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vintagewarhol · 8 months

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#osmosis jones #movies #farrelly brothers #marc hyman #laurence fishburne #chris rock #david hyde pierce #illustration #vintage art #alternative movie posters

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lefildariane · 1 year

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Me, Myself and Irene (Bob and Peter Farrelly, 2000).

#me myself and irene #farrelly brothers #bob farrelly #peter farrelly #renee zellweger #women

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There’s Something About Mary (1998)

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Directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly (aka the Farrelly Brothers), this romantic comedy stars Cameron Diaz as the titular character who attracts the attention of different men played by Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon, Chris Elliot and Lee Evans.

Ben Stiller plays former high school geek Ted. Matt Dillon plays private investigator Pat Healy. Chris Elliott plays Ted’s best friend Dom. Lee Evans plays Tucker/Norm Phipps. W. Earl Brown plays Mary’s intellectually disabled brother Warren. Special appearances include Keith David as Mary’s stepfather and football quarterback Brett Favre as Mary’s former boyfriend.

Ben Stiller brings a genuine sense of lovesickness to the table. He even delivers some laugh-out-loud moments as his character usually has the worst of luck. Matt Dillon’s performance as a sleazy detective is arguably the greatest of all time. Chris Elliott (aka mayor Roland Schitt on Schitt’s Creek) is ridiculously hilarious in every single way. Lee Evans is unbelievably skillful at playing a shrewd man. As for Cameron Diaz, there really is something about her that seems to mirror the admirable quality of her character.

The movie blends physical comedy with pure heart and a touch of gross-out humor. Each of those elements demonstrate the honesty and deception of falling for the same person. Ted is a meek guy who still longs to get together with his dream girl after losing contact with her in the aftermath of a disastrous prom date involving a zipper incident. Pat Healy is hired to follow Mary around, only to be fixated on her to the point where he resorts to lying to impress her. Dom gradually shows his obsessive tendencies in which his face breaks out in blistering hives. Lee Evans’ character is a normal pizza delivery guy who pretends to be disabled and assumes the identity of a British architect named Tucker to get himself closer to Mary. All those men are vying for Mary because of the way she makes them feel about themselves.

The film smartly changes the political correctness of romance into a slapstick version of love without going completely overboard. Instead of trying to reach a mutual agreement, Mary’s suitors instantly sabotage each other and go to extreme lengths to win her over. The infamous “hair gel” scene is an example of Ted falling hook, line and sinker for a harebrained scheme concocted by one of his opponents.

A particular action scene involves Ted fighting a border terrier named Puffy. It starts when Pat and Tucker/Norm team up to ruin Ted’s chances with Mary by feeding the dog some drugs that cause him to go wild. Rest assured, Ben Stiller fights back against a fake dog. The next thing you see afterwards is a crippled mutt in a body cast (again, a fake).

The soundtrack contains a collection of classic hits ranging from the late ‘60s to the ‘90s. The track list includes: “Mary’s Prayer” by Scottish pop band Danny Wilson, “Every Day Should Be a Holiday” by The Dandy Warhols, “This Is the Day” by Ivy, “Is She Really Going Out with Him” by Joe Jackson, “History Repeating” by The Propellerheads featuring Shirley Bassey and “Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations. Singer/guitarist Jonathan Richman is shown breaking the fourth wall in between since he narrates the story through song.

Finally, even though long-lasting crushes and unrequited love are some of life’s complications, it’s better to get to know someone properly than make hasty decisions that could lead to trouble. All in all, if you’re looking for a good dose of some Farrelly goofiness, this is one I highly recommend.

#there’s something about Mary 1998 #farrelly brothers #cameron diaz #ben stiller #matt dillon #high school crush #private investigator #boy follows girl #romantic comedy

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thistheaterishaunted · 1 year

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Me, Myself & Irene | Bobby & Peter Farrelly, 2000

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thrashntreasure · 7 months

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Ep98 There's Something About Meat Loaf w/ W. Earl Brown! (Hollywood!)

