Delta Farce (2007)

Director:

C.B. Harding

Writers (WGA):

Bear Aderhold (written by) &
Tom Sullivan (written by)

Release Date:

11 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

G.I. Joke

Plot:

Three bumbling Army reservists bound for Iraq are accidentally dropped at Mexican village besieged by hostile forces.

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Beautiful Woman | Iraq War | Army Men | Cannon

Cast

Michael Rose	...	Sgt. Major (as Michael Edward Rose)
Glenn Morshower	...	General
Larry The Cable Guy	...	Larry
Christina Moore	...	Karen
Lorna Scott	...	Woman at Cowboy Frank’s
Bill Engvall	...	Bill Little
Parker Goris	...	Bill's Boy
Michael Papajohn	...	Bill’s Neighbor
Lisa Lampanelli	...	Connie
DJ Qualls	...	Everett
Ed O'Ross	...	Victor
Lance Smith	...	Sgt. Adams
Bill Doyle	...	Colonel
Keith David	...	Sgt. Kilgore
McKinley Freeman	...	Airborne Soldier

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor.

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43272) | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company:

Sleeping Marmots Production

Trivia:

Bill's car is a faded red Chevy with the number 8 on it, the VW is also faded red with a number 8; this is a reference to NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When they show the HMMWV as they leave the landing zone, someone has taped a US flag to the left front side of the HMMWV. The US Flag always goes to it's marching right, so it should have been on the right front side. Any military personal would know how to display a flag correctly.

Quotes:

Victor: [to Everett] Oh, and keep your eyes open. Some drunk has been exposing himself to the waitresses at the Denny's across the street. The last time the crazy bastard was carrying a samurai sword.

Movie Connections:

References Barely Legal (2006)

Soundtrack:

Ride of the Valkyries

A comedy with no originality or laughs

This is one of the most horrendous movies I have ever seen. It's supposed to be a comedy but It wasn't very funny at any moment. And I don't know if it has a political message, is it pro Iraq war or anti, either way I couldn't tell. It's just a mess that should be avoided at all cost, it has no original joke and every joke has been told before. More than that, every joke and every situation that's supposed to be funny has been telegraphed and expected.

The movie is about a trio of redneck buddies who are in the Army reserves and are called up to duty to join the fight in Fallujah. Needless to say they did not make it there, but the redneck part is played to the hilt. From the first time they were introduced up to the time they landed at the wrong destination. Everything they do emphasize their ignorance and none of it is particularly funny. It's like the worst of "The Beverly Hillbillies" it's not even ignorance in some cases just stupidity. And it makes the movie more painful to watch than already is.

None of the jokes and situations are original, and most of them are telegraphed and quite very early. The situation with Larry and his girlfriend (Christina Moore) was pretty much where it was going to go. You can't convince me that you didn't know what she was going to say. Even the sight gags were so obvious, sending us endless message that this trio are a bunch of rednecks and they're suppose to do the redneck cliché.

Old jokes can sometimes still work if you have the right people to deliver it. Suffice to say this cast of goofballs just are not the right people. For the most part they know they're delivering a one liner or a punchline. It's been said that the best way to play comedy is to play it straight. These guys know they're in a comedy and what's worse is that they know it's bad comedy. None of the three leads are particularly good actors and what they do isn't create a character but rather create caricatures. Personally I find that that's common with comedians who try their hands at acting.

This movie is an unoriginal, unfunny, clichéd film. The jokes are clichéd and so are the situation. To make matters worse none of the lead are any good as actors.