The top ten PG-13 comedies released to video in 2006…
#10 ~
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
They’ll Give Anyone A Badge.
Release Date: 08/08/06
Irreverent as ever, Larry The Cable Guy plays a big city health inspector who’s perfectly happy covering his usual beat of greasy spoon diners and low-rent ethnic restaurants. But his easygoing life is turned upside-down when he’s saddled with a straight-arrow rookie partner (played by Iris Bahr) and assigned the biggest case of his career. He has to investigate an outbreak of mysterious food poisonings at some of the city’s swankiest restaurants. While infuriating restaurant owners with his bad manners, Larry still manages to charm a sweet, shy waitress (played by Megyn Price) into a budding romance. But when his unorthodox methods lose him his job, Larry decides to go undercover to bring the conspirators to justice and ‘Git-R-Done!’
#9 ~
She’s the Man
Everybody has a secret…
Release Date: 07/18/06
When Viola’s soccer team gets canceled, Viola decides to try out for the boy’s team, by disguising herself as her twin brother Sebastian. She falls in love with her roommate Duke, but can’t tell him that she’s really a female, while she tries to tend off the attention of Olivia, a co-ed who has no idea the ‘Sebastian’ is more than just a sensitive guy. Then the real Sebastian comes home, things get very complicated.
#8 ~
Click
What If You Had A Universal Remote… That Controlled Your Universe?
Release Date: 10/10/06
Adam Sandler plays Michael Newman, a workaholic architect who makes a late night trip to a Bed, Bath and Beyond store for a new remote control. He goes home with a universal remote that literally controls the entire universe. He tries to use the remote to skip through the boring bits of his life and get to the ‘good stuff’. Confusion ensues, and in the end Newman comes to realize what his truly important moments are.
#7 ~
Dave Barry’s Complete Guide to Guys
Release Date: 05/30/06
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Dave Barry’s novel attempts to follow the stereotypes of male behavior from the stone ages to modern times. This is a hilarious adaptation from Barry’s written work.
#6 ~
Last Holiday
She Always Thought She Was Somebody… And She Was
Release Date: 05/02/06
Queen Latifah plays Georgia Byrd, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation after she’s diagnosed with a terminal illness. She cashes her savings and heads to Europe’s Grandhotel Pupp, where her favorite TV cooking show host works Chef Didier. She live the life she always dreamed of, sharing the really important life lessons to others as she enjoys what she believes is her last holiday.
#5 ~
Failure to Launch
Release Date: 06/27/06
At 35, Tripp (played by Matthew McConaughey) has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, and a great house but, he still lives with his parents, and they want him out. They hire Paula, (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) an “interventionist,” who specializes in helping overdue adult children ‘launch’ out of their parent’s nests. Of course Paula and Tripp start to fall for each other, just as Tripp’s friends realize, and expose, who she really is.
#4 ~
The Ringer
Release Date: 05/16/06
Johnny Knoxville stars as a guy who tries to raise money for the accident bills of his handyman, posing as mentally disabled and entering the Special Olympics. When the other contestants realize what he’s doing, they rally behind his cause.
#3 ~
Big Momma’s House 2
The Momma of all Comedies is Back.
Release Date: 05/09/06
Martin Lawrence reprises his role as FBI agent Malcolm Turner, and once again goes undercover as Big Momma. This time Big Momma goes to work as a nanny for a woman the FBI believes holds the key to their case.
#2 ~
John Tucker Must Die
Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
Release Date: 11/14/06
Three ex-girlfriends of ‘serial cheater’ John Tucker set up their former boyfriend to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken. This hilarious attempt to finally teach the guy how they feel is sure to hit close to home for some viewers. Bonus, the soundtrack is full of songs you remember and love.
#1 ~
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The story of a man who could only count to #1.
Release Date: 12/12/06
Will Ferrell plays the NASCAR star racer Ricky Bobby , who becomes a national hero because of his ‘win at any cost’ attitude and his never-ending desire to ‘Go Fast!!‘. His childhood friend and racing partner, Cal Naughton Jr. (played by John C. Reilly), joins him in forming the ‘Shake and Bake’ team that consistently finished in the first and second places, with Ricky Bobby leading as number one. Ricky Bobby finally finds a competitor to challenge him when French Formula One racer Jean Girard (played by Sacha Baron Cohen) comes to America to challenge the Shake and Bake drivers. This movie had so many laughs that you need to see it several times. You’ll find something new to laugh over every time.
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