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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) 6.4
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6.4/10 from 84,801 users
Metascore: 66/100
Reviews: 422 user | 163 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com #1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test. Director:Adam McKay |
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NASCAR stock car racing sensation Ricky Bobby is a national hero because of his "win at all costs" approach. He and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., are a fearless duo -- "Shake" and "Bake" by their fans for their ability to finish so many races in the #1 and #2 positions, with Cal always in second place. When flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard challenges "Shake" and "Bake" for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight Girard for the right to be known as racing's top driver. Written by CartmanKun@aol.com
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No Brakes. No Brains. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, drug references and brief comic violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
4 August 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
High, Wide, and Handsome See more »Filming Locations:
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Speedway Parkway, Concord, North Carolina, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$73,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$121,847 (Mexico) (29 September 2006)Gross:
$4,179,008 (Australia) (13 October 2006)Company Credits
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Reese Bobby: [Reese is speeding] Guess how fast we're going now!
Lucy Bobby: [screams] I don't care! I'm having a baby!
Reese Bobby: Hundred and five miles an hour! Can you believe that!
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(1978)
Written by Paul Jabara
Published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Management III Music, Olga Music and Cherry River Music Co.
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Trivia
Some of the big car crash stunts were done for real, using explosive jacks that were later erased using computer graphics. The pipe and plate footing for the gag are shown falling away from the car(s) in un-processed scenes. See more »Goofs
When Ricky Bobby is getting his arm broken by Girard on the pool table, at one point he has a beer in his hand. But in the next shot the beer has disappeared. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Reese Bobby: [Reese is speeding] Guess how fast we're going now!
Lucy Bobby: [screams] I don't care! I'm having a baby!
Reese Bobby: Hundred and five miles an hour! Can you believe that!
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Crazy Credits
Outtakes play through the closing credits. See more »Connections
Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Million Dollar Movie Week 5 (2010) See more »Soundtracks
"Last Dance"(1978)
Written by Paul Jabara
Published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Management III Music, Olga Music and Cherry River Music Co.
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In Talladega Nights, Will Farrell and Jon C. Reilly head a nicely assembled cast (without a lot of star power) in a story about a fool who happens to be a race car driver and who has based his entire life philosophy around a phrase uttered by his alcoholic father during a drunk - "If you ain't first, you're last". Ricky Bobby rides high in his largely unexamined life until, predictably, he eventually crashes hard when confronted with a gay French intellectual who just might be a better driver than he is, and a boss who does not appreciate his arrogance.
Talladega Nights uses a narrative and editing style reminiscent of the brilliant Deathrace 2000 to create an entirely different effect - unlike Deathrace 2000's intellectually challenging political and social commentary, Talladega Nights is a simple absurdist comedy played out by several stereotypes in the contemporary racing entertainment industry. The film is successful largely because of it's careful plotting and occasional substitution of slap-stick for (dumb) dialogue driven comedy. The script is nothing special, but was probably well edited in the final construction of the film in order to emphasize its occasional moments of brilliance. If you go into this without much in the way of expectations, you just might enjoy it.