Beer for My Horses (2008)

Director:

Michael Salomon

Writers:

Toby Keith (screenplay)
Rodney Carrington (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Vigilante justice... It's a real blast!

Plot:

"Beer for My Horses" tells the story of two best friends that work together as deputies in a small town. The two defy the Sheriff and head off on an outrageous road trip to save the protagonist's girlfriend from drug lord kidnappers.

Plot Keywords:

Drug Lord | Crystal Meth | Rescue | Fertilizer | Arrest

Cast

Toby Keith	...	Joe Bill 'Rack' Racklin
Rodney Carrington	...	Lonnie Luther Feldman
Claire Forlani	...	Annie Streets
Ted Nugent	...	Skunk
Barry Corbin	...	Buck Baker
Greg Serano	...	Tito Garza
Tom Skerritt	...	Sheriff Wilson Landry
Gina Gershon	...	Cammie
Willie Nelson	...	Charlie
Chris Browning	...	Deputy Stippins
Myk Watford	...	Norvel
Carlos Sanz	...	Manuel Garza
Chad Brummett	...	Johnny Franks / Agent Levon Spurlock
David Allan Coe	...	Gypsy Gene
Mark Povinelli	...	Merriweather
Beth Bailey	...	Becky
Mike Miller	...	Peabody
Ray Aguayo	...	Chico
Tish Rayburn-Miller	...	Mavis
Kate Schroeder	...	Sandy
Keith Jardine	...	Jay Boy Simpson
Christopher Cade	...	Jerry Buckey
Sam Carrington	...	Boy on Bridge #2
Sarah Wilson	...	Girl Washing Car
Mica Roberts	...	Bar singer
Mac Davis	...	Reverend J.D. Parker
Park Overall	...	Barbara
Curtis Armstrong	...	D.A. Levine
Mel Tillis	...	Bob the Plumber
Cledus T. Judd	...	Donut Store Clerk
Brit Morgan	...	Harveyetta
Todd Lawson LaTourrette	...	Robber (as Todd Latourette)
Emelie O'Hara	...	Clerk at Truck Stop
Carlos A. Cabarcas	...	Pedro
Lia Knight	...	Radio Talkshow Host
April Garcia	...	Girl in Jeep #1
Larry Chase	...	Giant
Mary Ames	...	Bearded Lady
John Husted	...	Flipper Boy (as John Hosteb)
Heather Burns	...	Lobster Claw
Alexander Kaminski	...	Fire Breather
Jon Reigle	...	Tattooed Man
Danielle Brown	...	Two Ton Tina
Micah Alberti	...	Jeff
Catt Greemwall	...	Gypsy #1
Ivy Rose Graham	...	Gypsy #2
Jackie Molen	...	Human Tripod
Suchitra Sangchaloay	...	Contortionist
Raymond Selfe	...	Circus Cook
Cindy Farslow	...	Exotic Body Painter
Clan Tinker	...	Circus Performer #1
Elijah Whippo	...	Circus Performer #2
Sara Whippo	...	Circus Performer #3
Rebeka Whippo	...	Circus Performer #4
Samuel Whippo	...	Circus Performer #5
Adam Carillo	...	Circus Performer #6
Paul Blott	...	Sniper Sam
Ulysses Davis-Pease	...	Bathroom Gang Member #1
Michael Donathan	...	Bathroom Gang Member #2
Charles Dowdy	...	Bathroom Gang Member #3
Kaz McGee	...	Bathroom Gang Member #4
Luis Viveros	...	Bathroom Gang Member #5
Dan Rather	...	Himself
Vincent Hickerson	...	Bar Band Member (as Trailer Choir)
Crystal Hoyt	...	Bar Band Member (as Trailer Choir)
Mark Fortney	...	Bar Band Member (as Trailer Choir)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael-David Aragon	...	Henchman #3 (uncredited)
Robert Anthony Brass	...	Diner Patron (uncredited)
Hayley Derryberry	...	Pedestrian with Car (uncredited)
Aynn Kirby	...	Bar Patron #5 (uncredited)
Brady Romberg	...	Henchman #2 (uncredited)
Marc Schaffer	...	Henchman #1 (uncredited)
Suzanne Wilcox	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Salomon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rodney Carrington		screenplay
Toby Keith		screenplay

Produced by
Leslie Belzberg	....	executive producer
Toby Keith	....	producer
T.K. Kimbrell	....	executive producer
Brent Morris	....	line producer
Donald Zuckerman	....	producer

