Dirt (2001)

Directors:

Michael Covert
Tracy Fraim (co-director)

Writer:

Michael Covert (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Will you be our mommy?

Plot:

When the mother of Junior and his younger brother Scooter, twenty-something, dies, they realize they need a woman around the house...

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Wedding | Texas | Marital Abuse | Bank Robbery

Cast

Tracy Fraim	...	Scooter (as Trace Fraim)
Michael Covert	...	Junior Beal McCoy
Jack Kehler	...	Bill
Tara Chocol	...	DeDe
Shirley A. Williams	...	Customer
Bethany 'Rose' Hill	...	Baby
Patrick Warburton	...	Vincent
Jennifer Tilly	...	Hooker
Angel	...	Pregnant Crack Ho
Sandra Horse	...	Girly Bar Dancer
Fiona Curtis	...	Girly Bar Waitress
Michael Horse	...	Native American Convict
Kyle B. Peek	...	Vincent's Deputy
Daniel Beer	...	Sheriff's Deputy
Rick Hamilton	...	Bank President (as Rick A. Hamilton)

Also Known As:

Dumber Than Dirt (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Sanderson, Texas, USA

Company:

Canned Pictures Inc.

Goofs:

Continuity: The pickup truck inspection sticker reads 2000. When the brothers get out of prison five years later, the inspection sticker still reads 2000.

Homespun black comedy with lots of charm and laughs

I also saw this film at The Los Angeles Film Festival, and what a joy! It made me think of the kinds of great films the Coen brothers used to make before people gave them a lot of money. An outstanding example of what a film maker can accomplish with great material, charming actors, and a cinematographer who knows how to shoot a picture, even when you're dealing with a limited budget. This film is full of gun humor without being overtly violent, and yet when it does pull the violence trigger, usually gets laughs instead of blood. Ironically this film also delivers a very real emotional punch. The best American films always deliver their heros in the end with some sort of salvation, and this film doesn't disappoint. It's not conventional, but definitely leaves you feeling good about the human condition and the possibilities that love can bring, even in the most diverse ways. A true gem, it will be a sad statement on the state of Hollywood if some company doesn't give this flick a theatrical release so audiences everywhere can embrace it.