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:

He Didn't Get His 15 Minutes of Fame... He Stole It!

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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

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross have disowned the final cut of this movie.

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Quotes

Mandy Patinkin: [singing as Ronnie Dobbs] I thought that my home was my castle / With no one scrutinizing me / No pigs, no lyin' bitch, no hassle / Y'all are brutalizing' me / Can't a man not drink his beer in silence? / Can't a man not crudely lie and scream? / Can't a man not control his bitch with violence? / Y'all are brutalizing me

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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 Let's All Go to the Lobby (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Ronnie's Song"
Written and Performed by Eban Schletter

User Reviews

It all depends on your opinion of Mr. Show.

This movie is generally funny, but I can't imagine someone who hasn't seen the Ronnie Dobbs skits on Mr. Show finding it as funny as someone who has. It has a lot of really funny moments. Lots of fresh white trash jokes, not the same old recycled trailer park jokes from before. You can't beat a vomit eating dog. Then again, there were a lot of forced jokes, a bit of trying too hard to make me laugh. For some reason there were more cameos than you can shake a stick at. But the real stars of the show are David Cross and Bob Odenkirk and their sense of humor. It doesn't really apply to a wide demographic, but people that have enjoyed Mr. Show and Cross' stand up will appreciate the sense of humor. I do wish they played more than two or three roles and involved more of their Mr. Show characters into the movie. It did have Three Times One Minus One, which is good. It had Jack Black, which is very very bad. If you liked Mr. Show, you'll love this movie. If not, you won't pick up on everything and the magic of Ronnie Dobbs. It's like the Mr. Bean movie in how you'll appreciate it more if you liked the show, but dislike the recycling of the same jokes from the show.