: The film was executive produced by Quentin Tarantino. Film in Review; Daltry Calhoun - The New York Times
Reviewers generally found the film to be a tonal mismatch, struggling to balance its "wacky" Southern character comedy with more somber dramatic elements.
: Johnny Knoxville, Elizabeth Banks, and Sophie Traub.
: Playing Daltry’s musically gifted daughter June, Traub was highlighted as a standout. Her character, who narrates the story, was described as the film's only "genuine" human element, though her quirky narration was polarizing for some.
The 2005 film Daltry Calhoun follows a Southern entrepreneur (Johnny Knoxville) whose life in Tennessee is upended when his teenage daughter suddenly appears just as his turf-grass business begins to fail.