Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Adam McKay

Writers (WGA):

Will Ferrell (written by) &
Adam McKay (written by)

Release Date:

4 AUGUSZTUS 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

The story of a man who could only count to #1

Plot:

#1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. (Reilly). But when a French Formula One driver (Cohen), makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test.

Plot Keywords:

Nascar | Racing | French | Friend | Car Racing

Awards:

6 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 19	9:00 PM	TBS
Fri. Nov. 20	3:00 AM	TBS

Cast

Gary Cole	...	Reese Bobby
Jane Lynch	...	Lucy Bobby
Jason Davis	...	Waffle House Manager
Lorrie Bess Crumley	...	Schoolteacher
Luke Bigham	...	10-Year-Old Ricky
Austin Crim	...	10-Year-Old Cal (as Austin Crimm)
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Lucius Washington
Will Ferrell	...	Ricky Bobby
John C. Reilly	...	Cal Naughton Jr.
Adam McKay	...	Terry Cheveaux
David Koechner	...	Hershell
Ian Roberts	...	Kyle
Jack McBrayer	...	Glenn
John D. King	...	ESPN Reporter
Pat Hingle	...	Mr. Dennit Sr.
Greg Germann	...	Larry Dennit Jr.
Leslie Bibb	...	Carley Bobby
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	...	Himself
Amy Adams	...	Susan
Dick Berggren	...	Himself
Houston Tumlin	...	Walker
Grayson Russell	...	Texas Ranger
Ted Manson	...	Chip
Danny Vinson	...	Texas Ticket Seller
Sylvia G. Lyerly	...	Texas Ticket Seller
Mike Joy	...	Himself
Larry McReynolds	...	Himself
Darrell Waltrip	...	Himself
Jamie McMurray	...	Himself
Molly Shannon	...	Mrs. Dennit
Dan Cox	...	Bartender
Sacha Baron Cohen	...	Jean Girard
Andy Richter	...	Gregory
Bob Jenkins	...	Himself
Rob Riggle	...	Jack Telmont
William Boyer	...	Rescue Worker
Ruffin Copeland	...	Doctor
Rick Benjamin	...	Reporter
Matt Day	...	Pizza Delivery Boy
Alex Whittington	...	Pizza Delivery Boy
Pete Burris	...	Police Officer
John W. Love Jr.	...	Passenger on Bus
Frank Hoyt Taylor	...	Frank
Conrad Ricamora	...	DMV Officer
Angie Fox	...	Waitress
Jim Wise	...	Jim Bohampton
Joshua Manning	...	Bacco (as Josh Manning)
Elvis Costello	...	Himself
Mos Def	...	Himself
Lindsay Decker	...	Breeze
Shannon Keens	...	Breeze
Bill Weber	...	Himself
Benny Parsons	...	Himself
Wally Dallenbach	...	Himself
Jack Blessing	...	Jarvis
John Baker	...	Ted Beaman
Ed Lauter	...	John Hannafin
Lazaro Siplon	...	Kenny Rogers
Peter Musooli	...	'Larry Bird'
Robert R. Lee	...	Talladega Ticket Seller
Matthew Coulter	...	PA Announcer (as Matt Coulter)
Joshua Church	...	Fainting Guy (as Josh Church)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mellie Boozer	...	Red Neck Fan on Trailer (uncredited)
Cal Johnson	...	EMT Safety Crew (uncredited)
Robert P. Johnson II	...	Camera Man (uncredited)
Jake Johnson	...	5-Year-Old Ricky (uncredited)
Mark Keeton	...	Victory Lane Photographer / Pit Crew (uncredited)
Rebecca Koon	...	Car Wash Customer (uncredited)
Eric Lanier	...	Pit Crew (uncredited)
David Lowe	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Michael Montero	...	Bar patron (uncredited)
George Peroulas	...	Nascar Team Owner (uncredited)
Ernest Rogers Sr.	...	Print Journalist / Bar Patron (uncredited)
Wade Woods	...	Kodak Pit Crew (uncredited)

Directed by
Adam McKay

Writing credits (WGA)
Will Ferrell		(written by) &
Adam McKay		(written by)

