four steps. Then we have an idea for something happens that knocks him back to square one, and one of the brothers, John C. Reilly sort of instigates it, like ‘we can’t take this anymore.’ And things go really bad, their lives kind of fall apart. They have to pull it back together is sort of the basic structure." McKay has also said that ideas that were not used in the first film may be used in the sequel.
Slapstick
Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.- Origins :The phrase comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the 'slap stick' in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in Commedia dell'arte...
buddy-comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Adam McKay
Adam McKay
Adam McKay is an American screenwriter, director, comedian, and actor. He is most famous for his partnership with comedian Will Ferrell, with whom he co-wrote the films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys....
, produced by Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is well known for his work in comedy films, especially for films he has been involved with throughout the latter half of the 2000s. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, a film production company that also developed the...
and Jimmy Miller, and stars Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
and John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
John Christopher Reilly, Jr. is an American film and theater actor, singer, and comedian. Debuting in Casualties of War in 1989, he is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma. To date, he has appeared in more than fifty films, including three separate films in 2002...
, who originally teamed up in Talladega Nights
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American comedy film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film also features John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Amy Adams, Gary Cole, Jane Lynch, and Sacha Baron Cohen. Various Saturday Night Live alumni also...
(2006). The screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
was written by Ferrell and McKay, from a story written by Ferrell, McKay and Reilly. The film was released on July 25, 2008.
Plot
Brennan Huff and Dale Doback (Will FerrellWill Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
and John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
John Christopher Reilly, Jr. is an American film and theater actor, singer, and comedian. Debuting in Casualties of War in 1989, he is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma. To date, he has appeared in more than fifty films, including three separate films in 2002...
) are two unemployed 40 year-old spoiled men who still live with, and are reliant on, their parents. They have no intention of moving out or finding jobs and behave childishly. Robert and Nancy (Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins
Richard Dale Jenkins is an American stage, film, and television actor. After beginning his career in theatre, Jenkins made his film debut in 1974, and appeared in supporting roles in numerous film productions in the 1980s and the 1990s. His breakthrough came in the 2000s for playing the deceased...
and Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Nell Steenburgen is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme's Melvin and Howard, which earned her an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.-Early life:...
), upon meeting during a work conference, get married and move in together, forcing Brennan and Dale to live with each other as step brothers; they are resentful and display a childish dislike towards each other. Dale warns Brennan not to touch his drum set, but Brennan does it anyhow days later while Dale is not at home. This ignites a huge fight, which takes place from upstairs down to the front yard, ending with a stalemate
Stalemate
Stalemate is a situation in chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves. A stalemate ends the game in a draw. Stalemate is covered in the rules of chess....
. Shortly after the fight, they watch Shark Week
Shark Week
The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, which first aired on July 27, 1987, is a week-long series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Shark Week is held annually, normally running in July or August. Shark Week was developed to help the average person have a greater respect for sharks....
together, but Robert and Nancy switch off the television and warn them that they must immediately find jobs and see their therapists within a month, or else be forced out of the house. While commiserating each other, Brennan and Dale discover that they share a number of common interests and gradually overcome their mutual animosity. When Brennan's successful, conceited, biological younger brother Derek (Adam Scott
Adam Scott (actor)
Adam Scott is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Henry Pollard in the Starz comedy series Party Down and as Ben Wyatt in the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation....
), who is regularly cruel to Brennan out of fun, comes to visit with his oddly perfect family, Brennan and Dale retreat to Dale's tree house. Derek drops by to mock them, and entices Dale to punch him in the face, which Dale actually does, knocking Derek out of the tree. Brennan is awed by the fact that Dale was able to stand up to Derek. Meanwhile, Brennan's sister-in-law Alice (Kathryn Hahn
Kathryn Hahn
Kathryn Hahn is an American actress best known for her role as Lily Lebowski on the television series Crossing Jordan.-Personal life:...
), who is also deeply resentful of Derek, finds Dale's courage sexually arousing.
Brennan and Dale take job interviews, in which they perform very poorly, being rude to their two potential employers and pointing out too many of their own flaws, and offending a third (Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, and voice artist. Rogen began his career doing stand-up comedy during his teen years, winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998. While still living in his native Vancouver, he landed a small part in Freaks and...
), when Dale passes gas for fifteen seconds. Later, they decide to start their own entertainment company called "Prestige Worldwide
". However, Robert and Nancy reveal that they are going to retire to sail the world in their beloved boat, and allow Derek to sell the house, forcing Brennan and Dale to find other living arrangements. However, Brennan and Dale sabotage Derek's plans by masquerading as Neo-Nazist
Neo-Nazism
Neo-Nazism consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism or some variant thereof.The term neo-Nazism can also refer to the ideology of these movements....
and Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
neighbors, and by pretending that Brennan has died of asbestos poisoning, while Derek is showing the house to potential buyers. Back at the dinner table, Brennan and Dale have trouble blending in with the others, especially Derek's rude employee, Randy (Rob Riggle
Rob Riggle
Robert Allen "Rob" Riggle, Jr. is an American actor, comedian and United States Marine Corps officer. He is best known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show from 2006–2008, as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2004–2005, and for his comedic roles in films such...
