| Trailer Park Boys: The Movie | |
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| 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 |
| Release date(s) | October 6, 2006 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $ 5 million |
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, also known as The Big Dirty and simply Trailer Park Boys, 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, one last crime that will enable them to retire from their criminal lives. The film, like the series, was directed and produced by Mike Clattenburg, with Ivan Reitman as an executive producer. It was released in Canada on October 6, 2006, and a limited release in the United States began on January 25, 2008. It has developed into a cult film since then.[1] It received an American rating of R by the MPAA for "pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and drug content."
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Kicked out of 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 scheme to steal vast quantities of change – since it is 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 breasts and a job at the "gentleman’s club." Later, while 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 must survive shootouts and face down drunken trailer park supervisor Mr. Lahey and his cheeseburger-loving assistant Randy in a deadly game of Sunnyville Chicken.
The movie holds a 55% rating, based on 22 critics' reviews, and an 80% rating from 9,839 audiences' reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]
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.[3] As of November 19, 2006, the film had grossed $3.8 million.[4]
| Actor | Role |
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| Robb Wells | Ricky |
| John Paul Tremblay | Julian |
| Mike Smith | Bubbles |
| John Dunsworth | Jim Lahey |
| Patrick Roach | Randy |
| Jonathan Torrens | J-Roc |
| Cory Bowles | Cory |
| Michael Jackson | Trevor |
| Lucy Decoutere | Lucy |
| Sarah E. Dunsworth | Sarah |
| Barrie Dunn | Ray |
| Lydia Lawson-Baird | Trinity |
| Nichole Hiltz | Wanda |
| Gerry Dee | Donny |
| Hugh Dillon | Sonny |
| Alex Lifeson | Cop #1 |
| Gord Downie | Cop #2 |
| Scott Marson | Bouncer |
| Eugene Clark | Cadillac |
The movie and TV series have a few subtle inconsistencies, possibly so viewers who have no previous experience with the show can follow the plot. Several direct contradictions are as follows.
The movie was released between Season 6 and Season 7, however, its story can be considered to take place either between seasons 4 and 5, when Lucy got her boob job, or between seasons 5 and 6, when Mr. Lahey's car first appeared without the roof. Because of the inconsistency of the timeline and the various differences between series and movie, the movie is considered to be non-canon.
The movie was nominated in three categories for the 27th Genie Awards in 2007:
| Trailer Park Boys: The Movie | |
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | October 10, 2006 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | Anthem |
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie is available in Canada on DVD. It was released on February 20, 2007.[5]
On August 27, 2008, it was announced by Alliance Films that there was a second TPB movie being filmed. The movie, titled "Countdown To Liquor Day", is a continuation of the final TPB special, "Say Goodnight To The Bad Guys". The film was released in theaters on September 25, 2009.
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