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  Peter Farrelly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter Farrelly is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist from Cumberland, Rhode Island.
Farrelly said he didn't think his chances were good, considering he did poorly in college but the professor said not everything is judged by grades.
Peter Farrelly is also a published novelist, with works including Outside Providence and The Comedy Writer.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Farrelly   (468 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Comedy Writer: Books: Peter Farrelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Farrelly's tale is ripe with insights into the ghoulish hinterland of Hollywood wannabes.
Peter Farrelly is best know as one half of the Farrelly Brothers the Directors responsible for the movies Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, There's something about Mary and Me, Myself and Irene.
Like Farrelly's films, it has many gross moments, the majority of which are hillarious and is written in a form which you would expect from one half of the duo who created films like "There's something about Mary", in fact there are even jokes about the jizz, many in fact.
www.amazon.co.uk /Comedy-Writer-Peter-Farrelly/dp/0571205011   (1264 words)

  
 Columbia News ::: Peter Farrelly to Speak at SOA Presentation of Diplomas, May 19
Filmmaker Peter Farrelly will be the featured speaker at the School of the Arts Presentation of Diplomas, to be held from 2 p.m.
Peter and Bobby Farrelly kept busy, serving as producers on the comedy Say It Isn't So (2001) and began the summer movie season with the comedy Osmosis Jones (2001).
The Farrellys will also be also be wearing the hat of producer for upcoming projects with 20th Century Fox on both the big and small screen.
www.columbia.edu /cu/news/04/05/soa_classday.html   (382 words)

  
 CNN - Farrelly Brothers laughing all the way to the bank - July 27, 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Farrelly brothers are the new kings of over-the-top comedy, and that is evident in "Mary."
Peter Farrelly says he and his brother are not breaking new ground with "Mary."
The Farrelly brothers are winning, too, laughing all the way to the bank.
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Movies/9807/27/farrelly.bros   (870 words)

  
 Entertainment Weekly - 1998's Top 12 - Peter & Bobby Farrelly - 12-18-1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
With "There's Something About Mary," cowriters and directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly became the undisputed Visionaries of Vulgarity, the Kings of Crass.
But for now, Peter and Bobby (41 and 40, respectively) are flush with success.
This after they spent a decade selling unproduced screenplays (15, to be exact), and Bobby struck out as an inventor (his circular beach towel -- so you don't have to shift it when the sun moves -- didn't exactly fly off the shelves).
www.ew.com /ew/features/981225/yearend/farrelly.html   (436 words)

  
 Peter Farrelly @ Filmbug
In addition, the Farrellys were honored as 1999's ShoWest Screenwriters of the Year by the National Association of Theater Owners.
The Farrellys are as well known for their loose and democratic sets as they are for their outrageous comedies.
Their laid-back philosophy is at the heart of the Farrellys' aptly named company, Conundrum Productions, which is both home base for the brothers and a launching pad for emerging talent.
www.filmbug.com /db/31773   (388 words)

  
 IGN: Interview: Peter Farrelly
Peter and Bobby Farrelly serve as producers of The Ringer, starring Johnny Knoxville and directed by Barry Blaustein from from a script by Ricky Blitt.
IGN FilmForce caught up with Peter Farrelly last week at the Los Angeles Four Seasons to talk about the movie as well as his upcoming plans for future Farrelly projects The Three Stooges and The Heartbreak Kid.
When writer Ricky Blitt first went around to studios pitching his idea for a script about a guy rigging the Special Olympics, he was greeted with more than a few raised eyebrows.
filmforce.ign.com /articles/677/677554p1.html   (835 words)

  
 Peter Farrelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Farrelly brothers, Bobby and younger brother Peter, hail from Rhode Island.
Their sister, Cynthia Farrelly Gesner is an attorney who appeared in their film Kingpin (1996).
Her husband, Zen Gesner, is an actor who got his start in the Farrelly brothers' Dumb & Dumber (1994).
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=2027   (219 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Peter Farrelly - The Comedy Writer: A Novel at Epinions.com
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 Peter Farrelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Peter Farrelly has 1 in-development credit available on IMDbPro.com.
Farrelly Bros. paint a wine glass for charity auction!
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 Bold Type: Peter Farrelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry Halloran, the narrator and imperfect hero of Peter Farrelly's The Comedy Writer, arrives at moviedom's altar like thousands of other lambs to the slaughter.
Having just been dumped by his girlfriend, and weary of his faceless, dead-end salesman job, he has packed up his compact car and headed west.
What follows is depicted with an insider's eye for the telling, aberrant details that can only define the movie world.
www.randomhouse.com /boldtype/0698/farrelly   (146 words)

  
 Stuck on You (2003): Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Seymour Cassel, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
"What sets the Farrelly brothers apart from their gross out peers is that their movies can involve the brain and touch the heart during breaks between embarrassing discharges."
"The Farrelly brothers dispense with their usual brand of offensive, gross-out humor and deliver their best film since the offensively gross, hilarious Kingpin.
"Farrelly fans may say they've lost their edge, but a good heart lifts this movie above average"
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 Peter Farrelly Biography, Filmography, News,
Born 1957 - A published novelist, Peter Farrelly merged his very particular comic sensibilities with younger brother Bobby Farrelly and became one of the premiere auteurs of gross-out comedy.
Raised in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Farrelly received a master's degree in creative writing from Columbia University.
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www.starpulse.com /Actors/Farrelly,_Peter   (131 words)