Produced by
Judd Apatow	....	producer
Joshua Church	....	associate producer (as Josh Church)
Andrew J. Cohen	....	associate producer (as Andrew Jay Cohen)
Will Ferrell	....	executive producer
Richard Glover	....	executive producer
David B. Householter	....	executive producer (as David Householter)
Ryan Kavanaugh	....	executive producer
Adam McKay	....	executive producer
Jimmy Miller	....	producer
Sarah Nettinga	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Alex Wurman

Cinematography by
Oliver Wood		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Brent White

Casting by
Shirley Fulton Crumley

Production Design by
Clayton Hartley		(as Clayton R. Hartley)

Art Direction by
Virginia L. Randolph		(as Virginia Randolph-Weaver)

Set Decoration by
Ronald Dalcher
Casey Hallenbeck
Robot Johnson
Sean Keenan
Richard Krish
William Lindsay

Costume Design by
Susan Matheson

Makeup Department
Simone Almekias-Siegl	....	key makeup artist
Steve Artmont	....	makeup department head
Gloria Belz	....	makeup artist: Alabama
Bridget Cook	....	hair department head (as Bridget M. Cook)
Lisa Layman	....	makeup artist: Mr. Ferrell
Bryan Whisnant	....	hair stylist
Roxanne Wightman	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
David B. Householter	....	unit production manager (as David Householter)
Ty Warren	....	production supervisor
Will Weiske	....	production supervisor: second unit
Lila Yacoub	....	additional production supervisor: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nick Candy	....	dga trainee
Barbara D'Alessandro	....	second assistant director: second unit
Cate Eckenrode	....	first assistant director: red unit
Alexander H. Gayner	....	first assistant director: second unit
Catherine Marie McDonald	....	assistant director: additional photography
Courtenay Miles	....	second assistant director
Spiro Razatos	....	second unit director
Matt Rebenkoff	....	first assistant director
Paul Schneider	....	second second assistant director (as Paul B. Schneider)

Art Department
Tiffany Apple	....	art department coordinator
Richard M. Cole	....	propmaker gangboss
Robert E. Denne	....	paint foreman (as Robert Danté Denne)
Glenn Forbes	....	assistant property master
Jim Gloster	....	assistant art director
Frank J. Hart	....	propmaker
Lillian Heyward	....	lead signwriter
Michael A. Hodge	....	race decal specialist
Charles Bo Howard	....	laborer
Anne Hyvarinen	....	stand-by painter
Andy Krish	....	lead man
Barb Livingston	....	set buyer
Scott Maginnis	....	property master
Brook Mansbridge	....	construction foreman
Barbara Mesney	....	set designer
Mark Moretti	....	storyboard artist
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction foreman (as Thomas Morris, Jr.)
Erik Murphy	....	property master: second unit
William Scot Noonan	....	propmaker
Gregg Perez	....	props
Rick Polikowski	....	propmaker
Kelly Rubottom	....	on-set dresser
Mark Sakamoto	....	leadman
Adam Tankell	....	graphic designer
Melissa Towle	....	construction office coordinator
Phillip Vargas	....	labor foreman
Stephanie Waldron	....	greens foreman
Scott D. Warner	....	construction foreman
Butch West	....	construction coordinator
Luci Wilson	....	race graphics coordinator
Brannon Wright	....	specialty props

