Officially released on 4 August 2006 in the United States, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, is a sports comedy film. The film follows the life of Rick Bobby who after losing all the name and fame that he achieved in a short time, rises again with the help of his family and girlfriend Susan. The entire movie is based on the concept of car racing. In this article, our motto will be to discuss the filming locations of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
Apart from the above-mentioned release date, the film was released in other places on other dates, for instance, it was released on 9 June 2006 in Lowe’s Motor Speedway, on 20 June 2006 in Hollywood, on 14 July 2006 in Los Angeles, on 14 August 2006 in France, on 26 August 2006 in Spain, on 8 September 2006 in Germany, on 14 September 2006 in Russia, and on 23 September 2006 in Ukraine.
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay were the writers of the Talladega Nights. Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow produced the movie under the production banner of Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, The Apatow Company, and Mosaic Media Group. One is free to watch the movie on Netflix. Without any further delay let us start our discussion about filming locations of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
Filming Locations of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The title itself suggests that the movie has been filmed in Talladega, which is a county seat (seat of government) of Talladega County, located in Alabama, United States.
Talladega Superspeedway is also called Dega. This is a motorsports complex, situated north of Talladega, Alabama. Talladega Superspeedway was initially called Alabama International Motor Speedway. The shooting for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby at Talladega Superspeedway took place for almost 1 week.
Almost all the filming of Talladega Nights took place in North Carolina. This includes the racing scenes that were shot at the Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly called Lowe’s Motor Speedway), which is located at Concord Parkway South, situated in Concord. This speedway is the home track for NASCAR. And also at the Rockingham Speedway, which is famous with the name The Rock.
The place where Bobby resided was filmed at a mansion, which is located near Lake Norman, North Carolina. Allow me to tell you that Lake Norman is the largest man-made water body on Earth.
Some of the filmings also took place in the state of Alabama which we have already discussed.
Casts and Characters of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The list of the important cast and characters of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Boy goes like this.
Will Ferrel played the character of Ricky Bobby. He was the main character of the Talladega Night, who only believed in winning and did not like losing. He used No. 26 Laughing Clown Malt Liquor Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Bobby learned something very important at the end of the film. He said he no longer plays for winning as now he has a family which loves him no matter if he loses or wins the match. John Johnson played the role of 5-year-old Ricky Bobby. And Luke Brigham played the role of 10-year-old Ricky Bobby.
John C. Reilly played the character of Cal Naughton Jr. He was the teammate as well as the best friend of Ricky Bobby. Bobby’s wife Carley later married Naughton. He drove the No. 47 Old Spice Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Austin Grimm played the role of 10 years old Cal Naughton Jr.
Sacha Baron Cohen played the character of Jean Girard. He was the formula one driver and won over Ricky Bobby in every match they fought together. He drove the No.55 Perrier Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Michael Clarke Duncan played the character of Lucius Washington. He was a close friend of Ricky Bobby and also a team member in NASCAR.
Along with this, Leslie Bib played the role of Carley Bobby. Gary Cole played Reese Bobby. Jane Lynch played Lucy Bobby. Amy Adams played Susan. Houstin Tumlin played Walker Bobby. Grayson Russell played Texas Bobby and many others.
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