The Dukes of Hazzard 2005

The Dukes of Hazzard

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

14%

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L-r: JOHNNY KNOXVILLE, JESSICA SIMPSON and SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' action comedy "The Dukes of Hazzard", distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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Movie Info

Bo (Seann William Scott) and Luke Duke (Johnny Knoxville) are a pair of good-ol'-boy brothers who tear through rural Hazzard County, Ga., transporting moonshine for their kindhearted Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson) in their tricked-out car, the General Lee. When they learn that corrupt political kingpin Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds) is evicting farmers so he can sell their land to an evil coal mining operation, the boys and their comely cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) decide to fight back.

Rating:

PG-13 (Crude and Drug Related Humor|Comic Action Violence|Language|Sexual Content)
Genre:

action, comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar
Producer:

Bill Gerber
Release Date (Theaters):

Aug 5, 2005 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

May 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA):

$80.3M
Runtime:

1h 45m
Production Co:

Village Roadshow Prod.
Sound Mix:

Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Johnny Knoxville
Luke Duke

Seann William Scott
Bo Duke

Jessica Simpson
Daisy Duke

Burt Reynolds
Boss Hogg

Joe Don Baker
Governor Jim Applewhite

Willie Nelson
Uncle Jesse

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Critic Reviews for The Dukes of Hazzard

All Critics (170) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (147)

Good, stupid fun.

April 22, 2008 | Full Review…

Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Top Critic
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.

February 9, 2006 | Full Review…

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

September 26, 2005

Keith Phipps
AV Club
Top Critic
Seems to take pride in being as loud, obnoxious and moronic as humanly possible.

August 23, 2005 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Neil Smith
BBC.com
Top Critic
I hated this movie. It represents everything that's wrong with the studio system.

August 8, 2005

Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
Top Critic
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.

August 7, 2005 | Full Review…

Eyder Peralta
Houston Chronicle
Top Critic
Unfortunately, this is a film that begs comparison to the television series and because of that draws more criticism than were it to stand alone - although standing along it still insults the intelligence of every moviegoer out there.

November 7, 2019 | Full Review…

Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
A hollow-but-happy film that has no pretensions above its lowbrow station.

April 25, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

James Mottram
The List
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.

March 18, 2011 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…

Joshua Starnes
ComingSoon.net
There's really nothing to enjoy here other than a lot of stale dialogue, and a pitiful grab for a franchise.

April 29, 2009 | Full Review…

Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
If rubber-burning car chases and short shorts are your thing, this is the summer remake for you.

April 22, 2008 | Full Review…

Leslie Felperin
Film4
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.

January 15, 2008 | Full Review…

Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

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Audience Reviews for The Dukes of Hazzard

Dec 11, 2016

Generally dumb but at least it seemed to stay faithful in style to the original. Did appreciate the culture shock the Dukes faced in "modern day Atlanta."

Ed K Super Reviewer
Aug 20, 2012

Not too sure where I stand with this update of the classic kids show. This is one of those times where making a film for the younger audience is probably the best option yet they went the other way. The main problem here is the fact that The Dukes of Hazzard was a TV show primarily for kids. It was light-hearted and had the same kind of theme as other classic TV shows like The A-Team, Knight Rider and Airwolf. 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 and 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. Unfortunately this is about as fun as it gets for both thrills and whimsical retro goodness. The rest of the film really is a nasty cheap-ass pile of stereotypical cliches in a bad straight to DVD National Lampoon's kinda way. The main casting of Knoxville and Scott as Bo and Luke was terrible and gave the game away immediately as to what direction the film was going in. 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 Levi cutoffs and lets be honest this character ain't here for intellectual conversation, but she was also vacuous with no character whatsoever. The bad casting continued with Reynolds as Boss Hogg who had no presence in the film at all. Just a big name for the advertising and a very weak performance. Overall its a very mixed bag as there is some nice car porn in here but quite simply its a very bad adaptation of the TV show. Seeing the old General Lee zoom around is the most enjoyment you're gonna get outta this...if you grew up with the show that is (or you're a petrolhead). Shame they also had to drag the modern day PC bandwagon into the fray. They just had to include present day politics didn't they, couldn't let that go, exactly why this should not have been set in the present day. 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. Chock full of needless cameos, way too glossy, hints at soft porn, crass and with added toilet humour. Basically its 'American Pie' and 'Jackass' injected into a much loved old TV show which is totally unacceptable frankly. This is exactly what Stiller and co didn't do for their classic TV show adaptation and look at the difference in quality. Don't show this to your kids and avoid yourself.

Phil H Super Reviewer
Mar 24, 2012

........Wait, this is a movie?

Albert K Super Reviewer
Dec 02, 2011

The Dukes of Hazzard sucked on many levels. The acting sucked, it wasn't funny, and the story was horrible. It was a movie that does not even try, it seems like they were just trying to make a crappy film.

Bradley W Super Reviewer

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The Dukes of Hazzard Quotes

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!

Uncle Jesse:	You know why divorces are so expensive?
Luke Duke:	Why?
Uncle Jesse:	Because they're worth it!

Daisy Duke:	I think somethin' bounced up in my under carriage.
Daisy Duke:	I think something bounced up in my undercarriage.

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