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The Farrelly brothers, Peter (b. December 17 1956) and Bobby (b. June 17, 1958), are screenwriters and directors of ten comedy films, including There's Something About Mary; Dumb and Dumber; Kingpin; Me, Myself and Irene; Shallow Hal; 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 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.

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.

Filmography

The Farrelly brothers both directed and wrote/co-wrote the screenplay for all their films, except where otherwise noted.

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.
Peter Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) in Phoenixville, P.A. is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist from Cumberland, Rhode Island.

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Bobby Farrelly (born June 17, 1958) in Cumberland, Rhode Island is an American film director, screenwriter and producer from Cumberland, Rhode Island. He is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. Many of them also work as "script doctors," attempting to change scripts to suit directors or studios; for instance, studio
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film director is a person who directs the making of a film.[1] A film director visualizes the script, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision.
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Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. It is one of the oldest genres in film, as some of the very first silent movies were comedies. Comedy, unlike other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics
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Theatrical cut
119 min.
Extended cut
134 min.
Language English
Budget $23 million
Gross revenue $176,483,808
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There's Something About Mary
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Dumb and Dumber is a comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, released in 1994. It was directed by the Farrelly Brothers and written by the Farrelly Brothers and Bennett Yellin.
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Kingpin is a 1996 Farrelly brothers film starring Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray, Vanessa Angel, and Randy Quaid. It was filmed in and around Pittsburgh as a stand in for Scranton, Amish Country and even Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Me, Myself & Irene is a 2000 comedy film directed by the Farrelly Brothers, and starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger.
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Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black and Jason Alexander. It was directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, and filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as
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Fever Pitch, which was released as The Perfect Catch outside of the United States and Canada, is a Farrelly Brothers comedy film.
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Fever Pitch, which was released as The Perfect Catch outside of the United States and Canada, is a Farrelly Brothers comedy film.
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The Heartbreak Kid may refer to:
  • The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film), American, starring Charles Grodin and Cybill Shepherd
  • The Heartbreak Kid (1993 film), Australian, starring Claudia Karvan and Alex Dimitriades
  • The Heartbreak Kid

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Cumberland, Rhode Island

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State Rhode Island
County Providence
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Chartering as Plymouth Council for New England 1620
Formation as United Colonies of New England 1643
Formation as Dominion of New England 1686
Admission to U.S.
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Rob Moran (born 1963), is a film and television actor.

Married to Julie Moran since 1987, they have two daughters.

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Nickname(s) 'Cam', 'Bam-Bam Cam'
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Roger Clemens

New York Yankees — No. 22
Starting Pitcher
Born: July 4 1962 (1962--) (age 45)
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disability is a condition or function judged to be significantly impaired relative to the usual standard of an individual or their group. The term is often used to refer to individual functioning, including physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive impairment, intellectual
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Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event. When that trauma leads to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, damage can be measured in physical changes inside the brain and to brain chemistry, which affect the person's
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Peter Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) in Phoenixville, P.A. is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist from Cumberland, Rhode Island.

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Outside Providence

Author Peter Farrelly
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Autobiographical novel
Publisher Atlantic Monthly Press
Publication date April 1988
Media type Print (Paperback)
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The Comedy Writer is a novel by Peter Farrelly.

The story revolves around Henry Halloran, a young man who quits his sales job in New England and moves to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a comedic screenwriter.
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The Heartbreak Kid is a 2007 comedy film and is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name starring Charles Grodin.
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