Adam McKay Movies
Born in the Windy City in 1968, the television sketch comedy scripter, big screen writer/director, and occasional performer Adam McKay first entered the public eye (and established himself professionally) when he helped found the Upright Citizens Brigade comic improv troupe in 1990, alongside Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Horatio Sanz, and others. McKay subsequently worked at the... (read more) ImprovOlympic theater in Chicago and joined the cast of SCTV, contributing heavily to its infamous sketch "The Piñata Full of Bees." Later (in the early '90s), McKay auditioned for the cast of Saturday Night Live. He failed to make the cut as an SNL performer, but submitted (highly politicized) material to the program which was so sharp and funny that it secured him a position as a regular SNL contributor (of scripts and occasional short films) from 1995 through 2001. For three of those years, McKay served as SNL head writer; longtime friend (and SCTV alumnus) Tina Fey succeeded him in the role.
During his SNL stint, McKay met and befriended funnyman Will Ferrell. Not long after McKay departed from the program, the two formed a professional partnership, teaming up to co-write the summer 2004 big screen comedy vehicle Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy; McKay took the director's chair for that turn. Unsurprisingly, the film -- about an oversexed, chauvinistic, mentally-deficient San Diego newsman in the mid-'70s (Ferrell) -- became a massive hit. It prompted a follow-up, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, with the same pedigree as Anchorman, but this time around, McKay posed a triple threat, not only co-authoring the script with Ferrell, but portraying Terry Cheveaux in the cast.
McKay married actress Shira Piven in 1996, with whom he has two children. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Tammy
2014
A fast food employee ($Melissa McCarthy loses her job and heads out on the road with her grandmother (Susan Sarandon) in this comedy written by the Bridesmaids' star along...
Three Mississippi
2013
The Other Guys's stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg reteam for this sports comedy about two families who have carried on a tradition of playing football in the park...
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
R 2013
Fifteen years after a horrific experience in a deceptively inviting ginger bread house, an orphan Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) have become famous for...
Anchorman: The Legend Continues
2013
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Casa de mi Padre
R 2012
The son (Will Ferrell) of a rancher unwittingly gets into a war with a local drug lord (Gael Garcia Bernal) after his supposedly wealthy brother (Diego Luna) turns out to...
The Campaign
R 2012
Two powerful CEOs pit a blundering congressman against an unlikely political newcomer in order to seize control of a crucial North Carolina district in this satirical...
The Dictator
R 2012
Comic Sacha Baron Cohen re-teams with director Larry Charles (Borat, Bruno) for this satirical tale of an oppressive, democracy-hating dictator and a goatherder (both...
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
R 2012
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! stars Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim make the leap to the big screen in this anarchic comedy about two guys who watch their...
Fully Loaded
NR 2011
Two single L.A. mothers head out for a night on the town, and realize the dating scene isn't what it used to be while attempting to hook-up with a handsome stranger (Dweezil...
Bachelorette
R 2011
Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, and Lizzy Caplan star in this comedy about three dysfunctional friends who attempt to leave the past behind while serving as bridesmaids at...
The Other Guys
PG13 2010
A desk-jockey detective and his tough-talking partner get their moment to shine in this buddy police comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and directed by...
The Virginity Hit
R 2010
One teen's quest to lose his virginity is broadcast on the Internet for the entire world to see in this comedy from producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Matt always...
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
R 2009
A smooth-talking jack-of-all-trades attempts to save a struggling car dealership from certain bankruptcy in this comedy starring Jeremy Piven, directed by Chappelle's...
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome, America: A Final Night With George W. Bush
2009
Adapted from SNL alumni Will Ferrell's one-man Broadway show, this filmed performance finds the celebrated comic lampooning the 43rd President of the United States one last...
Land of the Lost
PG13 2009
This big-screen adaptation of Land of the Lost stars Will Ferrell as Dr. Rick Marshall, a quantum paleontologist who has been discredited in the scientific world due to...
Eastbound & Down [TV Series]
2009
A big league relief pitcher returns home to Shelby County, NC following a spectacular career flame out, accepting a job as a substitute gym teacher in this comedy series...
Step Brothers
2008
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly re-team with that film's director, Adam McKay, to tell the tale of two pampered...
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
PG13 2006
When America's number one NASCAR speed-demon is issued a direct challenge from a gay, French Formula One racer with a hunger for the top spot and a mean talent for...
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
After completing the final cut of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, producers were left with enough deleted material to create an entire alternate film--so they did just...
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
PG13 2004
Marking the directorial debut of Adam McKay, former head writer for Saturday Night Live and founder of the Upright Citizen's Brigade, Anchorman is set during the 1970s...