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The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

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Reviews Counted:160

Fresh:22

Rotten:138

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: A dumb, goofy, and vacuous adaptation of a TV show where plot is simply an excuse to string together the car chases.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content, crude and drug-related humor, language and comic action violence

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Aug 5, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $80,206,743

Synopsis: 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... 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]

Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, M.C. Gainey

Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, M.C. Gainey, Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson, James Roday, Lynda Carter, David Koechner, Kevin Heffernan

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Screenwriter: John O'Brien
Producer: Bill Gerber
Composer: Nathan Barr
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Good, stupid fun.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
04/22/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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If rubber-burning car chases and short shorts are your thing, this is the summer remake for you.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
04/22/08
Leslie Felperin
Leslie Felperin
Channel 4 Film

You can't say those involved in the film didn't have fun -- sure looks like they had a blast. Shame is as an audience we can't say the same.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Hillbilly Heaven, if you even want to go there.

Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine | comment Comment
04/15/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Upstage Magazine

The movie goes extra lite on the comic fluff, while doing the usual heavy handed thing when it comes to hayseed caricatures.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
04/09/07
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

This must rank as one of the most hollowly formulaic hot-weather blockbusters ever let out of the can.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Don't bother with this movie. If you're just itching for more Dukes, stick to the original series on DVD.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
11/01/06
Mary Lasse
Mary Lasse
Christianity Today

...you can't say the movie isn't lively, like a big old-fashioned Warner Bros. cartoon.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
07/11/06
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Jay Chandrasekhar (of the unfunny comedy troupe Broken Lizard) directs without wit or style.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
05/12/06
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Whether you find all this inane or offensive will probably depend on whether you buy the Dukes’ defence of ‘never meaning no harm’; either way it’s pretty hard going.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Ben Walters
Ben Walters
Time Out

The only thing The Dukes of Hazzard has in abundance is hate.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/08/06
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Instead of the promised lighthearted tone of the TV series, the big screen update avails itself of its PG-13 liberties and comes stuffed with a barnful of profanity and enough marijuana references to satisfy even the most stoned out Cheech and Chong fan.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
11/13/05
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

It's got a few laughs and some impressive car chases, but mostly, it's just a puzzling jumble of gags and exhaust fumes.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/26/05
Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
AV Club

Não é apenas sem graça; é, também, moralmente ofensivo, sendo povoado por personagens desprezíveis, ignorantes e preconceituosos (o que inclui os 'heróis').

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
09/23/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
09/16/05
Sydney Morning Herald

A spirited, high energy romp that is naught but yee-haw nonsense, The Dukes of Hazzard is a rev a second.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
09/09/05
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

[Jessica Simpson] literally couldn't act if her life depended on it - she appears to only be there to provide eye candy and, frankly, she's not all that attractive in the first place.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
09/03/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

It's either hell being a hillbilly or a hell of a lot of fun being a hillbilly. Here, it's hell.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
09/01/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Comes reasonably close to [being] finger-licking good.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
08/26/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
 
 
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