Legend of the NASCAR Cup Series Kevin Harvick publicly disagrees with Kyle Larson on the box office hit film “Talladega Nights.”
During a recent podcast appearance, Larson claimed that “The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” gave NASCAR a bad name and turned sport into a joke.
“I liked the movie. I don’t think it did anything good for our sport. I think it unfortunately turned our sport into a joke,” he said on Julian Edelman’s Games With Names podcast.
“It has to be one of the most popular racing films. But I feel like the rest of the world, that’s what they think of our sport now.”
However, responding to Larson’s comments on the film, former Cup Series champion Harvick disagreed with the Hendrick Motorsports star, making his opinion clear on his Happy Hour Show.
“I thought it was hilarious. I liked it,” Harvick explained.
Harvick’s co-host Mamba Smith then added, “I think it’s time for us to do another serious movie. Days of Thunder 2 would be nice.”
Harvick, however, suggested a sequel to Talladega Nights: “Talladega Nights 2”,
“I know where we could re-enact the scene,” Harvick continued, where it later appeared he was moving into the house where Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) lived in the film.
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Larson watches film appearance
During the same podcast appearance where he discussed “Talladega Nights,” Larson revealed that he hopes to appear in a movie one day, specifically a sequel to Tom Cruise’s 1990 classic, “Days of Thunder.”
The sports action film – produced by the same name behind the F1 film, Jerry Bruckheimer – follows fictional rookie driver Cole Trickle (Cruise) into the world of NASCAR.
“Days of Thunder” also features real appearances from NASCAR stars such as Richard Petty and Rusty Wallace, with Larson hoping to emulate those names if a sequel is released.
“I was with Jeff Gordon the other night and he’s a good friend of Tom’s, and he went to the ‘Mission Impossible’ premiere. “He said, ‘We’re doing it.’ We need to do another “Days of Thunder.” I hope they do,” he said.
“I would absolutely be there. I would love to be there.”
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