Hot patootie bless-my-soul, you're in for a surpriiise, Sidney! Because this week, we're joined by the iconic W. Earl Brown (*SCREAM!* *Faints*) just in time for the 25th Anniversary of There's Something About Mary! In this incredible episode, AW and Earl sail up the Big River for some Meat Loaf, before whipping out the franks and beans to hear gobsmacking anecdotes from AW's favourite movie 'Scream', working with Wes Craven, country music, 'Something About Mary' controversies, Earl's band 'Sacred Cowboys', which of Earl's movies ruined a rock star's marriage, and so much more in this Kentucky-fied episode!

Follow Earl on IG: https://www.instagram.com/wearlbrown

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moviepropscollection · 8 months

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#Hall Pass #owen wilson #farrelly brothers #bruce springsteen

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annoyingthemesong · 2 years

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SUBLIME CINEMA #610 - THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY

I really miss being in a theater full of people who are maniacally unhinged and laughing themselves to tears during a hilarious movie, which I really remember with this one. It’s not really a thing anymore, sadly.

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schlock-luster-video · 2 years

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On August 13, 1996 Kingpin debuted in Spain.

#kingpin #spain #woody harrelson #peter farrelly #bobby farrelly #farrelly brothers #road comedy #road movie #sports comedy movies #midnight movies

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courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme · 5 months

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There's Something About Mary (1998, Farrelly Brothers)

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There's Something About Mary is a 1998 film directed by brothers Peter and Bobby Farrelly.

The film marked a turning point in both the careers of the directors and that of the two protagonists: in the United States it increased their popularity, while in the remaining countries it made them known to the general public. Various famous people took part in simple cameos; among them the American football player Brett Favre, the actor Richard Jenkins and the comedian Harland Williams.

The film was released in the United States on July 15, 1998, and in Italy on October 16 of the same year. It won numerous awards - including four MTV Movie Awards and three Teen Choice Awards - and received two Golden Globe nominations in 2000. Furthermore, the American Film Institute placed it twenty-seventh in its list of the best one hundred American comedies of all time. The film grossed almost 370 million dollars worldwide and proved to be both a commercial and critical success, which particularly appreciated the political i correctness constantly present in the film.

In 1985, sixteen-year-old student Ted Stroehmann falls in love with Mary Jensen, a beautiful girl who attends the same high school as him; he manages to impress her when he defends from a bully Warren, the brother of the young girl who is mentally retarded. Shortly thereafter Mary moved to Miami and Ted never had the opportunity to see her again.

In 1998, the now twenty-nine-year-old Ted, a sports writer by profession, continues to undergo various psychoanalysis sessions to try to forget the girl, but with poor results. To make Ted give up, investigator Healy finally tells numerous lies by stating that Mary - although she is not married - has four children, she has gained weight, become disabled and has also left for Japan.

According the co-director and co-writer Bobby Farrelly, the film:

"It's a cross between When Harry Met Sally... And Blazing Saddles."

The spec script of the film was finished in 1998, however it was not used until 1997. In that year Frank Beddor - a friend of the two screenwriters who wanted to become a film producer - was struck by the work and managed to bring it to the attention of the president of 20th Century Fox, Thomas Rothman.

Although the Farrellys were well known in the cinema world after the success of their first film, Dumb and Dumber, they initially thought that There's Something About Mary would be their last work; Kingpin, the project they had previously dedicated themselves to, had in fact proved to be a commercial failure for which thay had not even recovered the production costs.

The photography and editing of the film were entrusted respectively to Mark Irwin and Christopher Greenbury, roles they had also held in previous films directed by the Farrellys. Actor and co-star Matt Dillon praised the Farrellys for the characterization of the characters and the dialogue between them, also appreciating "their very distinctive filmmaking style and the fact that in each of their films there is a truly memorable group of characters".

Bobby and Peter Farrelly were aware that "there had been no R-rated comedies for a long time" and that studios were more inclined to finance films classified as PG-13, i.e. those whose viewing was permitted from thirteen years of age; the directors also added that in the period in which they filmed There's Something About Mary, the normality was given by comedies such as Doctor Dolittle, from which they however wanted to deviate.

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snapshotofthesloth · 8 months

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vintagewarhol · 8 months

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#hall pass #movies #farrelly brothers #pete jones #kevin barnett #owen wilson #jason sudeikis #christina applegate #illustration #vintage art #alternative movie posters

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The free YouTube (and probably elsewhere) movie extravaganza continues with the 2012 Farrelly Brothers' The Three Stooges.

