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''Witless Protection'' is a crime comedy film released in 2008, starring Creator/LarryTheCableGuy and Creator/JennyMcCarthy. The film's director is Charles Robert Carner, and the distributor is Creator/LionsGate.
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''Witless Protection'' is a crime comedy film released in 2008, starring Creator/LarryTheCableGuy Creator/LarryTheCableGuy, Creator/IvanaMilicevic, and Creator/JennyMcCarthy. The film's director is Charles Robert Carner, and the distributor is Creator/LionsGate.
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* EvilAllAlong: Even if Larry's assumptions of them being in cahoots with the BigBad were discarded as false, Bodi and his fellow agents are revealed to actually be on Grimsley's side.
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* EvilAllAlong: Even [[spoiler:Even if Larry's assumptions of them being in cahoots with the BigBad were discarded as false, Bodi and his fellow agents are revealed to actually be on Grimsley's side.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: Of all things, the song ''Achy Breaky Heart'' from Music/BillyRayCyrus.
* CoversAlwaysLie: Larry is seen holding a gun in the poster/DVD cover, but in the film proper, he's never seen using one. The only time Larry ''does'' hold a gun, it's at the very beginning where he just hands it to his superior as he goes to confront Elmer regarding his horse.
* DeadpanSnarker: Both Larry and Madeleine get into this in most of their scenes together.
* EvilAllAlong: Even if Larry's assumptions of them being in cahoots with the BigBad were discarded as false, Bodi and his fellow agents are revealed to actually be on Grimsley's side.
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* MacGuffinEscortMission: The whole premise consists of Larry escorting Madeleine to Chicago, while the FBI agents are actively hunting him down.
* MouthOfSauron: Willford Duvall is the only villain Larry physically fights throughout the film.
* MouthOfSauron: Willford Duvall is the only villain Larry physically fights throughout the film.
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* MacGuffin: A CD that contains incriminating evidence against the BigBad.
* MacGuffinEscortMission: The whole premise consists of Larry escorting Madeleine toChicago, Chicago so that she could hand over a disc that'll bring the BigBad down, while the FBI agents are actively hunting him down.
* MouthOfSauron:Willford Wilford Duvall is the only villain Larry physically fights throughout the film.
* MacGuffinEscortMission: The whole premise consists of Larry escorting Madeleine to
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* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being the only other headliner of this film, McCarthy's character, Connie, is a minor appearance throughout the film.
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* AntiClimaxBoss: Agent Bodi, the agent who has been chasing Larry down the entire film, bows out after Larry convinces him to let him go in exchange for all the loot in Grimsley's safe.
** Speaking of [[BigBad Grimsley]], he is easily thwarted after Larry hands over a fake disc to him instead of the real one.
* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being the only other headliner of this film,McCarthy's [=McCarthy=]'s character, Connie, is a minor appearance throughout the film.
** Speaking of [[BigBad Grimsley]], he is easily thwarted after Larry hands over a fake disc to him instead of the real one.
* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being the only other headliner of this film,
** That goes double for FBI agent Riccardo Bodi, and his fellow agents who are actively hunting Larry down.
* CloudCuckooLander: Larry's cousin, Doc Savage.
* CloudCuckooLander: Larry's cousin, Doc Savage.
* IdiotHero: Larry. The whole reason why the plot of the film happens is because he mistakenly believed the FBI agents escorting Madeleine had her against her will.
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* Squick: The airport cavity search scene.
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* MouthOfSauron: Willford Duvall is the only villain Larry physically fights throughout the film.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Despite his bumbling incompetence, Larry does prove to be this.
* Squick: The airport cavity searchscene.scene.
* TakeAThirdOption: During the HostageForMacGuffin situation shown above, Larry subtly does this when it seemed as though he handed over the disc. Instead of being given the disc that contained the incriminating evidence against Grimsley, it was actually a disc containing a video of Larry singing "Achy Breaky Heart".
