Trailer Park Boys: The Big Dirty
Encyclopedia
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."
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.
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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
.
in 2007:
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.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film based on the hit television series Trailer Park Boys
Trailer Park Boys
Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian comedy mockumentary television series created and directed by Mike Clattenburg that focuses on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The...
. 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
Mike Clattenburg
Mike Clattenburg is a Canadian TV and film director best known as creator/director of the TV comedy series Trailer Park Boys , and This Hour Has 22 Minutes...
, with Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman, OC is a Canadian film producer and director. He is known for the comedies he has directed and produced, especially in the 1980s and 1990s.He is the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 2000.-Early life:...
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
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
since then. It received an American rating of R by the MPAA
Motion Picture Association of America
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. , originally the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America , was founded in 1922 and is designed to advance the business interests of its members...
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, and an 80% rating from 9,839 audiences' reviews on Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
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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
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robb Wells Robb Wells Robb Wells is a Canadian actor and screenwriter who portrayed Ricky on Trailer Park Boys.-Early life:Wells was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and moved to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia when he was eight years old... |
Ricky |
| John Paul Tremblay John Paul Tremblay John Paul Tremblay is a Canadian actor who stars in the hit Canadian TV show Trailer Park Boys, playing Julian, a newly released ex-con returning to his home in a trailer park in Nova Scotia... |
Julian |
| Mike Smith Mike Smith (actor) Mike Smith is a Canadian actor and musician, most famous for playing Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys.-Personal life:... |
Bubbles |
| John Dunsworth John Dunsworth John Dunsworth is a Canadian actor known for playing the frequently drunk trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on the hit TV show Trailer Park Boys. He has also appeared in Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion, a CBC film about the 1917 Halifax explosion... |
Jim Lahey |
| Patrick Roach Patrick Roach Patrick Roach is a Canadian actor best known for playing the always shirtless and cheeseburger-addicted assistant trailer park supervisor Randy on the cult television series Trailer Park Boys.... |
Randy |
| Jonathan Torrens Jonathan Torrens Jonathan Ormond Torrens is a Canadian actor and television personality best known for his co-hosting of Street Cents, his talk show Jonovision, and his role as "J-Roc" in the popular Canadian mockumentary Trailer Park Boys... |
J-Roc |
| Cory Bowles Cory Bowles Cory Bowles is a Canadian actor and choreographer.Bowles was born in Montreal and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. He is an African Nova Scotian with roots amongst Black Loyalists, Maroons and French Colonies.... |
Cory |
| Michael Jackson Michael Jackson (actor) Michael Jackson is a Canadian actor, grip and gaffer, best known for his acting role as "Trevor" in the comedy TV series "Trailer Park Boys" and the later film Trailer Park Boys: The Movie .... |
Trevor |
| Lucy Decoutere Lucy Decoutere Lucy Decoutere is a Canadian actress known for her role as the character Lucy in the hit television series Trailer Park Boys.She grew up as the youngest sibling of four from British and Czech parents. She attended grad school in Montreal and has held various jobs, including as a kindergarten... |
Lucy |
| Sarah E. Dunsworth Sarah E. Dunsworth Sarah E. Dunsworth is a Canadian actress who plays the character of the same name on the Canadian television program Trailer Park Boys. She is the real life daughter of John Dunsworth, the actor who plays Mr. Lahey. She was also the costume Designer on Hobo with a Shotgun. Additionally she... |
Sarah |
| Barrie Dunn Barrie Dunn Barrie Dunn is a Canadian actor, film and television producer best known for his character Ray on the Canadian mockumentary television program Trailer Park Boys.... |
Ray |
| Lydia Lawson-Baird | Trinity |
| Nichole Hiltz Nichole Hiltz Nichole Marie Hiltz is an American actress. She has appeared in the film May, A Midsummer Night's Rave, and the Sci Fi Channel movie All Souls Day and since 2008 has played Brandi Shannon on the USA network television series In Plain Sight.Hiltz has made guest appearances on several television... |
Wanda |
| Gerry Dee Gerry Dee Gerry Dee is a Canadian stand-up comedian. Prior to his comic career, he was a physical education teacher and hockey coach at De La Salle College "Oaklands", a private co-ed high school in Toronto... |
Donny |
| Hugh Dillon Hugh Dillon Hugh Dillon is a Canadian musician and actor.-Music career:Dillon was the lead singer for the Kingston hard rock band The Headstones from 1987 until 2003... |
Sonny |
| Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey... |
Cop #1 |
| Gord Downie | Cop #2 |
| Scott Marson | Bouncer |
| Eugene Clark Eugene Clark (actor) -Football career:Before he began acting, he played college football. He was an all-conference offensive guard at UCLA and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL Draft... |
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 movieTrailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor DayTrailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day is a 2009 Canadian mockumentary comedy/crime film directed by Mike Clattenburg. It is the second film based on the Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys, following 2005's Trailer Park Boys: The 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
Canon (fiction)
In the context of a work of fiction, the term canon denotes the material accepted as "official" in a fictional universe's fan base. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction, which are not considered canonical...