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor (as George Anderson)
Beau Borders	....	additional sound mixer
Bill Burns	....	assistant adr editor
Ann Ducommun	....	assistant sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	adr supervisor
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist (as Pamela Nedd Kahn)
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Larry Kemp	....	dialogue editor
Bruce Lacey	....	foley supervisor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Cindy Marty	....	sound effects editor
James Matheny	....	dialogue editor
Kevin O'Connell	....	supervising sound mixer
Rocky Quiroz	....	utility sound technician
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Greg P. Russell	....	supervising sound mixer
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist
D. Chris Smith	....	sound effects editor
Cherie Tamai	....	assistant sound editor
Craig Thieman	....	boom operator: second unit
Mark Ulano	....	production sound mixer
David Weisberg	....	adr mixer (as David A. Weisberg)
Christopher Tiffany	....	sound utility (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Larry Dean Bivins	....	special effects technician
Ray Bivins	....	special effects foreman
Amy Crossman	....	special effects office coordinator
Gary Elmendorf	....	special effects supervisor (as Garry Elmendorf)
David Heron	....	special effects coordinator (as Dave Heron)
R.J. Hohman	....	special effects foreman (as Robert Hohman)
Mike Reedy	....	special effects foreman
Michael Schorr	....	special effects technician
Chuck E. Stewart	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Douglas Aiken	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Appelbaum	....	digital compositor
Joseph Bell	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Kristen Branan	....	head of production
Aaron Brown	....	digital compositor
Erik Bruhwiler	....	composite supervisor: Digital Dimension
Todd Carson	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Michael Cashore	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Daniel Clark	....	roto artist: Zoic Studios (as Dan Clark)
Joseph B. Conmy IV	....	visual effects supervisor
Jason Crosby	....	cg supervisor
Ken Dackermann	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Brian DeMetz	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension (as Brian Demetz)
Thomas Elder-Groebe	....	visual effects coordinator
Ben Funk	....	digital compositor
Patti Gannon	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Mitch Gates	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Mitch Gates	....	visual effects technical director: Digital Dimension
George Gervan Jr.	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Richard Gervan	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension
Aram Granger	....	Massive artist: Zoic Studios
Nicholas Hasson	....	digital intermediate editor
Martin Hilke	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Michael Hofacre	....	visual effects editor
Travis Wade Ivy	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Brandi Johnson	....	digital effects artist
Chris John Jones	....	creative director: Zoic Studios
Taryn P. Kelly	....	visual effects production manager: Digital Dimension
Val Kharitonashvili	....	digital artist
Anthony Kramer	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension
Steve Kullback	....	visual effects producer: Zoic Studios
Wing Kwok	....	digital compositor
Gary Laurie	....	3D tracker: Zoic Studios
Gary Laurie	....	lead 3D matchmover technical director: Zoic Studios
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator
Bob Lloyd	....	visual effects
Sean Looper	....	pipeline technical director: Digital Dimension
George Loucas	....	visual effects coordinator: Zoic Studios
Shawn Lovette	....	lead previsualization artist
Landon Medeiros	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
Justin Mitchell	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Patrick Paul Mullane	....	chief matte painter: Digital Dimension
Patrick Paul Mullane	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
C. Michael Neely	....	previs animator
Marco S. Paolini	....	digital compositor
Chad Ridgeway	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Andy Roberts	....	lead CG artist: Digital Dimension (as Andrew Roberts)
Daniel Rubin	....	lead key compositor: Digital Dimension
Brian Smallwood	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
R. Matt Smith	....	compositing supervisor: Zoic Studios
Ryan T. Smolarek	....	lead compositor: Digital Dimension (as Ryan Smolarek)
Marion Spates	....	lead 3D artist: Digital Dimension
Tammy Sutton	....	2D coordinating supervisor: Digital Dimension
Tammy Sutton	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Phi Tran	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Tommy Tran	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Tong Tran	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Leandro Visconti	....	visual effects on-set supervisor: Digital Dimension
Dan Walker	....	digital artist
Dan Walker	....	roto artist
Susan M. Weeks	....	compositor: Zoic Studios (as Susan Weeks)
Travis Yohnke	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Zachariah Zaubi	....	compositor: Zoic Studios (as Zach Zaubi)
Jonathan D. Feldman	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios (uncredited)

