Delta Farce (2007)

5% of critics liked it
(44 reviews)
44% of users liked it
(164,941 ratings)

When a hard-luck blue-collar worker and his two best friends are mistaken for Army Reservists by a tough-talking Army sergeant, the plane set to fly them to the front lines of Iraq mistakenly drops them in the middle of Mexico to disastrous results in a freewheeling military comedy starring Larry… More When a hard-luck blue-collar worker and his two best friends are mistaken for Army Reservists by a tough-talking Army sergeant, the plane set to fly them to the front lines of Iraq mistakenly drops them in the middle of Mexico to disastrous results in a freewheeling military comedy starring Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and D.J. Qualls. Larry (the Cable Guy) has lost his job and his woman in the short span of 24 hours. Convinced that some suds and target shooting are just the right remedies for a broken, jobless heart, Larry sets out with his next-door neighbor Bill (Engvall) and their trigger-happy pal Everett (Qualls) in order to blast off some rounds and down some brews. Their relaxing weekend soon takes an unexpected turn, however, when hard-case Army sergeant Kilgrove (Keith David) mistakes the trio as slacking Army reservists and loads them in a plane bound for Fallujah. Subsequently air-dropped over Mexico due to pilot error, the clueless, wannabe war heroes become convinced that they're actually in the Middle East and set out to save a rural village from what they assume to be an insurgent uprising. Though the thankful locals champion the noble but dimwitted trio for their heroism, the celebration is short-lived as ruthless warlord Carlos Santana (Danny Trejo) pays a personal visit to the town with a plan to confront the fearless warriors who dared to challenge his iron-fist rule. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By: C.B. Harding
Written By: Bear Aderhold, Tom Sullivan
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy

In Theaters: May 11, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Sep 4, 2007
Studio: Lions Gate Films

Critic Reviews

Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
Here's a sobering thought: If every war gets the comedy it deserves, could Delta Farce, a strenuously unfunny Three Amigos knockoff, be our M*A*S*H?
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
A mindless comedy where the blatant racial stereotypes are outnumbered only by the flatulence jokes.
Andy Webster, New York Times
With Delta Farce, his second movie vehicle, the Southern-fried comedian Larry the Cable Guy takes ever greater risks to advance his career.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
There are henpecked-husband jokes, gay jokes, turd humor, mispronounced Iraq war terms, guys asking "Who farted?" and lots more Crackel Barrel comedy.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
This is a movie where the villains are the comic relief for the comedians, and where the outtakes at the end are better than the film.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The liveliest battle in this atrocious service comedy is fighting the urge to leave midway through.
Kit Bowen, Hollywood.com
What it really boils down to is whether you're a fan of Larry the Cable Guy. If so, you'll (I would hope) realize you're watching a pretty stupid comedy but will laugh in the appropriate parts.
Jim Lane, Sacramento News & Review
Whatever your pet sensitivity -- the military, rednecks, gays, Mexicans -- this movie is an equal-opportunity denigrator.
Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media
War in Iraq isn't funny -- neither is this movie.
Bill Gibron, DVDTalk.com
Similar in stance to Wild Hogs, a completely braindead biker drone that makes this movie look like Animal Husbandry House, what we have here is hilarity for those who don't want to work for their amusement.
Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
Although no special features in the world could make this DVD worth your money, the ones that are presented are still disappointing.
Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
The only farcical aspect of it is that it was greenlit in the first place.
Kam Williams, NewsBlaze
One of those movies that's great until the movie starts.
Linda Cook, Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
It's OK to write comedies about morons%u2026as long as you don't insult the intelligence of the audience in the script.
Marrit Ingman, Austin Chronicle
Is it funny? Not really. All of its subversive potential is wasted on [director] Harding, and even the straight-ahead farce is joyless.
Frank Ochieng, Movie Eye
...a surefire reassurance that war is indeed hell...another prime example of ingenuity involving a box of crayons and someone's desperate idea for quick-witted lunacy.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York
If ribbing the U.S. armed forces was considered unpatriotic after 9/11, then Delta Farce proves that discussion of the Iraq War has now officially jumped the shark.
Gary Goldstein, Reel.com
A romantic flicker between the dumpy Larry and a pretty local senorita defies all logic -- even in a movie this illogical.
Sean McBride, Sean the Movie Guy
I can honestly say that I didn't laugh once
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Perhaps best enjoyed by persons who have been lobotomized. After the first 30 minutes (I'm being generous), you may well feel like you have been.

