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Writer (WGA):
Jim Herzfeld (written by)
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Release Date:
27 March 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Fish out of water...Surfers in Yellowstone more
Plot:
Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge. | add synopsis
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Don't expect anything special, with a title like that. more (34 total)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Deedles
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language, violence and crude humor.
Runtime:
93 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Mel and Mo receive their ranger badges despite only being in the park for less than a day. more
Quotes:
Elton Deedle: Boys, I'm just so very, very proud of you.
[hugs them both]
Stew Deedle: The feeling's mutual, Dad.
Phil Deedle: Yeah, we're proud of us, too.
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Movie Connections:
References Diddy Kong Racing (1997) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Lady Luck more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Don't expect anything special, with a title like that., 6 June 2003
5/10
Author: Scott LeBrun from Winnipeg, Canada

Paul Walker and Steve Van Wormer play Phil and Stew Deedle, two slackers / surf bums who pass themselves off as aspiring Yellowstone park rangers and work to thwart the plan of villainous former ranger Slater (Dennis Hopper), who's started a prairie dog infestation that he hopes will divert Old Faithful.

This is not an adult's (or critic's, needless to say) picture by *any* means. Beyond being just stupid, this amazingly goofy movie will probably appeal mostly to kids - with way too much supposedly hip lingo and visual gimmickry. Another flaw: the overuse of the words "Deedles" and "p-dogs."

But you know what? I didn't hate it. I've seen worse than this. It has a certain silly charm, even if it's not that intelligent. Likable cast, and good soundtrack, too.

Two great novelties about it: the chance to see Robert "Freddy Krueger" Englund in a rare non-horror role as one of Slater's henchmen, and the (hilarious) chance to see Eric "Victor Newman" Braeden pontificating and reciting silly dialog.

I give this dumb-but-enjoyable movie five out of ten. (I know, I know, I probably shouldn't look at myself in the mirror too closely while saying that.)

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