Bobby Farrelly
☼ Born on 17 December 1958, in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
BiographyBobby Farrelly was born on June 17, 1958 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA. He is a producer and director, known for There's Something About Mary (1998), Osmosis Jones (2001) and Champions (2023). He has been married to Nancy Farrelly since 1990. They have two children.
In the role of director
Hal (19/01/2019)
The career of filmmaker Hal Ashby is revisited in Hal. Beginning his film career as film editor, which included winning an Oscar for his friend Norman Jewison’s 1967 film In the Heat of the Night, Hal Ashby began his directorial career with the racially charged drama The Landlord in 1970. He followed this up with the controversial cult romance Harold and Maude in […]
Dumb and Dumber To (17/11/2014)
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reunite with the Farrelly Brothers for this sequel to the 1994 hit comedy Dumb and Dumber. Lloyd (Carrey) reunites with Harry (Daniels) after spending two decades in a care home, as part of an extended gag. Harry tells Lloyd that he needs to have a kidney transplant and that they […]
Hall Pass (02/03/2011)
I sort of feel bad about the Farrelly brothers. They had a huge hit in 1998 with There’s Something About Mary, however they haven’t since been able to match the success. The plot of Hall Pass involves how two married men (played by Owen Wilson and SNL‘s Jason Sudeikis), can’t stop gawking at younger women, so their […]
The Heartbreak Kid (08/10/2007)
Back in my Movies of the Moment post, I was hoping that this film, which reunited Ben Stiller with the Farrelly Brothers would have recreated the magic of There’s Something About Mary. Sadly, I have to say that is not the case. The film did have it’s moments. I thought the scenes where Stiller’s comedy […]