). Dale excuses himself to the restroom, where Alice rapes him. Later, Brennan and Dale premiere their company's first music video, which was filmed on Robert's boat called, "Boats and Hoes". However, as the video is about to end, a ship collision
Ship collision
Ship collision is the structural impact between two ships or one ship and a floating or still object such as an iceberg. Ship collisions are of particular importance in marine accidents...
has occurred, causing any potential investment to fail, and to make things worse for Brennan and Dale, Robert brutally spanks Brennan and warns Dale that he's next.
On Christmas Eve, Brennan and Dale destroy their family's tree and gifts during a spell of sleepwalking
Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism, is a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. Sleepwalkers arise from the slow wave sleep stage in a state of low consciousness and perform activities that are usually performed during a state of full consciousness...
, and subsequently attack Robert and then throw him down the stairs after he tries to wake them. Angered to his limit, Robert decides to divorce Nancy, causing Brennan and Dale to break down; Derek photographs the moment. Brennan and Dale are angered by the divorce and blame each other, reverting to their feeling of dislike towards each other. After another fight, which results in attempts to bury each other alive, they go their separate ways and move into their own apartments. Brennan starts working for Derek's helicopter leasing firm and Dale works for a catering company. The two gradually begin acting like responsible adults. Brennan, wanting to reunite the broken family, takes the initiative to arrange Derek's sales party: The Catalina Wine Mixer, supervised by Randy. The party is a success, and Brennan wins Randy's respect and approval. However, the singer of the band that Brennan booked (played by Horatio Sanz
Horatio Sanz
Horatio Sanz is a Chilean-born American actor and comedian best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998-2006. Sanz most recently starred alongside his former SNL castmate Chris Parnell in the Comedy Central series Big Lake.-Early life:Sanz, the youngest of three sons, was born in...
), a (strictly 80's) Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
tribute band, insults guests after being heckled to his breaking point to play non-80's Joel and is carried off the stage. Derek blames Brennan for this incident and quickly fires him, believing that this incident will ruin his reputation. Robert then encourages Brennan and Dale to be their eccentric child-at-heart selves again, seeing as how they are now both miserable in their "adult" lives. Brennan and Dale then take to the stage and perform "Por ti Volare
Con te Partiró
- History :The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere, however, it was a massive hit. In France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for 6 weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In...
". While at first they are mocked by Derek, Randy, and others (in a manner similar to how they mocked Brennan back in high school, which caused him to be afraid to sing in public in the first place), Brennan and Dale are unfazed. The audience is eventually moved by the performance (which causes a montage of satirical, surreal dream sequences of each character), and tensions between the family members are alleviated. After the performance, Brennan and Derek make amends, giving each other a high-five (after a failed attempt to hug).
In the epilogue, Brennan and Dale form their successful company that runs karaoke bars and restaurants. Six months later, Robert and Nancy are reunited and move back into their old home, with a new tree house made from the destroyed boat, just for Brennan and Dale, containing some nude magazines, Pirate hats, Chewbacca
Chewbacca
Chewbacca, also known as Chewie, is a character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by Peter Mayhew. In the series' narrative chronology, he appears in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi...
masks, and crossbows. There are two scenes during the closing credits: In one of them, Brennan and Dale are getting revenge on the kids who picked on them earlier in the movie and in the other, the two are sleepwalking, getting ready to board a helicopter.
Cast
- Will FerrellWill FerrellJohn William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
as Brennan Huff, Nancy's 39-year-old son. - John C. ReillyJohn C. ReillyJohn Christopher Reilly, Jr. is an American film and theater actor, singer, and comedian. Debuting in Casualties of War in 1989, he is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma. To date, he has appeared in more than fifty films, including three separate films in 2002...
as Dale Doback, Robert's 40-year-old son. - Richard JenkinsRichard JenkinsRichard Dale Jenkins is an American stage, film, and television actor. After beginning his career in theatre, Jenkins made his film debut in 1974, and appeared in supporting roles in numerous film productions in the 1980s and the 1990s. His breakthrough came in the 2000s for playing the deceased...
as Dr. Robert Doback, Dale's widower father, a medical doctor, now married to Nancy. - Mary SteenburgenMary SteenburgenMary Nell Steenburgen is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme's Melvin and Howard, which earned her an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.-Early life:...
as Nancy Huff-Doback, Brennan's divorced mother who meets Robert at a work conference. - Adam ScottAdam Scott (actor)Adam Scott is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Henry Pollard in the Starz comedy series Party Down and as Ben Wyatt in the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation....
as Derek Huff, Brennan's successful younger brother, who has a Type A personalityType A personalityOriginally published in the 1950s, the Type A and Type B personality theory is a theory which describes two common, contrasting personality types—the high-strung Type A and the easy-going Type B—as patterns of behavior that could either raise or lower, respectively, one's chances of developing...
