Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction
The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby (WILL FERRELL) is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife (LESLIE BIBB) and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky's turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he's bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard (SACHA BARON COHEN, TV's "Da Ali G Show") and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck. Losing his wife and job to best bud and fellow fool, Cal Naughton, Jr. (JOHN C. REILLY), Ricky must kick some serious asphalt if he's to get his career back on the track, beat Girard and reclaim his fame and fortune. 'Cause as Ricky Bobby always says, IF YOU AIN'T FIRST, YOU'RE LAST!
Actors: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan
Director, Adam McKay
Genres: Comedy
This channel is dedicated to watching Awesome US Movies for the first time. I hope you enjoy some of my reactions. Thank you so much for watching.
Support the channel - / awesomeusmovies
Buy me a cup of coffee - ko-fi.com/awesomeusmovies
My List - letterboxd.com/AwesomeUS
Twitter - / awesomeusmovies
Facebook - / awesomeusmovies
Will Ferrell Reactions:
Elf: • 20min of LOL Elf React...
Old School: • Old School | First Tim...
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: • Talladega Nights - The...
Amy Adams Reactions:
Arrival: • I LOVE This movie! | A...
Catch Me If You Can: • True Story?? Catch Me ...
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: • Talladega Nights - The...
Gary Cole Reactions:
Office Space: • Office Space | Movie R...
Dodgeball: • Surprised by | Dodgeba...
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: • Talladega Nights - The...
This video, and all of the reaction videos on this channel, transform the original material from entertainment into reaction based commentary. While the video does use clips from movies, many sections have been removed. Please do note the total time of this video compared to how long the original content is. If you wish to see further proof of my reaction based commentary please review my other reaction videos. This video is for commentary and criticism only and is not a replacement for watching the actual movie.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "Fair Use" for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Intro: 0:00
Reaction: 2:47
Outro: 41:47
NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.
All rights belong to their respective owners.
#reaction #firsttimewatching #willferrel
This is the shortened cut. A longer cut and the full reactions is available on my patreaon.com/awesomeusmovies channel. Come check it out. 7-day Free Trial!
The “don’t you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby!” Scene makes me laugh every single time.
It was a super funny scene
Cut around the meat!
I quote that line all the time especially when someone says something like "what's the worst that could happen?"
@@frednich9603lmfao "You gotta use da safety knife an we will just try to pry it out"
At work, when someone talks about a serious screwup, this is what we say to them.
Trivia for Talladega Nights: 1. Released in 2006; directed by Adam McKay; written by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell. 2. The same creative team is also known for doing the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. The R.B. initials for both films were technically meant to be intentional, as if they're in a similar film "universe." 3. Like Old School did for Vince Vaughn, Talladega Nights switched much of the career trajectory for John C. Reilly (Cal Naughton). He had been a more dramatic actor, doing Oscar-season movies (including three of the five Best Picture nominees in 2002), and then this one turned him into more of a comedy film actor. He and Will Ferrell did another film together, called "Step-Brothers," two years after Talladega Nights. 4. Leslie Bibb (Carley) has been in a relationship with Sam Rockwell (Wild Bill from The Green Mile) since 2007. 5. Houston Tumlin, who was Walker, the older son, later served in the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. Sadly, he developed PTSD from his war service and later died via self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Alabama. Grayson Russell, who was Texas Ranger, has continued acting, and is known for his work on the series "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." 6. Sacha Baron Cohen (Jean Girard) is most known for his character Borat Sagdiyev, and he has done two movies based on that character. 7. John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch (Grandma Lucy) later appeared in "Wreck-It Ralph" in 2012, and its sequel "Ralph Breaks the Internet" in 2018. 8. Filming was done primarily in the Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in the nearby suburb of Concord, NC, and nearby Rockingham Speedway. 9. Christopher Nolan (director of Inception, Interstellar, and The Prestige) has said this is one of his personal favorite films. 10. Steve Carell was supposed to be in this film, but couldn't do it due to scheduling conflicts.
Man, I love this little facts each time. WTG Eric!
@@AwesomeUSMovies A lot of them I know on my own; some I get from IMDb.
