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 the bus is not picking up passengers, the digital destination sign displays "OUT OF SERVICE" and has been shown a few times in the movie. In real life, New York City Transit buses display "NOT IN SERVICE".

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Quotes

Ralph Kramden: Trixie makes Ed french toast.
Alice Kramden: That's because Ed is not on trimspa.
Ralph Kramden: Oh! You got jokes. You're just a regular UPN sitcom, Alice.

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Crazy Credits

A blooper reel plays alongside the rolling credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Deck the Halls (2012)

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Soundtracks

"For the Love of Money"
by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Leon Huff & Anthony Jackson
Performed by The O'Jays
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with SONY BMG Music Licensing

User Reviews

The Honeymooners is a comedy..............so where is the humor?

Even a very funny man who brings so much to every project he does,like Cedric the Entertainer can't save this poorly written film. I've seen funnier funerals than this. There were only a handful of people in the theater where I saw this film. By the time it was over I was all alone, everyone else had the good sense to get up and leave. This film is headed straight for IMDb's worst films list. Where it belongs. The very thin set up of Ralph and Ed wanting money to buy houses for Trixie and Alice, and move from the "hood" grew old very quickly. There was no secondary plot, and the set ups for ways to get money were childish and stupid, not funny.