Step Brothers (film)

Step Brothers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adam McKay
Screenplay by	Will Ferrell Adam McKay
Story by	Will Ferrell Adam McKay John C. Reilly
Produced by	Jimmy Miller Judd Apatow
Starring	Will Ferrell John C. Reilly Richard Jenkins Mary Steenburgen Adam Scott Kathryn Hahn
Cinematography	Oliver Wood
Edited by	Brent White
Music by	Jon Brion
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Relativity Media The Apatow Company Mosaic Media Group Gary Sanchez Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65 million[1]
Box office	$128.1 million[1]

Step Brothers is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow, and written by Will Ferrell and McKay from a story by Ferrell, McKay, and John C. Reilly. It follows Brennan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly), two grown men who are forced to live together as brothers after their single parents, with whom they still live, marry each other. Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott, and Kathryn Hahn also star.

The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on July 25, 2008, two years after Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Both films feature the same main actors, as well as the same producing and writing team. It grossed $128.1 million and received mixed reviews.