Golden
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Andrew Golden
Evaluation Paper
Mr. Brzoska
3/28/17
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Talladega Nights is a classic American comedy movie directed by Adam McKay featuring
John Reilly as Cal Naughton Jr. and Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby. The movie starts off with a scene
of Ricky being born in the back of the father’s car as he’s racing over 100mph to get to the
hospital. Ricky was definitely influenced by his father Reese, who loved to drink beers, smoke
pot, and go fast. Reese always has had a thing for going fast and also loved to race. Ricky
definitely inherited his father’s personality and in his younger days he would always say, “I want
