Run Ronnie Run!
Run Ronnie Run! is an American satirical comedy film and a spin-off inspired by the HBO sketch comedy show "Mr. Show". The recurring character Ronnie Dobbs (David Cross) is the focal point of the movie. It was directed by Troy Miller. The film was produced in 2001 and premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. It was released direct-to-video in 2003. Plot. Ronnie Dobbs (David Cross)—a redneck petty criminal whose hijinks are caught on tape by a "Cops"-like television show called "Fuzz"—is noticed by failing infomercial personality/inventor Terry Twillstein (Bob Odenkirk), who notices  Dobbs' popularity with lowbrow viewers. He promotes the idea for a Ronnie Dobbs show to television executives entitled "Ronnie Dobbs Gets Arrested" in which Ronnie is arrested in a different city each week. The show becomes a phenomenal success leading to a level of fame & fortune that dramatically changes Dobbs' life. Cast. Many of the regular cast members of "Mr. Show" made appearances in the film, including Jill Talley, Jack Black, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Tom Kenny, John Ennis, Brett Paesel, and Paul F. Tompkins. Unlike on "Mr. Show", where they each played a wide variety of  characters in each episode, Odenkirk and Cross portrayed a single character throughout the film, with the exception of a brief appearance by R&B duo Three Times One Minus One. Jack Black starred as a chimney sweep who sings "The Golden Rule Song". Many well known celebrities had brief cameos in the film, such as Trey Parker, Matt Stone, John Stamos, Rebecca Romijn, Ben Stiller, Jeff Goldblum, Blaine Cartwright, Mandy Patinkin, David Baddiel, Jeff Garlin, Scott Ian & Kathy Griffin. Production. The film premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Bob Odenkirk initially publicly criticized the film's studio (New Line Cinema ) and even went as far as releasing the personal email addresses of Robert Shaye (Chairman) and other principals of New Line Cinema to his fans in an effort to get the film released. He later went on to blame the film's failure on director Troy Miller who, as Odenkirk claims, denied him and David Cross the right to do a final edit of the film. Cross and Miller would later reunite when Miller was hired to direct several episodes of "Arrested Development". Reception. , the film holds a 71% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on seven reviews with an  average rating of 6.43/10.