Run Ronnie Run!

Starring:Bruce Taylor, David Cross (II), Leon Lamar, India Cosper, Blaze Walker, Storm Walker, Jill Talley, Paul Carden, Becky Thyre, Suli McCullough, David Koechner, Saucy, E.J. De La Pena, Jonathon Pelletier, Kimberly Schwartz, Matthew Draper, Amber Wallace, M.C. Gainey, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Bill Rowell
Director: Troy Miller
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

Based on the incredibly popular character Ronnie Dobbs from the hit HBO series "Mr. Show", Run Ronnie Run tells the story of a drunken, mullet-haired criminal who can't seem to keep himself from getting arrested. When spotted once again on a national reality show, a Hollywood TV producer gets the brilliant idea to base an entire show on Ronnie himself. Soon, Ronnie is a national TV star and the toast of Hollywood but how long can a guy from the backwoods of Tennessee survive in the big time
Running Time: 87 min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, creators and stars of the HBO comedy sketch series Mr. Show, bravely stretch one of that program's premises and characters into a generally successful, feature-length film in Run Ronnie Run! Cross plays Ronnie Dobbs, a trailer-park nitwit whose pranks find him routinely chased by small-town police. When an L.A. television producer (Odenkirk) discovers Ronnie is a favorite and frequent felon on a reality TV show, he signs Dobbs to his own series (Ronnie Dobbs Gets Arrested!) and re-settles him in Beverly Hills. Unprepared for fame, money, and power, Ronnie tries reinventing his life with mixed results. Much of Run Ronnie Run! is funny, though Cross--always a strong performer--is typically better than the material. The film works best as a showcase for sight gags and one-note sketches; among the latter is a great piece involving a self-help guru and a cameo by Jeff Goldblum. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

Great movie, great delivery........2007-05-06

Funniest damn movie I have ever seen. Delivered on time.

Underrated!.......2007-03-08

I hate to compare this to Joe Dirt, but everyone else does. And while the overall story is not as good (not that it's bad), scene for scene it is much funnier.

Rediculous movie, but funny at the same time, many cameos as well........2007-01-12

I have seen this on the shelf at the rental store for the past couple of years, and just never taken a chance to rent it. Finally on a preview on another movie I saw this one, and it looked funny...and it is. Its just plain stupid comedy that you can eject your brain for 90 minutes and laugh it up. Ronnie is a hell raiser in a small Georgia town, and he has a loyal following of locals. He's been married 3 times...to the same woman, and all of his kids are named ronnie...and of course, they live in a trailer. See where this is going. Well, Ronnie is notorious for being on the TV show FUZZ, similar to COPS, for being arrested the most times, and for doing outrageos things. Well, a failing hollywood inventor/producer see some video of Ronnie on one of his escapades and decides this is his golden ticket to a hit show. He sells the pitch to network executives, ant they take it. Well, the movie takes off from their. Watch the rise, fall, and rebirth of Ronnie. Many cameos made in this movie by celebreties, Kathy griffith, jeff goldbloom, Rebecca romaine and john Stamos, and some of the Kids in the Hall gang such as dave foley. One bonus are some of the songs in between, just outrageously stupid..but I couldn't stop laughing. Check it out, worth buying here on amazon.

where did this come from?.......2006-08-04

i had never heard an inkling about this movie until one guy at work told me about it. the only thing i knew was the main character was that one dude from Scary Movie 2 that was in a wheelchair and had the cock eyes. i didn't have high expectations since i never even heard of it.

surprise surprise! this freaking movie was funny. it borders on dumb redneck humor mixed with dumb and dumber, or something like that. there were a lot of memorable quotes and characters and that is something i didn't expect. i figure if you know about it then you probably enjoyed it enough to be entertaining. i know i did. for those of you who hadn't watched this, it is slightly offensive but worth a look.

