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Oscar-winning
director
Peter
Farrelly
is
back
to
doing
what
he
is
best
known
for,
comedies!
With
his
upcoming
new
comedy
film
Ricky
Stanicky,
Farrelly
brings
us
the
tale
of
three
friends
who
invent
a
fake
buddy
to
take
the
blame
for
their
mischievous
antics.
The
film
features
all
the
hilarious
set-pieces,
lovable
characters,
zany
sight
gags,
and
heartfelt
emotions
that
made
Farrelly
films
like
Dumb
and
Dumber,
There’s
Something
About
Mary,
Kingpin,
and
Shallow
Hal
cult
comedy
classics.
With
actors
Zac
Efron,
John
Cena,
Jermaine
Fowler
and
Andrew
Satino
leading
the
stellar
star
cast,
Farrelly’s
upcoming
masterpiece
was
many
years
in
the
making.
“Like
a
lot
of
my
projects,
this
took
forever
to
get
made.
Honestly,
I
think
this
was
floating
around
for
15
years.
But
they
all
were.
It’s
unbelievable.
Dumb
and
Dumber
took,
like,
five
years
to
get
made.
Mary
took
10
years,” shared
Peter
Farrelly,
as
he
got
candid
about
Ricky
Stanicky.
He
further
added,
“And
so,
that’s
why
you
always
work
on
three
or
four
things
at
the
same
time,
and
hopefully,
one
of
them
comes
through.
But
this
was
a
long
simmering
project.
Because
of
that,
I
look
back
and
I’m
grateful
because
we
were
able
to
work
on
it
over
the
years,
and
I
think
it
just
got
better
and
better
and
better.
And
I’m
really
proud
of
it.
I
love
what
we
ended
up
with.
And
these
guys,
I
mean,
it
couldn’t
have
been
a
better
cast
than
these
guys.”
Ricky
Stanicky
follows
Dean
(Efron),
JT
(Santino),
and
Wes
(Fowler),
three
longtime
friends
who
invent
an
imaginary
pal,
named
Ricky
Stanicky,
as
someone
to
blame
for
a
childhood
prank
gone
wrong.
The
trio
continues
to
attribute
their
mishaps
over
the
years
to
the
non-existent
friend
until
finally
deciding
to
hire
a
struggling
actor,
“Rock
Hard” Rod
(Cena),
to
portray
Ricky
when
their
partners
wish
to
meet
him.
Produced
by
the
Amazon
MGM
Studios,
the
highly
anticipated
comedy
film
will
premiere
exclusively
on
Prime
Video
on
March
7.
Story first published: Monday, March 4, 2024, 15:44 [IST]