Original Music by
Jeff Cardoni

Cinematography by
Paul Elliott

Film Editing by
Paul Trejo

Casting by
Lisa Essary
Heidi Levitt

Production Design by
Thomas A. Walsh

Art Direction by
Gustav Alsina

Set Decoration by
Wilhelm Pfau

Costume Design by
Kate Healey

Makeup Department
Garnett Burk	....	key hair stylist
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup department head
Vanessa Jaramillo	....	makeup artist day player
Kris Kobzina	....	special makeup effects artist
Yvette Meely	....	assistant hair stylist
Angelique Ortiz	....	additional make-up
Sheila Trujillo	....	key assistant makeup

Production Management
John N. Ward	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lynn Ambrosino	....	additional second assistant director
Jon Baran	....	second second assistant director
Michael Feldman	....	additional second assistant director
Joe McDougall	....	first assistant director
Joe Moore	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Lisa Corradino	....	on-set dresser
Michael R. Daigle	....	carpenter
Jason Davis	....	property master
Libbe Green	....	set decoration buyer
Dale Lotreck	....	painter
Steven Maes	....	lead graphic designer
Nichole Miller	....	on-set painter
Nichole Miller	....	paint gang boss
Jodi Nichols	....	art department coordinator
Brooke Peters	....	set designer
Steven Samanen	....	additional graphic designer
Spencer Stair	....	leadman

Sound Department
Bayard Carey	....	sound mixer
Bill Devine	....	adr mixer
Paula Fairfield	....	sound designer
Paula Fairfield	....	supervising sound editor
Rodney Gurule	....	additional boom operator
Chris M. Jacobson	....	adr mixer
Jeff Knudsen	....	boom operator
Jimmy Lifton	....	sound facility
Rob McIntyre	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carla Murray	....	sound designer
Carla Murray	....	sound effects editor
Steve Neal	....	mix stage recordist
Bruce Nyznik	....	adr and dialogue supervisor
Aran Tanchum	....	adr mixer
Paulette Victor-Lifton	....	mix facility supervisor
John Weitz	....	sound utility
Randolph Saucedo	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Doug Butts	....	special effects technician
Scott Hastings	....	special effects coordinator
Jonathan Delaney Marsh	....	special effects technician
Mike Prawitz	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Michael Caplan	....	visual effects supervisor
Padraic Culham	....	digital compositor
Eric Heavens	....	digital compositor
Dan Schmit	....	visual effects producer
Adam Simpson	....	visual effects editor

Stunts
Michael-David Aragon	....	stunt safety
Mark Brooks	....	stunts
Laurence Chavez	....	stunts
Trace Cheramie	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer
Adam Gomez	....	stunt performer
Sean Graham	....	stunt driver
Lane Leavitt	....	stunt rigger
Dan Lemieux	....	stunt double: Ted Nugent
David Manzanares	....	stunt performer
Angelique Midthunder	....	stunt driver
Derick Pritchard	....	stunt double
Rex Reddick	....	stunt double
Brady Romberg	....	stunt rigger
Tomas Sanchez	....	stunt performer
Marc Schaffer	....	stunt performer
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt coordinator
Alvin Zalamea	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Argarin	....	electrician
Steve Banister	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bradley Barnes	....	rigging electrician
Chip Byrd	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Erick Castillo	....	camera loader
Beau Chaput	....	Steadicam operator
Beau Chaput	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Kenneth Coblentz	....	rigging grip
Allen Eaves	....	lighting technician
Harland Espeset	....	key grip
Ryan Eustis	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Gorman	....	electrician
Ian Hanna	....	grip
Scott Kidner	....	chief lighting technician
Kurt Kornemann	....	best boy grip
Jason Linebaugh	....	lighting technician
Rob Lueker	....	rigging gaffer
David Jaxx Nagro	....	dolly grip
Christopher Norris	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Ray Ortega	....	best boy electric
Gregory Peters	....	still photographer
Richard Pink	....	dimmer board operator
Alejandro Snodgrass	....	rigging grip
Dale Glenn Waseta	....	key video assist
Corey Weintraub	....	assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Jill Dupont	....	casting associate
Lauren Fernandes	....	casting associate
Angelique Midthunder	....	casting director: New Mexico
Gwyn Savage	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deborah Myles Davis	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jennifer Gingery	....	set costumer
Lora McKenny	....	key set costumer (as Lora Rael)
Melissa Moody	....	costume supervisor
Cassidy Zachary	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Karlo Babakhanian	....	iq assist
Joe Finley	....	digital intermediate colorist
Ian Kezsbom	....	first assistant editor
Amber Taylor	....	DI Post Supervisor
Leroy Wolf	....	color timer