Silly but funny.......2006-07-28

Ronnie looks like a caveman to me. Maybe that is what makes him funny (or at least in this movie). This movie is a spoof of "reality" shows. And I guess it's making fun of Southerners (so what else is new?). But it's a gentle ribbing, not mean spirited. I think it kind of gave a one thumb up to the iconoclastic nature of Southerners. If you are in the mood to laugh and not think too hard, you might like this.

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I am the Cheese
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Adam still pedals on is lonely bike ride in my mind..
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I Am the Cheese
Starring: Robert MacNaughton , Hope Lange , Don Murray , Robert Wagner , and Cynthia Nixon
Director: Robert Jiras
Manufacturer: First Run Features
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ASIN: B0007YMW32
Release Date: 2007-06-19

Description

A film by Robert Jiras • Starring Robert MacNaughton (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City), Robert Wagner (Austin Powers, Hart to Hart), and Hope Lange (The Ghost & Mrs. Muir)In this captivating adaptation of Robert Cormier's best-selling novel, 14-year-old Adam Farmer seeks to uncover a secret lost in his subconscious that will allow him to locate his parents, who have disappeared mysteriously. Suspense mounts as Adam pieces together the fragments of the story with the help of his psychiatrist, uncovering fantastic clues which lead to a shocking conclusion. "It's DEAD POETS SOCIETY meets THE X FILES! MacNaughton is endearing, and the presence of the then-innocent Cynthia Nixon is a guilty pleasure." - FILMCRITIC.COM "Homespun simplicity! Robert MacNaughton, who played the older son in E.T., makes a gentle and sympathetic Adam." - THE NEW YORK TIMES DVD Bonus Features: Trailers • Director's Bio • Photo Gallery. 100 minutes, color, Rated PG

Customer Reviews:

I am the Cheese.......2007-02-09

I thought this movie portrayed the book very well. I would still HIGHLY recommend reading the book though before you watch the movie or you will feel "lost".

DISJOINTED.......2006-08-16

This film is hard to follow. It keeps jumping back and forth in time and from scene to scene. It has some interesting segments, but it wasn't put together too well...and leaves a person wanting more answers at the end. Acting was pretty good, but some characters not developed enough.

Adam still pedals on is lonely bike ride in my mind.........2006-01-16

        I first read this book when I was in the 7th grade. I didn't understand it all then, because there are a lot of levels to the story. I so identified with Adam, felt so alone, felt all this stuff inside me, wanted to be a writer and kept a journal full of what was in my head, felt like screaming and screaming and never stopping. I'd read the book twice, I think, when I chanced upon the movie late one night on cable more than 20 years ago. I was with a friend, and couldn't really let myself go into the movie like I wanted, but remembered liking it, and especially the punch (you'll know what I'm talking about if you see the movie). I spent years looking for a copy, and finally found a VHS copy, which I promptly ordered.

         When it showed up, I took the TV and the VCR and set them up in my bedroom and sat on my bed in the corner to watch it. This was such a personal story to me, I wasn't going to share that first watching with anyone. It was...very very well done. The story has changed slightly from the book, especially the parts with Amy, but I was glad to see them. I'd have loved it being just like the book, of course, but the changes made, kind of give Adam an "adolescent growing up" feel. The soundtrack is very subdued, but perfect. Violin, Oboe, Cello, I'm not sure which is used, but it's about the only instrument used through much of the film, and it really adds that touch of loneliness, of being so alone, especially on Adam's bike ride. There's a bit of music that plays at times throughout that mimics part of "The Farmer in the Dell" that has stayed with me all these years, as Adam, eternally riding his father's bike on that lonely ride to Monument in my head. They both play together in my mind.

         Robert MacNaughton, who played Elliot's older brother in "E.T.", was the perfect Adam. I've seen several different covers for the book, one of which shows a boy, who looks to be about 8 years old at the most, in some kind of prison cell or something similar. And while the feel of the cover captures the essence of the book, the boy is far too young. Robert MacNaughton is just the right age and does such a great job in this, you have to wonder why his acting career never took off. As I'm watching this, he IS Adam. It's like there isn't any acting involved. Someone followed Adam around with a camera filming his life, and released it as a movie.

