{"id":42068,"date":"2026-05-31T01:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T01:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=42068"},"modified":"2026-05-31T01:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T01:06:27","slug":"talladega-nights-the-ballad-of-ricky-bobby-celebrates-20th-anniversary-with-limited-edition-4k-ultra-hd-steelbook-on-august-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/talladega-nights-the-ballad-of-ricky-bobby-celebrates-20th-anniversary-with-limited-edition-4k-ultra-hd-steelbook-on-august-4\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby\u201d Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook on August 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the comedy classic <em><strong>Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby<\/strong><\/em> with a <strong>Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook<\/strong>, arriving <strong>August 4<\/strong>. The release features both the <strong>108\u2011minute Theatrical Version<\/strong> and the <strong>122\u2011minute Unrated Version<\/strong>, newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative and presented with <strong>Dolby Vision<\/strong> and <strong>Dolby Atmos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TalladegaNights_SB_bs-SMALL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TalladegaNights_SB_bs-SMALL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TalladegaNights_SB_bs-SMALL.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TalladegaNights_SB_bs-SMALL-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TalladegaNights_SB_bs-SMALL-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TalladegaNights_SB_bs-SMALL-660x427.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Synopsis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is the fastest man on four wheels \u2014 a big, hairy American winning machine and one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. He has it all: a mansion, a smokin\u2019 hot wife (Leslie Bibb), and all the fast food he can eat. But when flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) dethrones him, Ricky\u2019s world spins out of control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Losing his confidence, his career, and even his wife to his best friend Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), Ricky must rebuild his life, face his fears, and reclaim his place at the top. Because as Ricky Bobby always says: <em>If you ain\u2019t first, you\u2019re last.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4K Ultra HD Disc Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Includes both Theatrical &amp; Unrated Versions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4K presentation with <strong>Dolby Vision<\/strong>, restored from the original camera negative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>English Dolby Atmos<\/strong> and <strong>English 5.1<\/strong> audio tracks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Blu\u2011ray Disc: Theatrical Version<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c25 Years Later\u201d Commentary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13 Deleted &amp; Extended Scenes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Line\u2011O\u2011Rama 2.0<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interviews with Ricky &amp; Jean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 Raw Takes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam McKay\u2019s Video Diaries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 Auditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Blu\u2011ray Disc: Unrated Version<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Director &amp; Friends Commentary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deleted &amp; Extended Scenes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gag Reel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Line\u2011O\u2011Rama<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWill Ferrell Returns to Talladega\u201d Featurette<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bonus Race Footage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWalker &amp; Texas Ranger\u201d Featurette<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ricky &amp; Cal\u2019s Commercials and PSAs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theatrical Trailer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cast &amp; Crew<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Directed by:<\/strong> Adam McKay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Written by:<\/strong> Will Ferrell &amp; Adam McKay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Produced by:<\/strong> Jimmy Miller, Judd Apatow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Executive Producers:<\/strong> Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, David Householter, Richard Glover, Sarah Nettinga, Ryan Kavanaugh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the comedy classic Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby with a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook, arriving August 4. The release features both the 108\u2011minute Theatrical Version and the 122\u2011minute Unrated Version, newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative and presented\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/talladega-nights-the-ballad-of-ricky-bobby-celebrates-20th-anniversary-with-limited-edition-4k-ultra-hd-steelbook-on-august-4\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":42069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blu-ray-news","category-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42070,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42068\/revisions\/42070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}