Introduction"Witless Protection" is a 2008 American funny movie directed by Charles Robert Carner and starring Larry the Cable Guy, Jenny McCarthy, and Ivana Miličević. The film follows a small-town constable called Larry Stalder who, unaware of a witness protection program, saves a possible crucial witness to a high profile crime from the defense of FBI agents and sets out to bring her to affirm. The motion picture mostly focuses on Larry's humor and southern appeal as he tries to protect the witness while evading the lawbreakers and FBI representatives chasing them.
PlotLarry Stalder (Larry the Cable Guy), a small-town constable in rural Illinois, is an unsophisticated however well-meaning guy who dreams of working for the FBI. While dining in a regional restaurant, Larry witnesses an exchange in between Connie (Jenny McCarthy), aka Madeleine Dimkowski, a possible essential witness in a prominent money-laundering trial, and the 2 FBI agents who are assigned to safeguard her. Thinking that the agents are trying to abduct Connie, Larry chooses to conserve her and takes her to his police car, uninformed that the agents are, in reality, part of a witness protection program established by the federal government.
With Connie in tow, Larry sets out to bring her to the FBI workplace in Chicago so she can affirm versus the alleged cash launderer, Arthur Grimsley (Richard Bull). Along the way, the pair comes across a series of mishaps, including car chases, shoot-outs, and near captures, as they try to avert both the bad guys who desire Connie silenced, and the pursuing FBI representatives.
The representatives, who think that Larry is the mastermind behind Connie's abduction, are at first not able to encourage their higher-ups that the big-hearted however dimwitted sheriff is not an integral part of the criminal organization. However, with the aid of Larry's bumbling deputy Willie (Eric Roberts), they continually track Larry and Connie's motions.
Throughout their journey, Larry and Connie start to bond over their shared experiences, and Connie discovers that Larry possesses an unanticipated level of intelligence and a deep sense of duty to his community. At the exact same time, Larry's quirky humor and undeniable appeal rub off on Connie, who begins to question whether her high-society life in Chicago deserves the sacrifice.
As the duo approaches its destination in Chicago, it is exposed that a person of the FBI representatives appointed to safeguard Connie has been working with Grimsley the whole time and has been leading the crooks right to them. In a showdown at Grimsley's estate, Larry and Connie handle to foil the criminals and capture the corrupt representative. With the hazard to her life neutralized, Connie affirms versus Grimsley, who is then detained and brought to justice.
CastThe primary characters of "Witless Protection" include:
- Larry the Cable Guy as Larry Stalder
- Jenny McCarthy as Connie/Madeleine Dimkowski
- Ivana Miličević as Wilma
- Yaphet Kotto as Alonzo Mosely, the head FBI agent.
- Peter Stormare as Arthur Grimsley
- Eric Roberts as Deputy Willie
Reception"Witless Protection" received mainly unfavorable evaluations from critics, who felt that the film's humor was too lowbrow and typically cringe-worthy, while the plot was simple and formulaic. The film presently holds a 4% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes, with numerous critics suggesting that the film would just interest Larry the Cable Guy's loyal fan base.
Overall, "Witless Protection" is remembered as a light-hearted, slapstick funny that features Larry the Cable Guy's signature humor and wacky charm, despite its absence of critical praise.
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