Dudes

19871987
RR
1h 30min

5.7/10

3 punk loving dudes in NYC need a change and drive a VW Beetle to California. After rednecks kill one of them in Arizona, they want justice. A cute girl helps them.3 punk loving dudes in NYC need a change and drive a VW Beetle to California. After rednecks kill one of them in Arizona, they want justice. A cute girl helps them.3 punk loving dudes in NYC need a change and drive a VW Beetle to California. After rednecks kill one of them in Arizona, they want justice. A cute girl helps them.

5.7/10

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Dudes

Jon Cryer, Flea, and Daniel Roebuck in Dudes (1987)

Jon Cryer and Catherine Mary Stewart in Dudes (1987)

Christina Beck and Lee Ving in Dudes (1987)

Two punks from the big city, traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug, embrace the western ethos when they must take revenge against a group of rednecks for killing their friend in this lighthearted road movie. Along the way, they enlist the help of a young woman who runs a wrecking service. —Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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Taglines
- New York City is tough, but the country is really murder.
Genres
- Adventure
- Comedy
Certificate
- R
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The opening scene shows The Vandals performing the song "Urban Struggle" with part of the lyrics say "After a couple shit kickin' Cowboy movies I'll check out the Cowboy scene down at Zubie's". Zubie's was an urban-cowboy bar located at 1712 Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa, California. The Vandals frequently performed at the Cuckoo's Nest next door at 1714 and there were numerous clashes between the punkers at cowboys in the 1970's and early 1980's.

Goofs
The cops in Arizona have Chicago flags on their uniforms.

Quotes
Grant: Look, Milo, we're talking about real life here, okay? Real life is not California. Real life is a shit sandwich and every day you gotta take another bite.

Crazy credits
When the title comes on screen, the word "DUDES" is shown with metal studs. Two guns appear below the title, one of which fires.

Connections
Featured in Keel: Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw (1987)

Soundtracks
Urban Struggle
Performed by The Vandals

Top review

5/10

Nostalgic review

I love this film. Mostly for nostalgic reasons and seeing this in 1987 but with Cryer, Roebuck and a great badguy in Lee Ving. Not Spheeris best and plays like a Decline film entry. I had a good time revisiting it.

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