Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Canadian First Time Watching | Reaction Commentary

[@LacoSinfonia]

Simone is referring to methanol fire and it’s horrifying. Nobody can tell that you’re burning alive, and if they get too close, it spreads to them too.

[@jefmay3053]

Simone gives me an invisble fire 😍

[@cthulhuspawn6290]

I think there is a video or two on KZbin of it happening to the pit crew. Scary stuff.

[@jerrisgilbert5256]

George’s *hair* is prettier. George is a handsome fella, but Simone is a very pretty lady. They don’t hold a candle to you tho, boo 😘

[@slaymakerprime]

Thank you, I was going to the comments to explain this. I think I heard about it first on Parks and Rec, and I looked it up to see if it was real. Methanol. Absolutely terrifying.

[@cthulhuspawn6290]

A video talking about methanol fires called "the horror of methanol fires last moments" that talks about a specific incident is on KZbin for anyone curious.

[@onesuaveg]

"Cut around the meat."😂 To this day I still tell people "don't you put that evil on me" when they say something I ain't feeling.

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

"We'll use THIS knife to pry it out"

[@christopherkowalczyk4405]

"I'll come at you like a spider monkey hopped up on mountain dew", has also been in my vernacular since seeing this when it came out.

[@920WASHBURN]

😂😂 I just said that yesterday at work

[@HamSandwich-xk3om]

I say that almost daily, lol

[@ultimateninjaboi]

"HELP ME TOM CRUISE" is a big goto for me

[@LordVolkov]

RIP to Michael Clarke Duncan He was so funny, but could deliver such powerful dramatics too. For more of his talent - Slammin Salmon and Michael Bay's The Island

[@Phillycheeeeze]

Slammin Salmon, yes !! “Are we at 20 grand yet ?” “We’re at $12,000” “That’s not even half way” 😂😂

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

I love how his character actually believes Ricky Bobby has the power to curse his unborn children lol "Don't you put that EVIL on me Ricky Bobby!"

[@LordVolkov]

@@Phillycheeeeze "Why doesn't it sound like that when I say it? Meat drapes..."

[@maximillianosaben]

Bonus points to anyone who can mention where Will Ferrell and Michael Clarke Duncan appeared together prior! (without searching)

[@LordVolkov]

@@CharlieBrown20XD6 The conviction! What an actor!!!

[@KRIAJK]

Yeah there's a few actual drivers in the movie. The one who asked for an autograph was the legendary Dale Earnhardt Jr.

[@kenny240]

There are a number of reasons why they push the car. One being to avoid the car being stalled (which causes stresses on certain parts of the car). Also it keeps the running hours on the engines to a minimum, thus minimizing the chances of parts wearing out mid-race. The engines usually only last about 1000 miles, and are some pretty extreme examples of what can be done on that engine configuration. So, every tiny bit that you can save is a positive. Racing at the highest level of any given Motorsport is an exercise in extremes, so teams do whatever they can to gain an edge, or prevent themselves from losing an edge

[@rdlangston13]

They're also loud AF and I feel like having cars idling out to pit road all morning would have some effect on pre race ceremonies and kind of take away from the start your engines command before the race starts.

[@dedo7326]

@@rdlangston13that and especially these cars (not so much now since they are fuel injected) they wouldn’t even let off of the gas pedal for a lot of the plate tracks they do what’s called dragging breaks because the strain on the engine to lift off the gas would buring the injectors and pistons up. These cars are not meant to be ran anything but full throttle. Even at Bristol they would set the rev limiter lower so they could still run “full throttle”

[@jordandavenport5784]

Almost like first gear is 40mph

[@dand9244]

idk about now adays but in the past the first gear ratio was set to very high top speed ratios, they would even push the car out of the pits and (just guessing here) maybe its why they did rolling starts? i think nascar needs to have a bit more respect, top speed racing close to other cars is pretty intense, its just a different thing than formula one

[@steves2241]

They also push the car out to save gas, so they can go as far as possible on the gas in the tank.

[@Ihamdrumm3r]

I hope they check out Walk Hard at some point, John C Reily plays it perfect and it's one of the most slept on comedies

[@richardrobbins387]

Really, really funny movie. Much better if they've seen a huge amount of music biopic films. The references are what will sell it completely.

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

"We're doing pills! Uppers and downers! It's the next logical step for you!"

