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The Dukes of Hazzard

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The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:8

Rotten:28

Average Rating:3.7/10

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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Good, stupid fun.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
04/22/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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I hated this movie. It represents everything that’s wrong with the studio system.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
08/08/05
Richard Roeper
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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.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
08/07/05
Eyder Peralta
Eyder Peralta
Houston Chronicle
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Like most movies based on old television shows, Dukes is all concept, with a few jokes written into its crevices.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
08/05/05
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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So loud, so long, so dumb.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/05/05
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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You can't blame the millions who will fantasize about Gen. Sherman burning the movie's negative, but when it comes to the home market, this will be a good one for its target audience to pass out to.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
08/05/05
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Delivering exactly what it promises -- car chasing, girl gazing and yee-hawing -- it takes the high road to low art by remaining faithful to the TV series that spawned it.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/05/05
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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In stiff competition for the lamest thing ever put on celluloid.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/05/05
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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For a movie that posits itself as a celebration of rebel excess, Dukes is pretty tame.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
08/05/05
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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Why fans of the series would pay good money to see something they can see free in TV reruns escapes me.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
08/05/05
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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In lieu of a movie, we get a series of car chases rudely interrupted by the occasional smattering of dialogue.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
08/05/05
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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Amazing. Incredible. Unbelievable. Astonishing. Painful. All these words come to mind in just the first 10 minutes of viewing this film, none of them in a good way.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
08/05/05
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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Purports to be a remake of a TV show but is more accurately a remake of Jessica's vapid modeling career.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
08/05/05
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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The storyline is so dumb and predictable it wouldn't have even made the grade for an episode of the original TV series.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
08/05/05
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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Not even a sexy, toned and blossomed blond can distract from the vapid ugliness that is The Dukes of Hazzard.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
08/05/05
Allison Benedikt
Allison Benedikt
Chicago Tribune
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Has some of the same fratty energy as Wedding Crashers.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/05/05
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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The Dukes of Hazzard aims awfully low.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
08/05/05
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Hard to imagine a movie more mind-numbingly pointless and instantly forgettable.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
08/05/05
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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The Dukes of Hazzard is a cheap, greasy time at the multiplex.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/05/05
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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There's a stink coming off the big-screen Dukes of Hazzard that even fans of the TV series (1979 to 1985) won't be able to shake out of their nostrils.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
08/05/05
Peter Travers
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Rolling Stone
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