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.

---

Plot Keywords:

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

---

Taglines:

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

---

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

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.

---

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.

---

Connections

Referenced in CMT Making Of: Beer for My Horses (2008)

---

Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Grab some beer for you, relax, watch, laugh

Please bear with the prelude because I think this is the only place to tell this story and it has something to do with the movie:

I rent the house I live in. I was hoping to buy it, but it got bought out from under me, so I continue to rent while my youngest finishes high-school. Just before the house changed hands, I took a walk with my wife and met some guy in a cowboy hat and jeans, coat and work-gloves ripping out all the brush that lined the road across from our house (good thing... it was ugly). He told us he had just bought the land and was going to build a house on it. It was some 20 acres. We thought some housing developer was going to put in a new division.

I congratulated him on his purchase and I said I was glad it was a solo owner. You can count the residences in the neighborhood on one hand, so I introduced myself and said "howdy neighbor." He told me his name was Rodney Carrington. I asked "what kind of work do you do, Rodney?" I got a stunned deer look from him as it was obvious my wife and I had never heard of him. After he told me what he did, my wife and I made a little more small-talk and we walked home. On a whim, I looked him up on YouTube. OMG! Then I found out who Rodney was... and later that he bought my house. I'm now his tenant.

Before I get to the review, I will say that I find Rodney very funny, and he's quite the regular guy. He's a hard-working comic in the tradition of Will Rogers (though less g-rated) and he and his family make mighty fine neighbors.

Now, to the movie rating. "Beer for my Horses" isn't a bad movie, nor is it a must-see movie. There are some serious plot failures (no, you can't cross into Mexico the way they did), the bad guys are sadly cartoonish and the story is overall very pedestrian.

However, the acting is competent, the cast of stars was a pleasant surprise, and we're spared the cliché of making "The Man" (Tom Skerritt's role as the sheriff) seem like a jerk or a buffoon. He recognizes his rogue subordinates as at least trying and joins in the toasts when they seem appropriate. Rodney is only really turned loose for the rest-stop scene (and it's actually worth watching the movie just for that scene). Ted Nugent is there to act up with the weapons and his best moments are at the start of the film.

Summary: If you're not sure what to watch and you need a comic moment, grab some shots and beers and watch "Beer for my Horses."

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

Gross USA:

$666,045

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$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