[@MisterHPlays]

"Get out of here, Dewey, you don't want none of this shit!"

[@armpit_farts7327]

Only this. Thats the best parody movie ive ever seen. I almost wanna spit on peoples shoes when they say Scary Movie or Disaster Movie or something. Not Another Teen Movie was the best one until Walk Hard came out. I Never like scary movie, even when I was 9, when they came out :/. Just a personal opinion lol.

[@Alran109]

Wrong kid died!

[@havinginitiative6314]

Fun fact: This is Christopher Nolan's favorite comedy.

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

I can see why. It's actually a well constructed story where every character has an arc. Even the villain just wants to be defeated

[@maximillianosaben]

The most recent time an interviewer brought it up to him, he even ended by saying, "If you ain't first, you're last."

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Wow,that’s a revelation.

[@jonathanramos8414]

A well renowned English director liking an American comedy about a redneck Nascar driver? Awesome

[@JoseMoreno-i4g]

I did not know that

[@IceDragon289]

4:53 That's Dale Earnhardt Jr., and yes, he's a very famous racer. He's retired now, but he won the NASCAR Cup Series 26 times, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame just last year. His father was also a popular racer, but he died in a crash during a race.

[@Dekadread]

Not to mention his dad was one of if not the greatest drivers of all time he once cleaned his windshield mid race

[@johngage856]

Dale Jr is a legend in his own right, but to give Dale Jr a small paragraph and then mention Dale Sr in passing is…absurd. Dale Sr is the biggest legend of the sport love him or hate him.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

@@johngage856 yeah whoever wrote the original comment must be too young to remember how good Dale Sr. was. I like Jr plenty but he wasn't nearly the driver his daddy was.

[@mikeyt3784]

His father was 10 times better...

[@codymoe4986]

His father, the 7x's series champion, who won 50 more races than his son....was also a popular driver. Sorry, but was it opposite day when you posted this?

[@williamburnham3659]

Gary Cole as the father is excellent, he was also great as Jason Bateman's foil in Dodgeball 😊😊😊

[@Tateorsomething]

And as Lumbergh is Office Space

[@bobbabai]

Cotton!

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

I really liked him in American Gothic. A really dark 90's show that got cancelled way before it's time

[@LordVolkov]

Mike Brady

[@arisucheddar3097]

I sure do like pumpkins, Cotton

[@Bringmethehorizondude]

This is possibly my favorite comedy ever. It’s just gut busting lever funny pretty much throughout. Step brothers is more popular because the jokes are a bit more universal, whereas this humor is clearly directed at a specific topic. But it’s just absolutely comedic gold.

[@rafacastillo9611]

Cal and Ricky's friendship is the stuff of wholesome dreams

[@actualamateur149]

On gawd.

[@griffinizpimpin]

Apparently the actor that played Ricky's son Walker died a couple years ago from suicide. He served 6 years in the military and suffered from PTSD.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

That was Dale Earnheart Jr (a former racer and son of the most famous NASCAR diver Dale Earnheart (who passed away racing) 4:54

[@ch44227]

This was the first time that John C. Reily co star in a big comedy. He did tons of movies before this, but they usually were small roles. The director loved the chemistry between the two so much, but was disappointed we didn't see more of it because their characters went their separate ways. So they came up with Step Brothers, so we could see more of them together. Also I think it was after Step Brothers John C. Reily got to star in his own movie called Walk Hard, a parody of the Johnny Cash movie Walk the Line. Although they kind of touch on all the biopic movies. I might put Walk Hard in my top five funniest movies I have ever seen. I can't recommend it enough. Do a reaction to that!

[@JasonHauser125]

Walk Hard is an underrated comedy, it's great.

[@Forev3rYoung1947]

This is my favorite comedy. I grew up with my grandpa sitting on the couch, drinking a beer and watching NASCAR. This movie always made me think of him. He passed away in 2016 so this movie definitely means a lot to me

[@jonathanramos8414]

When I was little I liked collecting hot wheels and was into race cars but since grew out of it now in adult hood. I see Nascar is a very southern sport despite having popularity every where in the states

[@L77045]

Made me happy that you said "Talla-dee-ga" at the beginning. Residents of the area that live there call it that, while pretty much everyone else calls it "Talla-day-ga". I don't really care either way, but do like to say "Talla-dee-ga" as well just to see who corrects me (as rarely as it comes up in conversation for me.)

