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

Named after the Toby Keith song of the same name.

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Goofs

In the Mexican hotel room, Rack gives the shotgun to Lonnie. Lonnie lays it on the bed with the barrel pointing to the pillow. When Lonnie is working with the pillow case, it flips directions twice.

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Connections

Referenced in CMT Star: Filthy Rich Countdown (2008)

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Soundtracks

Boomer Sooner
Written by Arthur M. Alden

User Reviews

B4My Horses has some very, very funny moments

and Toby Keith's acting just gets better and better. I won't spoil some of the highlights, but if you go with it, you'll really enjoy.

It's definitely a 'buddy' road trip movie, that also catches the better side of good ol boy humor. Speaking from a very liberal northern perspective, it's the slow-talking set of idioms that sometimes makes us go 'huh?' but is done very well here.

There are some lines that are amateurish and kind of dopey, but not that many. He's doing better and better, and is fun to watch, not just because he's very good looking but he's a natural on the screen.

Go see it.