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Hot Protection

Original title: Witless Protection
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
6.7K
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Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Larry the Cable Guy in Hot Protection (2008)
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When a small-town sheriff witnesses what he believes to be an attempted kidnapping, his effort to save the beautiful damsel in distress sets him down a wild path of comic mishap.When a small-town sheriff witnesses what he believes to be an attempted kidnapping, his effort to save the beautiful damsel in distress sets him down a wild path of comic mishap.When a small-town sheriff witnesses what he believes to be an attempted kidnapping, his effort to save the beautiful damsel in distress sets him down a wild path of comic mishap.

  • Director
    • Charles Robert Carner
  • Writers
    • Charles Robert Carner
    • Alan C. Blomquist
  • Stars
    • Larry the Cable Guy
    • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
    • Richard Bull
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    6.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Robert Carner
    • Writers
      • Charles Robert Carner
      • Alan C. Blomquist
    • Stars
      • Larry the Cable Guy
      • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
      • Richard Bull
    • 28User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 17Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Larry the Cable Guy
    Larry the Cable Guy
    • Deputy Larry Stalder
    Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
    Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
    • Connie
    • (as Jenny McCarthy)
    Richard Bull
    Richard Bull
    • Sheriff Smoot
    J. David Moeller
    • Elmer
    Will Clinger
    • Bo
    Omar Dykes
    • Gus
    • (as Omar Kent Dykes)
    Reno Collier
    Reno Collier
    • Tater
    Yaphet Kotto
    Yaphet Kotto
    • Ricardo Bodi
    Ivana Milicevic
    Ivana Milicevic
    • Madeleine
    Dan Waller
    Dan Waller
    • Agent Orange…
    Rick LeFevour
    • MIB #2
    • (as Rick Lefevour)
    Joe Caballero
    Joe Caballero
    • MIB #3
    Sean Bridgers
    Sean Bridgers
    • Norm
    Gerry Bednob
    Gerry Bednob
    • Omar
    Claudia Michelle Wallace
    Claudia Michelle Wallace
    • TSA Woman
    Emir Yonzon
    Emir Yonzon
    • TSA Supervisor
    Gary Tippett
    • TSA Dog Handler
    Jesse Dabson
    Jesse Dabson
    • TSA Expert
    • Director
      • Charles Robert Carner
    • Writers
      • Charles Robert Carner
      • Alan C. Blomquist
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    User reviews28

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    1BeaveryTheBeaver

    As good as i expected!!!!!

    Which was not very. I didn't want to watch this movie. I mean after Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector and Delta Farce, I nearly ripped my cousin apart for dragging me to see them. But I wanted to see a movie and this was just about the only thing that I had not already seen. I had to have a little hope since I'm a big Blue Collar fan. But, Witless Protection was packed with not-so-funny jokes and idiotic situations that only a certain buck-toothed, slovenly demographic will laugh at. If you were insulted by the preceding sentence, then this movie isn't for you either as it is offensive itself.

    Jenny McCarthy is fun to look at. But that doesn't makes up for the rest of this "movie" in no way whatsoever. Stick to animated movies, Larry.

    1/10
    1departed07

    Pathetic!

    Oh, man did I get done watching "Witless Protection" and let me tell you what, it's a piece of crap! I don't understand why Larry The Cable Guy continues to make crappy movies that nobody cares to watch unless you're a redneck or a total idiot. God, helps us if you're up there not playing poker.

    I don't know where to begin.

    Basically in "Witless Protection" Larry the Cable Guy plays a law enforcer wannabe who's seen too many programs of "Cops" and other police shows in thinking he can be a law enforcer in which he's nothing but one big joke to the community. He ends up kidnapping a foreign babe who's an actual witness and not someone kidnapped.

    Larry The Cable Guy is not even cool enough to have his own sitcom or even start his pathetic movie line up of films from "Health Inspector" to "Delta Farce" and they failed more times than films that became cult classics. This film nor will any film featuring Larry the Cable Guy in live action movies will ever be classics, even when he's dead, they'll be burning in the bonfires.

    The Good: Nothing! The OK: Jenny McCarthy's hot body.

