ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This movie seems like a dream job for two boys from New England. How did you end up landing it?
Bobby Farrelly Well, we actually developed [a movie] two years ago called Curse of the Bambino and never got it made. So we heard this one was in production and we glommed on. We had to lobby to get it, though, because we were not the natural guys to do it.
I have these visions of the studio asking, ''You guys know you can't put, like, sperm in Johnny Damon's hair or anything, right?''
Bobby Farrelly Exactly. They pretty much did say, ''Eh, hey, you guys aren't going to go and do all of that stuff you do, are you?'' And we were like, No no no, we get it. It's a different beast and it called for a different approach.
What about you, Drew? How does a nice girl like you end up with guys like the Farrelly brothers?
Drew Barrymore Well, first of all, thank you for seeing me as a classy broad. Second, Kingpin, Dumb and Dumber, and There's Something About Mary are some of my favorite [movies] ever. But the reason that I was really excited is that they're guys from Boston! They get that mentality and they've lived that life.
Does that mean you were conscious of this totally insane Red Sox cult? Because I think some people might look at this movie and think Jimmy's character is over-the-top, but he absolutely isn't.
Barrymore It's not over-the-top at all. The one thing that I didn't know when I first went to Boston was how defined this city was by their team. I mean, they wear emotional backpacks of pain!
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