Stunts
Paul Booher	....	stunts
Charles Cabaniss	....	stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts (as Doc Charbonneau)
John Clagett	....	stunts
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts (as Gil Combs)
Chris Durand	....	stunt double
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Jack Gill	....	stunt coordinator: 1st unit
Chris Gorden	....	stunt player
Andy Hillenburg	....	stunts
Sheldon Holman	....	stunts
Tony Hunt	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunt coordinator
Shawn Lane	....	stunt double: Sacha Baron Cohen
Shawn Lane	....	stunts
Anderson Martin	....	stunts
Tim C. McHenry	....	stunts (as Tim McHenry)
Robert Nagle	....	stunts
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt double
Eric Norris	....	stunts
Allan Padelford	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunt coordinator
Rich Rutherford	....	stunts (as Richard Rutherford)
Gaylynn Schmidt	....	stunts
Greg Tracy	....	stunts
David M. Graves	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jay Hawley	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Cort Hessler	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Cal Johnson	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Paul M. Lane	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
David Brian Martin	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Dean Mumford	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Allen	....	rigging grip
Michael Ambrose	....	gaffer: additional photography
Monica Barrios-Smith	....	second assistant camera
Jason Batey	....	grip
Ken Bazal	....	assistant camera
Patrick Bensimmon	....	second assistant camera
Raymond Benthall	....	set electrician
David Blackburn	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Lisa Bonaccorso	....	additional second assistant camera
Jose Bouza	....	camera operator
Shane Brewer	....	grip: second unit
Joe Chess	....	Steadicam operator
Joe Chess	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jack Chouchanian	....	key grip
Peter Chrimes	....	key grip: second unit
Catherine Cravens	....	rigging electrician
James B. Crawford	....	chief lighting technician (as James Crawford)
Stephen Crocker	....	assistant camera: second unit
Nathan Crum	....	film loader: second unit
Joe D'Alessandro	....	additional camera operator: second unit
Lee Donaldson	....	grip
Mason Donnahoe	....	video assist operator: splinter unit
Paul Gibilisco	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Paul Goroff	....	super technocrane operator
Ben D. Griffith Jr.	....	grip
Jacques Haitkin	....	camera operator: race car, second unit
Suzanne Hanover	....	still photographer
Craig Harris	....	best boy grip
Geoff Herbert	....	best boy rigging grip
Blake H. Hughes	....	rigging grip
Steele Hunter	....	key rigging grip
Brian Johnston	....	rigging electrician
Hiro Kakuhari	....	best boy grip: second unit
Scott Kidner	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Shane Kindschi	....	camera production assistant
Scott Kirkpatrick	....	rigging electrician
Brian Knox	....	grip
Steve Koster	....	camera operator: Spacecam
Greg Langham	....	rigging gaffer
Charles Laughon	....	video playback operator
Frank McGough	....	rigging electric best boy
Maurice K. McGuire	....	camera operator: race car, second unit (as Maurice McGuire)
Igor Meglic	....	director of photography: second unit
Billy Merrell	....	grip: first unit
Peter Minor	....	video assist operator: second unit (as Peter R. Minor)
Paul Murphey	....	video assist operator
Bob Newcomb	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Harrison Palmer	....	rigging grip
Onofrio Nino Pansini	....	camera operator: second unit (as Nini Pansini)
Michael Pinkey	....	camera operator: racing unit
Michael Pinkey	....	director of photography: additional unit
Maricella Ramirez	....	first assistant camera
Floyd A.B. Rance III	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Doug Robinson	....	rigging electrician
Jonathan E. Robinson	....	additional film loader
David Schmalz	....	second video assist operator
Art Schultz	....	set lighting technician
Bob Scott	....	camera operator: second unit (as Bob M. Scott)
Derek Smith	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Van Starling	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Jeff Sterner	....	grip
Jeff Sterner	....	grip: second unit
Jeff Taylor	....	second assistant camera: race unit
Dan Turek	....	first assistant camera
Gary Katsuya Ushino	....	first assistant camera: second unit
German Valle	....	rigging / set eletrician
Peter Wagner	....	dolly grip
Charles B. Walker	....	rigging electrician
Bob Williams	....	rigging grip
William D. Wynn	....	dolly grip
Alex M. Cacciarelli	....	motion control video assist (uncredited)
Keith B. Davis	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Allyson Abernethy	....	casting assistant
Misty Batson	....	casting department
Janelle Cochrane	....	casting associate
Shirley Fulton Crumley	....	extras casting
Danielle Diller	....	casting associate
Dorian Frankel	....	casting assistant
Wendy Hoffman	....	adr voice casting
Adrian E. Kennedy	....	casting assistant
Nicholas Ross	....	casting associate
Lindsay Roth	....	local casting associate
Robert Saba	....	extras casting associate
Marty Siu	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shawna-Nova Foley	....	additional costumer
Roger J. Forker	....	key costumer
Yvonne R. Fraser	....	costumer: second unit (as Yvonne Fraser)
K. Drew Fuller	....	costumer (as Drew Fuller)
Dana Kay Hart	....	costume supervisor (as Dana Hart)
Ginger Knussmann	....	set costumer
Deborah Latham	....	key costumer (as Deborah Brinkley)
Marylou Lim	....	costumer: Mr. Ferrell
Allan Linker	....	wardrobe assistant
Marian McGill	....	costume assistant
Helen Monaghan	....	key costumer (as Helen R. Monaghan)
Roric Ruegsegger	....	technical costumer
Susan Strubel	....	set costumer
Keith Taylor	....	costumer: second unit (as Michaell Keith Taylor, Jr.)

