Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)

55% of critics liked it
(22 reviews)
78% of users liked it
(11,714 ratings)

Booted from the hoosegow just days before the eagerly anticipated guards-versus-inmates ball hockey championship, Ricky (Rob Wells), Julian (John Paul Tremblay), and Bubbles (Mike Smith) hatch a plan to pull off the biggest heist of their criminal careers as Sunnyvale Trailer Park's most incompetent… More Booted from the hoosegow just days before the eagerly anticipated guards-versus-inmates ball hockey championship, Ricky (Rob Wells), Julian (John Paul Tremblay), and Bubbles (Mike Smith) hatch a plan to pull off the biggest heist of their criminal careers as Sunnyvale Trailer Park's most incompetent criminals make their way to the big screen. Christened "The Big Dirty," the trio's ambitious plan to steal large quantities of untraceable change soon hits a hitch when sidetracked Ricky prepares to make the ultimate commitment to longtime girlfriend Lucy and Julian crosses her new boss with disastrous results. It seems that in addition to having her bust size upgraded while the trio was incarcerated, Lucy also landed a job working at the nearby gentleman's club. When Julian goes to the club and falls for shapely dancer Wanda, temperamental proprietor Sonny quickly loses his cool. With the day of the Big Dirty fast approaching, the boys do their best to train hair-brained criminal assistants Cory and Trevor in the fine art of the heist. Of course, anyone who knows the Trailer Park Boys knows well that even their most foolproof plans have a way of springing a leak, and somewhere between the helicopter chase, the shoot-out, and the booze-soaked game of Sunnyvale Chicken waged against trailer park supervisor Mr. Lahey and his cheeseburger-chomping assistant, Randy, everything seems to just fall apart. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Mike Clattenburg
Written By: Mike Clattenburg, Robb Wells, Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay, Timm Hannebohm
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 6, 2006 Wide
On DVD: Apr 22, 2008
Studio: Screen Media Films

Critic Reviews

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Unlikely to reap success on these shores.
John Anderson, Newsday
Co-writer/director Mike Clattenburg is right on target with his trio of inept trailer-park criminals.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Boys functions swimmingly as both a bigscreen inflation of smallscreen icons and a fairly hilarious stand-alone.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Canada may have a better health care system than ours, but the popularity of the TV show Trailer Park Boys proves that when it comes to low-brow entertainment, they can go lower than Jerry Springer.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie is like a feature-length version of the television sitcom My Name Is Earl, only Canadian -- and not funny.
Julia Wallace, Village Voice
I'm sure the pot-laced antics of these trashy dudes are, like, totally hilarious on Canadian TV, but they don't translate well to America or the big screen.
Jim Schembri, The Age (Australia)
Very funny.
Jason Di Rosso, MovieTime, ABC Radio National
Unfortunately even the most loveable rogues can outstay their welcome; this is a television idea that doesn't go the distance.
, FILMINK (Australia)
The film retains the TV program's balance between its natural warmth and a wonderfully crass sense of fun.
Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia)
You can understand why this television series struck such a chord with Canadian audiences and why the film shot to number one in that country.
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
The three central characters are an acquired taste, probably by the same fanclub that digs loser/doper comedies like Dumb and Dumber or the terrible Aussie equivalent, You and Your Stupid Mate
Marc Mohan, Oregonian
If the film's release brings more attention to this potential cult classic, then it's done its job.
Shlomo Schwartzberg, Boxoffice Magazine
If your idea of humor is spending time with creepy-looking lowlifes who don't have a brain among them, by all means check out Trailer Park Boys. The rest of you can save your money for better, smarter movies.
Beth Accomando, KPBS.org
The film aims low but it keeps hitting its mark with hilarious accuracy. The bottom line for a comedy is, does it make you laugh? This one does.
David Noh, Film Journal International
The entire cast is wonderfully committed and seems to be having a helluva time.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Willfully dumb, tasteless and a little depressing.
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
I envy Canada's health care system, but if Trailer Park Boys: The Movie is any indication, I don't want to be exposed to their network television.
Jette Kernion, Cinematical
You don't have to be Canadian or a fan of the TV show to get a kick out of this movie. However, you do have to enjoy drug, alcohol and strip-club humor.
Mark Palermo, Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Mostly, the movie's offbeat charm comes from its appropriation of the outrageous antics of US comedies with lowkey Canadiana.

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Jeff "

Countdown To Liquor day one terrific comedy film. This is by far one of the funniest and best Canadian films out there. Countdown To Liquor Day is a hilarious film from start to finish. Of all the Canadian films out there, Countdown To Liquor Day is one of the funniest films to come… More
Countdown To Liquor day one terrific comedy film. This is by far one of the funniest and best Canadian films out there. Countdown To Liquor Day is a hilarious film from start to finish. Of all the Canadian films out there, Countdown To Liquor Day is one of the funniest films to come out of Canada. This film far superior than the first film, which was also good, but lacked a little something. Whatever it was, the filmmakers found what was missing, and were able to capture all the debauchery of the Trailer Park Boys in this more than average sequel.
Emily A

I love dis show. More people should see it, it's hilarious.
KJ P

Stupid! The TV show can be quite funny, but the movie has failed. You can't take give a budget to a show that has absolutely no budget, it just doesn't work! Completely unfunny, but at least they tried to have a better story than the show!
Christopher M

It was basically an extended episode, but there was a lot of funny stuff here. The plot was meaingless and uneccesary, but it didn't matter too much. I think you need to be a fan already to enjoy this, though.
Dillon L

It's too much like the television series, alienating people not already familiar with its crude humor.
Wu C

The original TPB pilot.
Mr. C

I went in HOPING it would be 2/3 as good as the show since often TV based movies are a letdown, but this was terrific. There was a couple minor things I wish were different overall & am not going to say what to spoil it for others who havent seen it, but overall, I would say its… More
I went in HOPING it would be 2/3 as good as the show since often TV based movies are a letdown, but this was terrific. There was a couple minor things I wish were different overall & am not going to say what to spoil it for others who havent seen it, but overall, I would say its just a fraction below 5 stars, but more than 4 1/2, so I gave it a perfect score.