Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Ricky Bobby is a go-for-broke race car driver who, in races, either finishes first or doesn't finish at all. Unhappy with these results, Bobby's team owner brings over Jean Girard, a French Formula One driver, who quickly becomes Bobby's biggest rival.

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"Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" tells the story of NASCAR stock car racing sensation Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) whose "win at all costs" approach has made him a national hero. He and his loyal racing partner and childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr. (Reilly), are a fearless duo—dubbed "Shake" and "Bake" with the ability to finish so many races in the #1 and #2 positions, with Cal always in second place. When a gay French Formula One driver, Jean Girard (Cohen), challenges "Shake" and "Bake" for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight Girard for the right to be known as racing's top driver.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

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  Will Ferrell

  Daddy's Home, You’re Cordially Invited

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  Sacha Baron Cohen

  The Dictator, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

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  John C. Reilly

  The Dictator, Ralph Breaks the Internet

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  Michael Clarke Duncan

  Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Sin City

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  Gary Cole

  The Pineapple Express, Office Space

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  Leslie Bibb

  Juror No. 2, Law Abiding Citizen

Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Adam McKay last directed Don't Look Up and Vice. The film's writer Will Ferrell last wrote Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and Step Brothers.

Director

Adam McKay

Screenwriters

Will Ferrell
Adam McKay

Producers

Judd Apatow
Will Ferrell
Adam McKay
Jimmy Miller

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Dec 2004

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