Editorial Department
Mellissa Bretherton	....	additional editor (as Melissa Bretherton)
Nathan Bruner	....	post-production assistant
Marisa Clayton	....	digital intermediate producer: Modern VideoFilm
Joe Finley	....	digital intermediate colorist
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Alex Hepburn	....	first assistant editor
Robb Porter	....	post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Lawrence Howard Williams	....	post digital media operator
Craig Alpert	....	additional editor (uncredited)
David Kern	....	additional editor (uncredited)
Dave Pickett	....	colorist (television version) (uncredited)
Scott A. Williams	....	avid technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Tom Calderaro	....	orchestrator
Julie Eidsvoog	....	music preparation
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
Joel Iwataki	....	score mixer
Andrew Kay	....	music sound designer (film segments)
Wayne Kramer	....	composer: additional music (as Brother Wayne Kramer)
Erik Lundborg	....	orchestrator
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Tom Morello	....	musician: guitar
Ben Perowsky	....	musician
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Andrew Shulman	....	musician
Erica Weis	....	music editor
Hal Willner	....	music supervisor
Gina Zimmitti	....	music contractor

Transportation Department
Daniel Canamar	....	transportation dispatcher
James D. D'Amico	....	transportation co-captain (as James D'Amico)
Tina Del Castillo	....	driver: cast
Robert Gillis	....	driver: honeywagon
Chris Gorden	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Menapace	....	transportation captain (as Mike Menapace)
Rick Parkinson	....	driver
Linda Pickett	....	driver
Michael Ralph Price	....	picture car captain
Pamela C. Ray	....	driver
Mike Riportella	....	picture car coordinator
Theresa M. Roehner	....	teamster driver
Kim Smallwood	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Bette Adams	....	production assistant
Natalie Alexander	....	adr voice
Jillian Amburgey	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jon Applebaum	....	production assistant
Tammy Arnold	....	dialect coach
Brian Bader	....	stand-in: Elvis Costello
Christopher Baker	....	production assistant
Adam Barber	....	assistant: Alex Wurman
Chip Barrett	....	stand-in: Gary Cole
Sean F. Barth	....	product placement and clearance coordinator
Adam Bayless	....	office production assistant
Ryan Bennett	....	production assistant: second unit
Bradford Berling	....	art director: titles, Picture Mill
William Bowling	....	location manager (as Bill Bowling)
Sondra Dee Boyachek	....	production coordinator (as Sondra Boyachek)
Tracy Browne	....	second assistant accountant
Nathan Bruner	....	production assistant
Kendra Burrell	....	additional set production assistant
Erin Burr	....	race car wrapping liaison
Robert Cannon	....	stand-in
Pressley Carter	....	assistant: Spiro Razatos
Leora Chai	....	office production assistant
Kathy Chambless	....	production coordinator: Alabama
John Charles	....	software engineer: Sony DAC
Scott Clackum	....	location scout
Josh Climo	....	production intern
Andrea E. Crampe	....	accounting clerk
Demelza Cronin	....	production coordinator: second unit
Keynan Davis	....	production assistant
Scott Dropkin	....	super slide/doggicam technician
Nathan Earley	....	production assistant: second unit
Melinda Eichberg	....	dog trainer
Jessica Elbaum	....	assistant: Mr. Ferrell
Andrew Epstein	....	assistant: Mr. Apatow
Rick Fisher	....	prep assistant location manager
Anne C. Ford	....	production accountant (as Anne Ford)
Eric Gay	....	stand-in: Greg Gurman and Jack McBrayer
Andrew Gibson	....	stand-in