    The Not: EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS FILM SUCKS!!! Overall, I have better movies to watch. This wasn't even my fault in watching this movie, it was my dad's fault and he even fell asleep where I just walked away and did something else.
    7Buddy-51

    proof that witlessness can actually be fun

    Larry Stalder is a small town sheriff's deputy with a sagging midsection and a grandiose dream of one day becoming an agent for the FBI. He doesn't exactly enhance his chances of fulfilling that dream when he "rescues" a woman whom he mistakenly believes has been kidnapped by what he thinks is a gang of sunglass-wearing mobsters. In actuality, they are federal agents transporting a whistle-blower to a trial in Chicago where her testimony could spell big trouble for a powerful, Enron-type CEO with whom she was once romantically involved. A lengthy cross country chase ensues with the agents hot on the heels of this nitwit law enforcer and his unwitting "hostage."

    Armed with crime-fighting knowledge he's gleaned primarily from cable TV, and with a malapropism for every occasion, Larry bumbles his way from one outlandish situation to the next, somehow managing to stay one step ahead of the authorities at all times.

    Larry the Cable Guy has that rare ability to perform low comedy routines without having to resort to self-conscious mugging to garner laughs. Likewise, Ivana Milicevic, Eric Roberts, Joe Mantegna, Jenny McCarthy and a whole host of other comic actors throw themselves into their roles with a great deal of abandon and aplomb.

    The humor is broad (to put it mildly), but it is more often fleet-footed than flatfooted, and the whole enterprise is so dopey and good-natured that you may just find yourself chuckling right along with all the goofiness - provided, that is, you can put your brain on hold for the full hour-and-a-half that the movie takes to play itself out.
    7johnhonoluluhawaii

    Better Than What Other Reviewers Say

    I decided to watch this movie despite all of the bad reviews. It's a good thing I saw one review that said otherwise. I agree with that one single review out of all the reviews. It is definitely not a bad movie at all. I was laughing a lot while watching this movie and that doesn't happen to often with me. I've watched movies with high ratings only to feel like my time was stolen from me. So don't go by all the negative reviews that you see. I am not one of those that enjoy slapstick comedies much but this one has a thumbs up from me. Larry the Cable Guy was great in this movie. Although it was not believable (I watch movies to escape from reality) it was a humdinger.
    7Sidbose

    Do NOT go by the review. This one is FUN!

    Yup, its slapstick, its over the top. So what? The movie was actually fun and trust me is MONEY's WORTH! I was actually disappointed to see the low rating for the movie here and that's what prompted me to pitch in with a few words of deserving credit. Witless protection had some of the most ingenious and endearing moments which even the gluttonously overpriced films fail to deliver with their pricey star cast. Larry, the cable guy who plays the dumb witted cop running into trouble around every corner is hugely enjoyable and his act believable. Thankfully, the director spared a run-of-the-mill chemistry between the lead pair. So Kudos to the film for making my balmy afternoon at home a time well spent. And, I wouldn't mind watching it a second time around...

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    • Trivia
      Yaphet Kotto's final movie role.
    • Goofs
      Just before the vomit scene on the side of the road, Madeleine changes the stereo in Larry's truck from opera/classical to rap. The music is heard changing while she is using the volume control, not the channel selector.
    • Quotes

      Larry: Having money isn't the same thing as having class, you know.

    • Alternate versions
      Yaphet Kotto's character is named Alonzo Mosely in the theatrical release. Due to rights issues with another studio that owns that character name (from Midnight Run (1988), it had to be changed and redubbed to Ricardo Bodi for the DVD.
    • Connections
      Featured in Die Laughing! (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Eye of the Tiger
      Written by Jim Peterik (as James Peterik), Frankie Sullivan (as Frank Sullivan)

      Performed by The Wallendas of Sound

      Produced by David Was and Fred Kron

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Lions Gate Entertainment (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Witless Protection
    • Filming locations
      • Lemont, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Parallel Entertainment Pictures
      • Parallel Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,161,625
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,116,692
      • Feb 24, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,161,625
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39m(99 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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