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The drum-set scene through the backyard fight

Four nominees are thrown out first: the first dinner scene with the whole family together, start to finish great, where John C. Reilly makes Will Ferrell cry and which ends with Ferrell going to shake Richard Jenkins's hand (as transcribed, 'Richard Jacobs') and slowly pulling it away; the drum scene, a masterpiece that keeps going until the fight in the yard and Mary Steenberg's (as transcribed) profane line; the bunk beds breaking, still funny the hundredth time; and the boat video.

Also floated: the Catalina mixer song and that whole moment; the grounding after the drum set, where the couch exchange between Jenkins and Steenburgen and Reilly and Ferrell is mind-blowing because the two are visibly throwing lines out; Adam Scott's Derek popping his head up into the treehouse, with 'I haven't had a carb since 2004' called one of the best lines in the movie and an obvious body double for the abs; and the porno-magazine time-machine bit leading up to it.

"It's a fucking Catalina wine mixer, man"

There are too many contenders to choose from; the legacy quote is held to be the Catalina wine mixer line, which anyone who loves the movie can throw out anywhere, and 'did we just become best friends' is a pretty big one too; picking a best quote is called impossible because the movie is all quotes.

The film

Step Brothers (2008)

Directed by Adam McKay · Drama

98 minutes

Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Will Ferrell Brennan Huff, the 39-year-old layabout son of Nancy. Bryce Hurless plays Brennan's young self.
John C. Reilly Dale Doback, the 40-year-old layabout son of Robert
Richard Jenkins Dr. Robert Doback, Dale's widowed father and a medical doctor
Mary Steenburgen Nancy Huff, Brennan's divorced mother, with whom Robert is remarried
Adam Scott Derek Huff, Brennan's successful but arrogant younger brother. Dmitri Schuyler-Linch plays Derek's young self
Kathryn Hahn Alice Huff, Derek's lonely wife who engages in a sexual affair with Dale
Andrea Savage Denise, Brennan's therapist and eventual love interest
Rob Riggle Randy, Derek's best friend who works under him at a helicopter leasing company
Lurie Poston Tommy Huff, Derek and Alice's oldest child and son
Elizabeth Yozamp Tiffany Huff, Derek and Alice's youngest child and daughter
Logan Manus Chris Gardocki, the juvenile leader of a group of bullies and Dale's nemesis

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