Shawn Gillespie	....	assistant accountant
Zoë M. Gilliam	....	production assistant
Flax Glor	....	publicist
I. Karl Golden	....	location manager (as Karl Golden)
Michelle Gonsiorek	....	production assistant
Jonathan Grubbs	....	production assistant
Tracy L. Hall	....	payroll assistant
Ben Hammock	....	set production assistant
Seth William Hansen	....	production assistant
Cate Hardman	....	script supervisor
Douglas Hickin	....	medic
Joanne Martin Hinson	....	production secretary (as JoAnne Martin-Hinson)
Sally Holton	....	studio teacher
Griffin Hood	....	stand-in
Ellen J. Hornstein	....	assistant: Mr. Householter
Ben J. Hunter	....	stand-in: Grayson Russell
Amanda Hutcheson	....	stand-in: Jane Lynch
Elizabeth Ingram	....	assistant production coordinator (as J. Elizabeth Ingram)
Pino Insegno	....	voice dubbing: Will Ferrell
Joseph Izzo	....	set production assistant
Alan Jones	....	additional location assistant
Damiana Kamishin	....	production coordinator
Jason Allen King	....	assistant location manager (as Jason King)
Chris Lee	....	office production assistant
David Linck	....	unit publicist
Chellie Louis	....	assistant: second unit director
Christopher S. Louis	....	production assistant
Katarzyna 'Kait' Malec	....	additional production assistant
Katarzyna 'Kait' Malec	....	production assistant: second unit
Michelle Maloney	....	additional set production assistant
Tara McKee	....	production assistant
Alex Medlin	....	stand-in: Sacha Baron Cohen
Allison A. Millican	....	travel coordinator (as Allison Millican)
Peter Minor	....	location scout
Peter Musooli	....	production assistant
Brian Mussetter	....	operator: Moto Arm (technician: Skorpio Head)
Domenick Nati	....	production assistant
Tamra Natisin	....	production assistant
Paul Pawlowski	....	post-production accountant
Chris Pecoraro	....	production assistant (as Christopher R. Pecoraro, Jr.)
Alice M. Peschl	....	key production assistant
Alice M. Peschl	....	key production assistant: second unit
Tarah Phillippi	....	second assistant accountant
Marisa Rico	....	assistant: Mr. McKay
Valerie N. Robinson	....	production assistant: second unit
Steve Rosswick	....	stand-in: Will Ferrell
Rip Russell	....	assistant accountant
Jennifer Salada	....	second assistant accountant (as Jennifer Van Hoven)
Denver Scaggs	....	construction medic
John Schwert	....	assistant location manager
Jason J. Scott	....	production assistant
Matthew Sefick	....	production secretary
Josh Self	....	utility stand-in
James W. Setzer	....	stand-in: Houston Tumlin
Rusty Sheridan	....	production assistant
Jake Slaney	....	production assistant: second unit
Joanna Spears	....	accounting assistant
Blanche Sypher	....	craft service
Charles A. Tamburro	....	helicopter pilot
Julia Tasker	....	script supervisor: splinter unit
Laura Tiz	....	assistant accountant
Erin Tomlinson	....	production assistant
Justin Trimm	....	office production assistant
Amy Venghaus	....	additional set production assistant
Chris Whetstone	....	stand-in
David Whitson	....	production assistant
Robyn Wholey	....	assistant: Mr. Miller
Wendy Willis	....	assistant: Mr. Miller
Daniel Zimmer	....	script supervisor: splinter unit
Jeff L. Anderson	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Greg Barker	....	special thanks
David Bogard	....	special thanks
Harriett Carter	....	special thanks
Ken Clapp	....	special thanks
William Faulkner	....	acknowledgment: "The Bear" by
Dave Finley	....	special thanks
David Hoots	....	special thanks
Rick Humphrey	....	special thanks
David King	....	special thanks
Dan Patin	....	special thanks
Robin Pemberton	....	special thanks
Casey Wasserman	....	special thanks
Humpy Wheeler	....	special thanks (as H.A. 'Humpy' Wheeler)