Music Department
Greg Morgenstein	....	music editor
Doug Trantow	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Kenny Heath	....	production driver
'Wild Bill' Laczko	....	driver: camera truck
Jason LaFountain	....	driver
Derick Pritchard	....	driver
Michael B. Russell	....	transportation captain
Walter J. Russell	....	driver
William Smallwood	....	driver generator operator
William Wray	....	driver

Other crew
Jason Bonnell	....	location scout
Stacia Brigham	....	unit publicist
Winter Cantagallo	....	set production assistant
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director
Sarah Clifford	....	animal supplier
Nathan E. Davis	....	office production assistant
Stephanie Marie Delgado	....	assistant to producers (as Stephanie Delgado)
Gregory Doucette	....	script supervisor
Janie Elliott	....	travel coordinator
Pamela Finley	....	stand in: all females
David A. Foster	....	location manager
Jim Giesler	....	key craft service: second unit
Kent Hamilton	....	insurance broker
Colleen E. Hayes	....	title photographs
Alexander E. Hoffman	....	office production assistant
Shea Kammer	....	post-production accountant
Ned Lathrop	....	production assistant
Barbara Long	....	production accountant
Jennifer Mancuso	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Mulcahy	....	set production assistant
Omar Muller	....	animal trainer
Phillip Orozco	....	accounting clerk
Roderick Peyketewa	....	assistant location manager
Roderick Peyketewa	....	location assistant
Ryan J. Pezdirc	....	key production assistant: re-shoots
Chance Romero	....	production coordinator
Pilar L. Salazar	....	payroll accountant
Ian Simon	....	set production assistant
Wade Whitman	....	location scout

Production Companies

• B4MH Productions
• CMT Films
• Show Dog Productions

Distributors

• Roadside Attractions (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Eagle Films (2009) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• EuroVideo (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2008) (non-USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Engine Room (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll (uncredited)
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Modern VideoFilm  digital intermediate
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Serious Grippage & Light  grip equipment
• Soundtrack  adr facility

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, sexual humor and dialogue, language, drug content and brief nudity

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA

Company:

B4MH Productions

Trivia:

The shoulder flashes worn by the cast are authentic emblems and worn by Jackson County, Oklahoma deputies.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jeff and Rack are looking for a radiator, they pass a pile of cars when heading toward the junkyard. When Rack, Lonnie, Skunk, and Tito leave, they pass the same pile of cars.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in CMT Star: Filthy Rich Countdown (2008) (TV)

Grab some beer for you, relax, watch, laugh

Please bear with the prelude because I think this is the only place to tell this story and it has something to do with the movie:

I rent the house I live in. I was hoping to buy it, but it got bought out from under me, so I continue to rent while my youngest finishes high-school. Just before the house changed hands, I took a walk with my wife and met some guy in a cowboy hat and jeans, coat and work-gloves ripping out all the brush that lined the road across from our house (good thing... it was ugly). He told us he had just bought the land and was going to build a house on it. It was some 20 acres. We thought some housing developer was going to put in a new division.

I congratulated him on his purchase and I said I was glad it was a solo owner. You can count the residences in the neighborhood on one hand, so I introduced myself and said "howdy neighbor." He told me his name was Rodney Carrington. I asked "what kind of work do you do, Rodney?" I got a stunned deer look from him as it was obvious my wife and I had never heard of him. After he told me what he did, my wife and I made a little more small-talk and we walked home. On a whim, I looked him up on YouTube. OMG! Then I found out who Rodney was... and later that he bought my house. I'm now his tenant.

Before I get to the review, I will say that I find Rodney very funny, and he's quite the regular guy. He's a hard-working comic in the tradition of Will Rogers (though less g-rated) and he and his family make mighty fine neighbors.

Now, to the movie rating. "Beer for my Horses" isn't a bad movie, nor is it a must-see movie. There are some serious plot failures (no, you can't cross into Mexico the way they did), the bad guys are sadly cartoonish and the story is overall very pedestrian.

However, the acting is competent, the cast of stars was a pleasant surprise, and we're spared the cliché of making "The Man" (Tom Skerritt's role as the sheriff) seem like a jerk or a buffoon. He recognizes his rogue subordinates as at least trying and joins in the toasts when they seem appropriate. Rodney is only really turned loose for the rest-stop scene (and it's actually worth watching the movie just for that scene). Ted Nugent is there to act up with the weapons and his best moments are at the start of the film.

Summary: If you're not sure what to watch and you need a comic moment, grab some shots and beers and watch "Beer for my Horses."