Beer for My Horses (film)

Beer for My Horses

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michael Salomon
Produced by Toby Keith
Donald Zuckerman
Written by Rodney Carrington
Toby Keith
W.T. Scrags
Starring Toby Keith
Rodney Carrington
Willie Nelson
Ted Nugent
Brit Morgan
Tracy Morgan
Greg Serano
Music by Jeff Cardoni
Cinematography Paul Elliott
Edited by Paul Trejo
Production
company
Distributed by Roadside Attractions
Release dates
  • August 8, 2008 (2008-08-08)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $24 million
Box office $7,587,334

Beer for My Horses is a 2008 American comedy film. The film stars country music entertainer Toby Keith and is based on his song by the same name. The film was co-written by Keith and Rodney Carrington (who also stars in the film) and directed by Michael Salomon, who has directed numerous music videos for Keith.

The film was shot in and around Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States and was released on August 8, 2008. It made about $650,000 in its limited box office release.[1]

The movie received negative reviews, and was a major box-office bomb.

Plot

Best friends Joe Bill "Rack" Racklin (Toby Keith) and Lonnie Freeman (Rodney Carrington) are deputy sheriffs in the small town of Mangum, Oklahoma that enjoy pig hunting and drinking at the local bar the Thirsty Monkey.

After his girlfriend Cammie (Gina Gershon) leaves him when he does not make time for her due to his job and hanging out with friends, Rack finds out that his old flame Annie Streets (Claire Forlani) has returned home from Chicago to care for her sick mother. Rack, Lonnie, and their friend and fellow deputy Skunk Tarver (Ted Nugent) arrest three local criminals and a Mexican drug lord Tito Garza (Greg Serano) for stealing fertilizer that is intended to make methamphetamine. Garza is scheduled to be turned over to the FBI for federal charges when Annie mysteriously disappears after a date with Rack, who discovers that Annie has been kidnapped by Tito's older brother Manuel Garza (Carlos Sanz), who runs a large Mexican drug cartel. Manuel contacts the police and demands Manuel top be returned to him in Santa Luna, Mexico or he will kill Annie.

Despite being taken off the case by their boss Sheriff Landry (Tom Skerritt), Rack, Lonnie, and Skunk bust Tito out of his jail cell and take him to Mexico. Along the way, they approach a young hooker named Harveyetta and are helped by a group of circus entertainers led by Charlie (Willie Nelson), who gives them a jug of homemade whiskey known as "circus jolly." Once in Mexico after dropping Harveyetta off, they engage in a gunfight with Garza's men and it is revealed that Annie's rich and powerful stepfather Buck Baker (Barry Corbin) is Garza's partner and his United Farm Enterprises is the base for the largest methamphetamine operation in Oklahoma. Baker reveals that the local district attorney Levin (Curtis Armstrong) is corrupt and that he has been giving Annie's mother "goofy juice" to make her appear to have Alzheimer's disease. With the help of former criminal Johnny Franks who becomes undercover FBI agent Levon Spurlock, Rack kills Buck and rescues Annie. Rack, Lonnie, and Skunk turn Manuel and Tito over to the FBI in Oklahoma City and return to Mangum. There they are cheered by the local crows at the Thirsty Monkey. Landry berates them for disobeying orders, but does not arrest them and everyone toasts "whiskey for my men, beer for my horses" while serving "circus jolly," to which Skunk says.

Cast

Box Office

The film made $800,000 in its limited domestic release, with a possible worldwide gross of $1,500,000.

The film is available on DVD and Blu-Ray, and has made $27.5 million in DVD sales, and $14 million in Blu-Ray, for a total of $42.5 million in home video sales.

Reception

The movie was panned by critics, being labeled a bland, boring, stupid, confusing, failed attempt to be a comedy. Other critics said it was made by stoners, for stoners, about stoners, and stars stoners. The movie received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Although several critics praised the film's comedic timing and the character's chemistry, most critics thought it was a failed attempt for slapstick comedy, in fact Roger Ebert stated, "Toby Keith is living with the illusion that anyone can act, something that isn't true, because Broken Bridges was Keith's attempt for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and Beer For My Horses was his attempt for critically acclaimed comedy and the Golden Globe For Best Comedy or Musical, and he failed both times, yet he wasn't recognized by the Razzies, go figure."<

The film was released to 450 theatres in 2008, and made $235,000 in its opening weekend, and stayed in theatres for four weeks, it made a total of $895,000.[2]

Soundtrack

Beer for My Horses
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)
Genre Country, Rock
Label Show Dog Nashville
Producer Toby Keith, Donald Zuckerman
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Track Song title Performer Length
1 "Beer for My Horses" Toby Keith and Willie Nelson 3:30
2 "Off the Hillbilly Hook" Trailer Choir 3:11
3 "Cat Scratch Fever" Ted Nugent 3:38
4 "La Di Da" Gina Gershon 3:25
5 "Choctaw Bingo" James McMurtry 8:45
6 "No Más Cerveza" Mac Davis 3:35
7 "Stranglehold" Ted Nugent 8:23
8 "Burning Memories" Mel Tillis 3:15
9 "Song of Blue" Carter's Chord 4:23
10 "Show Them to Me" Rodney Carrington 3:53
11 "If That Ain't Country, Part 2" David Allan Coe 4:30
12 "Let's Get Trashed" Toby Keith and Mica Roberts 2:52

References

  1. ↑ Beer for My Horses (2008) - Box office / business
  2. ↑ "''Beer for My Horses'' at Rotten Tomatoes". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (2008-08-12). "Beer for My Horses - Original Soundtrack : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-13.

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