Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

"You'll never guess who just got out of jail..."

2006 1h 35m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 166

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Synopsis

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The boys get arrested for robbing an ATM machine and spend 18 months in jail, upon release they decide to pull off "The Big Dirty", a plan to steal a large amount of coins because they are untraceable and quit their life of crime forever.

“You'll never guess who just got out of jail...”

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Cast

Robb Wells
Ricky
John Paul Tremblay
Julian
Mike Smith
Bubbles
John Dunsworth
Mr. Lahey
Patrick Roach
Randy
Lucy Decoutere
Lucy
Sarah Dunsworth
Sarah
Lydia Lawson-Baird
Trinity

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mike Clattenburg
Writers: Mike Clattenburg, Robb Wells
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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MONEY

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Earned back only 77% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Trailer Park Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mike Clattenburg, shot by Mirosław Baszak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Blain Morris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeremy Harty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Robb Wells and John Paul Tremblay and Mike Smith carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll never guess who just got out of jail...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mike Clattenburg directs. Mirosław Baszak behind the camera. Blain Morris scores. Jeremy Harty cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 77% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Part of the "Trailer Park Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Mike Clattenburg, shot by Mirosław Baszak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Blain Morris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jeremy Harty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Robb Wells and John Paul Tremblay and Mike Smith carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You'll never guess who just got out of jail...".
9IMDB entry: tt0425601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mirosław Baszak
Original score: Blain Morris
Editing: Jeremy Harty
Makeup / hair: Annemarie Cassidy
VFX supervisor: Mohammad Ghorbankarimi
Stunt coordinator: Eric Bryson
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $3,833,507
Return: 77% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)

Part of

Trailer Park Boys Collection

Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom television series created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, including two lead characters in and out of prison, living in the fictional "Sunnyvale Trailer Park" in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The series premiered on Showcase on April 20, 2001, and originally ran for seven seasons before concluding with a one-hour special on December 7, 2008. The series spawned three films: The Movie, released on October 6, 2006; Countdown to Liquor Day, released on September 25, 2009; and Don't Legalize It, released on April 18, 2014.