Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Poster
Directed by	Mike Clattenburg
Produced by	Mike Clattenburg Ivan Reitman (executive producer)
Written by	Mike Clattenburg Robb Wells
Starring	Robb Wells John Paul Tremblay Mike Smith
Editing by	Jeremy Harty
Distributed by	Odeon Films
Release date(s)	October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$ 5 million

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, also known as The Big Dirty and simply Trailer Park Boys, is a 2006 Canadian comedy film based on the hit television series Trailer Park Boys. The film follows characters Ricky, Julian and Bubbles creating a plan for The Big Dirty, one last crime that will enable them to retire from their criminal lives. The film, like the series, was directed and produced by Mike Clattenburg, with Ivan Reitman as an executive producer. It was released in Canada on October 6, 2006, and a limited release in the United States began on January 25, 2008. It has developed into a cult film since then. It received an American rating of R by the MPAA for "pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and drug content."

Plot

Kicked out of jail days before the guard/inmate ball hockey final, Ricky and Julian return to Sunnyvale trailer park with a plan for The Big Dirty, the largest heist of their long criminal history: a scheme to steal vast quantities of change – since it is untraceable.

Meanwhile, Ricky is pondering taking his relationship with longtime girlfriend Lucy to the next level when he discovers that Lucy has some newly enhanced breasts and a job at the "gentleman’s club." Later, while visiting the club, Julian meets and falls for the beautiful featured dancer Wanda, and the boys have their first encounter with Sonny, the dangerous owner of the club.

As the day of the Big Dirty approaches, the boys train less-than-able assistants Cory and Trevor. But before their plan can succeed, they must survive shootouts and face down drunken trailer park supervisor Mr. Lahey and his cheeseburger-loving assistant Randy in a deadly game of Sunnyvale Chicken.

Reception

The movie holds a 55% rating, based on 22 critics' reviews, on Rotten Tomatoes.

Box office

Trailer Park Boys was the highest grossing movie in Canada for its first weekend in release October 7-8, 2006. The movie grossed an estimated $1.3 million at the box office in its opening weekend becoming the 11th top grossing film in North America for that weekend. It had a per-screen average of $6,632 over the three-day weekend, and played on over 200 screens. As of November 19, 2006, the film had grossed $3.8 million.

Cast

Main article: List of Trailer Park Boys characters

Actor	Role
Robb Wells	Ricky
John Paul Tremblay	Julian
Mike Smith	Bubbles
John Dunsworth	Jim Lahey
Patrick Roach	Randy
Jonathan Torrens	J-Roc
Cory Bowles	Cory
Michael Jackson	Trevor
Lucy Decoutere	Lucy
Sarah E. Dunsworth	Sarah
Barrie Dunn	Ray
Lydia Lawson-Baird	Trinity
Nichole Hiltz	Wanda
Gerry Dee	Donny
Hugh Dillon	Sonny
Alex Lifeson	Cop #1
Gord Downie	Cop #2
Scott Marson	Bouncer
Eugene Clark	Cadillac

Differences between the movie and the TV series

The movie and TV series have a few subtle inconsistencies, possibly so viewers who have no previous experience with the show can follow the plot. Several direct contradictions are as follows.

• Bubbles' shed: In the TV series, Bubbles lives in a number of store-bought sheds. In the movie, he lives in a shed made from lumber, plywood, and plastic roofing, which is condemned and destroyed by Mr. Lahey, and a new one built to replace it.
• Lucy and Sarah's relationship/sexuality: In the TV series, Lucy and Sarah, both heterosexual, are simply old friends who share a trailer. In the movie, Lucy is "one-eighth gay," and the two have had previous sexual encounters.
• Ricky and Lucy's marriage: At the end of the movie, Ricky and Lucy get married and go on to live together again. In the TV series, Ricky and Lucy were to get married in the first season finale, but the police shut down the ceremony to arrest Ricky and Julian. Ricky and Lucy then have an on-again/off-again relationship throughout the series without ever being married, even in episodes filmed after the movie or in the following movie.
• The role of Trinity: In the TV series, Trinity was played by Jeanna Harrison, but in the movie she was played by Lydia Lawson-Baird because Harrison looked too old to play Trinity at a younger age. Also, in the movie, Trinity steals barbecues, fixes them up, and sells them at flea markets. In the TV series, she merely helps steal the barbecues for Ricky.
• Lucy's boob job: In the TV series, Lucy got her breast implants from the money that Cory and Trevor took from the boys. In the movie, she got them from Sonny, the owner of the gentlemen's club.
• J-Roc's greasy films: In the TV series, J-Roc never succeeded in completing a greasy film, the titles of which are parodies of known titles. In the movie, J-Roc manages to complete a set of films, all of which contain the word "hoes" in the title.

The movie was released between Season 6 and Season 7, however, its story can be considered to take place either between seasons 4 and 5, when Lucy got her boob job, or between seasons 5 and 6, when Mr. Lahey's car first appeared without the roof. Because of the inconsistency of the timeline and the various differences between series and movie, the movie is considered to be non-canon.

Awards and recognition

The movie was nominated in three categories for the 27th Genie Awards in 2007:

• Best Motion Picture
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Hugh Dillon)
• Best Adapted Screenplay

Soundtrack

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Soundtrack album
Released	October 10, 2006
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Anthem

1. "Big Dirty Drums"
2. "I Fought the Law" covered by The Big Dirty Band (original composition by Sonny Curtis and The Crickets)
3. "38 Years Old" by The Tragically Hip
4. "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush
5. "Scared" by The Tragically Hip
6. "Trailer Park Life" by J-Roc
7. "Credulence"
8. "Sweet Leaf" covered by Alexisonfire (original composition by Black Sabbath)
9. "All Touch" by Rough Trade
10. "Shithawks"
11. "I'm on Fire for You Baby" covered by April Wine (original composition by David Elliott)
12. "Bobcaygeon" by The Tragically Hip
13. "Orca" by Wintersleep
14. "Swamp Water" by Swollen Members
15. "Ricky's Day in Court"
16. "Liquor & Whores" by Bubbles & The Shit Rockers
17. "Heavy Metal Love" by Helix

DVD release

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie is available in Canada on DVD. It was released on February 20, 2007.

Sequel

Main article: Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day

On August 27, 2008, it was announced by Alliance Films that there was a second TPB movie being filmed. The movie, titled "Countdown To Liquor Day", is a continuation of the final TPB special, "Say Goodnight To The Bad Guys". The film was released in theaters on September 25, 2009.

External links

• Trailer Park Boys: The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• Trailer Park Boys: The Movie at AllRovi
• Trailer Park Boys: The Movie at Rotten Tomatoes