Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 sports comedy film that satirizes NASCAR culture through the story of an overconfident race car driver’s fall and redemption.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
sports comedy film
basedOn NASCAR culture
character Cal Naughton Jr.
Missi Pyle
surface form: Carley Bobby

Jean Girard NERFINISHED
Lucius Washington
Reese Bobby
Ricky Bobby
Susan
cinematographyBy Oliver Wood
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Adam McKay
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Brent White
genre satire
sports comedy
language English
mainCharacter Ricky Bobby
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Alex Wurman
plotSummary An overconfident NASCAR driver experiences a fall from grace and seeks redemption
producer Jimmy Miller
Judd Apatow
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
Relativity Media
releaseDate 2006-08-04
runtime approximately 108 minutes
screenwriter Adam McKay
Will Ferrell NERFINISHED
setting NASCAR racing circuit
Talladega Superspeedway
starring Amy Adams
Gary Cole
Jane Lynch
John C. Reilly
Leslie Bibb
Michael Clarke Duncan
Sacha Baron Cohen
Will Ferrell NERFINISHED
subject NASCAR
auto racing
stock car racing
theme American patriotism parody
friendship and rivalry
redemption
satire of professional sports culture
yearOfRelease 2006

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Ricky Bobby appearsIn Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Ricky Bobby firstAppearance Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Gary Sanchez Productions notableWork Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
John William Ferrell notableWork Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Sacha Baron Cohen notableWork Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Will Ferrell notableWork Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby