Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)

Ricky, Julian and Bubbles come up with a scheme to steal large amounts of untraceable coins.

Director:

Mike Clattenburg

Writers:

Mike Clattenburg (screenplay), Robb Wells (screenplay)

Stars:

Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robb Wells	...	Ricky
John Paul Tremblay	...	Julian
Mike Smith	...	Bubbles
Lucy Decoutere	...	Lucy
Lydia Lawson-Baird	...	Trinity
Cory Bowles	...	Cory
Michael Jackson	...	Trevor
Gord Downie	...	Cop 1
Alex Lifeson	...	Cop 2
Gerry Dee	...	Donny
Glen Grant	...	Darren (as Glen Michael Grant)
Eugene Clark	...	Cadillac
Barrie Dunn	...	Ray
John Dunsworth	...	Mr. Lahey
Patrick Roach	...	Randy

Storyline

Set in a separate storyline not related to the "Trailer Park Boys" Television show, but with the same lovable characters. The boys get arrested for robbing an ATM machine and spend 18 months in jail. When the get out, they decide to pull off "The Big Dirty" which is to steal a large amount of coins because they are untraceable and quit their life of crime forever.

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Plot Keywords:

jock strap | stoner comedy | alliance atlantis | nunchaku | five word title | 

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Taglines:

You'll never guess who just got out of jail...

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

A body double was used for the scene where Lucy flashes the crowd, which is why her face is kept hidden.

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Goofs

When Sonny shoots Ricky's car twice using a handgun, a bunch of Canadian Coins come flowing out. The handgun caliber, at most, is .45 of an inch. A Canadian Loonie is 26.5 mm, or just over an inch, as is a Canadian Toonie, at 28 mm. Thus, the coins are too wide to have ever come out of the hole made by the handgun bullet.

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Quotes

Bubbles: [afer smelling a kitty that spent the night in ricky's car] Ricky! Smell him! He smells like cigarettes!
Ricky: [Smells kitty] Yeah he does smells like cigarettes a bit I guess.
Bubbles: Kitties aren't supposed to smell like cigareets, they're supposed to smell like kitties!

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Connections

Follows The Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special (2004)

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Soundtracks

Well on Your Way
Performed by The Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir
Written by Hugh Dillon & Chris Osti
Published by Hugh Dillon & Chris Osti
(c) 2004/SOCAN
Courtesy of The Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir
By Arrangement with Bernie Breen Management

User Reviews

Hilarious Hometown Halifax Opening

I watched the "Trailer Park Boys: The Movie" Halifax Premiere on October 6 in a packed theater with the full cast in attendance. Notably in character was a bare chested Patrick Roach as "Randy". John Dunsworth as "Jim Lahey" patrolled the aisles in the theater checking to see if "anybody got a lil' drinky poo?" I know that laughter in a theater is contagious, but I really thought the movie was hilarious and I plan to purchase the movie DVD. I thought that Mike Smith as "Bubbles" probably got the biggest laughs, bringing the house down with the funniest one-liners and close-ups. Robb Wells as "Ricky" was terrific as the fast talking schemer and probably did the best acting. John Paul Tremblay as "Julian" had great screen presence as the quiet, burly, drink-toting enforcer.

The movie is all comedy, but it's a combo of slapstick, mocumentary, drama and action, and it even has its touching moments. I don't recall anything in the movie that needs to be taken seriously. The characters are at the bottom of the totem pole in life and their exceptionally poor ambition manages to exceed their ability, intelligence or education so they are unable to achieve any of their minimal goals. This cycles them between laziness, poverty and petty crime. Somehow, the characters don't really seem unhappy, since this is normal to them, and I guess that makes it feel okay for me to laugh at them.

I'm sorry to say I haven't been faithfully following the TV series, but I now am intent on working my way through the whole series on DVD to get caught up and that's something to look forward to. I know this will be a big hit in Canada, and I expect it to do very well in the USA and worldwide.

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2006 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Trailer Park Boys: Baked on a True Story

Filming Locations:

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,200,000, 8 October 2006

Gross USA:

$3,860,678

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,876,456

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution, Trailer Park Productions, Topsail Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1