Summary
Its Barbershop for Rednecks. Bill is a bait shop owner who has to make a balloon payment of $15,000 or else the bank will close his shop. Unable to make the payment from the proceeds of the shop, Bill must compete in the annual Bass Tournament, which he pathetically loses every year, to win the money.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 46
Letterboxd · 449 ratings2.8/5
IMDb4.4
Audience score39%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 29 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
+19Released
2008
September 2, 2008
18 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 13 more56 people
- Bill EngvallBill Dugan
- Billy Ray CyrusHot Rod Johnson
- Jim R. ColemanAnnouncer
- Mary Rachel QuinnLaura
- Jessica BlackmoreHot Rod Girl
- WHWilbur HoustonMelvin
- Richard RiehleGus
- MPMaureen PreussBetty
- CSChristopher SchmidtOdd Job
- Rus BlackwellDale
- DMDavid MackeyRoy
- Vincent MartellaScott
Billy Joe ShaverBuddy
Tim PowellDonnie Rains- DNDavid Neil EnfingerCuckholded Man
- DPDavid PreussCustomer
- GNGreg NeffBanker
Harve PresnellJack
Andy UssachFisherman (uncredited)- TLTony LopezFan
Tom HillmannUninterested Man- MSMikki ScanlonWoman on Street
Jeff ChaseMan on Street- MZMark ZonaESPN Announcer #1
Directing · 1
- C.B. Harding Director
Writing · 7
- Bill Engvall Story
- Thomas B. Ryan Story
- James Greer Teleplay
- Jonathan Bernstein Teleplay
- Bear Aderhold Teleplay
- Tom Sullivan Teleplay
Production · 6
- Emily Wolfe Executive Producer
- Alan C. Blomquist Producer
- J.P. Williams Producer
- Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting
- Libby Goldstein Casting
- Deborah George Casting
Camera · 1
- Jamie Barber Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gregg Featherman Editor
Sound · 2
- Tim P. Original Music Composer
- Stephen Phillips Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Kevin Pierce Production Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Al Magliochetti Visual Effects
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