They named their kids Walker and Texas Ranger... there was a popular TV show named Walker, Texas Ranger, about Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division law enforcement and investigation organization. There was also a popular TV show about a female doctor on the frontier in old west times called Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
The outtakes are somehow funnier than everything else 😅 RIP to Michael Clark Duncan, a talented and very funny man gone too soon. For more of his hilarity - The Slammin Salmon
And see spot run
Fun fact: the chimichonga is actually from Texas as is the crunchy Taco. They are both considered Tex-Mex, a blend of mexican flavors with Texan cooking techniques. The original chimichonga is a brisket(texas bbq technique) in a burrito (mexican flavor) that is then deep fried( American cooking technique)
R.I.P Michael Clarke Duncan (1957-2012)
James, Ricky's dad is the Jerk Boss from OFFICE SPACE and the commentator from DODGEBALL. The actor's name is Gary Cole. He was the guy you thought was Johnny Utah's jerk FBI supervisor in POINT BREAK. However he was played by John C. McGinley one of the Bob's, the HR consultants from OFFICE SPACE. He was also in Scrubs and PLATOON.
One day, James will need to see Gary in the Brady Bunch movies
NASCAR is all about strategy, and it helps to have a fast car but it doesn't always matter if your strategy is off. When to hit the pit stop, fuel conservation, adjustments on the car based on how it's handling (not easy to find the right alignment) are all big factors in who wins. p.s. the kids stole the show in this one (and Amy Adams :))
With you being so into books, it’d be cool to hear what you’ve been reading or some of your favorites, I’m always looking for new books myself! ✌️
I've actually talked about them many times on my Q&A sessions. However, right now I've read the first 5 books in the Nova Terra Series (Seth Ring) If you ever played an MMRPG you'd love the series. The other book I'm reading is called The Power of Potential (Thomas D'Eri) This book is non-fiction and is about a family that started a car wash business that employees mostly mentally handicapped idividuals. It's very heartwarming so far and talks a lot about the strugles and triumphs associated with those relationships in the workplace. Hope that helps. As always, I highly suggest Audio books as you get so much more out of the experience.
Great job James! You’re really getting a great library going on remember the stars. It’s so much fun watching you on this journey.😅
Thanks so much!
“How about some shade!?” That has me absolutely cracking up
Semi-Pro is another great Will Ferrell sports movie and actually my favorite Will Ferrell movie.
Underrated.
"Do not get your Nana a coffin..."😆😂🤣😂 We have a family member who is a mortician (family owned & operated funeral home). Whenever they would ask about how my Gramma was doing, she would get this very wary, suspicious look on her face and say, "ugh, ugh! Why's he asking about me?!?!" 🤨
this is the most wholesome reaction channel around !
Oh man, I'm so glad to hear that. Just trying to have a lot of fun and cheer people up
"That's A Nice Bike, Is That A Huffy?"
Another great Will Ferrell movie is 'Step Brothers', his stepbrother was also in this movie.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
The guy you know from Big Bang Theory is probably best known for his role on the sitcom 30 Rock.
If you’re not first you’re last 😂 I love the cougar Karen !!! 😂
The dinner scene is my favorite part.
Christine Everhart is the name of the character in Iron Man. The actress is Leslie Bibb.
R.I.P. Michael!!!!! ❤❤❤
I love his parents, Gary Cole and Jane Lynch are both so funny.
I was at Talladega when they were filming this.
How fun for you
I know you had a blast with this one, thank you for making me smile.
My pleasure!!
As far as the "is nascar a sport" question. I can understand why people would say that its not, but its a little more physical than most people realize. The interior of the car is usually well over 100° and they maintain a heart rate of 120-150 bpm for 3+ hours. It's said that drivers can lose 5-10 pounds of sweat in a race.
Step Brothers is a MUST if you've never seen it
100% he has to watch this it's a must see
I’m in
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
@@AwesomeUSMovies I could see it easily becoming one of your favorites
This movie is a guilty pleasure for me
Michael Clarke Duncan was also in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) with Bruce Willis. Very funny movie.
Hey Buddy! I see you recognizing actors!!! Also, your laughter is infectious. Great reation.
I think I got 7 right on this one but apparently I still missed the mom that was in 40 year old Virgin.