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Jeff "

Delta Farce has got to be the most awful, shallow, poorly constructed comedy film ever made. This is a film that makes every Pauly Shore film look like classics by comparison. You know right from the start that the cast for this horrid train wreck will not be good when you have Larry… More
Delta Farce has got to be the most awful, shallow, poorly constructed comedy film ever made. This is a film that makes every Pauly Shore film look like classics by comparison. You know right from the start that the cast for this horrid train wreck will not be good when you have Larry The Cable Guy, a comedian who's become so unfunny, so quickly that people now realize how primitive his style of comedy was. With Delta Farce, the filmmakers basically took, Larry The Cable Guy's one trick comedy routine and made an hour and a half long minute out of it. Truly original. Sounds like something that Pauly Shore did with every one of his films, at least no matter how bad the films were; he did manage to give me a few chuckles. But with Larry The Cable Guy, he's just too painful to watch on screen. I don't like his work, and I think he should retire from the comedy business. The guy was maybe funny for a year or so, but now he's yet another pointless comedian. Delta Farce is a painful comedy that is so poorly written and acted that you wonder how this trash could be green lit and shown in theatres. Oh well, they'll market anything to make a quick buck.
Coxxie M

does not deserve a review
Phil H

So is sooo bad, really poor. I swear its a complete waste of time and money. It looks cheap, its not in the least bit funny, the cast is d-list if that and the story is ripped from 'The Three Amigo's' how the hell they got Keith David and Danny Trejo is beyond belief,… More
So is sooo bad, really poor. I swear its a complete waste of time and money. It looks cheap, its not in the least bit funny, the cast is d-list if that and the story is ripped from 'The Three Amigo's' how the hell they got Keith David and Danny Trejo is beyond belief, they must have been bored.
Bobby H

This movie got some bad reviews, personally I did not mind it. I thought the storyline was great. The idea that these guys thought they were in Iraq when they were really in mexico really cracked me up. Unfortunatley when they found out they really were in mexico and actually had a… More
This movie got some bad reviews, personally I did not mind it. I thought the storyline was great. The idea that these guys thought they were in Iraq when they were really in mexico really cracked me up. Unfortunatley when they found out they really were in mexico and actually had a real problem on there hands it just seemed like a war movie with a bunch of bad acting. This movie is fun and had a great idea going for it but it should of kept to the guys simply thinking they were in Iraq the entire time and finishing the entire mission by pure mistake. The movie suffers from writing. The actors themselves was pretty good. For many this movie will be either be pass or fail. For me, it's a C. If I was in the right mood I could enjoy it but it's not something I will buy or watch many times.
Burger S

Danny Trejo playing a Mexican gang leader named "Carlos Santana"?. Hilarious.
William G

You only think you know.
Leo L

Hilarious! Danny Trejo was brilliant. It's good to see Marisol Nichols in a movie again.

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Cast

            Larry The Cable Guy as Larry

            Bill Engvall as Bill Little

            D.J. Qualls as Everett Shackle

            Danny Trejo as Carlos Santana

            Marisol Nichols as Maria Garcia

            Keith David as Sgt. Kilgore

            Glenn Morshower as General

            Ed O'Ross as Victor

            Lisa Lampanelli as Bill's Wife Connie

            Christina Moore as Karen

            Michael Edward Rose as Sgt. Major

            Lorna Scott as Woman at Cowboy Frank's

            Parker Goris as Bill's Boy

            Michael Papajohn as Bill'e Neighbor

            Lance Smith as Sgt. Adams

            Bill Doyle as Colonel

            McKinley Freeman as Airborne Soldier

            Joel McKinnon Miller as Pilot

            Chris Spencer as Co-Pilot

            Alejandro Patino as Juan

            Luis Chavez as Carlos

            David Desantos as Bandito #3 Ricardo

            Nicholas Guilak as Luis

            Toby Holguin as Bandito #1

            Jimmy Ortega as Bandito #2

            Albert P. Santos as Flaco

            Emilio Rivera as Jorge

            Shelly Desai as Farmer

            Tony Perez as Mayor

            Danielle Hartnett as Senorita Magdalena

            Carlos Moreno Jr. as Jaime

            Jeff Dunham as Amazing Ken

            Rolando Molina as Bartender

            Joseph A. Nuñez as Ruben

            Estaban Cueto as El Javelina

            Tom Rosales as Bandito Guard

            Craig Susser as Roger Grabowski

            PJ Walsh as Medic

            Matt Riedy as Colonel Dalton

            Amy Powell as Anchorwoman
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