Meet the Deedles

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Meet the Deedles

PG

1998

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Twin thrill-seekers Phil and Stew Deedle are hip Hawaiian surfers shipped out to Wyoming for summer camp ... before they're expelled from school! But when they get sidetracked to Yellowstone National Park, they fall into jobs as rookie rangers to impress a sexy lieutenant. That kicks off a hilarious wilderness adventure as the Deedles battle prairie dogs, surf roaring rapids, and rescue Old Faithful from a vengeful ex-ranger.

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Critics Consensus

Audiences will be eager to lose The Deedles' number after suffering through this obnoxiously unfunny surfer comedy.

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Lael Loewenstein

Variety

02/25/2009

If all of this sounds ridiculous, it is.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

1.5/4

I am prepared to imagine a theater full of 11-year-old boys who might enjoy this movie, but I can't recommend it for anyone who might have climbed a little higher on the evolutionary ladder.

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Anita Gates

New York Times

01/01/2000

3/5

Pure Disney in the goofy early-60's sense.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

05/31/2023

2.5/4

...a perpetually erratic yet mostly agreeable comedy...

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

01/09/2020

3/5

Teen slacker comedy has some peril, potty humor.

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

02/25/2009

1.5/4

Dumb is one thing, but this sorry attempt at action-comedy from stuntman turned director Steve Boyum is in an intelligence-deprived class all its own.

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Michael W

@mawilps 06/14/2025

This Disney comedy was terrible. Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer, Dennis Hopper, John Ashton, A.J. Langer, Robert Englund, Richard Lineback, and the rest of the cast did a decent job in this movie. The plot of the movie was dull and boring. It's a weird story about two surfer dudes trying to do something with their lives in a crazy way. If you haven't seen this movie yet, don't waste your time. It's not worth it.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 05/15/2025

The worldwide gross is $4,356,216.00. A success on home media.

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Sozzer B

@RT26890375 05/12/2025

This is a movie when we look back, we can all say we messed up. There is NO WAY we should give this below a 50. Compare this to movies made today... don't let time be a bias! Let's all hope a remake is in the works!

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Dale R

@iromulus9 07/07/2024

Starring Paul Walker and Steve Van Wormer as two Hawaiian surfer dudes that end up as park rangers at Yellowstone National Park. This movie is just dumb. The humor is low-brow, it isn’t well acted or directed, the special effects aren’t good and the premise and writing are again dumb. The only positive I can think of is A. J. Langer, who plays the love interest to Paul Walker's character, did a great job in her workout prep for the movie. Skip this one!

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04/11/2022

deedlicious. for the people that havn't seen it... you're missing out. and for the people that have seen it... go watch it again.

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04/09/2022

Unfunny and unoriginal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ew!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

Twin thrill-seekers Phil and Stew Deedle are hip Hawaiian surfers shipped out to Wyoming for summer camp ... before they're expelled from school! But when they get sidetracked to Yellowstone National Park, they fall into jobs as rookie rangers to impress a sexy lieutenant. That kicks off a hilarious wilderness adventure as the Deedles battle prairie dogs, surf roaring rapids, and rescue Old Faithful from a vengeful ex-ranger.

Director: Steve Boyum
Producer: Aaron Meyerson, Dale Pollock
Screenwriter: Jim Herzfeld
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Peak Productions, Walt Disney Pictures, DiC Entertainment
Rating: PG (Violence|Language|Crude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.4M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo