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

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Dec. 20, 2008

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Release Date: Friday, August 4, 2006

Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Leslie Bibb, Gary Cole, Sacha Baron Cohen, Judd Apatow, Adam McKay, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jimmy Miller

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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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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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
Producers
Judd Apatow
Will Ferrell
Adam McKay
Jimmy Miller

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MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for crude and sexual humor, language, drug references and brief comic violence
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
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Also known as
Talladega Nights

Language
English

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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby was released in on Friday, August 4, 2006. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including Barnyard, Fearless and The Groomsmen.



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  • Added the Blu-ray release date of December 12, 2006

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