Reno 911!: Miami (2007)

A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.

Director:

Robert Ben Garant (as Ben Garant)

Writers:

Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon

Stars:

Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lennie Loftin	...	Chief of Police
Danny DeVito	...	District Attorney
Robert Ben Garant	...	Deputy Travis Junior
Niecy Nash	...	Deputy Raineesha Williams
Mary Birdsong	...	Deputy Cherisha Kimball
Kerri Kenney	...	Deputy Trudy Wiegel (as Kerry Kenney-Silver)
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Deputy Clementine Johnson
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Deputy James Garcia
Cedric Yarbrough	...	Deputy S. Jones
Thomas Lennon	...	Lieutenant Jim Dangle
Alejandra Gutierrez	...	Miss Acapulco
Brandon Molale	...	Kevlar Guy
Kathryn Fiore	...	Cheyenne the Helicopter Model
David Koechner	...	Sheriff of Aspen
Dave Holmes	...	Persnickety Desk Worker

Storyline

A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.

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Plot Keywords:

beached whale | masturbation | spring break | police | beach | 

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Taglines:

This Febuary, get ready for action that is so raw and unpredictable, it could only fit on the big screen.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, crude humor, language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Spain] Paramount [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Reno 911!: Miami: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,273,477, 25 February 2007, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$20,342,161, 3 May 2007

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,021,262

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the opening scene of the movie, all of the officers SWAT uniforms have United States flags on them except for Lt. Dangle. His is a Gay Pride flag.

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Goofs

Dep. Wiegle's braids disappear and reappear in successive scenes, it's doubtful she would have time to get them redone based on the timing of the scenes.

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Quotes

Deputy Trudy Wiegel: I became a police officer because my doctor told me I needed to get out of the house more.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits only identify the actors by the character names, the opposite of the TV series which credits the actors by their real names.

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Connections

Spoofs Scarface (1983)

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Soundtracks

Mambo De Fito
Written by Liza Carbe and Jean Pierre Durand
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

Funny and Satisfying, Even for Non-Fans of the TV Series

I'd only seen part of one episode of the TV show before seeing the film, so my knowledge of the characters and the premise of the show was limited. No matter: the film does an excellent job of establishing its tone and the specifics of the characters right off the bat. No roadmap required.

My biggest fear with seeing a theatrical version of a TV series is that the film tries to overinflate the stakes of the plot to justify the increased length and budget and fails. Reno 911!: Miami took that necessity to its logical next step by moving the small town incompetence to a much larger scale in Miami, but due to some clever (and minimalist) writing, the relocation works. And, since nearly all of the humor in the film is derived from the characters and their reactions to their situations -- all of which speed by at a brisk pace, so as to not overmilk a joke -- the relocation never felt forced or unwelcome.

Impressively, the film veers into cliché territory on numerous occasions but never delivers the expected punchline. The actors know their characters so well that their improvisations keep the audience and their costars on their toes at all times. Even the traditional "caper" plot, which is really just an excuse to tie all the vignettes together, is handled with more originality than I would have expected.

Perhaps I should start expecting more from this creative team, since they're capable of sustaining my interest (and my amusement) over the course of a full-length feature. In fact, perhaps I should start watching the series...