. - Kathryn HahnKathryn HahnKathryn Hahn is an American actress best known for her role as Lily Lebowski on the television series Crossing Jordan.-Personal life:...
as Alice Huff, Derek's sex-crazed, emotionally crazed, negatively treated wife who has an affair with Dale. - Andrea SavageAndrea SavageAndrea Kristen Savage is an American actress best known for her comedic roles in Step Brothers, Comedy Central's mockumentry series Dog Bites Man and in the HBO sketch comedy program Funny or Die Presents.-Personal life:...
as Denise, Brennan's therapist and inadvertent love interest. - Rob RiggleRob RiggleRobert Allen "Rob" Riggle, Jr. is an American actor, comedian and United States Marine Corps officer. He is best known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show from 2006–2008, as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2004–2005, and for his comedic roles in films such...
as Randy, Derek's best friend and employee. He is very loud and rude. - Logan Manus as Chris Gardocki, an 11-year old elementary school student who, along with other kids, abuses Dale on a regular basis. He is later beaten by Dale and Brennan (who get their revenge) in the film's second climax.
- Lurie PostonLurie PostonLurie Poston is an American SAG child actor and singer.Poston began his career in the cast of the Broadway Musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, acting in over 300 performances. In 2003, he had a small part playing a younger version of one of the main characters in the film Girls Will Be Girls...
as Tommy - Elizabeth Yozamp as Tiffany
- Andrea SavageAndrea SavageAndrea Kristen Savage is an American actress best known for her comedic roles in Step Brothers, Comedy Central's mockumentry series Dog Bites Man and in the HBO sketch comedy program Funny or Die Presents.-Personal life:...
as Dr. Angelface, or Denise, Brennan's therapist & love interest. - Ken JeongKen JeongKendrick Kang-Joh "Ken" Jeong , also known as "Dr. Ken," is an American comedian, actor, and physician. Currently, he appears as Ben Chang on the NBC comedy series Community.-Early life and medical career:...
as an employment agent. - Wayne FedermanWayne FedermanWayne Federman is an American comedian, actor, author, and comedy writer. He is noted for his numerous stand-up comedy appearances in clubs, theaters, and on television; his biography of "Pistol" Pete Maravich; and his supporting comedic acting roles in The X-Files, The Larry Sanders Show, Curb...
as Don, blind man. - Abigail Wagner as Erica, store owner.
- Carli Coleman as first homebuyer wife.
- Brandon T. Webb as first homebuyer husband.
- Phil LaMarrPhil LaMarrPhillip "Phil" LaMarr is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. One of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv, he is also known for his small, but memorable role as Marvin in Pulp Fiction...
as second homebuyer husband. - Matt Walsh as drunk corporate guy.
- Seth RogenSeth RogenSeth Rogen is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, and voice artist. Rogen began his career doing stand-up comedy during his teen years, winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998. While still living in his native Vancouver, he landed a small part in Freaks and...
as Sporting goods store manager. - Gillian VigmanGillian VigmanGillian Vigman is an American comic actress. Vigman is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv. She also starred in the ABC comedy, Sons & Daughters. Vigman plays a supporting role on The Defenders.-Biography:Vigman started her professional...
as Pam
Critical reception
Step Brothers has received mixed reviews. Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
reports that 54% of critics gave the film a positive review. At the website Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which utilizes a normalized rating system, the film earned a mixed rating of 51/100 based on 33 reviews. Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
gave the film 1½ out of 4 stars and stated, "When did comedies get so mean? Step Brothers has a premise that might have produced a good time at the movies, but when I left, I felt a little unclean."
Box office performance
Step Brothers, as of January 2010, has grossed $100,468,793 domestically, and an additional $28 million internationally.Home Media Release
The film was released in a single-disc rated edition, a single-disc unrated edition and a 2-disc unrated edition on December 2, 2008 making $23.04m off 1,316,053 DVD units. As per the latest figures, the film has generated $60,050,590 in revenue (rental/Blu-ray not included).Sequel
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly have talked about a sequelSequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
. Reilly had the idea that they adopt children together.
Adam McKay was also interviewed about the possible sequel. “We’re kicking around the idea of Step Brothers 2," he said. "We feel like there’s way more fat to be mined there. While it isn’t quite the legend that Anchorman is, it has built kind of a nice following. We think it could be a pretty fun one.” He added that Ferrell and Reilly's characters would be mature and have jobs. "One of them’s married and has a kid. They’re still kind of goofballs but they’ve taken three or four steps. Then we have an idea for something happens that knocks him back to square one, and one of the brothers, John C. Reilly sort of instigates it, like ‘we can’t take this anymore.’ And things go really bad, their lives kind of fall apart. They have to pull it back together is sort of the basic structure." McKay has also said that ideas that were not used in the first film may be used in the sequel.
External links
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