Meet the Deedles (1998)

Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.

Director:

Steve Boyum

Writer:

Jim Herzfeld

Stars:

Steve Van Wormer, Paul Walker, A.J. Langer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Van Wormer	...	Stew Deedle
Paul Walker	...	Phil Deedle
A.J. Langer	...	Lt. Jesse Ryan
John Ashton	...	Capt. Douglas Pine
Dennis Hopper	...	Frank Slater
Eric Braeden	...	Elton Deedle
Richard Lineback	...	Crabbe
Robert Englund	...	Nemo
M.C. Gainey	...	Major Flower
Ana Gasteyer	...	Mel
Megan Cavanagh	...	Mo
Michael Ruud	...	Ludwig
Hattie Winston	...	Jo-Claire
Tom Matsusaka
Larry Rippenkroeger

Storyline

Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

park | prairie dog | geyser | worm | surfing | 

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Taglines:

Fish out of water...Surfers in Yellowstone

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, violence and crude humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Deedles

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,006,751 (USA) (27 March 1998)

Gross:

$4,308,981 (USA) (15 May 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DiC Enterprises, Peak Productions, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Goofs

Mel and Mo receive their ranger badges despite only being in the park for less than a day.

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Quotes

Stew Deedle: Insert laugh here

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Crazy Credits

Under the last of the credits, we see a few more party-goers.

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Connections

References Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969)

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Soundtracks

"Luau"
Written by Steve Bartek
Performed by Johnny 'Vatos' Hernandez, John Avila, Steve Bartek and Sam Phipps

User Reviews

Yellowstone, Los Angeles

I am heartened to see that, for a change, most others agree with me on the dopiness of this flick. Therefore I shall simply add that this has nothing to do with Yellowstone National Park. The "filmmakers" knew nothing about it but that Old Faithful is there and knew nothing about national parks but that rangers wear uniforms. I watched this to see how goofily unrealistic the geysers and hotsprings would look. Surprise, there aren't any, besides a spout of water in the background (Old Faithful) and a love scene in a hot-tub (the hidden hotspring). Disney couldn't even be bothered to make some plastic scenery! Yes, along with each other Hollywood film, they simply set everything in the studio's grassy fields with California's generic mountains in the background. The park's geology and animal-life are joyfully manipulated by the HEROES as the SOLUTIONS to the villain's evil actions. To the filmmakers, the only difference between commercial tourist attractions and national parks is that national park employees wear ranger uniforms. And these are the same people getting worked up over global warming? For sure. But any film with A J Langer is worth at least 3 stars.