A movie with a 51% Rotten Tomatoes shrug, because even the reviewers who liked it only gave it a mid rating. Because the cast of Jersey Shore is in it for several minutes and they're awful, and apparently we were so sick of them by 2012 that anything including even a passing reference to Snooki had to be punished?

I'm not going to bury the lede anymore. I unironically think this movie is kind of great.

Now let me immediately qualify that:

It is way too long for the way it is paced. The Stooges' antics work better in shorts because of the high number of laffs they pack in. This movie doesn't provide quite enough down-time between the extended frantic sequences, which means a lot of genuinely funny stuff just washed over me because I still needed to recover from my previous laughing. Old Stooges used more musical numbers. This movie starts with one but that's it. Another would have helped.

The cast is great, with Sean Hayes, Will Sasso and especially Chris Diamantopoulos absolutely nailing Larry, Curly and Moe. The children who play the young Stooges are in fact brilliant, Skyler Gisondo maybe being a better Moe than Diamantopoulos. The supporting cast is also genuinely good, aside from the Jersey Shore idiots. But. No one gets much to do besides stand there and watch the Stooges hit each-other. Other than Larry David as an evil nun who keeps getting nearly murdered by the Stooges. I mean Sofia Vergara gets a live rat down her cleavage in a packed car, that then crashes into a lake, which the Stooges then explode with Curly's lobster farts. It's very good and she is very good, but there isn't quite enough of that kind of participation from the other actors.

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Yes there is at least one fart joke here. I find those funny if done properly, and feel the original Stooges surely would have done them if their heyday had been after Mel Brooks showed the world how funny farting can be. So this doesn't bother me. But some people apparently think fart jokes are too low-brow and that including them here sullies the memory of the noble comedy troupe who made their mark by splitting their pants and kicking each-other in the butts. So your milage may vary.

There are a fair amount of circa 2012 pop culture references. Again, this in particular doesn't bother me in most cases, because the Stooges always did those. This movie is inconsistent about how much the Stooges do or don't know about things, since sometimes they act like they've been transported from the 30s, and then Moe makes a Star Wars reference. But that's a minor nitpick. One of the bad guys calls Curly 'Butterbean.' I laughed.

I however did NOT laugh at all the godforsaken Jersey Shore garbage, i.e., those idiot morons failing to act or be funny in this movie for way too long. This stuff clearly ruined the movie for some people; I'm more forgiving than that, but Christ Jesus why did the Farrellys put all this in here? As a brief reference it would have been lame in 2012. As a major component of the third act? I realize this movie took awhile to make and in like 2009 when they rewrote the screenplay for the 16th time, Jersey Shore was the hottest thing in the still dominant Monoculture. But by 2012, 2009 pop culture felt like it was from another planet. Obviously the Farrellys couldn't know that would happen, and can't be expected to have dropped the whole subplot about Moe being on Jersey Shore so late in production. But this should never have been blown out to this substantial a thing in the first place. Why would you target Jersey Shore fans specifically with your modern Three Stooges movie? Especially once you see how bad these freaks are making actual creative content? It is such a bad, weird flex. Moe goes up to them and hits them and they say "ow!" and "stop, dude!" and it doesn't work for anyone. Minutes of this. The one positive connected to that is Isaiah Mustafa (the Old Spice Guy) being a Jersey Shore producer who 'discovers' the Stooges and believes they are the Next Big Thing. He is, as always, handsome and charismatic, and like everyone else who isn't Ronnie, not given either enough screen time or fun things to do.

The plot is just a retread of the old Stooges motif of them having to save an orphanage by raising money, which always was and still is just a contrivance for wacky antics. They then get roped into a murder-for-hire plot, and everything gets tied together stupidly at the heartwarming end. No harm, no foul. But this movie, pretending to be three shorts linked together, genuinely seems to forget anything plot-related for long stretches of time, only to interrupt itself suddenly with pointless revelations and double-crosses and people pointing guns at real-life cartoon men who are demonstrably immune to explosives and power tools. It makes the whole movie lurch around, and feels like maybe a result of multiple rewrites.

