The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar

Writers (WGA):

John O'Brien (screenplay)
John O'Brien (story) ...

Release Date:

5 August 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Meet the Dukes. One family having so much fun there oughta be a law.

Plot:

Cousins Bo and Luke Duke, with a little help from their cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, egg on the authorities of Hazzard County, Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane.

Plot Keywords:

Cousin | Uncle | Sheriff | Moonshine | Race Car

Awards:

2 wins & 9 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 13

11:36 AM

USA

Cast

Johnny Knoxville	...	Luke Duke
Seann William Scott	...	Bo Duke
Alice Greczyn	...	Laurie Pullman
Steve Lemme	...	Jimmy
Michael Weston	...	Deputy Enos Strate
Mitch Braswell	...	Out of Towner #1
Michael Roof	...	Dil Driscoll
Jessica Simpson	...	Daisy Duke
Rusty Tennant	...	Local #1
Dolan Wilson	...	Local #2
James Roday	...	Billy Prickett
Heather Hemmens	...	Girl #1
David Leitch	...	Puncher
A.J. Foyt IV	...	Race Car Driver #1
M.C. Gainey	...	Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude and drug-related humor, language and comic action violence.

Runtime:

104 min | 107 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:MG6 | Germany:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Taiwan:PG-12 | Brazil:14 | Sweden:7 | Belgium:KT | Singapore:M18 (unrated version) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | USA:Unrated (DVD version) | Norway:15 | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) (unrated version) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | UK:12A (cut) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

In 2005, Warner Bros settled a lawsuit filed by representatives of film producer Bob Clark. Lawyers for the producer claimed that when the studio bought the rights to Clark's film Moonrunners (1975) in order to make "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV series, they bought the TV rights only, not the feature film rights. The lawsuit attempted to hold up release of this film. The settlement amount was reportedly $17.5 million.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Bo wins the race and leads the crowds to the courthouse, through the window of the General Lee we see the same parking lot go by several times. In one of the shots of the lot going by you can see 3 General Lees parked next to each other. This was done intentionally as an ode to the shot in the TV show pilot "One Armed Bandits" where the General Lee races past another parked General Lee in the final chase scene.

Quotes:

Daisy Duke: [Boss Hogg has just had Bo and Luke arrested] Wait a minute, the governor has something to say.
Governor Jim Applewhite: What do I have to say?
Daisy Duke: You know, about how these boys are environmentalist heroes for stopping the strip mining of Hazzard County and how in return you're going to pardon them for all of their crimes.
Governor Jim Applewhite: Okay, friends, as you know, I've always been a friend of the environment and since these boys just saved this area from being exploited and strip mined, I've decided to pardon them for any and all crimes they have committed in the great state of Georgia.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Johnny Knoxville/System of a Down (#30.18)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Funk #49

A giggle

I had low expectations when going to see this film, so I wasn't disappointed: it was a lot better than I expected.

A lot of the jokes are corny and the plot is weak, but I have to say that the audience I saw it with thought it was hilarious. There was a lot of laughing throughout the film, some of it at Willie Nelson's terrible jokes (and he has a stack of them), some at the various situations and some at the antics of the Duke cousins. I was in need of cheering up and had a good cackle at this. A lot of the driving sequences were highly enjoyable.

Not Oscar winning material, but a good laugh. Don't take it seriously and you may enjoy it!