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{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox film
| name = Beer for My Horses
| name = Beer for My Horses
| image = Beer for my horses.jpg
| image = Beer for my horses.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Michael Salomon]]
| director = [[Michael Salomon]]
| producer = Toby Keith<br>Donald Zuckerman
| producer = Toby Keith<br />Donald Zuckerman
| writer = [[Rodney Carrington]]<br>[[Toby Keith]]
| writer = [[Rodney Carrington]]<br />[[Toby Keith]]<br />[[W.T. Scrags]]
| starring = [[Toby Keith]]<br />[[Rodney Carrington]]<br />[[Willie Nelson]]<br />[[Ted Nugent]]<br />[[Barry Corbin]]<br />[[Claire Forlani]]<br />[[Curtis Armstrong]]<br />[[Tom Skerritt]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Toby Keith]]<br>[[Rodney Carrington]]<br>[[Ted Nugent]]<br>[[Brit Morgan]]<br>[[Greg Serano]]
| music = [[Jeff Cardoni]]
| cinematography = Paul Elliott
| cinematography = Paul Elliott
| editing = Paul Trejo
| editing = [[Paul Trejo]]
| studio = [[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT Films]]<br />[[Show Dog Nashville|Show Dog Productions]]
| distributor = [[Roadside Attractions]]
| distributor = [[Roadside Attractions]]
| released = [[August 8]], [[2008]]
| released = {{Film date|2008|8|8}}
| runtime =
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
| budget =
| budget = $10 million
| gross =
| gross = $667,000
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| website =
| amg_id =
| imdb_id = 1178640
}}
}}
'''''Beer for My Horses''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[feature film]]. The film stars country music entertainer [[Toby Keith]] and is based on his [[Beer for My Horses|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]].
'''''Beer for My Horses''''' is a 2008 American [[comedy film]] starring, co-written and co-produced by country music entertainer [[Toby Keith]] (in his only film as screenwriter and producer) which is based on his [[Beer for My Horses|song by the same name]]. The film was co-written by Keith and [[Rodney Carrington]] in his film writing debut (who also stars in the film) and directed by [[Michael Salomon]] in his directional film debut, who has directed numerous music videos for Keith.


The film was shot in and around [[Las Vegas, New Mexico]] and was released on August 8, 2008 to overwhelmingly negative reviews seeing a rare 0% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. It made about $667,000 in its limited box office release.<ref name="RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beer_for_my_horses/|title=Beer for my Horses| publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=July 6, 2017}}</ref>
Several actors in the film who are better known for their music include [[Ted Nugent]], [[Willie Nelson]] and [[David Allen Coe]].

The film was shot in [[New Mexico]], [[United States]] and was released on [[August 8]], [[2008]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
Best friends Joe Bill "Rack" Racklin ([[Toby Keith]]) and Lonnie Freeman ([[Rodney Carrington]]) are deputy sheriffs in the small town of [[Mangum, Oklahoma]], who 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 [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|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 Tito be returned to him in Santa Luna, Mexico, or he will kill Annie.
Two buddies, Rack (Keith) and Lonnie (Carrington), have quietly been pursuing justice as deputies in a small Southern town. But when Rack’s girlfriend Annie (Forlani) is kidnapped by a particularly nasty drug lord as revenge for the arrest of his brother, Tito, the duo decide to defy their boss, Sheriff Landry, and chase them down by any means necessary. Rounding up the town’s most off-beat lawman--Skunk Tarver, a defiantly silent man who chooses to use a bow n’ arrow instead of a gun--they take off on a mission.


Despite being taken off the case by their boss, Sheriff Landry ([[Tom Skerritt]]), Rack, Lonnie, and Skunk break 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".
==Cast==


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.
[[Toby Keith]] as Bill "Rack" Racklin


With the help of former criminal Johnny Franks, who is revealed to be 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".
[[Rodney Carrington]] as Lonnie Freeman


==Cast==
[[Ted Nugent]] as Skunk
{{castlist|
* [[Toby Keith]] as Joe Bill "Rack" Racklin
* [[Rodney Carrington]] as Lonnie Luther Freeman
* [[Ted Nugent]] as Skunk Tarver
* [[Barry Corbin]] as Buck Baker
* [[Greg Serano]] as Tito Garza
* [[Carlos Sanz]] as Manuel Garza
* [[Claire Forlani]] as Annie Streets
* [[Curtis Armstrong]] as D.A. Levin
* [[Tom Skerritt]] as Sheriff Wilson Landry
* [[Brit Morgan]] as Harveyetta
* [[Willie Nelson]] as Charlie
* [[Chris Browning]] as Deputy Stippens
* [[Mac Davis]] as Reverend J.D. Parker
* [[Keith Jardine]] as Jay Boy Simpson
* [[Gina Gershon]] as Cammie
* [[David Allan Coe]] as Gypsy
* [[Mel Tillis]] as Bob the plumber
* [[Cledus T. Judd]] as Doughnut Shop employee
}}


==Box office==
[[Barry Corbin]] as Buck Baker
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.
[[Greg Serano]] as Tito Garza


==Reception==
[[Claire Forlani]] as Annie
===Box office===
The film was released to 450 theaters in 2008, and made $235,000 in its opening weekend, and stayed in theaters for four weeks, it made a total of $895,000.


