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 | trailer park | cult film | canada | nova scotia | 

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Taglines:

The greasiest movie of the year!

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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

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:

CAD 5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

CAD 1,353,024 (Canada), 8 October 2006

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Its $1.3 million opening weekend is the highest ever for an English-language Canadian film, beating the previous record holder Men with Brooms (2002) at $1 million (all quotes in Canadian dollars).

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Goofs

During the parking meter robbery attempt Ricky takes Cory's shirt to wipe his hands and face. The next shot as Ricky's car rushes past Cory has his shirt again and in the following shot Cory is again shirtless on the sidewalk.

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Quotes

Ricky: You just gotta make sure the cops don't get your prescription, cause once they have your prescription, you're fucked!

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Connections

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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Soundtracks

Vogue Optical Jingle
Written by Charles Doucet
Courtesy of Vogue Optical

User Reviews

Disappointment.

I will never believe that the same guy who did "Propane, Propane" (the best episode of ANY TV show, EVER, IMHO) was happy with this movie. I will NEVER believe that Clattenburg looked at this movie and saw it was good. I put the blame squarely on Ivan Reitman. It sounds like he was trying to adopt this movie for viewing by general audiences and in the process ruined it for both the hard-core fans (like myself) and the newcomers. There was a soul to it. Reitman, it seems, completely missed it. But the boys SHOULD NOT HAVE COMPROMISED! They should not have let someone who doesn't get it have control of the movie. Frankly, I can't see how any hard-core fan could love this movie. I know you all feel as disappointed as me. It could be so much better! It could be so much better!! I guess it's not all that bad, but, DAMN! it could be SO MUCH BETTER!!! They should've kept the mocumentary look: the long takes, the monologues that were either so well-rehearsed or so well improvised that they looked and sounded REAL. I will buy it when it comes out on DVD, but every time I see it, I'll think about how much better it could be. Maybe there's a director's cut that is more like the series. I wouldn't hold my breath, though.