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Dutch (1991)

PG_13 107 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Drama  -   19 July 1991 (USA)
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To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school....only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.

Director:

Peter Faiman

Writer:

John Hughes
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ed O'Neill ...
Dutch Dooley
Ethan Embry ...
Doyle Standish (as Ethan Randall)
JoBeth Williams ...
Natalie Standish
Christopher McDonald ...
Reed Standish
Ari Meyers ...
Brock
Elizabeth Daily ...
Hailey (as E.G. Daily)
L. Scott Caldwell ...
Homeless Woman
Kathleen Freeman Kathleen Freeman ...
Gritzi
Lisa Figus Lisa Figus ...
Party Woman
Cedering Fox Cedering Fox ...
Party Woman
Shelby Leverington ...
Party Woman
Kyle Fredericks Kyle Fredericks ...
Maid
David James Alexander David James Alexander ...
Man #1
Ross Borden Ross Borden ...
Man #2
Joe Baker Joe Baker ...
Party Butler
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Storyline

Volunteering to drive his girl friend's son home for Thanksgiving to Chicago from his boarding school in Georgia, little does Dutch expect the picaresque adventures in store for him. When a blunt, down-to-earth construction worker takes to the road with an insufferable twelve-year-old snob (desperately insecure under the surface) who doesn't approve of him in the least, quite a bit must happen before they can reach their destination as friends-- or, for that matter, get home at all. Written by Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Thanksgiving | Boarding School | Road | Prostitute | Comedy Duo  | See more »

Taglines:

Can a big kid bring out the child in a little jerk? See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Driving Me Crazy See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,997,000 (USA) (19 July 1991) (1232 Screens)

Gross:

$4,603,929 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Prior to filming, director Peter Faiman and writer/producer John Hughes and producer Richard Vane took a road trip throughout the Georgia, The Carolina's (North and South), Mississippi and Tennessee to scout the route the film's characters, Dutch Dooley and Doyle would take to drive back home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. Faiman liked most of the places that he'd seen during the trip and they ended up in final film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Dutch kicks his leg and falls onto his back, he turns over revealing he has split the crack of his pants. You can see his underwear are white (there's even a light blue car in the back-round to see the difference), then when he moons Doyle at the end of the scene his underwear is light blue. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Party Woman: Pardon my incredulity, Natalie, but I'm very surprised to see you here. Pleasantly so, of course.
Natalie: I'm a little surprised to see myself here, too, Mary Alice. Pleasantly so, of course.
Party Woman: Were you here last year?
Natalie: No, I wasn't invited last year.
Party Woman: Oh, curious. That must have been an accident. Oh, do you know Libby?
Natalie: No, I don't believe I do.
Party Woman: Libby, this is Natalie Standish. Natalie is Reed's... Oh, is it alright to...
Natalie: Say that Reed got me pregnant when I was a barhop at your country club? Married me to avoid scandal? Spent the next ten years sucking the life out of me? Got bored with me, dumped me, and screwed me in court? Sure, go ahead.
[...]
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Crazy Credits

Extra footage of 'Dutch" shooting off fireworks plays behind end credits See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Parker Lewis: Geek Tragedy (#2.22)" (1992) See more »

Soundtracks

"Guitars, Cadillacs"
Written and Performed by Dwight Yokam
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products See more »