Run Ronnie Run (2002)

A redneck with an uncanny knack for getting arrested becomes the star of his own reality program.

Director:

Troy Miller

Writers:

David Cross, Bob Odenkirk,

Stars:

Bruce Taylor, David Cross, Leon Lamar

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Taylor	...	Dot Lancaster
David Cross	...	Ronnie Dobbs / Pootie T / Chow Chow
Leon Lamar	...	Tammy's Neighbor
India Cosper	...	Middle Ronnie
Blaze Walker	...	Little Middle Ronnie
Storm Walker	...	Little Ronnie
Jill Talley	...	Tammy
Paul Carden	...	Tas-Tee Liquor Store Owner
Becky Thyre	...	Tonya
Suli McCullough	...	Kyle
David Koechner	...	Clay
Saucy	...	F'd Up Dog
E.J. De La Pena	...	Jerry Trellis (as E.J. De la Pena)
Jonathon Pelletier	...	9 Year Old Ronnie
Kimberly Schwartz	...	9 Year Old Tammy

Storyline

Run Ronnie Run is a heart warming spin-off from the cult hit HBO series "Mr. Show". It is the story of Ronwell Quincy Dobbs (David Cross), who has a unique talent for getting arrest. A British television personality, Terry Twillstein (Bob Odenkirk), gets sight of Ronnie and brings Ronnie to Hollywood to get him his own TV show. Ronnie must then deal with his new life, while having to deal with missing his ex-wife that he left back home. This is a delightful comedy with countless celebrity cameos by Dave Foley, Jeff Goldblum, and Jack Black just to name a few. As well as many appearances by characters for the hit television series "Mr. Show".

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Plot Keywords:

arrest | tv show | governor | actor playing multiple roles | satire | 

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Taglines:

From Doin' Time to Prime Time

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language, sexual content and crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Corre por tu vida, Ronnie

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burg/Koules Productions, Dakota North Entertainment, Dakota Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was held by New Line Cinema for 2 1/2 years after it was completed. It was never released theatrically and was finally released on DVD September 16th 2003.

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Quotes

Terry Twillstein: Tally Ho all. Is this perchance Tas-Tee Liquors?
Tonya: I don't know, faggot.

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Crazy Credits

Daffy Mal Yinkle Yankle, the parody character from Mr. Show, is credited as "himself".

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Connections

Spoofs Mary Poppins (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Caught Up in You"
Written by Jeff Carlisi, Don Barnes, Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
Performed by .38 Special
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A Truly Worthy Comedy

I originally saw the uncut version through a bootleg some months before this was released. Having been a longtime Mr. Show fan, I was ultimately pleased to see they had done something with the character of Ronnie Dobbs. So many white trash characters have been portrayed on film and TV, but none of them have really hit true to home than Ronnie Dobbs. I have known MANY Ronnie Dobbs in my lifetime, having spent many years in Texas and Oklahoma. It was almost like watching a documentary.

'Run, Ronnie, Run' is tremendously under-rated, and I suggest to all you comedy buffs to view this film. Those with an understanding of this kind of comedy will appreciate it even more.