Product Description
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The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby (WILL FERRELL) is
one of the greatest drivers in NA history. A big, hairy
American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted
daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife
(LESLIE BIBB) and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky's
turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he's
bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard (SACHA BARON COHEN,
TV's "Da Ali G Show") and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck. Losing
his wife and job to best bud and fellow fool, Cal Naughton, Jr.
(JOHN C. REILLY), Ricky must kick some serious asphalt if he's to
get his career back on the track, beat Girard and recl his
fame and fortune. 'Cause as Ricky Bobby always says, IF YOU AIN'T
FIRST, YOU'RE LAST!
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Sweet baby Jesus, we thank you for blessing Will Ferrell and Adam
McKay with the talent to create a NA comedy as hilarious as
Talladega Nights. The so-called "Ballad of Ricky Bobby" is hardly
flawless in fact it's not always firing on all cylinders but with
comedy star Ferrell and director McKay still hot from the success
of their previous comedy hit Anchorman: The Legend of Ron
Burdy, most of this 108-minute spoof of oval-track racing is
so knee-slappin' funny that you can't help but surrender to the
stupidity.
Obviously, Ferrell's the shining star, and his portrayal of
lead-footed pit-crew-member-turned-#1 NA champion Ricky "I
Wanna Go Fast" Bobby (how can you not love that name?) is spot-on
perfect, righteously spoofing the entirety of NA culture
without insulting its oft-ridiculed roots in redneck bootlegging
of a bygone era. You could even argue that Talladega Nights is
truer to NA than Tom Cruise's Days of Thunder, and it's
certainly more entertaining, especially when you add John C.
Reilly as Ricky's life-long pal, teammate, and eventual rival Cal
Naughton, Jr. (together they're nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake"), and
Sacha Baron Cohen (from Da Ali G Show and Borat) as gay French
"Formula Un" driver-turned NA rival Jean Girrard, to a
stellar cast including Molly Shannon, Greg Germann, Amy Adams and
Michael Clarke Duncan.
Sure, it's mostly a showcase for Ferrell's loud, over-the-top
antics and nonsensical non sequiturs (like cameo appearances by
Elvis Costello and Mos Def), but with Ferrell behind the wheel,
Talladega Nights rolls into victory lane with fuel to spare, and
there's one final bit of comedy (with a tip of the hat to William
Faulkner) for those who sit through the credits. --Jeff Shannon
Stills from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby(click
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