Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

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Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Directed by	Mike Clattenburg
Produced by	Mike Clattenburg Ivan Reitman (executive producer)
Written by	Mike Clattenburg Robb Wells
Starring	Robb Wells John Paul Tremblay Mike Smith
Distributed by	Odeon Films (2006) (Canada)
Release date(s)	October 6, 2006 (Canada)
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$ 5,000,000 (estimated)
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Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, also known as Trailer Park Boys: The Big Dirty, is a 2006 Canadian comedy film based on the hit television series Trailer Park Boys. The film follows characters Ricky, Julian and Bubbles creating a plan for The Big Dirty, the largest heist of their lives. The film is directed by Mike Clattenburg, produced by Barrie Dunn and Mike Volpe and executive produced by Ivan Reitman. It was released in Canada on October 6, but releases in other countries are still to be revealed.

[edit] Plot

Kicked out from jail days before the guard/inmate ball hockey final, Ricky, Julian and Bubbles return to Sunnyvale trailer park with a plan for The Big Dirty, the largest heist of their long criminal history: a dimwitted scheme to steal vast quantities of change – since it’s untraceable.

Meanwhile, Ricky is pondering taking his relationship with longtime girlfriend Lucy to the next level when he discovers that Lucy has some newly enhanced anatomy and a job at the Gentleman’s Club. Later, visiting the club, Julian meets and falls for the beautiful featured dancer Wanda and the Boys have their first encounter with Sonny, the dangerous owner of the club.

As the day of the Big Dirty approaches, The Boys train less-than-able assistants Cory and Trevor. But before their plan can succeed, they will have to outrun helicopters, survive shootouts and face down drunken Trailer Park Supervisor Mr. Lahey and his cheeseburger-loving assistant Randy in a deadly game of Sunnyvale Chicken.

[edit] Box Office

Trailer Park Boys was the highest grossing movie in Canada for its first weekend in release October 7-8, 2006. The movie grossed an estimated $1.3 million at the box office in its opening weekend becoming the 11th top grossing film in North America. It had a per-screen average of $6,632 over the three-day weekend, and played on over 200 screens.^[1] As of November 19th the film has grossed $3.8 million.[1]

[edit] Cast

[edit] Differences Between The Movie & The TV Series

The movie and series have a few subtle changes, mostly so viewers who had no previous experience with the show can keep up with the plot. At the same time there are several references in the movie that only viewers of the series will pick up on.

• Cory and Trevor's transportation: In the TV series, Cory and Trevor have a series of (seemingly) random cars that they are seen driving, other than this they rely on Ricky or Julian. In the movie, Cory and Trevor have a snowmobile with regular wheels instead of treads as transportation.
• Sarah: In the TV series, Sarah moves in with Lucy after Ricky is sent to prison, she eventually has a relationship with Ricky. Later in the series, Sarah spends most of her time with Cory and Trevor. In the movie, Sarah is a lesbian who is with Lucy at the start of the movie, but after Lucy marries Ricky, she finds another woman to have a relationship with.
• Bubbles' shed: In the TV series, Bubbles lives in a store bought shed. The first one was burnt down by Ricky. Bubbles now has a new shed, thanks to Julian. In the movie, he lives in a shed made out of lumber, plywood, and a plastic roofing. The first one was destroyed when Mr. Lahey backed up his car into it, but thanks to the Big Dirty, he got the necessary materials to build a new one.
• Julian's Lovelife: In the TV series, Julian had three relationships that ended short. One with Candy, one with Tanya (It was all just a trick to steal the boys' marijuana crop.), and one with Constable Erica Miller. In the movie, when he goes to the Gentlemen's club with Ricky, he meets a dancer named Wanda there. They begin a relationship, but it turns out that she is a wanted criminal and gets sent to jail. Julian waits until she gets out.
• Trinity: In the TV series, Trinity was played by Jeanna Harrison, but in the movie she is played by Lydia Lawson-Baird. The reason for the change was that Harrison looked too old and unbelievable to play Trinity at a younger age. Also, in the movie, she steals barbecues, fixes them up, and sells them at flea markets. In the TV series, she helps steal the barbecues for Ricky, but the plan typically fails.
• How Lucy Got Her Boob Job: In the TV series, she got it from the money that she got from Cory and Trevor when they took it from the boys. In the movie, she got it from Sonny, the owner of the Gentlemen's club.