  
 Peter Farrelly News :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
News, Sept.30: Farrelly Brothers Take on "Stooges," TBS To Air "Sex" Reruns, Woman Pleads Guilty To Stalking Hewitt, More...
Filmmakers Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the sibling team behind the hit comedies There's Something About Mary and Shallow Hal, are developing a TV project for Fox.
And sibling writer-directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly will create an original story for a Warner Bros. Studios picture about the Three Stooges.
www.hollywood.com /celebs/news/id/188231   (1541 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Kingpin [1996]: DVD: Peter Farrelly,Bobby Farrelly,Woody Harrelson,Randy Quaid,Vanessa Angel,Bill ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It means if you watch the UK disc you're missing some of the original image on either sides (a similar mistake with EIV's release of Gosford Park).
Also, the UK R2 disc doesn't carry the Audio commentary provided by the Farrelly brothers or the additional scenes (seen in the US trailer) from the Director's Cut.
Commentary from the Farrelly Brothers and the original theatrical trailer are included as well.
www.amazon.co.uk /Kingpin-Peter-Farrelly/dp/B00004RCLK   (1846 words)

  
 Shallow Hal (2001): Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
"No comedy classic, but the Farrelly Brothers are on the right track here by bringing heart into their filmmaking.
"In delivering their message, the Farrelly Brothers seem to have compromised their nothing-is-sacred comedy spirit, but at least their hearts are in the right place."
"The Farrelly Brothers retreat to a gentler mode--and, in the process, a far less funny one."
ofcs.rottentomatoes.com /movie-1110339/reviews.php   (777 words)

  
 IGN: Peter Farrelly Talks Three Stooges
Finally, during IGN FilmForce's recent interview with Peter Farrelly, the writer/director revealed that The Three Stooges would indeed be the brothers' next film, slated to begin shooting early next year.
Surprisingly, Farrelly says there will be no pies, but promises plenty of gross out humor in place.
You know, we tried to get away from, but there's that kind of thing… There's a famous scene in The Three Stooges, and they did it in about five episodes, where they're eating chowder and there's a clam [makes a noise] squirting them in the face.
filmforce.ign.com /articles/675/675903p1.html   (924 words)

  
 American Pop Culture Encyclopedia
Bobby and Peter Farrelly, the brother writing-directing duo responsible for the comedy hits, "There's Something About Mary" and "Dumb and Dumber" are fans of the mad genius just like everybody else.
To dazzle the crowds, Bobby Farrelly has taught his...
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www.americanpopcultureencyclopedia.com   (50 words)

  
 HSX Prediction Market: StarBonds® : Bobby & Peter Farrelly
Often referred to as gross-out auteurs, the Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter, have definitely taken low-level humor to the highest level.
All told, the Farrelly's first three movies have accounted for more than $400 million in domestic box office.
Discuss Bobby & Peter Farrelly on the Stars Board.
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 Peter Farrelly Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
Peter Farrelly Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
One-half of Hollywood's famously funny Farrelly Brothers ("Dumb and Dumber") offers a timely, kid-friendly ecological message in this underwater adventure where Abigale and her friends try to clean the pollution in the ocean where they live.
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www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Peter_Farrelly   (184 words)

  
 Peter Farrelly Movies @ Filmbug
Movies on DVD with or related to Peter Farrelly.
Directed by Andy Tennant, Raja Gosnell and Peter Farrelly
Click here for region 2 encoded Peter Farrelly DVDs (Europe, Japan, Middle East and South Africa).
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 Bobby Farrelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Bobby Farrelly has 1 in-development credit available on IMDbPro.com.
The Farrelly Bros do the worst dvd commentaries!
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 Amazon.com: Dumb and Dumber (Widescreen Edition): Video: Peter Farrelly,Bobby Farrelly,Jim Carrey,Jeff Daniels,Lauren ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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I'm supose to be giving a lecture in 20 minutes, and my driver's a bit lost.
VHS > Directors > (F) > Farrelly, Peter
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 Authors: Peter Farrelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
eter Farrelly has collaborated with his brother Bobby Farrelly on a number of hit films, including, "Dumb and Dumber" and "There's Something about Mary." He is also the author of two novels, Outside Providence and The Comedy Writer, from which this story is adapted.
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Used under license by Hachette Book Group USA, which is not affiliated with Time Warner Inc.
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 Peter Farrelly Bio and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
Peter Farrelly Bio and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
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 ROTTEN TOMATOES: Movie Reviews & Previews
Plot: The cheese-loving Wallace (Peter Sallis) and his ever-faithful dog Gromit-the much-loved duo from Aardman's OscarĀ®-winning clay-animated "Wallace & Gromit" shorts-star in an all new...
Directed by: Nick Park Starring: Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, et al.
Plot: The Wayans brothers scored a surprise monster hit with SCARY MOVIE, and in the advertising for that film they promised "no sequel." So here...
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 Amazon.com: Dumb and Dumber: DVD: Peter Farrelly,Bobby Farrelly,Jim Carrey,Jeff Daniels,Lauren Holly,Mike Starr,Karen ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels Director: Peter Farrelly Rating
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 Bobby Farrelly,Peter Farrelly Movies & News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Bobby Farrelly,Peter Farrelly has starred in at least 1 Movie(s).
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 NEWSMEAT ► Peter Farrelly's Federal Campaign Contribution Report
NEWSMEAT ► Peter Farrelly's Federal Campaign Contribution Report
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