Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Comedy • 1h 48m
Overview
The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby, is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife, and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky's turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he's bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck.
Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Leslie Bibb, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jane Lynch, Amy Adams, Greg Germann, Molly Shannon, David Koechner, Jack McBrayer, Ian Roberts, Houston Tumlin, Grayson Russell, Andy Richter, Ted Manson, Rob Riggle, Jake Johnson, Jason Davis, Lorrie Bess Crumley, Luke Bigham, Austin Crim, Adam McKay, John D. King, Pat Hingle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dick Berggren, Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip, Jamie McMurray, Danny Vinson, Sylvia G. Lyerly, Dan Cox, Bob Jenkins, William Boyer, Ruffin Copeland, Rick Benjamin, Matt Day, Christoph Sanders, Pete Burris, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Conrad Ricamora, Angie Fox, Jim Bohampton, Rebecca Koon, Yasiin Bey, Elvis Costello, Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Jack Blessing, John Baker, Robert R. Lee, Matt Coulter, Ed Lauter, George Peroulas, Paul Gibson, Peter Musooli, Kevin Ledford, Mark A. Keeton, Cal Johnson, Robert P. Johnson II, Ernest 'Scooby' Rogers, JoAnn Bernat, Riley McDonald, Sam Fisicaro, Rose Davidson, Todd Davis, Cricket Ellis, Chad C. Hundley, Cody Lowe, Josh Church
Paramount 4K Blu-ray (Unrated cut on Blu-ray)
Paramount 4K Blu-ray (Unrated cut on Blu-ray)
Director: Luc Besson
2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray vs 2017 Sony 4K Blu-ray (20th annivesary) vs 2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray (Luc Besson Box Set). The first two have totally different texture.
StudioCanal: More natural looking. Better defined grain. The white balance is rather yellow/orange. Some say it is closer to the original theatrical release.
2017 Sony: More vibrant and impactful. The white balance is rather neutral. While color noise and grain can look busy because it had been sharpened and had micro-contrast boosted.
2025 Sony: Supposedly an improved version of the 2017 release? Shows around 20mbps-higher overall video bitrate. caps
2025 Sony US 4K Blu-ray has the original 5.1.
The Atmos on the Sony release is reportedly better than StudioCanal's.
Disc info of the box set discs. This film have recieved multiple encode/versions in different regions over the years. The 2017 Germany4K Blu-ray is encoded differently than the 2017 Sony but not better. Also, the same can be said to 2024 France Gaumont 4K Blu-ray while comparing to the 2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. The StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray omits all the extras from previous releases, being barebones.
Director: Luc Besson
2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray vs 2017 Sony 4K Blu-ray (20th annivesary) vs 2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray (Luc Besson Box Set). The first two have totally different texture.
StudioCanal: More natural looking. Better defined grain. The white balance is rather yellow/orange. Some say it is closer to the original theatrical release.
2017 Sony: More vibrant and impactful. The white balance is rather neutral. While color noise and grain can look busy because it had been sharpened and had micro-contrast boosted.
2025 Sony: Supposedly an improved version of the 2017 release? Shows around 20mbps-higher overall video bitrate. caps
2025 Sony US 4K Blu-ray has the original 5.1.
The Atmos on the Sony release is reportedly better than StudioCanal's.
Disc info of the box set discs. This film have recieved multiple encode/versions in different regions over the years. The 2017 Germany4K Blu-ray is encoded differently than the 2017 Sony but not better. Also, the same can be said to 2024 France Gaumont 4K Blu-ray while comparing to the 2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. The StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray omits all the extras from previous releases, being barebones.
Director: Will Gluck
Director: Will Gluck
Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Director: Jack White
Director: Jack White
Director: Will Gluck
Sony 4K Blu-ray see comparison
The 4K Blu-ray is low-passed, Sony Pictures Core Streaming is heavily DNR
Director: Will Gluck
Sony 4K Blu-ray see comparison
The 4K Blu-ray is low-passed, Sony Pictures Core Streaming is heavily DNR
Director: Danny Boyle
Sony 4K Blu-ray see caps
Recovers quite a bit of highlight detail, looks less harsh and clipped in the video footage than the old BD.
Dolby Atmos Remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Original 5.1 mix: old OOP Fox Blu-ray
5.1 on the 4K is a downmix of the Atmos remix.
Director: Danny Boyle
Sony 4K Blu-ray see caps
Recovers quite a bit of highlight detail, looks less harsh and clipped in the video footage than the old BD.
Dolby Atmos Remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Original 5.1 mix: old OOP Fox Blu-ray
5.1 on the 4K is a downmix of the Atmos remix.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Sony 4K Blu-ray has the original theatrical Dolby Atmos mix
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Sony 4K Blu-ray has the original theatrical Dolby Atmos mix
Director: Danny Boyle
Director: Danny Boyle
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Director: Griffin Dunne
Director: Griffin Dunne
Director: Stanley Donen
Director: Stanley Donen
Director: Lou Breslow
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Lou Breslow
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Director: Stuart Heisler
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Stuart Heisler
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Gregory Ratoff
Director: Gregory Ratoff
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