The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar

Writers (WGA):

John O'Brien (screenplay)
John O'Brien (story) ...

Release Date:

5 August 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Meet the Dukes. One family having so much fun there oughta be a law.

Plot:

Cousins Bo (Scott) and Luke (Knoxville) Duke, with a little help from their cousin Daisy (Simpson) and Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson), egg on the authorities of Hazzard County, Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane.

Plot Keywords:

Deep South | Beautiful Woman | Based On TV Series | Remake Of TV Show | Automobile

Awards:

2 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Johnny Knoxville	...	Luke Duke
Seann William Scott	...	Bo Duke
Alice Greczyn	...	Laurie Pullman
Steve Lemme	...	Jimmy
Michael Weston	...	Deputy Enos Strate
Mitch Braswell	...	Out of Towner #1
Michael Roof	...	Dil Driscoll
Jessica Simpson	...	Daisy Duke
Rusty Tennant	...	Local #1
Dolan Wilson	...	Local #2
James Roday	...	Billy Prickett
Heather Hemmens	...	Girl #1
David Leitch	...	Puncher
A.J. Foyt IV	...	Race Car Driver #1
M.C. Gainey	...	Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude and drug-related humor, language and comic action violence.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Singapore:M18 (unrated version) | Portugal:M/6 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:Unrated (DVD version) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Belgium:KT | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) (unrated version) | Brazil:14 | Sweden:7 | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:MG6 | USA:PG-13 | UK:12A (cut) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Gerber Pictures

Trivia:

Many of the jumps and car chase scenes were filmed on a Louisiana State University, Agricultural Research Station in Louisiana. The Station was leased to Warner Brothers during the off season for filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the cousins are confronted in Atlanta by a group of men for having the rebel flag on their car, Luke's window is up about four inches. As the gang approaches the car, he begins to roll the window up from a completely down position, and he gets it to that approximate four inches before the aggressor puts his hands on it. When told to get out of the car, he slides out and sits up on the door sill without ever having rolled the window back down.

Quotes:

Bo Duke: Now, lets not loose focus Royce.
Royce: Yes, Mr. Takanoshi.
Bo Duke: What'd you call me?
Royce: ...Mr. Takanoshi.
Bo Duke: Right, that's my name.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Super Troopers (2001)

Soundtrack:

Better Watch Yourself

A giggle

I had low expectations when going to see this film, so I wasn't disappointed: it was a lot better than I expected.

A lot of the jokes are corny and the plot is weak, but I have to say that the audience I saw it with thought it was hilarious. There was a lot of laughing throughout the film, some of it at Willie Nelson's terrible jokes (and he has a stack of them), some at the various situations and some at the antics of the Duke cousins. I was in need of cheering up and had a good cackle at this. A lot of the driving sequences were highly enjoyable.

Not Oscar winning material, but a good laugh. Don't take it seriously and you may enjoy it!