Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

C.B. Harding

Writers:

Bill Engvall (writer)
Jeff Foxworthy (writer)

Release Date:

28 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Tagline:

Like it or not, they're just like you.

Plot:

The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary. |

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Winnie The Pooh | Redneck | Stand Up Comedy

Cast

Jeff Foxworthy	...	Himself
Bill Engvall	...	Himself
Ron White	...	Himself
Larry The Cable Guy	...	Himself
Heidi Klum	...	Victoria's Secret Saleswoman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Alan Grier	...	Limo Driver

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some crude and sex-related humor.

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company:

Gaylord Films

Trivia:

In the DVD extras Ron White admits that during the credits where he was asleep in the Waffle House, he was drunk and passed out. Ron even admitted, "That was as nasty a hangover as I ever had."

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the spa, when Larry gives a girl a massage, you can see a camera by the doorway.

Quotes:

Bill: My litle girl is 16. She's at that age where she's in her room listening to her stereo, online with her friends, and boys are starting to call. Oh, my God. We had a kid call the house at 2 in the morning. I lost it. First off, I'm sound asleep in la-la land with Shania Twain in the mountains somewhere...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Don't Ask Me No Questions

This is funny, I don't care who you are...

I know this comedy show taped in Phoenix offends some people and others just don't get the southern humor. But if anything can cross lines, this video will.

I'm at a loss to explain those who want to march on comedians, movies or any other creative endeavor that violates some politically correct niche the would be marchers inhabit. It's like Jay Leno making a frog comment and the letters pile in from some society dedicated to the prevention of amphibious slander.

One commenter made notes of "prejudices" that had me laughing nearly as much as I laughed at the video. The rampant prejudice in their comedy is aimed not at any stereotype other than themselves; rednecks! Anyone believing these four men are the characters on stage is trapped inside television. This ain't real folks. They're playing parts like any actor.

For profiling advice, see Ron White.

Speaking of Ron, all these guys are hilarious. Yes, some of their material has been around long enough many have heard the routines, but they are funny and they are a comfortable ensemble. Larry the Cable Guy seems to be a "I wish I hadn't laughed at that crudity but I did" favorite, but I'm telling you Ron White is comedic genius.

His pacing and timing is perfect, his delivery of the kind that one is born with, not learned. You can turn off the sound and he is still funny. He reminds me of Dean Martin's presence (not because of the cigarette and Manhattan) but because he has a subliminal connect with the audience. He comes out, he grins and they're all buddies before the first word comes out of his mouth.

These guys, as a group and as individuals, are not stupid. You don't get to where they are by being idiots, only by portraying them. They know what they are doing.

This video is about laughing, about laughing really hard because they talk about things that have happened to us, things we have felt. Life is sweet, life is beautiful, life can be ugly and hard, and, often, life, real life, is hilarious. And all those traits aren't isolate, they mix and mingle and complicate.

This crew just reminds us of that.