Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)

Director:

Danny Leiner

Writer (WGA):

Philip Stark (written by)

Release Date:

15 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

After a night they can't remember, comes a day they'll never forget.

Plot:

Two potheads wake up from a night of partying and can't remember where they parked their car.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Cult | Transsexual | Nerd | Ostrich

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Ashton Kutcher	...	Jesse Montgomery III
Seann William Scott	...	Chester Greenburg
Jennifer Garner	...	Wanda
Marla Sokoloff	...	Wilma
Kristy Swanson	...	Christie Boner
David Herman	...	Nelson
Hal Sparks	...	Zoltan - Cult Leader
Charlie O'Connell	...	Tommy
John Toles-Bey	...	Mr. Pizzacoli
Christian Middelthon	...	Alien Nordic Dude #1
David Bannick	...	Alien Nordic Dude #2 (as David W. Bannick)
Turtle	...	Jeff - Cult Member
Bob Clendenin	...	Zarnoff - Cult Member (as Robert Clendenin)
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Zelmina - Cult Member
Kevin Christy	...	Zellner - Cult Member

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some sex and drug-related humor.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | French

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Indonesia:Dewasa | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37865) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

El Segundo, California, USA

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

When Jesse and Chester are at the geek cult compound, everyone is wearing the same style of black Vans sneakers. This is a reference to the Heaven's Gate cult who all wore the same style purple Nike's.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: There is a hand putting items in the locker at Captain Stus.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jesse: What's up?
Chester: Animal Planet!
Jesse: Man, I just had the craziest dream.
Chester: About what?
Jesse: I don't remember
[chuckles]

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in My Name Is Bruce (2007)

Soundtrack:

Stoopid Ass

Duderific

Highly entertaining the first 100 times I saw it, now not so much. The 'and then' segment at the drive thru entered my homes dialect and has not left yet. Hot chicks are sprinkled thru the movie, as well as the very disturbing she-male stripper. This movie is often thought of as the epitome of bad, but really it's funny enough. Is it formulaic? Sure. Is Ashton Kutcher a total tool? Kinda looks so. Seann William Scott is the funnier of the two by far. Great cameo appearance of Brent Spiner (knows as DATA on Star Trek Next Generation). The bubble wrap jumpsuits are also highly entertaining and original. I thought there was going to be a sequel to this, but it evidently fell thru.