The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Average Rating: 3.5/10
Reviews Counted: 165
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 143
A dumb, goofy, and vacuous adaptation of a TV show where plot is simply an excuse to string together the car chases.
Average Rating: 3.6/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 32
A dumb, goofy, and vacuous adaptation of a TV show where plot is simply an excuse to string together the car chases.
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The General Lee is back and so are the Duke boys in this big-screen adaptation of the hit TV series, brought to you by Jay Chandrasekhar of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe. Set in the "present day," the story follows Bo (Seann William Scott) and Luke (Johnny Knoxville) as they cruise around Hazzard County and wreck havoc in their classic 1969 Dodge Charger. Together with their scantily clad cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and moonshining Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson), the two good old boys battle
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Cast
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Johnny Knoxville
Luke Duke -
Seann William Scott
Bo Duke -
Jessica Simpson
Daisy Duke -
Burt Reynolds
Boss Hogg -
Joe Don Baker
Governor Jim Applewhite -
Lynda Carter
Pauline -
Willie Nelson
Uncle Jesse -
M.C. Gainey
Sherriff Roscoe P. Colt... -
A.J. Foyt
Race Car Driver #1 -
Danny Haneman
Older Cop -
Andrew Prine
Angry Man -
Rip Taylor
Himself -
Ritchie Montgomery
Trooper -
Kim Wall
State Trooper -
Jim Cody Williams
Security Guard Chip -
Artist Robinson
18 Wheeler Driver -
Jay Chandrasekhar
Campus Cop #1 -
Kevin Heffernan
Sheev -
Steve Lemme
Jimmy -
Paul Soter
Rick Shakely -
Erik Stolhanske
Campus Cop #2 -
Michael Weston
Deputy Enos Strate -
David Koechner
Cooter -
James Roday
Billy Prickett -
Dan Montgomery Jr.
Spectator -
Charlie Finn
Royce -
Junior Brown
Balladeer -
Jacqui Maxwell
Annette -
Michael Roof
Dil Driscoll -
Bruce McKinnon
Van Driver -
David Leitch
Puncher -
Jennifer Foster
Sorority Girl -
Alice Greczyn
Laurie Pullman -
Thomas Elliott
Tough Guy #1 -
Mitch Braswell
Out of Towner #1 -
Christine Richard
Lexus Driver -
Lara Grice
Female Passenger -
Rusty Tennant
Local One -
Dolan Wilson
Local Two -
Heather Hemmens
Girl #1 -
Jack Polick
Deputy Cletus -
Tammi Arender
Local Reporter #1 -
Tenia Taylor
Pretty Girl -
Kristen Laird
Sorority Girl #1 -
Brittany Pourciau
Sorority Girl #2 -
Erica Lee Man
Sorority Girl #3 -
Crystal Barrett
Sorority Girl -
Jillian Batherson
Sorority Girl -
Kristen Broussard
Sorority Girl -
Christina DaRe
Sorority Girl -
Amber Duke
Sorority Girl -
Hana Dupre
Sorority Girl -
Alexis Hebert
Sorority Girl -
Tracey Mills
Sorority Girl -
Nikki Griffin
Katie Johnson -
Dremaceo Giles
Tough Guy #2 -
Thomas Hyde
Prisoner #1 -
Wayne Douglas Morgan
Prisoner #2 -
Tobi Gadison Brown
Younger Cop -
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Emily Smith
Female Reporter -
Stacy Brown
Female Reporter -
Alicen Holden
Governor's Aide -
Grace C. Gerber
Little Girl
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All Critics (170) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (145) | DVD (25)
Good, stupid fun.
Top CriticWhether 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.
I hated this movie. It represents everything that's wrong with the studio system.
After the first chase scene, it's obvious that Scott and Knoxville don't have enough charisma to carry the film, or to even make anarchic destruction and evading the law into something if not sexy at least endearing.
Like most movies based on old television shows, Dukes is all concept, with a few jokes written into its crevices.
So loud, so long, so dumb.
The Dukes of Hazzard only works during the chase sequences, and just sits there the rest of the time. There are some moments of inspired visual lunacy, but that's it.
Lame update to the popular 1980s TV series.
If rubber-burning car chases and short shorts are your thing, this is the summer remake for you.
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.
Hillbilly Heaven, if you even want to go there.
The movie goes extra lite on the comic fluff, while doing the usual heavy handed thing when it comes to hayseed caricatures.
This must rank as one of the most hollowly formulaic hot-weather blockbusters ever let out of the can.
Don't bother with this movie. If you're just itching for more Dukes, stick to the original series on DVD.
After a while, the continuous noise and aimless action become tiresome...accompanied by enough cacophonous clamor to keep you from hearing for a week. (HD-DVD edtion)
...you can't say the movie isn't lively, like a big old-fashioned Warner Bros. cartoon.
Jay Chandrasekhar (of the unfunny comedy troupe Broken Lizard) directs without wit or style.
The only thing The Dukes of Hazzard has in abundance is hate.
Played for laughs, the extras collected on this unrated DVD of The Dukes of Hazzard will hardly summon a chuckle.
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.
Audience Reviews for The Dukes of Hazzard
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- Uncle Jesse: You know what you get when you cross a donkey with an union?
- Luke Duke: What?
- Boss Hogg: A piece of ass that brings a tear to your eye!
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- Uncle Jesse: You know why divorces are so expensive?
- Luke Duke: Why?
- Uncle Jesse: Because they're worth it!
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- Daisy Duke: I think something bounced up in my undercarriage.
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The main problem here is the fact that The Dukes of Hazzard was a TV show for kids. it was light hearted in a fun 'A-Team' 'Knight Rider' kind of way. This new film takes that kind hearted approach and throws it out of the window to make room for a new crude vulgar version with tits n ass.
I will admit that at times the film is good fun, the massive car chase sequence at the end is a tornado of great stunts that is tremendous fun to watch. Much like the classic car chases in 'The Blues Brothers' its amazing to see the famous 'Dodge Charger' hurtle down the freeway and leap higher and farther than ever before. This though is about as fun as it gets.
The rest of the film really is a nasty cheap ass pile of predictable cliches in a bad straight to DVD 'National Lampoon's' way. The main casting of Knoxville and Scott as 'Bo' and 'Luke' was terrible and gave the game away immediately as what direction the film was going. Even Simpson as 'Daisy' was a bad choice, your everyday boring over tanned blonde barbie doll wannabe with luminously bleached teeth.
Yes she was sexy in her tight 'Daisy Dukes' but she was also vacuous with no character what so ever. The bad casting continued with Reynolds as 'Boss Hogg' who had no presence in the film a tall, a very weak performance.
Overall its a slightly mixed bag as there is some nice car porn in here but in general its a bad adaptation of the TV show. Shame they also had to bring the modern day PC bandwagon into the fray too. Not to be taken too seriously of course but you know deep down the original TV show is slightly frowned upon these days *groan*.
Unfortunately this is a rather sour spin on the TV show and spoils its good name, don't show your kids and avoid.