Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

• Will Ferrell: Ricky Bobby
• John C. Reilly: Cal Naughton, Jr.
• Sacha Baron Cohen: Jean Girard
• Gary Cole: Reese Bobby
• Michael Clarke Duncan: Lucius Washington
• Amy Adams: Susan
• Greg Germann: Larry Dennit Jr.
• Leslie Bibb: Carley Bobby
• Jane Lynch: Lucy Bobby
• Rob Riggle: Jack Telmont

Ricky Bobby - King of racers is an American sports comedy from 2006.

Action

Ricky Bobby is a celebrated racing driver in the American NASCAR Nextel Cup. His attitude to want to win at any cost, made ​​him a national hero. Together with his partner and childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., he is known as the fearless duo " Knack and Back." The peculiarity of this duo is a lot of races to win together with Ricky as the winner and Cal as eternal second. As the gay French former Formula 1 driver Jean Girard shows up, Ricky has for the first time a serious opponent. In one of the following races Ricky Bobby builds a serious accident, which he indeed almost physically unharmed survives, but mentally completely throws him off track. He loses all courage and the will to win, his job and even his wife to his best friend Cal.

After he recovered from his mother, his father suddenly appears again and tried it again a top driver build. Slowly Ricky is working again high, defeated his fear and is again NASCAR driver.

Before the all-important race at the Talladega Superspeedway admits Jean Girard Ricky that he would be defeated by him in order to finally be able to the life he wants to lead turn. In the race, Ricky is working from last place up to the top of the field, aided by his repentant mate Cal. While Bobby and Girard fight for the lead, Cal is " punishment " rammed by his teammates, making the entire field, is involved up to the two leaders in a mass accident and retires.

However, the two destroy their cars in the scramble of the last round. Walk both race to the finish, with Bobby at a hand's breadth is first.

Ultimately, both of them are disqualified and the third, Cal Naughton is declared the winner.

Background

The comedy takes place in the environment of the NASCAR racing series, the screenplay was written together by director Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. Director and co-writer McKay region also occurs in a small supporting role. McKay, Ferrell and a few other actors are from the hit U.S. comedy series Saturday Night Live.

The film was released on 4 August 2006 in the United States, for release in Germany was 12 October 2006. Was shot primarily in North Carolina, mainly in the area around Charlotte and Cabarrus County, and Gaston. The racing scenes that take place at the Texas Motor Speedway, were actually filmed at Lowe 's Motor Speedway in Concord.

Reviews

" Especially when it comes to the return of quality comedy is " Ricky Bobby " a hit. The film shines with self-irony, absurd comedy, slapstick, great guy ( Sacha Baron Cohen as narcissistic Parisian brush ) and dialogues for the record. PS pleasure without side effects. "

" Nobody does so fearlessly Depp as U.S. comedian Will Ferrell. Whether its star vehicle in German cinema gets its act together, but remains questionable. For 108 minutes he simply has too few funny scenes and more in terms of humor fueled diesel as Super. Conclusion: In spite of rapid racing sequences and mad follies, it creates the wheel - dud from the U.S. province not to the finish line "

"One should not be put off by the German title, the strange movie poster yet due to the high popularity of the movie in the U.S.. While the genre is not reinvented and you also get told no above-average original story, but the whole thing puts the comedies of the last time still loose in the pocket. Because " Ricky Bobby - King of racers ' has charm ( hopefully well received in the German dubbing remains ), and - more importantly - " hot, nasty, badass speed " ".

" Conceived as a comedy (motor ) sports story of the rod suffers from poor timing of improvisational stand-up comedians and a weak production. "

" Although their second joint work can certainly classify as a light comedy, which is not snappy punchlines, obscene word duels and wonderfully overdone slapstick invasions - Ferrell's battle with the imaginary fire - a lack, there remain, not least the quiet moments in memory. The plot used in the description of the tentative rapprochement between Bobby Sr. and his ambitious offspring at least as much time as for the screening of madness around the racetrack. "