We spoke w/ Bobby Farrelly about directing Champions, which Farrelly Brothers movie is closest to his heart, and he teases his upcoming Farrelly Brother reunion at Paramount for a new Christmas comedy.
If comedy is your bag, chances are you’re a fan of Peter and Bobby Farrelly, better known as the Farrelly Brothers. The directing duo dominated the ‘90s and early 2000s with their “raucous” comedies, from the iconic Dumb and Dumber to There’s Something About Mary to Shallow Hal. Now, Bobby Farrelly returns to the helm with his first feature since 2014, Champions, a heartwarming movie about beating the odds and betting on the underdogs.
You've directed with your brother many things. If someone has actually never seen anything you've directed, not counting Champions, what is the first thing you want them watching, and why? Woody and Kaitlin in this film have fantastic chemistry. The opening scene for me when they're talking in the bedroom, I was like, “Oh, I'm in for it. These two are really good together.” When did you realize that they were going to be so good together?
FARRELLY: Yes, well you know, over the years, there's been a lot of great performances about disabled characters played by non-disabled actors. A lot. From Rain Man to, you know, tons of them, but that's just what people did before because they said, “Oh, that guy's an actor, he can play that part too.” But what people have come to realize is that people, real people with disabilities, have a hard time getting into the movies.
FARRELLY: Well, I'll tell you something, if I had 10 friends at home who had never acted, and I threw them in a movie, not non-disabled people I'm talking about, I would have had every bit the challenge, and even more, than I had with these guys. So there's no difference there. These disabled actors were tremendous. I didn't have to do a single thing different as a director.
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