Another hilarious Will Ferrell movie is Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
"Is Nascar a sport?" Unfortunately, I have to argue that it is. It takes an incredible amount of endurance and mental focus to drive competitively in a high stress environment for hours on end, so I do think of the drivers as athletes. That, along with the basic rules, ranking system, and competitive circuit, make Nascar a sport. Not one that I enjoy, but a sport nonetheless 😅
I have to make a comment on books. A lot of movies are based on awesome books kids. So I say for years.. read the book first. You create a movie in your head. But the best part, you are the lead! Watch the movie first, you see the movie.
Well said!
@@AwesomeUSMovies imagine 1986. On the back my best friend on my Honda dirt bike to The Hague. Top Gun and Aliens on the same viewing night. None books I read 😂, but what a thrill
Did you watch Aliens?
Pumped for this one! Also.. first!
If you're not first you're last
Loved the cameo by Dale Jr. I Miss his Dad! PS they don’t just go in circles lol! ✌🏻☀️
Do to
I remember when you first started and could no recognize anyone. You are getting much better.
Appreciate your support. Still have LOTS to learn.
I love this movie & most of all your reactions been watching u alooong time your laugh makes my day so thanks & bless u & yours😊
I'm so glad I can make you laugh
favorite Will Ferral performance, and also it's the script with the best jokes.
Iowa Farmer forgets watching a sports movie about an Iowa farmer and his "Field of Dreams"
Oh yeah, that one too
21:09 LMBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not a NASCAR fan, but... as far as whether or not race car driving is a sport... I'd say yes, absolutely, 100% it is. It's not just going out for a Sunday drive. It's not all a matter of who has the best car. It's not simply driving in a circle. People who say things like that have no clue what they're talking about. If any of that were true... then there would be no superstar drivers who go on to place first in multiple events and are clearly so much better than their competitors. These guys are highly, highly skilled. Not to mention in peak physical shape, most of the time, as well. Driving is easy, sure. But driving a 1000 hp temperamental precision tuned machine at 200 mph for 5 hours straight? That is NOT easy. It's brutal. And then there's the fact that in some versions of motorsport, the cars are so incredibly optimized that a driver being 10 pounds overweight could make an actual difference in the performance characteristics of the car versus those its competing against, so these guys have to be as weight-conscious as Olympic wrestlers. (one of the many reasons why Will Farrell in the role is silly) Anyway... yeah... it's a sport.
Dr Quinn medicine woman was a 90s ""soap"" based on a woman doctor in like the old dads when grandparents were young. My mom and i watched it when i was sick from school
Never heard of it
I find this timing of this release hilarious, with the real taladega race happening this weekend 😅
LOL, I had ZERO clue about that.
The Wonderbread car is TOAST!😂
Yeah that is funny, I missed that joke.
Usually don't take anything Will Ferrell does seriously! I still think anchorman is his funniest!
"I dont understand going in a big circle." Let me explain it. If it were a straight line you wouldn't see anything but the start of the race.
Yeah that would be boring. Put them on dirt and make them go in a figure eight. That's my kinda fun.
Rudy is really close to being historyically accurate he is still the only play carried off the noltre dame field not from an injury
Honestly more people should like and subscribe! Worth it!
Appreciate you
Don’t worry about saying NASCAR just goes I’m circles, it’s hard for non-fans to understand how difficult it is to run on a oval. NASCAR now has more road races than they used to and they are very exciting.
Talladega Nights is a parody of NASCAR. This movie will always be my favorite comedy alongside Tropic Thunder. Most comedies try too hard and that makes a lot of scenes and jokes annoying however Talladega Nights balances that comedy out so well that almost every scene is genuinely funny and it flows so well. 🤣
Man I really miss blooper reels at the end of movies also fyi the first Highlander movie is awesome
James if you want to watch a more serious Nascar movie check out "Days of Thunder". It stars Tom Cruse and has a similar story line, with another driver taking his place after an accident..
There are cougars in missions!!!
Shaolin Soccer is another sports based movie, that doesn't take itself too seriously.
This gonna be hilarious 😂😂😂
Hope it was
Shake n bake!
It can be serious and funny at the same time. Not so cut and dry.
