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Run Ronnie Run
2002
Ronnie Dobbs (David Cross) is in trouble on a nightly basis. A small town redneck with a pea sized brain, Ronnie finds a way to get locked up and then spins yarns to his friends about his experiences. One person who sees something in Ronnie's stories is Terry Twillstein (Bob Odenkirk), a TV info-mercial director who needs a .. Read more
| Starring | David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Nikki Cox |
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| Director | Troy Miller |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Run Ronnie Run
Ronnie Dobbs (David Cross) is in trouble on a nightly basis. A small town redneck with a pea sized brain, Ronnie finds a way to get locked up and then spins yarns to his friends about his experiences. One person who sees something in Ronnie's stories is Terry Twillstein (Bob Odenkirk), a TV info-mercial director who needs a subject to rejuvinate his career. In the process, he makes a reality TV star out of good ol' boy Ronnie, whose only goal is to earn the love of Kayla (Nikki Cox). This white trash comedy is based on a character created for US television's MR. SHOW and features many cast members from the same comedy sketch series.
| Starring | David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Nikki Cox |
|---|---|
| Director | Troy Miller |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 18 Mar 2004 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
A likeable comedy from Bob & David
David Cross and Bob Odenkirk are two of the funniest American comedians around at the moment, it's a tragedy that they're not better well known over here.
Both created Mr Show, an HBO sketch show that ran in the mid-nineties, which featured Ronnie Dobbs, a drunken Southerner who keeps on getting arrested and always tries to lie his way out of the situation. After a while Terry, a tv producer, spots him and gives him his own show where he has to get arrested each week in a different state.
All of that was the basis for the first sketch from the first show, but given the chance to perform the character again for a wider audience, they've repeated that plot here, and just expanded it a little. Apparently Bob and David fell out with the director and are unhappy with the finished product, but I've got to say that there's an awful lot to like here. Cross is instantly appealing as Ronnie Dobbs, cheeky but lovable, whilst Bob's English tv producer is fantastic, if often in a very silly way - one line about his accent later on in the film is just great.
It starts off fairly routinely, but later on in the film it captures the unpredictability of Mr Show well, and overall I've got to say if it may not be the smartest or wittiest comedies of late, it is one of the most fun. So it might not have been the film the creators wanted it to be, but it's still definitely worth watching. -
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Funny in parts
Teenage humour is how i would rate this film not the funniest film about but it sure has its moments bound to make most people laugh even just a little
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Run Ronnie Run
Ronnie Dobbs (David Cross) is in trouble on a nightly basis. A small town redneck with a pea sized brain, Ronnie finds a way to get locked up and then spins yarns to his friends about his experiences. One person who sees something in Ronnie's stories is Terry Twillstein (Bob Odenkirk), a TV info-...
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