[@PruneHub]

People who live elsewhere think it's pronounced as if it were Spanish. It's not. It's "Dee-ga"".

[@JasonGleaner]

@@PruneHub No.... It's "Day-ga". I have been racing my entire life and live 150 miles from Talladega, where the race track is and have been going to there my whole life.

[@davidphillips-y8r]

Yeah uh no they don't it's talla-digga.

[@TheGrenfellRatio]

Days of Thunder is the inspiration for this. John C Reilly also appeared in that movie. Nicole Kidman was the Amy Adams character

[@xcmvp2007]

I thought calling for Tom Cruise was just some Scientology thing, but I forgot it may be a Days of Thunder reference. Either way, it's hilarious.

[@tempsitch5632]

Definitely a Scientology thing.

[@BigMateo24]

John C Reilly is in both movies. How can it NOT be a Days of Thunder reference?

[@tj_2701]

Definitely a Days Of Thunder reference

[@tempsitch5632]

You guys are really really dumb.

[@mysonandme8424]

​@@BigMateo24 Here's how. He's referencing heads of religions to pray to, so including Tom Cruise is the joke because he's one of the biggest outspoken and famous advocates of scientology. I'm not saying there can't be a little nod to Days of Thunder, because it was a racing movie too, but bringing Tom's name up in that context, praying to religious leaders, wouldn't make any sense if he wasn't so famous and well known as being like...the top guy, celebrity, in scientology. I'm not sure of his exact status but everybody knows he's up there and...someBODY very important on it. That's what makes the joke work so well in this scene with Will Ferrell. Other comedy bits, skits, cartoons, etc, have used Tom's position in Scientology in similar premises.

[@chappie_nottherobot]

If I have to pick one movie quote to put on my tombstone when I die it’s probably gonna be "If you don’t chew Big Red then fuck you." That shit has lived in my head rent free since I was 13. 😂

[@LudusAurea]

Also because it’s true lol.

[@TisBoiGoTSkiLLz]

This is in my top 5 favorite comedies of all time. The kids disrespecting Chip at the dinner table is one of the funniest scenes I've ever seen lmao.

[@kevinb314]

An instant classic for sure! So many golden scenes and themes. The prayer, Cal taking his wife then talking to him like theyre still friends and it never happened, his add reads, the devil kids that pull a ridiculous 180

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

"Cal do you realize the implications of your actions right now?" "What's implication mean?" "We are no longer friends!" "Wah-WHY?"

[@red_freckle]

The invisible fire is a real thing, that scene is definitely based on the well known video of a pit crew and driver engulfed in invisible fire, which is worth checking out (not graphic and I don't think anyone was seriously hurt). It was due to the type of fuel they used to use which produced invisible flames, methanol IIRC.

[@dekulruno]

Yeah they use methanol for Indy cars but not NASCAR

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Thank you for pointing this out.

[@dudeusmaximus6793]

@@dekulruno Isn't NASCAR ethanol? I can't recall for sure.

[@BigMateo24]

@@dudeusmaximus6793 E15. Blended unleaded gasoline and ethanol.

[@TorchySmurf]

Yeah, that footage is crazy. Miracle of Modern Engineering I suppose.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

These thumbnails that CineBinge do are so adorable and funny at the same time, cool reaction as always Simone & George, you both have a great weekend

[@CumpasFilms]

the guy at the bar who you thought was a driver is IAN ROBERT, one of the founding members of the UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE. The director, Adam Mckay was in the company in the beginning as well.

[@scottstewart5784]

They should react to episodes from the UCB TV show with Ian Roberts, Amy Poehler, Matt Besser and Matt Walsh from 1998 - Ian is classic in the Ass Pennies sketch..

[@tempsitch5632]

@@scottstewart5784Just in general, fans of comedy, and especially all these noob fresh casual cinemaphile/reactors, need to know who these people are (Other than Poehler) and see their work and the work of UCB-people. Jack McBrayer is a real-life comedy improv, whether the camera is on or not, he’s hysterical.

[@okeefe757]

The driver you did not recognize is Dale Earnhardt, Jr. near the beginning of the video. Sr. died in a car wreck racing. I would not say I cannot believe you did not recognize him. I only know him because I have seen him enough in news clips. I do not watch racing. I have friends who do.