Please watch the Campaign with Will Ferrell and Zach Galafiinkas from The Hangover. I think you'd enjoy it. It is similar humor to this.
James, I love watching movies with you!
So happy to hear it.. Tell your friends :-)
If you are familiar with nascar, this movie hits doubly hard. They really did their homework.
Man I really wish more reactors would watch Days of Thunder before Talladega Nights
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
25:39 oml how does alienmyth64 cats not come to mind lmfao
Cal is the lancealot in this story cause lancealot had an affair with authors wife and brought down the entire kingdom, and author kept forgiving him until lancealot made up for it, it was a subtle comment that tied it together
It’s def an absurdist comedy. Most Will Ferrell and Adam McKay (director) films have this tone. What is fascinating is Adam McKays more recent films have been more dramatic (with comedic elements) and award winning. The Big Short, Vice, and Don’t Look Up.
Pizza actually is from America... the Italians did not invent it. Flatbread with toppings on it is a food that dates back farther than anyone knows, possibly to prehistory. In ancient Greece they called it pita. In Turkey today they called it pide. When the ancient Greeks colonized southern Italy and founded the city of Neapolis (New City, aka Napoli, aka Naples).. their colonists brought with them pita. Over time they started to mispronounce it pizza, and they used some different toppings. But it wasn't until Italian-American immigrants in Little Italy, New York City, put their own spin on the food that it became the version of itself that is today internationally famous and popular. It was in New York City that for the first time they used tomato sauce and mozzerella cheese spread evenly over the entire pie as a foundation upon which to put other toppings, not as a topping itself. It was in New York City that they first cooked the pie until it was semi-rigid and golden brown, then cut it into triangular or square shapes so that it could easily be held in your hand and eaten this way... (in Naples today traditional pizzerias still make "pizza" like a kind of grease soup in a bread bowl that needs to be eaten with a knife and fork) It was in New York City where they started putting on toppings like pepperoni, sausage, anchovies, onions, green peppers, mushrooms (can't claim olives.. that goes back to ancient Greece)... anyway... whenever someone in the world today from the United States, or Japan, or the UK, or Russia, or Egypt, or Australia, or Argentina, or Turkey, or Saudi Arabia, or India, or Spain, or Croatia, or, hell, even in most parts of Italy, says the word "pizza," or asks for or orders a food called "pizza," what they are thinking of, or ordering, and most of the time what they end up eating, is a food that was first made in New York City.
The best part about being a nascar fan is.. you drink and see how many crashes happen.
Ohhh got it
Thank You Sir for Your natural Reactions , helps me through the Day to see theese Movies with new Eyes 👍👊
Glad you like them!
fun fact: bobcat and cougar are the same thing. Pumas, and panthers also same species, just different colors.
Need Adam Sandler’ The Longest Yard!!! Also hilarious!
I like your reconization john c riley most people dont first rhink of guardians of the galaxy, that made my milinium
Other than this one, I think of Chicago. And maybe "Stan and Ollie"
The reason nascar turns left is cause if you turn right we get an earnhart insident
I'm from Talladega County Alabama!
Very pretty state but a little to hot for me.
Understood it does get hot here!@@AwesomeUSMovies
This weekend (Oct 1st 2023) two NASCAR drivers who are teammates for Stewart Haas Racing are driving a Wonder bread car and an Old Spice car similar to the paint schemes in this at Talladega Raceway. All their promotions for the race are the drivers acting like the two drivers. It’s too bad they couldn’t get Perrier to do a sponsorship also. NASCAR was started from Moonshiners who had to drive fast to hide from the Feds. 6:23 that is allowed. There have been some drivers that wrecked out of the race and another driver couldn’t finish the race so they jumped in their car and finished. 8:15 yeah that’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. He’s actually one of the drivers who did sub for another driver before. The last year of his contract before moving teams he and Kyle Busch both wrecked out and his car was totaled but Kyle’s car was able to fix but he already left and thinking his car was done so they got Dale to finish which he was happy to cause he got to see what the equipment he’d be driving the next year was going to be like. 11:20 this remark is due to the kids names are Walker & Texas Ranger which is a Chuck Norris TV show and Dr Quinn Medicine Woman is almost the exact opposite of Walker Texas Ranger. 19:03 you missed the joke. “That Wonder Bread car is TOAST”. 33:32 the little stickers on the cars near the front are the sponsors of NASCAR. All drivers have to have those on their cars when they race. Although if one of the sponsors conflicts with a teams sponsor then they don’t have to have that sponsor on any of the teams merchandising. It only has to be on the car for the race. 37:17 the first Highlander is good. The other ones are not so good if you’re looking at continuity. The second and third ones are so so. They also did a TV series which is really good. Then they did a fourth movie where they brought the TV series into the movie and the fifth one is pretty good.
