The Honeymooners (2005)

Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always around to help him get in (and out of) trouble.

Director:

John Schultz

Writers:

Danny Jacobson, David Sheffield,

Stars:

Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Ralph Kramden
Mike Epps	...	Ed Norton
Gabrielle Union	...	Alice Kramden
Regina Hall	...	Trixie Norton
Eric Stoltz	...	William Davis
Jon Polito	...	Kirby
John Leguizamo	...	Dodge
Carol Woods	...	Alice's Mom
Ajay Naidu	...	Vivek
Arnell Powell	...	DJ Suckaslam
Leticia Castillo	...	Young Mother
Chuy Bravo	...	Grocer
Doreen Keogh	...	Miss Celestine
Camille Donegan	...	Lissa
Joanna Dickens	...	Bus Stop Woman

Storyline

New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden and his feisty wife Alice, struggle to make ends meet. Despite Ralph's many get-rich-quick schemes/motivational speaker tape series, they've managed to save some money and, along with their best friends Ed and Trixie Norton, they seem to have almost enough money for a down payment on a Brooklyn duplex. However, when Ralph decides to try to impress Alice by making up what he's lost and augmenting their savings with another of his crazy schemes, he winds up losing all their money and his marriage to boot--and it takes all his determination and love for Alice to get things on track again.

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Plot Keywords:

money | scheme | friend | get rich quick | bus driver | 

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Taglines:

Dream big. Scheme bigger.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some innuendo and rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount Pictures [us]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Féktelen balfékek

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

$27,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$32,801 (South Africa) (9 September 2005)

Gross:

$32,801 (South Africa) (9 September 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Deep River Productions, MMDP Munich Movie Development & Production GmbH & Co. Project KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the dog that wins the race is "Bahama Mamma".

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Goofs

When Ed is tightening the pipe connection to stop the leak, he is actually turning the wrench in the wrong direction and loosening the fastener.

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Quotes

Alice Kramden: Hi, how can I help you today?
William Davis: Yes, uh, Alice, I would like an egg-white omelette, and if I could get a clean glass of water.
Alice Kramden: Well, precious, we don't separate our eggs here and that's about as clean as it's gonna get.
William Davis: Well, what do you have that's similar to an egg-white omelette?
Alice Kramden: Eggs.
William Davis: Well then, by all means why don't you just bring me whatevers convenient for you.
Trixie Norton: Do I need to take of my heels?
Alice Kramden: No, no. Not yet.
William Davis: I've angered you, I'm sorry. It happens alot.
Alice Kramden: Oh, hi Miss Benvenuti. How are you?
[...]

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Crazy Credits

A blooper reel plays alongside the rolling credits.

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Connections

Remake of The Honeymooners (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Hot to Trot"
by Daniel May
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari / MasterSource

User Reviews

Missed Opportunity...Wait!

With every other mildly successful TV show or movie from the past being revamped, remade, or reimagined, it's not a big surprise that "The Honeymooners" would get a 21st century update.

Now, having said that, I believe this was a huge waste of an excellent opportunity. Now, I really don't care that the four main characters were reimagined as African-Americans. Hey, if it's a good movie, James Bond could be Black for all I care. This movie, however, given the script, was not worth making.

In fact, let's all just agree to erase this film from our collective memories. The REAL "Honeymooners" movie needs to wait about five to seven years for JOSH PECK from the Nickelodeon Show "Drake & Josh" to get old enough to step into Jackie Gleason's shoes. If you have never seen Peck before, watch the show. He oozes Gleason's influence (he is even an accomplished pool player as seen in one episode).

Of course, this is all my opinion which is probably not worth the time it took you to read this, but thanks anyway.