Other than these qualifiers, yes, I kind of loved this movie. I don't have anything else interesting to say about it, because writing about enjoying things is inherently uninteresting. The slapstick is good. The dialogue is snappy and funny. This isn't just a movie where the Stooges are in 2012 - it is an actual Stooges movie set in 2012, complete with typical joke signs and cartoon physics and no one beating the crap out of these deranged, dangerous men. It was intended as a loving tribute to the Stooges, and it nails that in a way that makes me appreciate what they did all the more. Buffonery as a genuine entertainment is a sophisticated artform, and the Farrellys understand that and how to do that and they did it here. And they were patient about casting just the right, though initially unexpected, actors, who could do this stuff exactly right. It is great to watch Hollywood professionals remind us why we pay them to do these jobs.

There is a scene where the Stooges are thrown over a fence as intentionally bad dummies, and in one continuous shot hit the ground, then the actors get up from the exact positions and run off screen. They must have used CG, but I rewatched it 8 times and I can't figure out how they did it. Do you know how rarely 'movie magic' dupes me anymore? It's amazing.

(I, however, believe I know how they got this to work.)

This was a lower-budget movie, and looks like it did...fine? I mean all things totalled it looks like it made a little money. But what a gamble it had to be, and there is no way a sequel or other entries are ever getting made. The Stooges are popular as a perfectly funny thing from a thousand years ago, appealing especially to children, and people like me who wear trucker caps with vulgar puns to the grocery store. Most people either grow out of the Stooges or don't think they're funny in the first place (my mother in particular LOATHES them). You aren't getting a modern Stooges franchise that makes a billion dollars per movie, and you shouldn't. This movie is a solid family comedy and a fun little treat for Stooge fans, that ONLY exists because the Farrelly Brothers had the sway to get it made and made properly and released in 2012. This is never happening again. This is lightning in a bottle. We got real lucky with this one.

Believe me, I would love to see at least another short with these guys, more of Larry playing his violin, them wrestling professional wrestlers, maybe Curly twists his ankle falling from a space station so a new Shemp has to fill in for a third of the movie. They are janitors at a stand-in for Stark Industries and spend 5 minutes assaulting each-other with zany superhero gadgets.

They have all gotten married somehow and each one had a daughter and now there are three teenaged GIRL Stooges who can hit each-other with crowbars and do farts. That'll piss off my favorite part of the Internet!

And no matter how bad all of those ideas turn out, they will still be better than that time The Situation was in a Three Stooges movie.

#the three stooges #the three stooges 2012 #free youtube movies #movie review #farrelly brothers #comedy #free on youtube

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mycinematheque · 2 years

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#farrelly brothers #peter farrelly #bobby farrelly #2001 #2000s #comedy #usa #20th century fox #romantic comedy #vvm

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bluemakesgifs · 6 months

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"They've tried to set him up with Tiffany and Indigo

"But there's something about Mary that they don't know..."

Jonathan Richman (and Tommy Larkins) in There's Something About Mary (1998), dir. Peter and Bobby Farrelly

#There's Something About Mary #Jonathan Richman #Tommy Larkins #the farrelly brothers #peter farrelly #bobby farrelly #movie #90's

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thrashntreasure · 7 months

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Ep98 There's Something About Meat Loaf w/ W. Earl Brown! (Hollywood!)

Hot patootie bless-my-soul, you're in for a surpriiise, Sidney! Because this week, we're joined by the iconic W. Earl Brown (*SCREAM!* *Faints*) just in time for the 25th Anniversary of There's Something About Mary! In this incredible episode, AW and Earl sail up the Big River for some Meat Loaf, before whipping out the franks and beans to hear gobsmacking anecdotes from AW's favourite movie 'Scream', working with Wes Craven, country music, 'Something About Mary' controversies, Earl's band 'Sacred Cowboys', which of Earl's movies ruined a rock star's marriage, and so much more in this Kentucky-fied episode!

Follow Earl on IG: https://www.instagram.com/wearlbrown

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moviepropscollection · 8 months

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#Me #Myself & Irene #jim carrey #farrelly brothers

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