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Run Ronnie Run! is
the story of the unemployed, mullet-haired southern redneck Ronnie Dobbs who spends his
days drinking beer with buddies and terrorizing the local residents of Doraville, GA. In
fact, Dobbs has been arrested under such colorful circumstances that he has become a
scene-stealing regular on Fuzz, one of the movie’s first spoofs of reality
TV.
The next spoof comes in the form of Terry Twillstein, an infomercial
pitchman who can’t seem to find the one product that anyone will actually buy. It’s
during an editing session that Twillstein discovers Dobbs — while his crew is watching
footage of Dobbs on Fuzz. Seeing the men’s reaction to Dobbs’ antics, Twillstein
decides to go to Doraville and offer Ronnie a show of his own.
With the
promise of fame — and lots of free beer — Dobbs goes to Hollywood with Twillstein for
an adventure of high-speed chases, brawls, and handcuffs caught on tape. Being Hollywood,
the show takes off, and out come the great supporting cameos. Watch for Gary Shandling,
John and Rebecca Stamos, Nikki Cox, Jeff Goldblum, and even musical performances by Mandy
Patikin and Jack Black.
The situations in this film are ridiculous, but
they really nail the southern accents and redneck language on the head. Living in the
South, I find that there’s nothing more annoying than an obnoxious imitation of a
southern accent, but the performers in this movie really took the time to figure out how
to talk southern and not just act ignorant on film.
There are also some
funny plugs to watch for — but if you’ve never been to Atlanta, you might miss the humor
in them. Look out for the Doraville sheriff’s car in several scenes, a Gwinett County
police car during the Ronnie: The Musical scene (as well as a naked Mandy
Patikin), a Hooters Racing T-shirt and the most subtle one: a Clermont Lounge T-shirt
(guys may pick up on this quicker than the lady viewers).
As in a lot of
spoof comedies, there’s plenty of low-brow humor sprinkled generously in the movie.
Highlights of this humor include Elimination Island, where the losers are actually
eaten by the other contestants; there are sexual innuendos galore, but it can truly be
appreciated during the first meeting between Dobbs and Twillstein; and one of the
funniest parts of the movie is the R&B music video spoof, “Three Times One Minus One.”
Just a warning about the video: the salty language will either make you
blush or fall out of your seat laughing.
Grade: A
