Fresh
A comedy with horsepower to spare.
Steven Snyder, TIME Magazine
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The story of a man who could only count to #1.
2006 · 1h 48m · PG-13
Comedy
Directed by
Adam McKay
Overview
The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby, is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife, 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 and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck.
Director and cast
- Adam McKay Director
- Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby
- John C. Reilly as Cal Naughton, Jr.
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard
- Gary Cole as Reese Bobby
- Leslie Bibb as Carley Bobby
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Lucius Washington
- Jane Lynch as Lucy Bobby
- Amy Adams as Susan
- Greg Germann as Larry Dennit Jr.
- Molly Shannon as Mrs. Dennit
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
One of the stupidest and one of the funniest movies in Will Ferrell's career.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
When the crazy comes, it's pretty good crazy.
Noel Murray, AV Club
Fresh
Essentially a string of gags loosely looped together, a set of absurd situations for the actors to clown their way through, Talladega Nights is an affable entertainment, both a celebration and a satire of lowbrow pleasures.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Fresh
Talladega Nights may be brash, unbridled, even unhinged, but its cornpone humor is rich in parody, and its craftsmanship is superb.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
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