It still works. The scene with Ricky Bobby saying grace is almost worth the price of admission on its own. You'll notice that Will Ferrell movies like to take concepts, in this case, sports ...

The actor shared how one line delivered by John C. Reilly in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (one of Ferrell's funniest movies) nearly got him. It was at the U.S.-Ireland Alliance’s 2025 ...

NASCAR stock car racing sensation Ricky Bobby is a national hero because of his "win at all costs" approach. He and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., are a fearless duo ...

Ferrell and Adam McKay (who co-wrote and directed the movie) then wrote Reilly the part of Cal Naughton Jr. in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Cal plays the best friend of Ferrell’s ...

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American comedy film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film also features John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan ...

The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), both of which he cowrote with McKay, followed by Blades of Glory (2007). More recently, Ferrell has appeared in Apple’s The Shrink Next Door alongside Paul Rudd ...

But Ferrell and the Dick Grayson to his Bruce Wayne, John C. Reilly, turn that low-hanging fruit into a glorious Edible Arrangement of infantile hilarity. As racetrack legend Ricky Bobby, Ferrell is ...