Gaylord To Take 'Blue Collar' To Big Screen

[Friday, June 7th, 2002]
Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall's "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" will become a feature financed and produced by Gaylord Films, reports Variety.

Warner Bros. Pictures will release the picture, which will also feature Larry the Cable Guy and Ron White.

Over the last two years, the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" has grossed more than $12 million and produced a bestselling live album released last November.

The film will present the show in its entirety, as well as behind-the-scenes sequences that focus on the individual performers.

Larry the Cable Guy and Ron White have become two of the country's top comedy-club draws.

"Blue Collar Comedy Tour" will shoot this summer and could be released as soon as the end of this year.

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