Some very interesting stuff
well that's a weird joke i missed literally every time, but the sons names, Walker, and Texas Ranger. Walker Texas Ranger was a tv show the mom says, we would have named them Dr Quinn, and Medicine Woman. Dr Quinn Medicine Woman was also a tv show.
Best sports based movie: "Miracle" with Kurt Russell. Guaranteed like.
Get ready to cry lol
Love this movie! I love WESOME SMOVIES!!!😂😊
Yeah
watch step brothers and holms & watson Will and John are both in these also
" Why you got the TV and the stereo on at the same time"
People go to nascar for the wrecks, no one wants to go deaf just watching 50 people turn left for 5 hours
found it!
Highlander is a documentry filmed in real time and wone the award for best novie ever made.
I heard it was sh*t lol
@@AwesomeUSMovies only to the French cause of a duel sceen everywhere else loves it even the Egypt Scottish hypred Sean Connery concept
Sorry Egypt Spanish Scottish hypred
Fun fact: some drivers have lost up to 16 pounds over the course of a race weekend
Holy moly, crazy diet
You should really do a Miracle reaction. I think you would really like it.
Rip dale earnheardt
They star in Step Brothers together too
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
Highlander is a good one to watch.
Did James just say Terry Yakey??
The movie that made me appreciate Will Ferrell. Loved the reaction as always
So good!
I dont know who wrote this report but they dont know anything about faulkner? I think that movie is already on this channel
Run the bases is good
👍
How would Ricky Bobby's dad even know there are tickets waiting for him at every race?..and who buys tickets at the gate?..is that even possible anymore?..
The movie was almost 20 years ago...
35:03 DOUBLE FISTING IT😅 SURE WHY NOT
If you got em drink em
Less than 3000 to go, so LET'S GO VIEWERS 🖒 Always look forward to the reactions 🎬 Enjoy your day!
You're the best!
At the beginning when you said that more than half of viewers aren't subscribed, I had a thought on that, not sure if it's correct but here me out: If you are not signed in to KZhead, and you go to click Subscribe it asks you to first sign in before it will let you subscribe to any channel. Therefore, the reason there are only half as many subs as there are viewers could be due to the fact that a lot of people don't have a KZhead account/channel themselves. My mom didn't even know you could make a free account, she just uses it in logged out mode and never questioned it. I bet that accounts for a lot of the viewers who don't subscribe, because they can't unless they create a KZhead account first and lots of people can't be bothered and just stop there at the first little bump in the road. That's my theory anyways.
I wish that was the case. If they didn't have logins then I would get all the fermagrafic tracking like Male/Female, age range all that. I've got many comments that they are already subs to TONS of other channels and they don't want anymore notifications.
In that case, someone should explain to them how the notification bell works. Sometimes I wonder if half the population are just walking through this life with nothing between their ears if ya know what I'm saying? Oh well, it is what it is.
James buddy if you think NASCAR is just turning Left you should react to the Richard Hammond goes NASCAR racing episode from the Awesome BBC tv show TOP GEAR
The racing in circles are due to the fact that they wanted to sell tickets and going in a big circle allows patrons to see the majority of the action... Also in the early days, they used horse racing tracks that were already built And I don't get why going in circles is so bad....track stars and horses race on a circle track and nobody complains but they do for auto racing for some reason.
Wait there more than a few gears regardless? Lmao man I just figured it was 2 or 3 gears at most for either reg or manual lmao well at least reg maybe more for manual idk
Now ya' goota watch Days of Thunder and see who ya' recognize. 😉
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.