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By Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.27.2008
A few weeks ago I saw a CMT video on the making of "Beer for My Horses" with Alan Jackson. It said it would be released in August. Was this an old video and I missed the movie? I have not seen it anywhere here in Tucson.
Janice Bottorff
The comedy, which starred country star Toby Keith rather than Jackson, is about goofball lawmen who chase down a drug lord. "Beer" opened in limited release — skipping Tucson — back in August and roped in less than $1 million. The film trotted out on DVD Nov. 11. Variety's Joe Leydon wrote "Even ticket-buyers with a hearty appetite for hayseed humor may be repulsed by the coarse cornpone tomfoolery of 'Beer for My Horses.' "
E-mail film critic Phil Villarreal with your questions at pvillarreal@azstarnet.com.