Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)

Director:

Mike Clattenburg

Writers:

Mike Clattenburg (writer)
Robb Wells (writer)

Release Date:

6 October 2006 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

The greasiest movie of the year!

Plot:

Ricky, Julian and Bubbles come up with a scheme to steal large amounts of untraceable coins.

Plot Keywords:

Trailer Park | Movie In Title | Male Nudity | Mockumentary | Strip Club

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robb Wells	...	Ricky
John Paul Tremblay	...	Julian
Mike Smith	...	Bubbles
Lucy Decoutere	...	Lucy
Lydia Lawson-Baird	...	Trinity
Cory Bowles	...	Cory
Michael Jackson	...	Trevor
Gord Downie	...	Cop 1
Alex Lifeson	...	Cop 2
Gerry Dee	...	Donny
Glen Grant	...	Darren (as Glen Michael Grant)
Eugene Clark	...	Cadillac
Barrie Dunn	...	Ray
John Dunsworth	...	Mr. Lahey
Patrick Roach	...	Randy

Also Known As:

Les trailer Park Boys - Le film (Canada: French title)
Trailer Park Boys: Baked on a True Story (USA) (promotional title)
Trailer Park Boys: The Big Dirty (Canada: English title) (working title)
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (Canada: English title) (working title)
Untitled Trailer Park Boys Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and drug content.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:R | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

The "Shit Analogies" by Lahey are said 16 times.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ricky and Julian are released from prison four weeks early but Bubbles' crossed out dates on his calendar shows they're to be released in two weeks.

Quotes:

Bubbles: Jesus Murphy!

Movie Connections:

References Fubar (2002)

Soundtrack:

Trailer Park Boys TV Theme

Hilarious Hometown Halifax Opening

I watched the "Trailer Park Boys: The Movie" Halifax Premiere on October 6 in a packed theater with the full cast in attendance. Notably in character was a bare chested Patrick Roach as "Randy". John Dunsworth as "Jim Lahey" patrolled the aisles in the theater checking to see if "anybody got a lil' drinky poo?" I know that laughter in a theater is contagious, but I really thought the movie was hilarious and I plan to purchase the movie DVD. I thought that Mike Smith as "Bubbles" probably got the biggest laughs, bringing the house down with the funniest one-liners and close-ups. Robb Wells as "Ricky" was terrific as the fast talking schemer and probably did the best acting. John Paul Tremblay as "Julian" had great screen presence as the quiet, burly, drink-toting enforcer.

The movie is all comedy, but it's a combo of slapstick, mocumentary, drama and action, and it even has its touching moments. I don't recall anything in the movie that needs to be taken seriously. The characters are at the bottom of the totem pole in life and their exceptionally poor ambition manages to exceed their ability, intelligence or education so they are unable to achieve any of their minimal goals. This cycles them between laziness, poverty and petty crime. Somehow, the characters don't really seem unhappy, since this is normal to them, and I guess that makes it feel okay for me to laugh at them.

I'm sorry to say I haven't been faithfully following the TV series, but I now am intent on working my way through the whole series on DVD to get caught up and that's something to look forward to. I know this will be a big hit in Canada, and I expect it to do very well in the USA and worldwide.