* SpannerInTheWorks: Despite his bumbling incompetence, Larry does prove to be this.
* Squick: The airport cavity search
* TakeAThirdOption: During the HostageForMacGuffin situation shown above, Larry subtly does this when it seemed as though he handed over the disc. Instead of being given the disc that contained the incriminating evidence against Grimsley, it was actually a disc containing a video of Larry singing "Achy Breaky Heart".
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* DefrostingIceQueen: Madeleine over the course of the movie.
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* Fanservice: At one point, Connie wears a bra and short-shorts as she holds the FBI agents infiltrating Larry's house at gunpoint. ''Sweet.''
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* Fanservice: [=Fanservice=]: At one point, Connie wears a bra and short-shorts as she holds the FBI agents infiltrating Larry's house at gunpoint. ''Sweet.''
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* Macguffin: A CD containing incriminating evidence against Grimsley, and Madeleine's cigarette lighter serving as a key.
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* Macguffin: A CD containing incriminating evidence against Grimsley, and HostageForMacGuffin: At the climax, Grimsley demands the disc from Larry in exchange for Madeleine's cigarette lighter serving as a key.safety.
* LivingMacGuffin: Madeleine.
* MacGuffinEscortMission: The whole premise consists of Larry escorting Madeleine to Chicago, while the FBI agents are actively hunting him down.
* Squick: The airport cavity search scene.
* LivingMacGuffin: Madeleine.
* MacGuffinEscortMission: The whole premise consists of Larry escorting Madeleine to Chicago, while the FBI agents are actively hunting him down.
* Squick: The airport cavity search scene.
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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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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.himself.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being the only other headliner of this film, McCarthy's character, Connie, is a minor appearance throughout the film.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Obviously platonic since Larry's already taken, but he and Madeleine gradually get along much better over the course of the film.
* BigBad: Arthur Grimsley.
* ButtMonkey: Madeleine just ''cannot'' catch a break after she's forcefully joined together with Larry.
* TheDanza: Creator/LarryTheCableGuy plays Larry Stalder.
* TheDragon: Wilford Duvall.
* Fanservice: At one point, Connie wears a bra and short-shorts as she holds the FBI agents infiltrating Larry's house at gunpoint. ''Sweet.''
** FanDisservice: During the airport scene, Larry is completely naked as the security team prepares to give him a cavity search. ''Eww.''
* Macguffin: A CD containing incriminating evidence against Grimsley, and Madeleine's cigarette lighter serving as a key.
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!!This film includes examples of:
* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being the only other headliner of this film, McCarthy's character, Connie, is a minor appearance throughout the film.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Obviously platonic since Larry's already taken, but he and Madeleine gradually get along much better over the course of the film.
* BigBad: Arthur Grimsley.
* ButtMonkey: Madeleine just ''cannot'' catch a break after she's forcefully joined together with Larry.
* TheDanza: Creator/LarryTheCableGuy plays Larry Stalder.
* TheDragon: Wilford Duvall.
* Fanservice: At one point, Connie wears a bra and short-shorts as she holds the FBI agents infiltrating Larry's house at gunpoint. ''Sweet.''
** FanDisservice: During the airport scene, Larry is completely naked as the security team prepares to give him a cavity search. ''Eww.''
* Macguffin: A CD containing incriminating evidence against Grimsley, and Madeleine's cigarette lighter serving as a key.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TagLine Protecting America's assets]]]]
''Witless Protection'' is a crime comedy film released in 2008, starring Creator/LarryTheCableGuy and Creator/JennyMcCarthy. The film's director is Charles Robert Carner, and the distributor is Creator/LionsGate.
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.
[[caption-width-right:350:[[TagLine Protecting America's assets]]]]
''Witless Protection'' is a crime comedy film released in 2008, starring Creator/LarryTheCableGuy and Creator/JennyMcCarthy. The film's director is Charles Robert Carner, and the distributor is Creator/LionsGate.
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.
