Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Director:

Adam McKay

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

4 August 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
Jake Johnson	...	5-Year-Old Ricky
Lorrie Bess Crumley	...	School Teacher
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
Pete Burris	...	Police Officer
Frank Hoyt Taylor	...	Frank
Conrad Ricamora	...	DMV Officer
Angie Fox	...	Waitress
Jim Wise	...	Jim Bohampton
Rebecca Koon	...	Car Wash Customer
Elvis Costello	...	Himself
Mos Def	...	Himself
Bill Weber	...	Himself
Benny Parsons	...	Himself
Wally Dallenbach	...	Himself
Jack Blessing	...	Jarvis
John Baker	...	Ted Beaman
Robert R. Lee	...	Talladega Ticket Seller
Matthew Coulter	...	PA Announcer (as Matt Coulter)
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)
Mark Keeton	...	Victory Lane Photographer / Pit Crew (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		(music by)

Cinematography by
Oliver Wood		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Brent White

Casting by
Allison Jones

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

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

Set Decoration by
Casey Hallenbeck
Sean Keenan		(uncredited)
Richard Krish		(uncredited)
William Lindsay		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Susan Matheson

Makeup Department
Simone Almekias-Siegl	....	key makeup
Steve Artmont	....	department head makeup
Gloria Belz	....	makeup artist: Alabama
Bridget Cook	....	department head hair (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
Barbara D'Alessandro	....	second assistant director: second unit
Alexander H. Gayner	....	first assistant director: second unit
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)
Nick Candy	....	dga trainee (uncredited)
Cate Eckenrode	....	first assistant director: red unit (uncredited)
Catherine Marie McDonald	....	assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)

Art Department
Tiffany Apple	....	art department coordinator
Robert E. Denne	....	paint foreman (as Robert Danté Denne)
Glenn Forbes	....	assistant propmaster
Jim Gloster	....	assistant art director
Michael A. Hodge	....	race decal specialist
Anne Hyvarinen	....	standby painter
Andy Krish	....	leadman
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
Kelly Rubottom	....	on-set dresser
Mark Sakamoto	....	leadman
Adam Tankell	....	graphic designer
Phillip Vargas	....	labor foreman
Stephanie Waldron	....	greens foreman
Scott D. Warner	....	construction foreman
Butch West	....	construction coordinator
Luci Wilson	....	race graphics coordinator
Richard M. Cole	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Frank J. Hart	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Lillian Heyward	....	lead signwriter (uncredited)
Charles Bo Howard	....	laborer (uncredited)
Barb Livingston	....	set buyer (uncredited)
William Scot Noonan	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Gregg Perez	....	props (uncredited)
Rick Polikowski	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Melissa Towle	....	construction office coordinator (uncredited)
Brannon Wright	....	specialty props (uncredited)

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor (as George Anderson)
Beau Borders	....	additional sound mixing
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)
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
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Greg P. Russell	....	supervising sound mixer
Dan Sharp	....	re-recordist
D. Chris Smith	....	sound effects editor
Cherie Tamai	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Ulano	....	production mixer
David Weisberg	....	adr mixer (as David A. Weisberg)
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Rocky Quiroz	....	utility sound technician (uncredited)
Craig Thieman	....	boom operator: second unit (uncredited)
Christopher Tiffany	....	sound utility (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ray Bivins	....	special effects foreman
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
Larry Dean Bivins	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Erik Bruhwiler	....	composite supervisor: Digital Dimension
Michael Cashore	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Daniel Clark	....	roto artist: Zoic Studios (as Dan Clark)
Joseph B. Conmy IV	....	visual effects 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
Patti Gannon	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Mitch Gates	....	3d artist: Digital Dimension
George Gervan Jr.	....	roto/paint: Digital Dimension
Richard Gervan	....	roto/paint: Digital Dimension
Benoit Girard	....	executive producer: Digital Dimension
Aram Granger	....	massive artist: Zoic Studios
Martin Hilke	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Michael Hofacre	....	visual effects editor
Travis Wade Ivy	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Anthony Kramer	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension
Steve Kullback	....	visual effects producer: Zoic Studios
Gary Laurie	....	3d tracking: Zoic Studios
George Loucas	....	visual effects coordinator: Zoic Studios
Landon Medeiros	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
Justin Mitchell	....	3d artist: Digital Dimension
Chad Ridgeway	....	roto/paint: 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)
Tammy Sutton	....	2d coordinating supervisor: 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
Susan M. Weeks	....	compositor: Zoic Studios (as Susan Weeks)
Travis Yohnke	....	3d artist: Digital Dimension (as Travis Yonke)
Zachariah Zaubi	....	compositor: Zoic Studios (as Zach Zaubi)
Douglas Aiken	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jeremy Appelbaum	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Joseph Bell	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Kristen Branan	....	head of production (uncredited)
Aaron Brown	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Todd Carson	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Jason Crosby	....	cg supervisor (uncredited)
Jonathan D. Feldman	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Ben Funk	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Mitch Gates	....	visual effects technical director: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Nicholas Hasson	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Brandi Johnson	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Chris John Jones	....	creative director: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Taryn P. Kelly	....	visual effects production manager: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Val Kharitonashvili	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Wing Kwok	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Gary Laurie	....	lead 3d matchmover technical director: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator (uncredited)
Bob Lloyd	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Sean Looper	....	pipeline technical director: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Shawn Lovette	....	lead previsualization artist (uncredited)
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Patrick Paul Mullane	....	chief matte painter: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Patrick Paul Mullane	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
C. Michael Neely	....	previs animator (uncredited)
Marco S. Paolini	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Marion Spates	....	lead 3d artist: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Tammy Sutton	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Dan Walker	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Dan Walker	....	roto artist (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)
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Jack Gill	....	stunts
Andy Hillenburg	....	stunts
Sheldon Holman	....	stunts
Tony Hunt	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunt coordinator
Shawn Lane	....	stunts
Anderson Martin	....	stunts
Tim C. McHenry	....	stunts (as Tim McHenry)
Robert Nagle	....	stunts
Eric Norris	....	stunts
Allan Padelford	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunt coordinator
Rich Rutherford	....	stunts (as Richard Rutherford)
Gaylynn Schmidt	....	stunts
Greg Tracy	....	stunts
Chris Durand	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Chris Gorden	....	stunt player (uncredited)
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)
Shawn Lane	....	stunt double: Sacha Baron Cohen (uncredited)
David Brian Martin	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Dean Mumford	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt double (uncredited)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks
Greg Barker	....	special thanks
David Bogard	....	special thanks
Harriett Carter	....	special thanks
Ken Clapp	....	special thanks
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)
William Faulkner	....	acknowledgment: "The Bear" by (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures (presents)
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Apatow Productions
• Mosaic Media Group
• GH One (copyright holder)
• High, Wide and Handsome Inc. (uncredited)
• Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (uncredited)

