The Farrelly Brothers And Ben Stiller, Together Again

Posted by: Jerrica

Four movies and eight years later, the Bobby and Peter Farrelly are reuniting with their "There's Something About Mary" star, Ben Stiller, to do a new movie called "Seven Day Itch," a loosely-interpreted remake of "The Heartbreak Kid." The movie is about a guy who gets married to the perfect woman after a whirlwind romance and then falls for another woman while on his Honeymoon. Ben Stiller starred in the movie that landed the Farrelly brothers on the map ("There's Something About Mary"), and that film that co-starred Cameron Diaz in the title role continues to be their greatest success.

Ever since that movie broke them onto the comedy scene with trademark over-the-top, gross-out humor that is as witty as it is ludicrous, the Farrelly brothers have done projects that, despite their continued quality of material, have continued in a steady decline at the box office. Perhaps it's the type of humor fading in popularity, or the addition of more drama while toning down some of the more outrageous writing, but every movie since "There's Something About Mary" has been another step down the ladder at theaters. "Mary" took in $176 million domestically. "Shallow Hal" took in $70 million on the domestic front. And, their last film, "Fever Pitch" with Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon took in $42 million domestic.

The Farrelly movies have evolved, and though they become slightly different with each one, not one of them lacks for good satire and an intriguingly off-the-wall premise. "Me, Myself & Irene" with Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger seems to be the only one that gets a little tiresome after a dozen viewings, save for some particular scenes. All the others, like "Stuck On You" and "Shallow Hal," are easy to watch over and over and over, but still, their movies are not doing as well as one would think. But, this new project may rekindle the spark in reteaming Stiller with the Farrellys, since it was their combined magic that made "There's Something About Mary" a runaway hit.

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