Farrelly brothers
| Peter Farrelly | |
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Peter Farrelly
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| Born |
Peter John Farrelly December 17, 1956 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | Film director, writer, screenwriter, producer |
| Bobby Farrelly | |
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Bobby Farrelly
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| Born |
Robert Leo Farrelly, Jr. June 17, 1958 Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States |
| Occupation | Film director, writer, screenwriter, producer |
Peter Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) and Bobby Farrelly (born June 17, 1958), collectively referred to as the Farrelly brothers, are American screenwriters and directors. They have made eleven films, including Dumb and Dumber; Kingpin; Hall Pass; Me, Myself & Irene; Shallow Hal; Stuck on You; Osmosis Jones; There's Something About Mary; Fever Pitch (also known as The Perfect Catch outside America); the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid; The Three Stooges; and Dumb and Dumber To.
The brothers were raised in Cumberland, Rhode Island and are of Irish descent. Following college they pursued careers as television writers, notably for Seinfeld.
Each of the brothers' first four films (Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, There's Something About Mary, and Me, Myself & Irene) has a plot centering around a road trip. These trips all originate in Rhode Island, except for Kingpin which begins in Pennsylvania. Their films make frequent use of slapstick and toilet humor, and are often populated with blunt, profane working-class characters in small roles. Many of their films contain flashback scenes that show how a character was affected by a traumatic event. The brothers are also noted for their soundtracks, which typically feature diverse selections of classic and contemporary power pop and folk rock songs.
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