Everyone loves those wacky Duke siblings, and everyone can sympathize with their struggles against the vicious Boss Hogg. With all apologies to Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville, and Jessica Simpson, however, "Dukes" probably requires a more distinguished cast to turn Academy voters' heads. So here's our proposal: Ralph Fiennes and Kenneth Branagh as Bo and Luke Duke, Tilda Swinton as Daisy Duke (beating out Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, and Kristin Scott Thomas for the role of a lifetime), Bob Hoskins as Boss Hogg, Sir Elton John replacing Willie Nelson (sorry, Willie), and the whole thing is produced by -- who else? -- period pros, James Ivory and the late Ismail Merchant. Slap the Union Jack on top of the crew's Mini Cooper, the Duke of Gloucester, and voila! Instant Oscar contender.
Nominations: Best Song (Sir Elton: "Tiny Dancer" [hey, it worked in "Almost Famous"])
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It was inevitable that "The Dukes Of Hazzard" would leap onto the big screen, and now, thanks to Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers, Club Dread), it finally has. Slipping into the boots made famous by John Schneider and Tom Wopat, Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville play moonshine-selling cousins, Bo and Luke Duke. Along with their ridiculously gorgeous cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and joke-telling Uncle Jessie (Willie Nelson), the Duke boys love to get the goat of Hazzard County's most crooked law enforcement officials, including Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey) and county commissioner Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds). But when they discover that Boss Hogg is using his leverage to run them off their farm in order to turn Hazzard County into a strip mine for coal, things get personal. With the help of their faithful friends, Bo and Luke set off on their riskiest adventure yet.
Showing his reverence for the classic 1980s show, Chandrasekhar incorporates freeze-frames, humorous narration, and extended action sequences, resulting in a crowd-pleasing romp that promises to introduce a whole new generation of fans to the Duke boys. While Scott, Knoxville, and the scantily clad Simpson deliver the goods, it is The General Lee--the pair's electrifying orange Charger--that steals the show. More...
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Everyone loves those wacky Duke siblings, and everyone can sympathize with their struggles against the vicious Boss Hogg. With all apologies to Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville, and Jessica Simpson, however, "Dukes" probably requires a more distinguished cast to turn Academy voters' heads. So here's our proposal: Ralph Fiennes and Kenneth Branagh as Bo and Luke Duke, Tilda Swinton as Daisy Duke (beating out Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, and Kristin Scott Thomas for the role of a lifetime), Bob Hoskins as Boss Hogg, Sir Elton John replacing Willie Nelson (sorry, Willie), and the whole thing is produced by -- who else? -- period pros, James Ivory and the late Ismail Merchant. Slap the Union Jack on top of the crew's Mini Cooper, the Duke of Gloucester, and voila! Instant Oscar contender.
Nominations: Best Song (Sir Elton: "Tiny Dancer" [hey, it worked in "Almost Famous"])
Agree/disagree with our makeover?