Beer for My Horses (2008)

"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.

Director:

Michael Salomon

Writers:

Rodney Carrington (screenplay), Toby Keith (screenplay)

Stars:

Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Claire Forlani

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Bill Racklin is a deputy sheriff in Greer County Oklahoma, the crystal meth capital of the region. His girlfriend leaves him because he's inattentive to her, but things look up when his high-school sweetheart, Annie Streets, returns home to care for her ailing mother. Annie's step-father, Buck Baker, is the local heartless rich guy, buying up farmland. On a stakeout, Rack and two other deputies arrest four men stealing fertilizer to make crystal meth; one of the four is the brother of a notorious Mexican drug dealer. The drug lord arranges Annie's kidnapping and holds her to ransom his brother. Rack and the deputies, prisoner in tow, head for Mexico to rescue her.

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Plot Keywords:

bound and gagged | drug lord | crystal meth | rescue | oklahoma | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 August 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dupla Enrascada

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$209,253, 10 August 2008, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$666,045

Company Credits

Production Co:

B4MH Productions, CMT Films, Show Dog Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The opening scene shows Mangum on the water tower. Then Toby Keith's character comes rolling up in a Jackson County Sheriff pickup. Mangum is in Greer County Oklahoma.

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Goofs

During a shot of one of the dead bodies after the shootout, you can see the body breathing.

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Connections

Referenced in CMT Star: Filthy Rich Countdown (2008)

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Soundtracks

Mi Portra
Written by Matt Hirt, Francisco Rodriguez, and Mark Ferrari
Performed by Francisco Rodriguez

User Reviews

Lame script, terrible acting

I subtitled this film (I'm a subtitler by profession), so I spent quite a lot of time with this film. I would have given this film 2 out of 10 if it hadn't been so incredibly poorly made. It wasn't until half-way through the film that the actual story started to kick in. The first half was just very silly small anecdotes and leading up to the real story. The script was poor - nothing seemed believable, there were no thrills and no interesting points, and I didn't laugh a single time. The acting was terrible as well. The only people who made decent appearances were Tom Skerritt and Willie Nelson. Although they are not high-profiled actors, they were still way too good for this film. It didn't really surprise me when I read here on IMDb that the two main actors had actually written the screenplay - it really did seem like a home-made film. I was surprised anybody would finance something like this.