[@pete_lind]

Why invent Ricky Bobby when US had race car driver Dick Trickle , Richard Leroy Trickle , he was still alive ,when this movie was made .

[@codyprice2616]

NASCAR is known for its oval driving but quietly NASCAR has become of of the most versatile schedules in Motorsports. They still run a lot of ovals, but they run about 7 road courses now, they run a dirt track once a year, they run a quarter mile race inside the LA Coliseum, and they ran their first ever street course on the streets of Chicago this year.

[@stevenrogers8601]

Michael singing in the bloopers making him laugh, is the best part of this movie! R.I.P. ❤

[@RaedViera]

AWESOME FUN FACT: This is (for real) Christopher Nolan's favorite movie. The director of the Batman trilogy, Inception, Memento and Interstellar unironically said that this is his favorite movie. I love this world.

[@RaedViera]

@@heyyoooooo820 100% In one interview Nolan even quotes the movie. He says: "If you are not the first, you are the last".

[@jonathanramos8414]

​@@RaedVieraa well renowned director from England liking an American comedy about a redneck Nascar driver? Awesome

[@josedecasas6652]

Gary Cole as Ricky's dad is hilarious, and pretty much my own dad, just imagine a more Mexican version lol (better mustache), even crazier than Reese Bobby is the fact that Gary Cole was also Bill Lumbergh in Office Space 😂 and he was funny as hell in HBO'S "Veep" with my crush Julia Louis Dreyfus.

[@LordVolkov]

Gary is very funny as Mike Brady in the Brady Bunch Movies

[@ericmm6822]

And he's Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law!

[@Dr3amtime]

And Cotton McKnight in Dodgeball.

[@pistonburner6448]

So your dad is a famous actor?

[@jaski2346]

Gary Cole is great in everything! Extremely underrated actor.

[@gillisthom]

It's not that the fire is so hot, but rather not hot enough. There have been several incidents, where methanol has been used as fuel, and ignited, causing a fire that is practically invisible in daylight.

[@SpencerKelly93]

The ads on the cars aren't dramatized (Until Ricky sells the windshield to Fig Newton, lmao). But the ads you see on the cars are what you would see if you turned on any NASCAR race today. The sponsors pay BIG bucks to buy space on the vehicle. The larger the space, the more money they contribute. You'll also see vehicles that are completely branded for one particular sponsor with smaller sponsors having small stickers all around the car. Danica Patrick drove a car completely wrapped in a lime green "Go Daddy" logo. There are cars sponsored by Home Depot, Budweiser, Busch, and plenty more companies.

[@drew.168]

All his sports movies are gold. This blades of glory, my favorite semi-pro

[@artao5]

I want to see outtakes of Will and Sacha trying to make each other break character and laugh.

[@had1toomany114]

My favorite thumbnail yet. I like and respect the fact that you don't reuse the same old tired thumbnails like a lot of people do.

[@Shade_91]

No matter how many times i watch this movie it always puts me in a good mood 😂

[@TenTonNuke]

I had two WoW accounts and I used keyclone so that one button press registered on both characters (so if one mage cast fireball the other one would too... it's called multiboxing). Because of this movie, I had two shamans named Shake and Bake. We would just stand in a field of totems and dance.

[@hulkslayer626]

Hahahahaha

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

Lol and then an evil French wizard comes along all What is this Shake and Bake it is meaningless!

[@hafeya]

The announcers were Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip and Mike Joy...former Fox NASCAR commentators. The driver that came up and asked for his autograph was the famous Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray was also in this.

[@ironpatriot-no6lt]

😂😂 automatic thumbs up!!😂😂 and can we acknowledge how great of an actor John C. Reiley is. He has shown he can do it all time and time again.

[@bidwell13]

25:01 The reasons the push the cars include protecting the clutch, preventing stalling, it helps prevent wheelspin, protecting the drivetrain, noise reduction, preventing engine heat and saving gas, and Symbolism.

[@stevenbanks1548]

The bloopers for this movie are incredible

[@8967Logan]

I was in the army with a guy who raced cars, and the meticulous attention to detail they pay to those engines is intense. In his spare time, he would crunch numbers on how to get the most performance out of every drop of fuel, trying to determine the precise amount of fuel to get the best performance versus weight. There is some very serious engineering going on in that sport. I'm going to vote for "The Patriot" as the most American movie you have seen, or maybe "National Lampoon's Vacation".

