Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adam McKay
Written by	Will Ferrell Adam McKay
Produced by	Jimmy Miller Judd Apatow
Starring	Will Ferrell John C. Reilly Sacha Baron Cohen Gary Cole Michael Clarke Duncan
Cinematography	Oliver Wood
Edited by	Brent White
Music by	Alex Wurman
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Relativity Media The Apatow Company Mosaic Media Group
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	August 4, 2006 (2006-08-04)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$72.5 million[1]
Box office	$163.4 million[1]

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American sports comedy film directed by Adam McKay who co-wrote the film with Will Ferrell.^[2] It features Ferrell as the titular Ricky Bobby, an immature yet successful NASCAR driver. The film also features John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch, and Amy Adams in supporting roles. NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. appear in cameos, as do broadcasting teams from NASCAR on Fox (Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip, and Dick Berggren) and NASCAR on NBC (Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr., and Benny Parsons).

The film was released theatrically on August 4, 2006, through Sony Pictures to critical and commercial success, grossing $163.4 million worldwide on a $72 million budget.