         Some people talk about the cold relationship he and Doctor Brint have, how unrealistic it is, and thus makes a poorer movie. I disagree completely. For Adam's part, all that has happened to him, though he can remember only parts of it, have lead him to be distrustful of anybody in authority (in fact, that was the theme of Cormier's book, man versus government/authority and how man ultimately loses), and Brint is certainly an authority figure, and one who seems to be trying get specific things out of Adam, all the while trying to help him. There's at least one scene where Brint is asking him specific questions and Adam starts to get paranoid and asks repeatedly to end the session. So it's no surprise Adam doesn't warm up completely to Doctor Brint. And as for Brint's part, he knows, ultimately, what is going to happen to Adam once he gets all the information his superiors are wanting, and thus I can easily see him not wanting to get close to this particular patient. Part of him just wants to think of Adam as a tool, so when the eventual end happens, it won't affect him emotinally, but another part of him is still the doctor, wanting to help, and can't distance himself completely. Which is why, at the end of the movie, he does nothing when he sees Adam through the window, on his bike, riding near the van.

         The only actor I had problems with was Adam's father (Don Murray), who gives a completely wooden performance in this, which is surprising considering I've seen him do a fine job in other movies, like "Quarterback Princess," and "Peggy Sue Got Married."

         This has the feel of a low-budget movie, but that very feel works to its benefit. More money, a slicker production, would have taken away from the essence of the movie, that core feeling that runs through both the movie and the book.

         The movie begins with Adam waking up, putting on his coat and picking up a wrapped package, and starting off on his bike. It switches after a bit to Adam in a room, meeting Doctor Brint. It switches back and forth between the bike ride and the psychiatric sessions with Brint, and scenes from Adam's life as Brint helps him to remember them. The bike ride is not uneventful, but always lonely, even when other people are encountered. The music meshes perfectly with the scenes, and once the movie is over, you find yourself thinking about all the different levels to this story. The book has them all, but the movie really helps to bring them out. The endings are different between the movie and the book, but unlike most book-to-movie adaptations, I don't mind. After years of living with the book, and that ride, and those sessions, in my head, I needed the ending the movie gave me.

         I highly recommend watching the movie and reading the book, most especially to those not yet adults, but to people of all ages. It is a tale that makes you think, that makes you feel, and doesn't just provide an hour and a half of entertainment easily forgotten when the next movie is on. This one will stay with you for a very long time, if not forever.

         I gave the movie 5 stars because it's better than 4. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd rate a 9, but that doesn't quite break down to 4 of 5.

Ancient Video.......2005-09-04

I have been looking for a copy of the VHS version of I am the Cheese novel for several years. I not only found it; I found it in excellent condition at a reasonable price. Thanks.

Execelent.......2003-12-03

The Book was great, and if you have read the book the movie folds the whole book together

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Kira's Reason
Starring: Stine Stengade , Lars Mikkelsen (II) , Sven Wollter , Peaches Latrice Petersen , and Camilla Bendix
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
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Great movie, great delivery.
Underrated!
Rediculous movie, but funny at the same time, many cameos as well.
where did this come from?
Silly but funny

Run Ronnie Run [Region 2]
Starring: Bruce Taylor , David Cross (II) , Leon Lamar , India Cosper , and Blaze Walker
Director: Troy Miller
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Customer Reviews:

Great movie, great delivery........2007-05-06

Funniest damn movie I have ever seen. Delivered on time.

Underrated!.......2007-03-08

I hate to compare this to Joe Dirt, but everyone else does. And while the overall story is not as good (not that it's bad), scene for scene it is much funnier.

Rediculous movie, but funny at the same time, many cameos as well........2007-01-12

where did this come from?.......2006-08-04

Silly but funny.......2006-07-28

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