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(About Our Ads) "DELTA FARCE" (2007) (Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Heavy Mild *Heavy *Minor Extreme Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Moderate None None None Moderate Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy None Minor Moderate *Moderate QUICK TAKE: Comedy: Three Army reservists mistakenly think they're in Iraq when they've really accidentally landed in Mexico where they must protect a small town from a bunch of armed banditos. PLOT: Larry (LARRY THE CABLE GUY), Bill (BILL ENGVALL) and Everett (DJ QUALLS) are three friends who are also "weekend warriors," but since they're basically screw-ups, they haven't been deployed overseas with the rest of their National Guard unit. That doesn't escape the notice of Sgt. Kilgore (KEITH DAVID) who rounds them up, puts them through some basic training, and then ships off with them for Iraq. A thunderstorm en route, however, forces their pilot to dump the plane's cargo, unknowingly sending the three men -- asleep in a humvee -- as well as Kilgore out the back end where they safely parachute down to the ground. The next morning, the three think they're in Iraq, when in reality they've landed in the middle of a Mexican desert. Believing their sergeant is dead, they bury him, and then encounter two local men they initially view as potential are insurgents, but then realize they aren't armed or dangerous. Seeing that the Americans are armed, however, the two men lead them back to their small town where they hope they'll take care of their own form of terrorism, namely that of Carlos Santana (DANNY TREJO) and his armed banditos. The town's mayor and his lovely daughter, Maria (MARISOL NICHOLS), are happy to see the soldiers especially when they quickly scare off some of the thugs. Once they finally realize they're not in Iraq, the three friends try to figure out what to do, all while having to contend with Kilgore who unearths himself and tracks them down, as well as Santana and his thugs who aren't pleased these interlopers are interfering with their criminal ways. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of anyone in the cast or goofy comedies (particularly military-based), they might. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For crude and sexual humor. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: LARRY THE CABLE GUY plays a national guardsman who discovers his girlfriend cheated on him right before he's deployed for Iraq. He and his friends end up in Mexico, however, where they must contend with Santana and his thugs. He uses profanity, makes various off-color jokes and remarks, drinks some, and finds himself attracted to Maria. BILL ENGVALL plays his henpecked friend who's happy to get away from his wife and be stuck in the small Mexican town. He drinks and uses profanity. DJ QUALLS plays their nerdy friend, a one-time cop and security guard who's gung-ho about their mission, regardless of where duty calls. He uses profanity and drinks. DANNY TREJO plays the tattooed leader of the banditos who terrorize the town and do battle with the American soldiers. MARISOL NICHOLS plays the lovely daughter to the town mayor who's happy to have the American soldiers around and finds herself smitten with Larry. KEITH DAVID plays the men's sergeant who acts in a stereotypical fashion toward them, including using profanity. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: Here's a quick look at the content found in this comedy that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 23 "s" words, while plenty of other expletives and colorful phrases are uttered. Sexually related dialogue is present, a man is briefly seen holding a blow-up sex doll, and some paintings show bare breasts (in the distance). Some of the sexual humor involves gay related material. Comedy and action-based violence includes a great deal of gunfire fired back and forth between opposing sides, but beyond one man possibly being hit in the rear and another falling to the stage when his ventriloquist dummy is shot, no one else is struck. Some pro wrestling style violence occurs, as does some other hitting and striking of others. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while some viewers might not like some of material (ethnic style jokes) used for comedy. Visual and verbally based crude humor is present, while various characters drink in various scenes. Finally, some of the behavior that's observed might be enticing for some kids to imitate. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's some shaky and spin around camera movement representing Larry's state of mind when he realizes they're in Mexico and not Iraq. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Bill and a friend have beer. Everett tells his friends he's off on a beer run. Everett tells his friends he's come back with Funions, beer and "Barely Legal" (a porn magazine that we don't see). The guys slap the following bumper sticker on their humvee: "Gas, grass, or ass -- nobody rides for free." Due to the way Everett acts, Larry and Bill agree that his mom probably drank and maybe sniffed glue while pregnant with him. Some locals pull up, with one drinking tequila from the bottle. Kilgore then has some of that. People have beer at a party where some is brought over for Larry and Bill. Bill holds a beer, and is later seen with some empties by him. Bill has another beer. Miscellaneous people have beer. Various banditos have beer. After a night of drinking tequila, we see Everett in a Mexican dress and he says that always happens when he eats the worm. A miscellaneous guy has beer, while the three soldiers drink shots. Bill has a beer. A guard drinks from a bottle, and Bill grabs and drinks from it as well (while operating undercover). Bill has a beer and his handed another. Miscellaneous people have beer. BLOOD/GORE A woman pulls a hair from some food that Larry has just served her. About Larry, Kilgore asks, "Where the hell is the fat turd?" Larry then shows up and says speaking of "turds," he just left a record setter in the bathroom. After Kilgore says something about shoving something up the terrorists' "asses," Larry says that isn't sanitary, adding that he's heard the "carpet fliers" (Arabs) don't even use toilet paper. One of the guys farts in a humvee. We hear the sound of Everett urinating, and he says that since they ran out of water, they'll have to drink their urine. That doesn't happen, but Kilgore later finds a canteen, pours some on his head (thinking it's water) and drinks from it. He quickly spits it out, suggesting he tasted urine. Larry says that some food he's eating gives him gas. He then exchanges his with Bill who looks into the container, sees spit, and asks what that is. Larry says he needed a spit cup and tells Bill just to eat around it. He doesn't, but Kilgore later finds that food, takes a bite, and then spits it out from the taste. Larry states that Greek food goes right through him. A kidnapped ventriloquist has a little blood on his face. An outhouse falls apart and we see Larry sitting there, holding a newspaper, with his pants around his ankles (we don't see any nudity, or see or hear any bodily functions). Everett states that one can get top dollar for a testicle (not seen) on EBay these days. A person tells another, "I'm gonna tear off your head and sh*t down your..." Santana tells the soldiers, "You three are like a bad case of the crabs, I can't get rid of you." DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE All of the following is played for comedy. Some viewers might not like various ethnic portrayals or jokes about certain groups, such as Mexicans or Arabs, including "Turds or sh*tites" (rather than Kurds or Shiites), "Carpet fliers" (Arabs, with Larry saying he's heard they don't even use toilet paper), "That Charlie is a really sneaky bastard," "Hold on Saddam," "Alright Akmed, don't get your burqa in a wad," "Pedro" (for a Mexican person), and "It looks like we got ourselves a Mexican standoff." Everett also does the stereotypical Arab woman's quick vibrato tongue sound. Some viewers might not like the use of terms such as "Retards," "Mongoloid," "I think the fat one is retarded" and "You look like a retarded Chewbacca." Some viewers might not like the use of homosexual jokes or terms such as "Chubby chasers" (gay men in prison), "Look at the size of that son of a bitch. He would have ripped you a new..." (what Bill says to Kilgore about a gay man who was after him), "What in the name of Siegfried and Roy are you fellas doing?" (said by Larry to Bill and Everett after finding them sleeping together, clothed, in the spoons position -- they follow that with "Don't ask, don't tell"), "I had more problems than a cub scout at Neverland ranch," and "He's here, he's queer, get used to it." Larry learns that his girlfriend cheated on him (and is pregnant as a result). Upset upon learning his girlfriend cheated on him, Larry answers an overweight woman's question about the free salad bar by asking her why she'd care as it doesn't look like she's ever had a salad in her entire life. Bill's kids repeatedly whack the mailman with golf clubs. Bill is a henpecked husband and just accepts verbal abuse from his wife. Asked about his marriage, Bill comments on the sweet release that murder/suicide can bring, but then says everything's fine. There's talk that a crazy person was going around exposing himself to waitresses, and Everett's reaction implies it was him doing that. About an Indian friend of theirs, Larry says he's the red dot type and not the Tomahawk sort of Indian. Santana and his banditos have bad attitudes for terrorizing the defenseless town, kidnapping others, and battling the military men. A kidnapped ventriloquist does various Mexican jokes in front of Santana and his gang, including why only 3,000 Mexicans showed up at the Alamo, with the punch line being that they only had four trucks. He then jokes that he didn't know this was a gay bar (it isn't). About Bill's wife, Santana says, "She sounds like a real bitch." FRIGHTENING SCENES Scenes listed under "Violence" may be unsettling to those with very low tolerance levels for such material, but it's all played for comedy, action, or a combination thereof. Those sensitive to such matters might find the following unsettling: There's some turbulence on a military transport plane from a bad t-storm. As a result, the pilot dumps the cargo hold, unaware that Kilgore is back there, as are the three guys sleeping in a humvee (all land safely thanks to parachutes). The three find Kilgore, and thinking he's dead, they bury him (but he was just knocked out, and is alive and okay later). GUNS/WEAPONS Machine guns/Handguns/Knives/Rocket launcher/Tank/Old cannon: Seen, carried, and/or used to threaten or shoot at others, and/or cause property damage. See "Violence" for details. Everett uses his foot to slide a samurai sword out of sight when it's mentioned. We see Larry doing some modified skeet shooting, blasting a teddy bear and weight scale he had previously given his ex-girlfriend. We see an old artillery cannon at a military base. National Guardsmen fire rifles during target practice. We see a bandito firing a gun into the air in the village. Others later do the same. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "Knock that sh*t off," "Clean this sh*t up," "Shooting sh*t," "He scares the sh*t out of me," "Horsesh*t monkey brains," "Can it, dipsh*t," "Can that sh*t," "I thought we were gonna be in the sh*t," "Turds or sh*tites" (rather than Kurds or Shiites), "You gotta be sh*tting me," "Holy sh*t," "I'm gonna tear off your head and sh*t down your..." "Lunchtime quickie," "She's got a bun in her oven and it's not your recipe," "Chubby chasers" (gay men in prison), "Did you all do the chimichanga?" (have sex), "Look at the size of that son of a bitch. He would have ripped you a new..." "You three are like a bad case of the crabs, I can't get rid of you," "What the hell /is the difference/is that/are you doing/are you wearing?" "Retards," "Why don't I grab a chair and shove it up your ass?" "Piss-ants," "Numb-nuts," "Shut up," "Fat boy," "This weekend, I own your ass," "Ladies" (men), "Where the hell is the fat turd?" "Wrong, sunshine," "Carpet fliers" (Arabs), "Alright, you maggots," "Mongoloid," "Candy-ass," "Get your ass on that plane," "Don't ask, don't tell," "Smart ass," "Oh damn," "What in the name of Siegfried and Roy are you fellas doing?" "A mean bastard," "Gas, grass or ass -- nobody rides for free" (what a bumper sticker says), "Let's get-er done," "That Charlie is a really sneaky bastard," "Easy man, this isn't Cops," "Idiots," "I think the fat one is retarded," "Dad-gum," "Where the hell am I?" "Hold on Saddam," "Damn right," "Where the hell's Larry?" "Who the hell is this?" "Jackass," "Oh hell yeah," "I had more problems than a cub scout at Neverland ranch," "Alright Akmed, don't get your burqa in a wad," "Camel-ass taco," "She is a looker," "Pissed," "Hell-holes," "You look like a retarded Chewbacca," "Gringo," "I'm a screw-up," "I think you both suck," "I'm gonna kill you deviant bastards," "You better get your ass back here," "Damn right," "He's here, he's queer, get used to it," "She sounds like a real bitch," "Maggots," "You bet your ass," "Are you nuts?" "Pedro" (for a Mexican person), "Who wants to ride the pain train?" "It looks like we got ourselves a Mexican standoff," "Crack skulls and kick ass," "You just bought yourself a 6-pack of pain," "You're the retarded guy," "You gotta be kidding me," "Damn you," "Fat redneck" and "A real pain in the ass." The military style action and other stunts (including some pro wrestling type ones) may be enticing for some kids to imitate. Bill's kids repeatedly whack the mailman with golf clubs. We see Larry doing some modified skeet shooting, blasting a teddy bear and weight scale he had previously given his ex-girlfriend. We see a bandito firing a gun into the air in the village. Santana sports various tattoos, as do miscellaneous characters. Larry spits. A miscellaneous woman has a pierced navel. Bill tells Kilgore he's putting sugar in the bad guys' car gas tanks. Santana has a gold tooth. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None. PROFANITY At least 23 "s" words, 2 slang terms for sex ("bang" and "do the chimichanga"), 24 asses (4 used with "hole"), 21 hells, 17 damns, 5 S.O.B.s, 3 uses of "Oh my God," 2 of "G-damn" and 1 use each of "God" and "Good God." SEX/NUDITY Larry calls his girlfriend (who shows some cleavage) "sugar britches" and she says they need to talk. He playfully asks if she's come by for a "lunchtime quickie," but she tells him that she's pregnant. He then proposes to her, but she then tells him it's not his baby. That prompts a customer in the restaurant to tell him, "She's got a bun in her oven and it's not your recipe." Everett is discovered holding an inflated, blow-up sex doll (with open mouth, etc.). There's talk that a crazy person was going around exposing himself to waitresses, and Everett's reaction implies it was him doing that. Everett tells his friends he's come back with Funions, beer and "Barely Legal" (a porn magazine that we don't see). Larry finds Bill and Everett sleeping together, clothed, in the spoons position, prompting him to ask, "What in the name of Siegfried and Roy are you fellas doing?" They follow that with "Don't ask, don't tell." The guys slap the following bumper sticker on their humvee: "Gas, grass, or ass -- nobody rides for free." Some Mexican men refer to Everett (in subtitles) as the guy with the "porn mustache." Looking at the town through binoculars, Larry states that "she" (referring to Maria) and then "they" need rescuing, with Bill then taking a look and