[edit] Awards and recognition

The movie was nominated in three categories for the 27th Genie Awards in 2007:

• Best motion picture
• Supporting Actor: Hugh Dillon
• Adapted Screenplay

[edit] Trivia

• The building used as the prison in the movie (and the last several seasons of the show) is actually an abandoned mental hospital, and it is located directly beside the trailer park set. Although camouflaged (painted to match the sky, covered with trees or trailer siding) it is still visible in many shots.
• Most of the titles at the movie theatre are The Tragically Hip songs titles, as shown when Julian orders tickets to "The Dark Canuck", a song from the album In Violet Light. Other The Tragically Hip song titles include: When the Weight Comes Down, Fire in the Hole, Nautical Disaster, Three Pistols, Freak Turbulence, 700 FT Ceiling, Tiger the Lion, One Night in Copenhagen, Wheat Kings, The Luxury, Goodnight Josephine, Highway Girl, and The Completists. As well, some of the titles are Rush song titles which include The Temples of Syrinx, Cygnus X-1, Red Barchetta, The Trees, La Villa Strangiato, Return of the Prince, and Bastille Day, and 2112 is printed on the Money Ball they steal.
• The Tragically Hip's lead singer Gordon Downie and Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson also have cameos in the movie, as the police officers who capture Ricky and Julian in the initial chase scene.
• In the court scene at the end of the movie, the man who played the harsh prosecutor in the trial in "If I Can't Smoke And Swear I'm Fucked" is the now the kind-hearted judge, and the woman who played the kind-hearted judge in the same episode plays the boys' unenthusiastic defense lawyer in the movie.
• When Wanda is released from prison at the end of the movie, Julian sets his glass of rum and coke on his car in order to hug her. This is something he almost never does.
• Originally, the creators of Trailer Park Boys did not want to include nudity in the film, they wanted to keep it close to the show format, but Ivan Reitmann insisted, saying that they needed to open the eyes for a new audience^{[citation needed]}
• As the boys enter the movie theatre to enact their plot a movie poster for Canadian-made film FUBAR can be seen.
• At the gate scene, Rob Wells had broken a bone in his right foot filming the coin robbery scene. If you look closely, you can see one of his sneakers is larger than the other. This is because of the large cast he had to wear, so the crew just painted it black. You can see him limping briefly away.
• In the scene where Lucy flashes the crowd, it was not Lucy Decoutere's breasts. And even though the story was that they were fake, director Mike Clattenburg confirmed the breasts seen were actually real.
• Randy's belches were provided by Jonathan Torrens after drinking a Diet Coke.
• In Bubbles' shed, several references to previous seasons shows can be seen. Among them include: The rocket, the space suit, and the toy truck.
• This is the first time the show explored a lesbian angle with the two lead female characters.
• The alcohol that Jim Lahey guzzles in his menacing backwards walk towards the car is actually watered-down Coca-Cola. The bottle was made of plastic so the glass sound it made on the car was made in post-production.
• The actor who played the priest was also seen as a banker in previous seasons.

[edit] Soundtrack

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Soundtrack
Released	October 10, 2006
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Anthem

1. "Big Dirty Drums"
2. "I Fought The Law" by The Big Dirty Band
3. "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush
4. "Trailer Park Life" by J-Roc
5. "Credulence"
6. "Sweet Leaf" by Alexisonfire
7. "All Touch" by Rough Trade
8. "Shithawks"
9. "I'm On Fire For You Baby" by April Wine
10. "Bobcaygeon" by The Tragically Hip
11. "Orca" by Wintersleep
12. "Swamp Water" by Swollen Members
13. "Ricky's Day In Court"
14. "Liquor & Whores" by Bubbles & The Shit Rockers

[edit] Other songs in the movie not on the Soundtrack

• "It Doesn't Really Matter" by Platinum Blonde
• "Temptation" by The Tea Party
• "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel
• "Heavy Metal Love" by Helix
• "Scared" by The Tragically Hip
• "38 Years Old" by The Tragically Hip
• "Well On Your Way" by The Hugh Dillon redemption Choir

[edit] DVD Release

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie is now available on DVD. It was released on February 20, 2007. ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Trailer Park Boys: The Movie tops Canadian box office. Sootoday.com. Retrieved on 15 October 2006.
2. ^ http://www.amazon.ca/Trailer-Park-Boys-Movie/dp/B000LE1E50/

[edit] External links

• Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (includes trailer)
• Trailer Park Boys: The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• TPB.org Forum discussion of movie news and developments
• Trailer Park Boys Movie Discussions and Breaking News