Farrelly brothers

Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, collectively referred to as the Farrelly brothers, are American screenwriters and directors.^[1] They have made eleven films together,^[2] including Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary.

Farrelly brothers
The filmmaking duo—Peter Farrelly (left) and Bobby Farrelly (right)—at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	Peter John Farrelly (1956-12-17) December 17, 1956 (age 68) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S Robert Leo Farrelly Jr. (1958-06-17) June 17, 1958 (age 66) Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S
Occupations	Screenwriters directors
Style	Teen science fiction action comedy drama fantasy

Early life

The brothers were raised in Cumberland, Rhode Island, and are of Irish descent. Following college, they pursued careers as television writers, notably for Seinfeld.

Themes

Each of the brothers' first four films (Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, There's Something About Mary, and Me, Myself & Irene) has a plot centering on 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 distinctive selections of classic and contemporary power pop and folk rock songs.

Sports are a common feature of their films, and they have often cast sports stars (particularly from New England teams) for bit parts and cameo appearances, including Cam Neely, Johnny Damon, Roger Clemens, Brett Favre, Anna Kournikova, and Tom Brady.

The brothers have been praised and critiqued for the way they use the subject of disability in their films. Peter Farrelly has commented:

"The problem is not that we look down on these people, but rather that we look up at them and feel that they are better than us...we revere them."

— Peter Farrelly^[3]

Peter Farrelly has published books, including Outside Providence and The Comedy Writer.

Filmography

Film

Film work by the Farrelly brothers

Year	Title	Directors	Writers	Producers	Note(s)
1994	Dumb and Dumber	Yes	Yes	Yes	Bobby uncredited as director.
1996	Kingpin	Yes	No	No
1998	There's Something About Mary	Yes	Yes	No
1999	Outside Providence	No	Yes	Yes	Based on Peter Farrelly's 1988 novel of the same name.
2000	Me, Myself & Irene	Yes	Yes	Yes
2001	Say It Isn't So	No	No	Yes
	Osmosis Jones	Yes	No	Yes
	Shallow Hal	Yes	Yes	Yes
2003	Stuck on You	Yes	Yes	Yes
2005	Fever Pitch	Yes	No	No
	The Ringer	No	No	Yes
2007	The Heartbreak Kid	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Hall Pass	Yes	Yes	Yes
2012	The Three Stooges	Yes	Yes	Yes
2013	Movie 43	Peter	No	Peter	Winner of the Razzie Award for Worst Picture. Segments "The Pitch," "The Catch," and "Truth or Dare" director.
2014	Dumb and Dumber To	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	Green Book	Peter	Peter	Peter	Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
2022[4]	The Greatest Beer Run Ever	Peter	Peter	No
2023[5]	Champions	Bobby	No	No
2024	Ricky Stanicky	Peter	Peter	No
	Dear Santa	Bobby	Peter	Yes

Television

Television work by the Farrelly brothers

Year	Title	Note(s)
1992	Seinfeld	1 episode: "The Virgin," Co-writers
2002	Ozzy & Drix	Executive Producers, animated series
2008	Unhitched	1 episode: "Pilot," Director, producers
2016	Trailer Park Boys	6 episodes, Director
2017	Loudermilk	3 Seasons, Creator, directors, producers
2021	The Now