After John empties Nelson's asthma inhaler, the latter has an attack, and while racing to get a replacement inhaler, is mistaken as a drugged out robber. He's arrested and then sentenced to three to five years in the Rossmore State Penitentiary when his lawyer, Duane Hinkley (BOB ODENKIRK), doesn't provide him with any sort of good legal defense.
Despite having achieved success, John still doesn't feel vindicated, so he purposefully sells some pot to undercover cops and then joins Nelson in the prison run by the Warden (DYLAN BAKER) and his top guard, Shanahan (DAVID KOECHNER). By means of a bribe, he becomes Nelson's cellmate, and poses as his friend, but hopes to make his life a miserable experience.
Of course, there are others present wanting to do the same on their own, such as white supremacist Lynard (MICHAEL SHANNON) who isn't pleased when Nelson fingers him as having started a cafeteria fight. Then there's the large and soulful Barry (CHI McBRIDE) who decides he wants the much smaller Nelson as his prison lover. With John gleeful about how things are playing out, little does he anticipate how fate will throw a wrench into his plan and newfound happiness.
Violence, while played for comedy, includes a person being stabbed with a shiv and possibly killed, another dies from shooting up a chemical cleaner rather than drugs like he thinks, and there are various moments of inmates fighting or otherwise striking other (including forks being stabbed down into legs).
Since all of that's played for comedy rather than realism, only the most sensitive of viewers might find any of it unsettling or suspenseful. Some of that violence has somewhat bloody results, while scatological/crude material and various related remarks also occur. Some behavior might be enticing for some kids to imitate.
Drug use and related comments are present, as is alcohol (wine and beer) consumption, while various characters smoke. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, including white supremacists and a prisoner who wants to make another inmate his gay lover.
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there are varying amounts of handheld camerawork in the film.
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(2006) (Dax Shepard, Will Arnett) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Moderate
*Extreme
*Minor
Heavy
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
None
Mild
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Heavy
Minor
Heavy
*Heavy
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Reviewed November 17, 2006 / Posted November 17, 2006
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