TY - JOUR
T1 - A response to the motion picture Talladega Nights
T2 - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
AU - Talley, Heather Laine
AU - Casper, Monica J.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing superstar Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) and his racing partner and best friend Cal Noughton Jr. (John C. Reilly) win at all costs, in positions #1 and #2, respectively. That is, until flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) challenges the duo and threatens to supplant their racing dynasty. A dramatic wreck, complete with invisible fire and Ricky Bobby stripping down to his underpants, forces the beleaguered racer to confront what his winning record has cost him. After returning to his childhood home, his stern but loving mother (Jane Lynch) and long-absent badass father (Gary Cole) challenge him to question whether his multimillion-dollar endorsements, McMansion, Barbiesque wife, and cheeky kids represent what being a winner is really all about.
AB - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing superstar Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) and his racing partner and best friend Cal Noughton Jr. (John C. Reilly) win at all costs, in positions #1 and #2, respectively. That is, until flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) challenges the duo and threatens to supplant their racing dynasty. A dramatic wreck, complete with invisible fire and Ricky Bobby stripping down to his underpants, forces the beleaguered racer to confront what his winning record has cost him. After returning to his childhood home, his stern but loving mother (Jane Lynch) and long-absent badass father (Gary Cole) challenge him to question whether his multimillion-dollar endorsements, McMansion, Barbiesque wife, and cheeky kids represent what being a winner is really all about.
KW - Auto racing
KW - Class
KW - Masculinity
KW - Satire
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U2 - 10.1177/0193723507307815
DO - 10.1177/0193723507307815
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35548993191
SN - 0193-7235
VL - 31
SP - 434
EP - 439
JO - Journal of Sport and Social Issues
JF - Journal of Sport and Social Issues
IS - 4
ER -