Production Companies

• Apatow Productions
• Columbia Pictures
• GH One
• High, Wide and Handsome Inc.
• Mosaic Media Group
• Relativity Media
• Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Veronica (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Digital Dimension (visual effects)
• Zoic Studios (additional visual effects)
• Pixel Liberation Front (pre-visualization)

Other Companies

• Allan Padelford Camera Cars  camera equipment provided by (C-2 Chase Car, Tracker Remote System, Moto Arm)
• AFL Images  courtesy of (Arena Football League footage)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Communication Associates  courtesy of ('Trapshooting With Frank Hoppe' footage)
• Condé Nast Publications, The  courtesy of (GQ Magazine) (as Condé Nast Publications)
• ESPN  courtesy of (ESPN logo)
• Filmtools  expendables
• Fox Sports  courtesy of (Fox Sports) (as FOX Sports Productions)
• Frank Hoppe  courtesy of ('Trapshooting With Frank Hoppe' footage)
• Gala Catering  catering
• IKF Kickboxing  courtesy of (kickboxing footage)
• Modern VideoFilm  digital intermediate
• Molinare Studio  international deliverables
• NASCAR Digital Entertainment  special thanks
• NASCAR Images  courtesy of (NASCAR event footage)
• NASCAR Images  special thanks
• NBC Universal  courtesy of (NBC Sports logo)
• National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)  special thanks (as NASCAR)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Picture Mill, The  titles (as Picture Mill)
• Reel Team, The  loop group
• Sam Bass Illustration & Design  designs for original race teams
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  stock footage
• Sony Pictures Studios  post-production sound services (as Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, California)
• Sportsrobe  costumes
• The City of Charlotte  special thanks (as The City of Charlotte, NC)
• Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)  courtesy of (TNT Sports logo)
• Warrior's Boxing Promotions  courtesy of (boxing footage)
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production

Also Known As:

High, Wide, and Handsome (USA) (working title)
Talladega Nights (USA) (working title)
Untitled Will Ferrell NASCAR Comedy (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, drug references and brief comic violence.

Runtime:

108 min | 122 min (unrated version) | Argentina:121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels) | DTS

Certification:

UK:12A | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42008) | Ireland:12A | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Sweden:7 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Denmark:7 | New Zealand:M | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Norway:11 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Apatow Productions

Trivia:

When Ricky meets Reese Bobby for the first time as an adult Reese is drinking Laughing Clown Malt Liquor which is the sponsor of Ricky's car when he first becomes a driver.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the last shot, as they drive away from the race track in the Chevelle, you can see that the road they are on is barricaded at the far end (for filming purposes).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Reese Bobby: [Reese is speeding] Guess how fast were going now.
Lucy Bobby: [screams] I don't care, I'm having a baby!
Reese Bobby: Hundred and five miles an hour, you believe that?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-08-05)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Hard-Core Troubadour

Long Overdue NASCAR Parody

You still get plenty of fast paced action, muscle cars, and massive car crashes. You just get to laugh a lot too.

Will Ferrell really doesn't get enough credit for his acting. As mindless as it seems, he still manages to make it believable. You have to keep in mind it's usually during over-the-top parodies, so it's supposed to be carefree and with complete disdain, yet he still manages to make it intelligent most of the time (at least in this film), so the result is far more than simple fart and gross-out type jokes.

He also had the benefit of writing this film, cast members like John C. Reilly and Sasha Baron Cohen, and a focus for the film in deep need of parody. NASCAR has been long overdue.