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (a Sony Pictures Entertainment company)
• 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

• AFL Images  acknowledgement: Arena Football League footage courtesy of
• Allan Padelford Camera Cars  camera equipment provided by (C-2 Chase Car, Tracker Remote System, Moto Arm) (uncredited)
• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitored by: AHA 01089
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies (uncredited)
• Columbia Pictures Industries  acknowledgement: is the author of this film (motion picture) for the purpose of copyright and other laws (as Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.)
• Communication Associates  acknowledgement: 'Trapshooting With Frank Hoppe' footage courtesy of
• Condé Nast Publications, The  acknowledgement: GQ Magazine courtesy of (as Condé Nast Publications)
• ESPN  acknowledgement: ESPN logo courtesy of
• Electronic Arts (EA)  acknowledgement: NASCAR 06 total team control video game © 2006 by; trademarks belong to their respective owners (as Electronic Arts, Inc.)
• Filmtools  expendables (uncredited)
• Formula One Administration  acknowledgement: Formula One images copyrighted 2006 by (as Formula One Administration, Ltd.)
• Fox Sports  acknowledgement: Fox Sports courtesy of (as FOX Sports Productions)
• Frank Hoppe  acknowledgement: 'Trapshooting With Frank Hoppe' footage courtesy of
• Gala Catering  catering
• IKF Kickboxing  acknowledgement: kickboxing footage courtesy of
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Modern VideoFilm  digital intermediate by
• Molinare Studio  international deliverables (uncredited)
• NASCAR Digital Entertainment  acknowledgement: NASCAR Event footage © 2006 by
• NASCAR Digital Entertainment  special thanks
• NASCAR Images  acknowledgement: NASCAR event footage courtesy of
• NASCAR Images  special thanks (as NASCAR)
• NBC Universal  acknowledgement: NBC Sports logo courtesy of
• National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)  acknowledgement: NASCAR®, the bar logo design and the 1948 vintage design atre trademarks of
• National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)  acknowledgement: the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, word mark and logo are trademarks of
• National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)  special thanks (as NASCAR)
• Nextel Communications  acknowledgement: the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, word mark and logo are trademarks of (as Nextel Communications, Inc.)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Picture Mill, The  titles by (as Picture Mill)
• Reel Team, The  loop group
• Sam Bass Illustration & Design  designs for original race teams
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  stock footage (uncredited)
• Sony Pictures Studios  post sound services provided by (as Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, California)
• Speed Channel  acknowledgement: Speed, Speed news and related logos are trademarks of (as Speed Channel, Inc)
• Sportsrobe  costumes (uncredited)
• The City of Charlotte  special thanks (as The City of Charlotte, NC)
• Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)  acknowledgement: TNT Sports logo courtesy of
• Warrior's Boxing Promotions  acknowledgement: boxing footage courtesy of
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production (uncredited)

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 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | UK: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:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

The young woman who plays the artist during the brunch scene at the French driver's house is actually the artist of that painting. She was commissioned to do the painting and was then asked if she would play the artist in the film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Ricky's father tells him at the motel that he was conceived when he was only 17, putting Ricky's father 18 years older, at most, than Ricky. Later that day (in the kitchen), Ricky's father tells Ricky that he is 55 years old, which would make Ricky either 37 or 38. When Ricky gets his drivers license, it shows his DOB is 7/16/71 and the date issued is 7/16/02, which would make him only 31.

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:

I Feel Alright

Dumb but entertaining racing comedy

In Talladega Nights, Will Farrell and Jon C. Reilly head a nicely assembled cast (without a lot of star power) in a story about a fool who happens to be a race car driver and who has based his entire life philosophy around a phrase uttered by his alcoholic father during a drunk - "If you ain't first, you're last". Ricky Bobby rides high in his largely unexamined life until, predictably, he eventually crashes hard when confronted with a gay French intellectual who just might be a better driver than he is, and a boss who does not appreciate his arrogance.

Talladega Nights uses a narrative and editing style reminiscent of the brilliant Deathrace 2000 to create an entirely different effect - unlike Deathrace 2000's intellectually challenging political and social commentary, Talladega Nights is a simple absurdist comedy played out by several stereotypes in the contemporary racing entertainment industry. The film is successful largely because of it's careful plotting and occasional substitution of slap-stick for (dumb) dialogue driven comedy. The script is nothing special, but was probably well edited in the final construction of the film in order to emphasize its occasional moments of brilliance. If you go into this without much in the way of expectations, you just might enjoy it.