[@hendrikscheepers4144]

Amy Adams's crazy passionate speech was hilarious

[@mattszymanski1199]

"I think we're going to end it here... My camera just went dark." I died laughing...

[@Deegee_1969]

So did her camera.

[@DavetheGrue]

This from a period of about two years when Amy Adams was past 30 and finally getting into A-list movies in supporting roles, but Hollywood still hadn't realized she should be starring in them. Charlie Wilson's War (2007, Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts) is another one she was in and it's worth a watch - it's a ridiculous true story about how the U.S. got into Afghanistan to oppose the Soviets in the 80's.

[@brianschaffer9220]

This is not even close to an exaggeration of ads. They are all over the place, even on their firesuits.

[@shawnmiller4781]

The windshield sticker is really the only exaggeration for comedic effect

[@1x1nDone]

Funny thing about the ads, many of the time the adspace scheme becomes as much of the car's legacy as the car and driver itself. For instance, the Calsonic GTR r32, the Kmart V8 Supercar that did the lap of the Gods at Bathurst, Dale Earnhardt's black Goodyear #3, it goes on. Funny how that works.

[@alexmacdougall5700]

No matter what role, Amy Adams goes for it 100%. My current pick for the actor of "how the hell do they not have an Oscar yet?"

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

"Don't you EVER....fart on my tits again"

[@MaskedSongbird]

Me and my dad love this movie. My dad grew up in Tennessee, and he used to tell me that pretty much every character in this movie is accurate to somebody he knew in high school, lol

[@pablosonic892]

You guys talked through a real subtle, but great character beat that's always stayed with every alcoholic that sees it: when Ricky is reunited with his father in a dingy motel and punches him; Pops Bobby, while holding a beer, hits the bed, rolls to the ground, flips and Pops Bobby springs back up, and without calling any attention to it, continues his sip as before, signifying like any true drunk, he never spills a drop. Legend.

[@raydurz]

The most "rah rah America" movie that's not a war movie or a parody would be either "Miracle" about the Miracle on Ice or "The Right Stuff" about the space race. IMO.

[@dnish6673]

Maybe Rocky 4.

[@chitown7732]

Yes that man that that asked ricky for an autograph is Dale Earnhardt Jr, son of the legendary Dale Earnhardt. The NASCAR announcers, to the one giving Ricky the interview in the beginning, they’re all real nascar team members

[@scotthewitt258]

That interview after the first race is priceless!

[@mikenahmias7102]

Fun fact: John C. Reilly was also in Days of Thunder.

[@quiett6191]

12:31 Yep, its fire thats fueled by methanol, which some race cars use as fuel. It burns with a transparent flame. There have been incidents where one caught fire. You can find footage of one on KZbin, its pretty scary, one crew guy caught aflame and for a long while people couldn't tell he was on fire.

[@johnmaynardable]

In my career as an actor I was lucky enough to work with John C. Reilly (on Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) and Will Ferrell on Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. They were both great to work with. Will Ferrell improvised most of his dialogue.

[@codyscards6698]

Dude i would love to hear how the set of jay and bob was??

[@TheALX144]

Just by the thumbnail, George outdid himself. Not only the edit, but the perfect photos op blend of himself and the legendary John C Riley. Good times!

[@Shawn-rq4py]

My daughter went to school w the little red headed kid. She said he never let fame get to him. He was in sever other movies all through school. And his southern accent is real. He talks just like he did in the movie.

[@biswojyoti1]

john c riley and will ferrell combo is just so amazingly hillarious

[@tj_2701]

20:23 yes this movie came out before "Karen"

[@kingscorpion7346]

yeah, the ads on the car is not an exaggeration, those are the sponsors that help pay to keep the cars in shape. and Michael Clarke Duncan (RIP)... was taken away from us far too soon! serious roles, comedic roles, he was just phenomenal with his craft!

[@aeneasfate]

The follow-up to this was Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Such a scathing deconstruction of the oscarbait musical biopic genre's tropes that they stopped making them for a decade.

[@shotemup123]

yes that dude asking for the autograph was Dale Earnhardt Jr. One of the best of all time and especially during that time.

[@chitown7732]

Favorite will ferrell movie ever not even exaggerating. It’s funny cause I literally just watched this last night and now I get on KZbin and you guys reacted to it🤣💪🏼💪🏼. Great reaction

[@bpowick]

This video has one of the best thumbnails you guys have done so far 😄. The face swaps are almost seamless. My compliments to the chef!

