The Honeymooners (2005 film)

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The Kramdens and the Nortons are working-class neighbors; bus-driver Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) and sewer worker Ed Norton (Mike Epps) are best friends. Ralph is constantly masterminding get-rich-quick schemes with which Ed tries to help. The driving force behind them is their wives, Alice Kramden (Gabrielle Union) and Trixie Norton (Regina Hall); the men are trying to make enough money to afford the homes they think they and their wives deserve. Meanwhile, Alice and Trixie make ends meet by waitressing at the local diner.

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• Cedric the Entertainer as Ralph Kramden
• Mike Epps as Edward "Ed" Norton
• Gabrielle Union as Alice Kramden
• Regina Hall as Trixie Norton
• Carol Woods as Mama Gibson
• Doreen Keogh as Ms. Celestine
• Eric Stoltz as William Davis
• John Leguizamo as Dodge
• Jon Polito as Kirby
• Lenny Venito as Lenny
• Ajay Naidu as Vivek
• Kevin Corrigan as Larry
• Alice Drummond as Miss Benvenutti

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• Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland{{Cite web|title=Dublin Becomes New York In 'The Honeymooners' {{!}} The Irish Film & Television Network|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=1328&tpl=archnews|access-date=2021-07-20|website=www.iftn.ie|archive-date=2023-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826033914/http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=1328&tpl=archnews|url-status=live}}
• Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
• Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
• New York City, New York, USA
• Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium, Shelbourne Park, County Dublin, Ireland

The film was released in theaters on June 10, 2005 with a PG-13 rating from MPAA for "some innuendo and rude humor".

The film was released on VHS and DVD on October 11, 2005.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

For its DVD release, several lines of more suggestive dialogue were cut from the film in order to gain a PG rating for family-friendly marketing purposes.{{Cite news|last=Miller|first=Lia|date=2005-10-17|title=For a DVD Makeover, Cut the Naughty Talk|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/17/business/for-a-dvd-makeover-cut-the-naughty-talk.html|access-date=2021-07-20|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2021-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515130550/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/17/business/for-a-dvd-makeover-cut-the-naughty-talk.html|url-status=live}} The PG rated cut is currently the only version available on home video.

The film received mainly negative reviews. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|13|3.7|111|consensus=This pointless remake of the classic TV series only offers generic characters and gags.|ref=yes|access-date=January 22, 2024}} {{Metacritic film prose|31|29|ref=yes|access-date=January 22, 2024}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com/|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "The Honeymooners" in the search box|publisher=CinemaScore|access-date=April 7, 2021}}

Roger Ebert was one of the few to give it a positive review, 3 stars out of a possible 4, proposing that The Honeymooners was unusual among such adaptations in transcending the original while staying true to its spirit.{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Loony landing for 'Honeymooners' |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-honeymooners-2005 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=2022-01-22 |date=9 June 2005 |archive-date=2022-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122075918/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-honeymooners-2005 |url-status=live }}{{cite web | title = 'The Honeymooners' Gets a Black Cast for a New Film | author = DAVID CARR | date = November 17, 2004 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/17/movies/17hone.html | work = The New York Times | access-date = February 20, 2017 | archive-date = May 28, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150528052017/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/17/movies/17hone.html | url-status = live }}

2005 BET Comedy Awards

• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Theatrical Film — Gabrielle Union (nominated)

2005 Black Movie Awards

• Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role — Cedric the Entertainer (nominated)

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• {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20050116033928/http://www.honeymoonersmovie.com/}}
• {{IMDb title|0373908}}
• {{mojo title|honeymooners}}
• {{rotten-tomatoes|1146572-honeymooners}}

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