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Released 10 years ago.
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Brother Nature
"Crazy is relative"
2016 1h 37m EN
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5.0
MID
★5.0TMDB · 51
Comedy
Synopsis
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Roger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything goes awry when he meets his potential brother-in-law Todd: a full-time camp counselor with a heart of gold and a wild sense of fun, pining to be Roger's best friend, and ultimately catapulting him into a series of unfortunate events. As Roger tries to take a stand amidst outrageous fishing excursions, propulsive water jetpacks and American history-themed musicals, he realizes that being a part of a new family may be more difficult than he'd thought.
“Crazy is relative”
Cast
Taran Killam
Roger Fellner
Gillian Jacobs
Gwen Turley
Bobby Moynihan
Todd Dotchman
Sarah Burns
Margie Turley
Bill Pullman
Jerry Turley
Rita Wilson
Cathy Turley
Rachael Harris
Aunt Pam
David Wain
Uncle Mel
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Matt Villines
- Writers
- Cameron Fay, Mikey Day, Taran Killam
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Matt Villines, shot by David Robert Jones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mark Maxwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Taran Killam and Gillian Jacobs and Bobby Moynihan carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Crazy is relative".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt4000956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Matt Villines directs. David Robert Jones behind the camera. Mark Maxwell scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 10 years ago.
- 2Directed by Matt Villines, shot by David Robert Jones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Mark Maxwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Taran Killam and Gillian Jacobs and Bobby Moynihan carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Crazy is relative".
- 6IMDB entry: tt4000956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- David Robert Jones
- Original score
- Mark Maxwell
- Production design
- John Lavin
- Costume design
- Julie Carnahan
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Matt Villines
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Kamurai★ 5/10
Decent watch, could watch again, and can recommend. Taran Killam, because of his time on SNL, tends to find his ways into roles he doesn't quite match. He's funny, he's a good actor, but he's not always quite enough of whatever he needs to be, in this case: likeable. And on the opposite end, he's not enough of a control freak, he's kind of a bland middle ground. And he's supposed to be good enough, in some way, for Gillian Jacobs. The start of this movie literally looks more like a setup for the weekend where she dumps him than when he would propose. Though I guess they're not exclusive. The Killam solution seems to be add someone who is a more infamous actor for being obnoxious, Bobby Moynihan. While Moynihan is good at what he does, I'm usually not a big fan of it: he's usually a lesser version of Chris Farley leaning on being more stupid than fat and physical. I would imagine that Bobby's character would make almost anyone insane, but this is a long string of abuse humor rivalling "Duplex", and I would argue at a lesser quality.
Production companies
Who made it
- BI
BIL Productions, LLC
Broadway Video
US
Key crew
- StuntsEmily Brobst
- Line ProducerJenny Hinkey
- Special Effects CoordinatorStephen Klineburger
- Stunts CoordinatorChris Gann
- Production DesignJohn Lavin
- Costume DesignJulie Carnahan
- ProducerLorne Michaels
- Set DecorationVanessa Knoll
- Art DirectionCaleb Paullus
- Art DirectionEric Schoonover
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- marriage proposal
- seattle, washington
- politician
- wedding
- fundraising
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2016-09-09R
Also known as
International titles
- Brother In LawsUS
- The Brother-in-LawsUS
- Brother NatureUS
- Hermano naturalezaMX
- Irmãos NaturezaBR
- Mi cuñado es un peligroMX