sarcastically saying that "they" appear to be C cups. Larry refers to prison as being filled with "chubby chasers" (gay men interested in erections). Maria shows a little cleavage in several scenes. About Larry and Maria, Bill asks, "Did you all do the chimichanga?" (while doing some slight, mock sexual movement), with Everett then asking, "Did you bang her?" We see a person thrown out of a cabin, with Kilgore then coming out, angry for being dressed in some red, see-through lingerie that shows him in just his white briefs beneath that. He yells at that man and another, "I'm gonna kill you deviant bastards." He then rides off still dressed like that. One of Santana's banditos is a gay man who likes Bill. The latter tries to get under Santana's skin by saying he shouldn't have that sort of person in his gang. Santana replies, "He's here, he's queer, get used to it," adding that the man's a relative of his. He then threatens to let that gay man have his way with Bill if he doesn't talk. We see a shirtless and muscular male wrestler. Kilgore is forced to sing the Sonny & Cher song "I Got You Babe" with a gay man who's dressed in leather. After Larry knocks that man out, he comments, "Look at the size of that son of a bitch. He would have ripped you a new..." Some paintings on walls in the distance of the camera shot show bare-breasted women. Santana tells the soldiers, "You three are like a bad case of the crabs, I can't get rid of you." Everett makes some comment abut "make sweet, sweet love to you." Larry and Maria do some passionate kissing (clothed and standing). Bill states he's been shot, but we then see it was in the butt (we briefly see part of his bare butt as a medic tends to him). We see some miscellaneous cleavage. We see Larry doing more skeet-type shooting, and Bill is about to launch a lace thong, but Larry stops him, saying it's his. SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Bill is a henpecked husband and just accepts verbal abuse from his wife. Bill says his wife has incriminating photos of him having coffee with a dancer. Bill gets an earful from his wife when he calls back home from Mexico. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Being in the National Guard and being deployed to Iraq. Bill is a henpecked husband and just accepts verbal abuse from his wife. When Larry touches Kilgore (non-sexually), the latter tells him to keep his hands to himself and refers to the "don't ask, don't tell" military stance. VIOLENCE All of the following is played for comedy and/or action. Bill's kids repeatedly whack the mailman with golf clubs. Everett accidentally fires a rocket launcher, resulting in an explosion off the base (we don't see what it hits, just the resultant fireball). Larry falls from the parked humvee and lands on the ground. Everett then jumps out and accidentally lands on their lone radio, breaking it. Seeing two men and their donkey, Everett fires at them with his rifle (thinking they're the enemy), and they all drop. He and his friends then hold guns on the two men, and everyone thinks the donkey is dead, but it later gets up and is okay. A bandito manhandles Maria in the town. The three fire machine guns at the banditos who shoot back with handguns and machine guns, but the only thing that's hit is town property. Kilgore steps on a scorpion and it makes a squishy sound. Santana shoots a kidnapped ventriloquist's puppet, but then the man controlling it falls over onstage and is dragged off. Santana says he isn't going to kill one of his own men, but then says that two others will be doing that (they drag the man off, but we don't know his fate). We see a person thrown out of a cabin, with Kilgore then coming out, angry for being dressed in some red, see-through lingerie that shows him in just his white briefs beneath that. He yells at that man and another, "I'm gonna kill you deviant bastards." Santana holds a large knife and then a gun on Bill, while a gun is also held to Bill's driver. Banditos fire their guns into the air while retaking the town, with Larry then firing warning shots into the air with his machine gun. He and the banditos then have a gun standoff. Everett comes out with a rocket launcher and it accidentally fires up into the air, with the rocket then coming back and landing in a dry well where it explodes. The banditos then flee, firing at the soldiers on their way out of town. Kilgore is captured, and guns are held on him. There's standard wrestling violence (professional style) in a ring, followed by Everett doing the same with the local champion (knocking each other around, etc.). Bill hits a guard over the head, knocking him out. Larry hits a man over the head with a bottle that breaks and knocks out the man. Various vehicles explode and a humvee drives through a gate. Machine gun fire blasts at the banditos who shoot back. A tank shoots at the soldiers, causing things around them to explode. As a gun battle ensues, Larry wheels out an old cannon and uses it to shoot the old tank that then explodes. Villagers then join the soldiers in shooting at the fleeing banditos. Santana holds a gun on Maria, but a soldier shoots that gun from his hand, followed by Larry punching him in the face, knocking him out. Reviewed May 11, 2007 / Posted May 11, 2007