[@hackerx7329]

For most absurdly American movie I was going to say Independence Day for the trope of the American military saving the world but then I remembered Mars Attacks which is essentially the absurd comedy version of the same basic concept and you two DEFINITELY should check it out..

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

Lol a movie so pro America they wanted everyone on earth to celebrate July 4th

[@DougieDDemon]

George's face is hilarious in the thumbnail 😂

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

Lol how does his head perfectly fit John C Reilly

[@d4mdcykey]

_"I'm as hard as a diamond in an ice storm"_ That was so sweet and heartfelt I got kinda misty in the eyes.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Seriously, this is your best thumbnail ever.

[@Bobal27]

24:58 Those cars are not normal driving machines. They’re tuned to racing. Fast starts, faster top speeds, and once the accelerator is pressed, the car is gonna go fast. They’re not exactly street legal, either. They may be called “stock cars,” but the name is misleading, as there’s nothing stock about them. The point I’m trying to make is, unless you’re prepared to go very quickly, and have properly angled track to assist with turning, hitting the start switches is an unsafe, illegal, and all around dumb idea. Push the car to its spot in line, hit the switches, stay in place behind the pace car, and then triple your speed once the race starts. That’s the one formula for stock car racing.

[@markmaioli4]

I am so glad you guys saw this movie, it's my favorite Will Ferrell movie. There are so many one liners, that my friends and I use to this day. Now, to get the "save me Tom Cruise" reference you have to watch Days of Thunder 👍

[@brucemangan3807]

Talladeegah... huh? oh wait.. Canadian.. it's fine..😏 also.. regarding invisible fire.. it's from Methanol fuel. The footage you are thinking of is from the 1981 Indy 500

[@victorfatalys1076]

John C.Reilly and Molly Shannon are in this movie too, they are so underrated, they deserves to be the main lead sometimes... Oh but they did, in two of my favorite movies that made me laugh so hard, you could like it too : - John C.Reilly in *Walk Hard : The Dewey Cox Story* (2007) also with Jenna Fischer (Pam Beesley in *The Office* ) these two singing together...🤣 - Molly Shannon in *Superstar* (1999, Will Ferrel playing the love interest too)

[@naterewing]

“Taladeega nights” lol you are definitely Canadian but I have nothing but love for our neighbors to the north, been there more times than I can count. You guys rock!

[@cctomcat321]

Ethanol fires are almost basically invisible. So, yeah, there are a few things that can actually lead to invisible fire.

[@TheAbominableDrFaustus]

This is Will Ferrell’s best movie ever. You can’t change my mind.

[@ch44227]

Adam Mckay was the SNL Head Writer when Will Ferrell was on there. Since then they became writing buddies. The scripts they make Will stars in them and Adam Directs. Adam Mckay in order did Anchroman, this, Step Brothers, The Other Guys and Anchorman 2. This one was the only one I didn't really like. The others are Gold. Do those!

[@Patriot009]

25:45 To answer your question, either Days of Thunder or Top Gun...or really most things with Tom Cruise.

[@cleonmagabeefy8500]

Ferrell and Reilly went on the Larry King Show in character and it was pretty fantastic... They even took calls from real drivers and talked trash to them!!! It's Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr on Larry King if you want a laugh.

[@MarioCrosby]

I'm throwing a movie suggestion out there: "Miracle", starring Kurt Russell. It's the greatest sports movie ever and is based on a true story about the 1980 U.S.A. hockey team. The pregame locker room speech before the big game is EPIC. You'd have to try and keep as much of it unedited as possible. You won't be disappointed.

[@johanjarvinen]

That win by the U.S. team is so over-mythologized. The U.S. basically played incredibly dirty and injured some of the Soviets teams biggest stars. And then in the revenge games in '81 Canada Cup and '82 World Championships they lost both of them handily. Someone really should turn that Red Army/Russian Five story into a movie of it's own, probably following Larianov and Fetisov's life stories. Maybe some day when the Russians stop being the absolute worst on the world stage. Ah well.

[@MarioCrosby]

@johanjarvinen Every team is guilty of playing dirty at some point, and nobody has ever made that claim as far as I know. Even if it is true, that team still had no business beating them. Going from losing 8 or 9 to 1 the week before and beating a machine like that Russian team was should have been nothing short of impossible. That includes if a couple of stars were banged up or injured.

