Step Brothers

Plot

Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his mom's marriage to Dale's dad, leaving everyone to wonder whether they'll ever see eye to eye.

About Step Brothers

Step Brothers is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow, and written by Will Ferrell and McKay from a story by Ferrell, McKay, and John C. Reilly. Ferrell and Reilly star as Brennan Huff and Dale Doback, immature middle-aged men who still live with their single parents and are forced to share a home after their parents marry. Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott, and Kathryn Hahn are in supporting roles. Developed from a single bunk-bed gag image into a premise about adult arrested development, the film was conceived by McKay and Ferrell as a comparatively contained, house-centered production that could be driven by ensemble improvisation. That approach shaped writing and casting, and filming began in the summer of 2007, including work on soundstages at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, where long takes and risk-taking generated extensive footage for the edit. The score, composed by Jon Brion, was designed around a stylized contrast, blending orchestral and rock textures while also drawing on improvisation during recording. Released on July 25, 2008, by Sony Pictures Releasing, Step Brothers opened in second place in the U.S. and Canada and grossed $128 million worldwide against a $65 million budget. Reviews were mixed, with some critics praising the film's comic abandon and commitment to absurdity…

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