Witless Protection

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Witless Protection

PG-13

2008

1h 37m

Comedy

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During a routine patrol in his small town, Deputy Larry Stalder (Larry the Cable Guy) intervenes when he sees a woman (Ivana Milicevic) held against her will by four men in black. The woman, Madeleine, is the key witness in a high-profile FBI case and her supposed captors are the agents assigned to guard her. Larry suspects the agents are crooked, however, and takes Madeleine to Chicago, where he hopes to solve the case himself.

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Critics Consensus

Larry the Cable Guy continues his critical losing streak with this insipid, tasteless caper comedy.

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Steven Hyden

AV Club

Larry The Cable Guy is a cancerous boil on the ass of comedy, but it's still sort of shocking how little effort he puts into his movies.

Rated: F

Feb 25, 2008

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Amy Nicholson

Boxoffice Magazine

It's the audience that deserves Protection from this Witless Larry the Cable Guy vehicle.

Feb 25, 2008

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

The otherwise genial Witless Protection scrapes bottom whenever a black person or an Asian or an Arab is wheeled on for just-kiddin' laughs.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 25, 2008

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Betsy Sherman

Boston Phoenix

It's sad to watch Yaphet Kotto, as the shady fed, clothesline the stereotypical Muslim motel owner who's already been threatened by Larry with a trip to Gitmo.

Rated: 0.5/4

Apr 23, 2009

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

Witless, lowbrow fun is the signature of this so-so comedy with Larry the Cable Guy in fine fat form as a country bumpkin deputy sheriff with delusions of grander than smalltown cop

Dec 20, 2008

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Stephen Schaefer

Boston Herald

Rated: B-

Oct 18, 2008

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Ed R

I simply have no words...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Audience Member

Uninteresting, carelessly unfunny, and ineptly directed that validates pointlessness, furthered by unsuitable platform for any so-called comedic performances. (D+)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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A redneck humor film that was funny when I was in 8th grade. It should stay there. 1/5. Get out of my head.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

completely worth the watch!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

OK, a little gross sometimes. Always a happy ending. Small time Sheriff protects a girl so she could testify. Set up mainly for the joke's I would assume.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/17/19

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Audience Member

Feels like they just recorded a bunch of Larry the Cable Guy improv and filmed scenes based on it...and then took out most of the funny ones.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Charles Robert Carner

Director

Larry the Cable Guy

Deputy Larry Stalder

Ivana Milicevic

Madeleine Dimkowski

Yaphet Kotto

Alonzo Moseley

Peter Stormare

Arthur Grimsley

Eric Roberts

Wilford Duvall

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Synopsis

During a routine patrol in his small town, Deputy Larry Stalder (Larry the Cable Guy) intervenes when he sees a woman (Ivana Milicevic) held against her will by four men in black. The woman, Madeleine, is the key witness in a high-profile FBI case and her supposed captors are the agents assigned to guard her. Larry suspects the agents are crooked, however, and takes Madeleine to Chicago, where he hopes to solve the case himself.

Director: Charles Robert Carner
Producer: J.P. Williams, Alan C. Blomquist
Screenwriter: Charles Robert Carner
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Parallel Entertainment Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Crude and Sex-Related Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 22, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.1M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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