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Ricky Bobby has always dreamed of driving fast--real fast--like his father, Reese Bobby, who left the family to pursue his racing dreams. Early on, Ricky's mother, Lucy Bobby worried that her boy was also destined to end up as a professional daredevil on wheels. Ricky enters the racing arena as a "jackman" for slovenly driver Terry Cheveaux and accidentally gets his big break behind the wheel when... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Action/Adventure, Comedy and Sports |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 50 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 4th, 2006 (wide), December 12, 2006 (DVD) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, drug references and brief comic violence. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Releasing
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$148,213,377 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"...Ferrell turns a character who could've been as paper-thin as anything in a Saturday Night Live sketch into a memorable comic creation." more...
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B+ |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...wins you over." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Jim Emerson
"...impeccably cast and performed..." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"Why is this routine not quite working?" more...
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C |
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