.
Awards and recognition
The movie was nominated in three categories for the 27th Genie Awards27th Genie Awards
The 27th Genie Awards were held on February 13, 2007 to honour films released in 2006. The ceremony was located at the Carlu theatre in Toronto....
in 2007:
- Best Motion Picture
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Hugh DillonHugh DillonHugh Dillon is a Canadian musician and actor.-Music career:Dillon was the lead singer for the Kingston hard rock band The Headstones from 1987 until 2003...
) - Best Adapted Screenplay
Soundtrack
- "Big Dirty Drums"
- "I Fought the LawI Fought the Law"I Fought the Law" is a song written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets and became popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, which went on to become a top-ten hit for the band in 1966 and was also recorded by The Clash in 1979...
" covered by The Big Dirty BandBig Dirty BandThe Big Dirty Band is a Canadian supergroup composed of Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson , Thornley's and Big Wreck's Ian Thornley , Three Days Grace's Adam Gontier , Die Mannequin's Care Failure and The Tea Party drummer Jeff Burrows.The Big Dirty Band was put together in support of the Trailer...
(original composition by Sonny CurtisSonny CurtisSonny Curtis is an American singer and songwriter. Most of his work falls into the Pop and Country genres. He was a teenage pal and band member with Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas...
and The CricketsThe CricketsThe Crickets are a rock & roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer/songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s. Their first hit record was "That'll Be the Day", released in 1957....
) - "38 Years Old38 Years Old"38 Years Old" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released as a single from the band's debut studio album, Up to Here. The song was written in Memphis during their recording of the album. It is a fictional account of a real-life escape from Millhaven Institution in the band's...
" by The Tragically HipThe Tragically HipThe Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie , Paul Langlois , Rob Baker , Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay . Since their formation in 1983 they have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, and 46 singles... - "The Spirit of RadioThe Spirit of Radio"The Spirit of Radio" is a song released in 1980 by Canadian rock band Rush from their album Permanent Waves. The song's name was inspired by Toronto radio station CFNY's slogan. The song was significant in the growing popularity of the band. It is also the first song of the 1980s, since Permanent...
" by RushRush (band)Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart... - "Scared" by The Tragically Hip
- "Trailer Park Life" by J-Roc
- "Credulence"
- "Sweet LeafSweet Leaf"Sweet Leaf" is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song, a hymn to recreational cannabis use, got its title from a packet of cigarettes bassist Geezer Butler bought in Dublin that claimed the tobacco was "the sweet leaf." The song begins with a tape loop of...
" covered by AlexisonfireAlexisonfireAlexisonfire was a five-piece, Juno-nominated post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consisted of George Pettit , Dallas Green , Wade MacNeil , Chris Steele , and Jordan Hastings .They describe their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls...
(original composition by Black SabbathBlack SabbathBlack Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
) - "All Touch" by Rough TradeRough Trade (band)Rough Trade was a Canadian new wave rock band in the 1970s and 1980s, centred on singer Carole Pope and multi-instrumentalist Kevan Staples. The band was noted for their provocative lyrics and stage antics; singer Pope often performed in bondage attire, and their 1981 hit "High School...
- "Shithawks"
- "I'm on Fire for You Baby" covered by April WineApril WineApril Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together...
(original composition by David Elliott) - "BobcaygeonBobcaygeon (song)"Bobcaygeon" is a single by The Tragically Hip, from their sixth album, Phantom Power. The song is named after a town in Canada called Bobcaygeon, Ontario. The song won the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 2000....
" by The Tragically HipThe Tragically HipThe Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie , Paul Langlois , Rob Baker , Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay . Since their formation in 1983 they have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, and 46 singles... - "Orca" by WintersleepWintersleepWintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.-Background:Wintersleep formed in 2001 and released two albums with Dependent Music, a music label and artists' collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994....
- "Swamp Water" by Swollen MembersSwollen MembersSwollen Members is a Canadian hip hop group from Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada consisting mainly of the duo Mad Child, and Prevail. Frequent collaborators include vocalist Moka Only and producer Rob the Viking, an official group member since 2002...
- "Ricky's Day in Court"
- "Liquor & Whores" by Bubbles & The Shit Rockers
- "Heavy Metal Love" by HelixHelix (band)Helix are a Canadian hard rock/heavy metal band. They formed in 1974, and are best known for their 1984 single "Rock You". The original lineup was formed by drummer Bruce Arnold, and consisted of lead vocalist Brian Vollmer, guitarists Ron Watson and Rick "Minstrel" Trembley, keyboardist Don...
DVD release
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie is available in Canada on DVD. It was released on February 20, 2007.Sequel
On August 27, 2008, it was announced by Alliance FilmsAlliance Films
Alliance Films is a major Canadian motion picture distribution/production company, which serves Canada, the United Kingdom, and Spain.-History:It was formed in 1984 by Stephen Roth, Denis Heroux, John Kemeny, Robert Lantos and Jay...
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.