===Critical reception===
[[Tom Skerritt]] as Sheriff Wilson Landry
The film holds a [[List of films with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|rating of 0%]] on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 11 critics. Toby Keith was criticized for his performance, though Willie Nelson was praised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beer_for_my_horses/ |title=''Beer for My Horses'' at Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date= |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
[[Willie Nelson]] as Charlie
{{Infobox album

| name = Beer for My Horses
[[Chris Browning]] as Deputy Stippens
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Various artists
| cover =
| caption =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2008|08|12}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length =
| label = [[Show Dog Nashville]]
| producer = Toby Keith, Donald Zuckerman
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}} <ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r1407107 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Beer for My Horses - Original Soundtrack : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=August 12, 2008 |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;"
! Track !! Song title !! Performer !! Writer !! Length
|-
| 1 || "[[Beer for My Horses]]" || [[Toby Keith]] and [[Willie Nelson]] || Keith, [[Scotty Emerick]] || 3:30
|-
| 2 || "Off the Hillbilly Hook" || [[Trailer Choir]] || Butter, Big Vinny, Jewels Hanson || 3:11
|-
| 3 || "[[Cat Scratch Fever (song)|Cat Scratch Fever]]" || [[Ted Nugent]] || Nugent || 3:38
|-
| 4 || "La Di Da" || [[Gina Gershon]] || Gershon, Linda Perry || 3:25
|-
| 5 || "[[Choctaw Bingo]]" || [[James McMurtry]] || McMurtry || 8:45
|-
| 6 || "No Más Cerveza" || [[Mac Davis]] || Davis || 3:35
|-
| 7 || "[[Stranglehold (Ted Nugent song)|Stranglehold]]" || Ted Nugent || Nugent || 8:23
|-
| 8 || "Burning Memories" || [[Mel Tillis]] || Tillis, Wayne Walker || 3:15
|-
| 9 || "Song of Blue" || [[Carter's Chord]] || Emily Robertson || 3:45
|-
| 10 || "Show Them to Me" || [[Rodney Carrington]] || Mark Gross || 3:53
|-
| 11 || "If That Ain't Country, Part 2" || [[David Allan Coe]] || Coe || 4:30
|-
| 12 || "Let's Get Trashed" || Toby Keith and [[Mica Roberts]] || [[Jessi Alexander]], [[Jon Randall]] || 2:52
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=1178640|title=Beer for My Horses}}
*{{IMDb title|id=1178640|title=Beer for My Horses}}


{{Toby Keith}}
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[[Category:Comedy films]]
[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]


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[[Category:2000s American films]]

Latest revision as of 16:40, 21 April 2024

Beer for My Horses
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Salomon
Written byRodney Carrington
Toby Keith
W.T. Scrags
Produced byToby Keith
Donald Zuckerman
StarringToby Keith
Rodney Carrington
Willie Nelson
Ted Nugent
Barry Corbin
Claire Forlani
Curtis Armstrong
Tom Skerritt
CinematographyPaul Elliott
Edited byPaul Trejo
Production
companies
Distributed byRoadside Attractions
Release date
  • August 8, 2008 (2008-08-08)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$667,000

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

The film was shot in and around Las Vegas, New Mexico and was released on August 8, 2008 to overwhelmingly negative reviews seeing a rare 0% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. It made about $667,000 in its limited box office release.[1]

Plot

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Best friends Joe Bill "Rack" Racklin (Toby Keith) and Lonnie Freeman (Rodney Carrington) are deputy sheriffs in the small town of Mangum, Oklahoma, who 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 Tito 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 break 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 is revealed to be 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".

Cast

[edit]

Box office

[edit]

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

[edit]

Box office

[edit]

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

Critical reception

[edit]

The film holds a rating of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 critics. Toby Keith was criticized for his performance, though Willie Nelson was praised.[2]

Soundtrack

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Beer for My Horses
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)
GenreCountry, Rock
LabelShow Dog Nashville
ProducerToby Keith, Donald Zuckerman
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
Track Song title Performer Writer Length
1 "Beer for My Horses" Toby Keith and Willie Nelson Keith, Scotty Emerick 3:30
2 "Off the Hillbilly Hook" Trailer Choir Butter, Big Vinny, Jewels Hanson 3:11
3 "Cat Scratch Fever" Ted Nugent Nugent 3:38
4 "La Di Da" Gina Gershon Gershon, Linda Perry 3:25
5 "Choctaw Bingo" James McMurtry McMurtry 8:45
6 "No Más Cerveza" Mac Davis Davis 3:35
7 "Stranglehold" Ted Nugent Nugent 8:23
8 "Burning Memories" Mel Tillis Tillis, Wayne Walker 3:15
9 "Song of Blue" Carter's Chord Emily Robertson 3:45
10 "Show Them to Me" Rodney Carrington Mark Gross 3:53
11 "If That Ain't Country, Part 2" David Allan Coe Coe 4:30
12 "Let's Get Trashed" Toby Keith and Mica Roberts Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall 2:52

References

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  1. ^ "Beer for my Horses". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Beer for My Horses at Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Thomas, Stephen (August 12, 2008). "Beer for My Horses - Original Soundtrack : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
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