Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
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| Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
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| Directed by | Adam McKay |
| Produced by | Will Ferrell Judd Apatow Jimmy Miller |
| Written by | Adam McKay Will Ferrell |
| Starring | Will Ferrell John C. Reilly Sacha Baron Cohen Michael Clarke Duncan Leslie Bibb Amy Adams Gary Cole Jane Lynch |
| Music by | Alex Wurman |
| Cinematography | Oliver Wood |
| Editing by | Brent White |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 4, 2006 |
| Running time | Theatrical: 108 min. Unrated DVD: 121 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $72,500,000 |
| Preceded by | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy |
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 comedy film about NASCAR racing. The film is directed by Adam McKay, who co-wrote the film with Will Ferrell. The film stars Ferrell and co-stars John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Amy Adams, Gary Cole and Jane Lynch. Various Saturday Night Live alumni also make appearances.
The film was primarily shot in North Carolina including Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius, Cabarrus and Gaston counties. Additional filming was done at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Racetrack scenes at Texas Motor Speedway were shot at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, using a Chevrolet El Camino outfitted with camera mounts on all four corners of the car.
The film is the second leg of the Mediocre American Man Trilogy.
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[edit] Synopsis
The plot tells the story of a NASCAR stock car racer Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) whose "win at all costs" approach has made him a national hero. He and his racing partner and childhood friend Cal Naughton, Jr. (Reilly), are a fearless duo dubbed "Shake 'N' Bake" renowned for their cooperation and constantly finishing races in first and second place, respectively. When a gay French Formula One racer, Jean Girard, challenges the two for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight Girard for the right to be #1. This is the second of a trilogy staring Will Ferrell. The third will be announced at a later date.
[edit] Cast
- Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby
- John C. Reilly as Cal Naughton Jr.
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Lucius Washington
- Amy Adams as Susan
- Gary Cole as Reese Bobby
- Jane Lynch as Lucy Bobby
- Leslie Bibb as Carley Bobby
- Jason Davis as Waffle House Manager
- Lorrie Bess Crumley as Schoolteacher
- Luke Bigham as 10-Year-Old Ricky
- Austin Crim as 10-Year-Old Cal (as Austin Crimm)
- Houston Tumlin as Walker
- Grayson Russell as Texas Ranger
- John C. Reilly as Cal Naughton Jr.
- Adam McKay as Terry Cheveaux
- David Koechner as Hershell
- Ian Roberts as Kyle
- Jack McBrayer as Glenn
- John D. King as ESPN Reporter
- Pat Hingle as Mr. Dennit Sr.
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. as Himself
[edit] Box office
The film grossed $47,042,215 in its first week, becoming the #1 film at the box office. It is the second-biggest opening weekend ever for an original comedy, after Bruce Almighty, and the biggest opening for a film starring Will Ferrell. As of April 26, 2007, the film has grossed an estimated $162,966,177 worldwide.[1]
[edit] DVD release
The film was released on standard DVD and Blu-ray on December 12, 2006. The menu gives the viewer the choice of Super Speedway (with footage of the film used as intros when Special Features, Scene Selection, etc. is chosen) or Short Track (without video intros.) The film is presented on standard DVD in four different configurations, giving consumers the choice between either theatrical or unrated versions and anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) or pan & scan presentations. As for the audio, each standard DVD carries Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks in English and French with optional English and French subtitles. Extras for the standard DVD editions include a retrospective '25 Years Later' commentary track featuring most of the main cast, deleted and extended scenes along with bonus race footage, featurettes, interviews with Ricky, Cal, and Carley, a gag reel, a 'Line-O-Rama' feature with alternate dialogue from the film, and DVD-ROM content. The unrated discs contain additional deleted scenes ("Cal Calls Ricky" and "What'd You Do Today?"), an interview with Jean and Gregory, and commercials. However, the "Unrated & Uncut" DVD omits two scenes that are present in the theatrical version; the scene where young Ricky steals his mother's station wagon, and the scene which shows what happened to Ricky's pit crew. The scenes are not present in the deleted scenes either.
The Blu-ray release is available on a dual layer disc with the majority of features presented in high definition including: nine deleted/extended scenes, three interviews, gag reel, Line-O-Rama, bonus race footage, Ricky & Cal's Commercials (However, Cal is not seen in any of the commercials), Ricky & Cal's PSAs, Walker & Texas Ranger, Will Ferrell Returns to Talladega and a theatrical trailer. There are also three extras not presented in high definition: Daytona 500 Spot, NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup Spot, and Sirius and NASCAR Spot. In terms of technical aspects, this edition carries the unrated cut and presents the film with an anamorphic widescreen transfer at its 2.40:1 theatrical aspect ratio and includes Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks in English and French and an uncompressed PCM 5.1 audio track in English, along with English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, and Thai subtitles.
[edit] External links
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby at the Internet Movie Database
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby at Rotten Tomatoes
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