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
Editing by Jeremy Harty
Distributed by Odeon Films (2006) (Canada)
Screen Media Films (2008) (USA)
Release date(s) October 6, 2006 (Canada)
January 25, 2008 (USA)
Country Flag of Canada 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 largeDunn and Mike Volpe and executive produced by Ivan Reitman. It was released in Canada on October 6, 2006, but releases in other countries are still to be revealed, though it has received an American rating of R pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and drug content. A limited release in the United States began on January 25, 2008.[1]

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[edit] Plot

Kicked out from jail days before the guard/inmate ball hockey final, Ricky and Julian 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 for that weekend. It had a per-screen average of $6,632 over the three-day weekend, and played on over 200 screens.[2] As of November 19, 2006, the film had grossed $3.8 million.[3]

[edit] Cast

Actor Role
Robb Wells Ricky
John Paul Tremblay Julian
Mike Smith Bubbles
Jonathan Torrens J-Roc
Cory Bowles Cory
Lucy Decoutere Lucy
Sarah E. Dunsworth Sarah
Gerry Dee Donny
Hugh Dillon Sonny
Barry Dunn Ray
Alex Lifeson Cop #1
Gord Downie Cop #2
Patrick Roach Randy
John Dunsworth Jim Lahey
Nichole Hiltz Wanda
Michael Jackson Trevor
Lydia Lawson-Baird Trinity
Scott Marson Bouncer
Eugene Clark Cadillac

[edit] Differences between the movie and 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 skis as transportation.
  • 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.
  • Mr Lahey's Car: The roof of Mr Lahey's car was ripped off before the first episode of the sixth season, for a reason never explained. They actually destroyed the roof in the movie and pass it off in an episode as Lahey's drunk driving but he can not remember.
  • J-Roc's Greasy Films - In the series, J-Roc never succeeded in completing a greasy film and the titles are parodies of known titles. In the movie, J-Roc managed to complete a set of films and every title includes the word "hoes" in them.

[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

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  • 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 defence 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, as well as the same role as a priest in the Christmas Special.
  • When Ricky meets Donny outside of prison, Donny sucker-punches Ricky. In the TV series none of the characters ever punch each other when they fight. Instead they wrestle, yell, push each other or throw things. One exception is in the Conky episode where Bubbles knocks Randy over by punching him in the gut and punches Mr. Lahey in the face. Another exception is when Ricky punches Conky in the face at the hospital and when Randy punches Cyrus.

[edit] Soundtrack

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie cover
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] DVD release

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie is available in Canada on DVD. It was released on February 20, 2007. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://trailerparkboysusa.com
  2. ^ Trailer Park Boys: The Movie tops Canadian box office. Sootoday.com. Retrieved on 15 October 2006.
  3. ^ Playback :: Death of a President survives in Canada
  4. ^ Amazon.ca: Trailer Park Boys: The Movie: DVD: Mike Clattenburg,Shelley Thompson,Hugh Dillon,Michael Jackson,Jonathan Torrens,John Dunsworth,Lucy DeCoutere,Sarah Dunsworth,Cory Bowles,John Paul Tremblay,Mike Smith,Robb Wells,Barrie Dunn,Patrick Roach

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