[@matthewhetzler4912]

The US team injured Soviet players? Which ones? In which games?

[@shawnmiller4781]

@@johanjarvinenIf you want to talk about dirty games let’s talk about the Soviets colluding refs during the 1972 Olympic basketball gold metal game

[@MarioCrosby]

@@matthewhetzler4912 Yah, like I said in my post above, that's news to me as well. Maybe just a sore loser?

[@ericb9252]

"I spread my butt cheeks as Mike Honcho" was said in every junior high in 2006

[@artao5]

Not even remotely an exaggeration of ads on cars and driver's suits. And they can be seen and read quite well on television, or when they're on safety laps.

[@shawnmiller4781]

Only the wonder bread windshield sticker was exaggerated

[@tarzapopohead]

In nascar any company that puts money into the car or driver is allowed to put their sticker on the car however the cars main symbol is the primary sponsor of the car and yes the advertisement does work.

[@ZEBRAjinx]

This in my opinion, is One of Will ferrells most iconic films

[@tigerwareagle1485]

One of my friends parents was at the race where they shot the movie (2005 UAW Ford 500 at Talladega I believe), and the part where Ricky and Jean Girard kissed was filmed in front of the crowd. Everybody booed that part of filming and the director told everybody “this was part of the movie, y’all gotta cheer!” Having this movie filmed in my backyard (I live near Talladega Superspeedway) is a dream come true! I even read where someone said they made the movie to make fun of NASCAR fans and southerners, instead, it elevated the sport to a maximum.

[@kennethriddle433]

The invisible fire thing is actually pretty serious. Pure ethanol (which these cars use) burns without much of a visible flame because it burns almost clean. It has a slightly blue flame that is really hard to see in daylight. A pit crew in the 1981 Indy 500 caught on fire and the rescue workers couldn't see the fire, so they had a lot of trouble putting it out. Luckily ethanol burns with less heat than gasoline and no one was killed.

[@MrLovegrove]

Reese Bobby selling the tickets is my absolute favorite thing about the entire movie.

[@tomkruze1304]

Walk Hard with John C. Reily is just as funny, Jack White, Jonah Hill, lots of cameos.

[@Jnf4uk]

They roll the cars out to pit road because after pre race inspection they can’t start the car until the command is given. Basically just to make sure no one alters the engine after pre race inspections.

[@SentientPotatoXIII]

This is one if my favorite Will Ferrell movies. Seen it so much since I was a kid.

[@lithium23]

20:30 yeah dude lol... The Karen as an insult thing happened in just the past few years.

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

Simone was correct about invisible car fires. Methanol is a fuel that burns invisibly. I use it at my job as an alloy cleaner and to speed up the drying process. We were warned that it burns invisibly lol

[@capndave9152]

This movie parodies a lot of Tom Cruise’s movie Days of Thunder. Fun fact is that John C Reilly was in that movie as Tom Cruise’s crew chief. Also Tom Cruise and another driver have a foot race on the track.

[@JamesFerminVideos]

They push the cars from the garage to the staging area, because they don't want to use fuel. They do everything in the garage, add fuel, check everything on the car and every ounce of fuel is critical, and you can't add more once it's in staging. They'll race a couple hundred laps before they need fuel or until there is a caution which then they can come in to get more fuel and tires.

[@OptifiedPixels]

This is one of the stupidly funny movies ever, I love the will Ferrell john c riley dynamic in everything (yes I even loved Holmes and Watson)

[@marshallprince2583]

Jane Lynch played Ricky's mom. She's also known for Role Models, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Wreck-it Ralph 1 & 2 (as Sergeant Calhoun), and a ton of other roles.

[@ultimateninjaboi]

My friends and i still quote this movie a hell of a lot to this day. Weve even, on occasion, forgot that a reference we make constantly came from this.

[@neilcreek]

"What does America taste like?" Hot dogs and gunpowder, probably. I dunno, I'm Australian.

[@fuzzy__dunlop]

I'm so proud of Simone. Even in the dark, she managed a "Woo"

[@applejax1017]

John C. Riley is HILARIOUS in Walk Hard

[@mr.battle20]

Another comment mentioned this: Michael Clarke Duncan was amazing, and you two should check out another movie he was in: Michael Bay's The Island. Massively underrated movie!