STEP BROTHERS
Year: 2008
USA: Columbia Pictures
UK: Sony Pictures Releasing
Cast: Will Ferrell, John C Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Seth Rogen, Andrea Savage, Phil LaMarr, Rob Riggle, Ken Jeong, Wayne Federman, Paula Killen, Bryce Hurless
Director: Adam McKay
Country: USA
USA: 95 mins
USA Rated: R for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language
UK Certificate: tbc
USA Release Date: 25 July 2008
UK Release Date: 29 August 2008
UK DVD Release Date: 2 February 2009
Synopsis
Two spoiled guys who live with their respective single parents become competitive stepbrothers after their single parents fall in love and marry, making the guys step brothers.
39 year-old Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) still lives with mom, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen) and has real difficulty holding down a job. Meanwhile 40 year-old Dale Doback (John C Reilly) still lives with his father Robert (Richard Jenkins) and is likewise unemployed but has managed to work even less than Brennan. When their respective parents marry and decide to set up home together, Brennan and Dale are forced to live under the same roof and mayhem ensues.
It's like the clash of the titans, as these two stepbrothers antagonize each other and their parents to extreme. Finally their antics put such an enormous strain on their parents' new marriage that it looks like its heading for a divorce.
In an about turn as they come to their senses, the two stepbrothers devise an unlikely plan to bring their parents back together but to pull this off the bond growing between them may just finally get them out of the house once and for all.
DVD / BLU-RAY EXTRAS
The DVD is available as a single disc release containing the original theatrical version and 50 minutes of side-splitting extras and as a two-disc DVD and Blu-ray, which include the original theatrical version and a brand new extended cut, plus a bonus digital copy.
The two-disc release is also packed with an incredible 3 hours of special features, including 6 deleted scenes, 2 commentaries, 3 featurettes, music video and behind the scenes rehearsal footage.
The Blu-ray also boasts the hysterical "Boats and Hoes" music editor game.