What song plays when Brennan looks at Dales drums?

When Brennan and Dale are in their room, showing each other their night vision goggles and autographed sword, the camera pans around while the characters are walking, and a Hugalo's Pizza car light is on top of the chest of drawers in the room. Will Ferrell's character worked for Hugalo's Pizza in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), after he lost his job as a race car driver.

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Co-Writer and Director Adam McKay wanted to make this a drama, not a comedy.

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Joaquin Phoenix claims to have seen this film more times than he has seen any other movie.

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Mary Steenburgen played Will Ferrell's stepmother in Elf (2003). In this film, Steenburgen plays Ferrell's mother.

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In the commentary, Adam McKay said that they originally went to Catalina Island for location shots, and discovered that he didn't really like it. Instead, they shot on the coast. Catalina Island appears in several shots, and McKay chose not to have it digitally edited out, as a joke.

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Despite playing his mother, Mary Steenburgen is only fourteen years older than Will Ferrell.

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The name of the high school, in which Brennan (Will Ferrell) performs during the talent show, and gets made fun of by Derek (Adam Scott), is Great Valley High School, which is the name of the High School Adam McKay attended.

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According to the director's commentary, John C. Reilly met Richard Jenkins in Chicago, when Jenkins worked with Reilly's father. John was around six years of age.

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The book that Nancy is reading during the bunk bed scene is "Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents" by Jane Islay.

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The drum set, that the band "Uptown Girl" uses at the party, is the same drum set that belongs to Dale (John C. Reilly).

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"Por Ti Volare", the song Will Ferrell's character sings at the Catalina Wine Mixer, is a Spanish version of Andrea Bocelli's "Con Te Partiro".

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Jon Hamm and Thomas Lennon both auditioned for the role of Derek.

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The sword Brennan shows to Dale is a replica of Duncan MacLeod's katana from Highlander: The Series (1992).

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The Steven Seagal movie that Brennan and Dale are watching is Above The Law (1988), Seagal's acting debut.

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The playground bully, Chris Gardocki, is named after an NFL punter who played for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

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The drummer and bass player with Horatio Sanz at the Catalina Wine Mixer are part of Elvis Costello's Imposters. Davey Faragher and Pete Thomas.

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The George W. Bush quote displayed at the beginning of the movie is: "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."

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Shipped to some theaters under the name "The Insane Team".

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When Brennan is messing with Dale's drum set, he mentions John Bohnam and Led Zeppelin's song Moby Dick, which is famous for its drum solo.

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There is another scene between credits

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Joaquin Phoenix has said this is one of his favorite movies. He recently starred with John C Reilly in The Sisters Brothers.

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In the bathroom scene at the restaurant after seducing Dale, Alice says "Stay golden Ponyboy" a reference to the 1967 book by S.E. Hinton, and movie The Outsiders (1983).

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During Dale's job interview, Ken Jeong says he knows of a catering company that is looking for people. Ken Jeong would later play Alan Duck in the series Party Down (2009), who owns Party Down Catering. Adam Scott is also in Party Down (2009), as a caterer.

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Krystal Ellsworth's debut.

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Adam Scott and Kathryn Hahn appeared on Parks and Recreation (2009).

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The second collaboration between Will Ferrell and Kathryn Hahn. They previously worked together in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004).

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At one point, Brennan (Will Ferrell) disguises himself as a Nazi to scare away potential buyers of their house. In The Producers (2005), he played a fugitive Nazi.

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Lesley Ann Warren was offered the role of Nancy, but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts with the TV series In Plain Sight (2008).

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Mary Steenburgen and John C. Reilly both appeared in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

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Brennan says he smoked pot with Johnny Hopkins and Sloan Kettering. There is a Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, which is also mentioned in the lyrics to the opening song "A-Punk" by the New York City band Vampire Weekend, and although it's not exactly called "Johnny", the famous Johns Hopkins hospital is in Baltimore, Maryland.

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The song from an "old pirate musical" that Brennan sang at the talent show could be a reference to the musical "The Pirates of Penzance".

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Kathryn Hahn (Alice) and Adam Scott (Derek) appeared in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). Hahn as Walter's sister, and Scott as the takeover director for LIFE Magazine.

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John C. Reilly and Kathryn Hahn would later co-star in the same film in 2012 film The Dictator. However, Reilly's scene was deleted from the final cut.

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Los Angeles metro gold line appears which suggests that most of the film is set in Pasadena

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Director Cameo 

Adam McKay: One of the job interviewers.

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Spoilers 

The trivia item below may give away important plot points.

Years later (2022, in fact) director & good friend of Will Ferrel, Adam McKay is heavily involved & executive producer of an HBO mega-series about The Rise of The Los Angeles LAKERS dynasty of The 80's, helmed by the legendary owner extrodinaire Dr. Gerry Buss Phd. in "Winning Time (2022, HBO) Will Ferrel believes that his good friend is grooming him for this iconic role. McKay decides that Step Brothers co-star, John C. Reilly is better suited to encompass that pivotal role. Ferrel takes umbrage and stops talking to McKay, as a result. This dissolution of a friendship & business relationship lasts until this very day, given the success of the series, and the critical reviews of Reilly's potentially awards winning performance.

What song does Brennan sing to Dale?

And the last scene — in which Ferrell's character, Brennan Huff, sings Andrea Bocelli's “Por ti volare,” while his stepbrother, Dale Doback (Reilly), plays the drums — is definitely memorable. In case you forgot about this very emotional last scene, here is the video to remind you… grab a couple of tissues!

Did Brennan touch Dales drumset?

Did you touch my drumset? Brennan Huff : Nope. Dale Doback : It's just weird, 'cause, it seems like someone definitely touched my drumset. Brennan Huff : Yeah, that is weird, 'cause I didn't touch 'em.

What song is played in Step Brothers?

Soundtracks (29).
A-Punk. Written by Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Baio (as Christopher Baio) and Chris Tomson (as Christopher Tomson) ... .
North American Scum. Written by James Murphy. ... .
Hairy Balls. Written by John C. ... .
Captain Benevent & His Ragtag Crew. ... .
Ice Ice Baby. ... .
Breathe and Stop. ... .
Sweet Child o' Mine. ... .
Brother..

What song is playing at the end of Step Brothers?

At the last scene of step brothers Will Ferrells character, Brennan, sings Andrea Bocellis “Por ti volare”.