Dudley Do-Right (1999)

Inept Canadian mountie Dudley Do-Right chases after villian Snidely Whiplash and woos girlfriend Nell Fenwick.

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writers:

Jay Ward (characters), Hugh Wilson

Stars:

Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brendan Fraser	...	Dudley Do-Right
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Nell Fenwick
Alfred Molina	...	Snidely Whiplash
Eric Idle	...	Prospector
Robert Prosky	...	Inspector Fenwick
Alex Rocco	...	Chief
Jack Kehler	...	Howard
Louis Mustillo	...	Standing Room Only
Don Yesso	...	Kenneth
Jed Rees	...	Lavar
Brant von Hoffman	...	Barry (as Brant von Hoffmann)
Corey Burton	...	The Announcer (voice)
Dyllan Christopher	...	Young Dudley
Ashley Yarman	...	Young Nell
Jeremy Bergman	...	Young Snidely

Storyline

Based on the 60's-era cartoon of the same name. Royal Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-right is busy keeping the peace in his small mountain town when his old rival, Snidely Whiplash, comes up with a plot to buy all the property in town, then start a phony gold rush by seeding the river with nuggets. Can this well-meaning (though completely incompetent) Mountie stop Whiplash's evil plan?

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Plot Keywords:

royal canadian mounted police | gold rush | canada | based on cartoon | reference to wayne gretzky | 

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Taglines:

From the creator of "George of the Jungle" comes a new kind of hero.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild comic action violence, and for brief language and innuendo

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dudley de la montaña

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,018,345, 29 August 1999, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$9,694,105, 3 October 1999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Davis Entertainment, Joseph Singer Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brendan Fraser's second film based on a Jay Ward cartoon. The first was George of the Jungle (1997).

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Goofs

In Canada, members of the First Nations are found on reserves, not reservations, the American term.

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Quotes

Snidely K. 'Whip' Whiplash: [referring to the letters 'D.D.' being shot into the wall with bullets] Do you have any idea what this could possibly mean?
Lavar: Doris Day. Just a guess.
Shane: [thinks long and hard] Dom Deluise.
Kenneth: Daniel Day-Lewis.
In the Way Back: Snoop Doggy Dogg.
Another Bad Guy: Daphne du Maurier.
Snidely K. 'Whip' Whiplash: Oh, shut up.
In The Back: Doc Duvalier.
Lefty: David Duchovny?
In The Back: Delores Del Rio.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Eric Idle is credited simply as "Prospector", despite the fact that his character's name ("Kim J. Darling") is mentioned several times throughout the film.

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Connections

Spoofs Rose-Marie (1936)

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Soundtracks

O Canada
Music by Calixa Lavallée as (Calixa Lavallee)

User Reviews

Avoid this film

Brendan Fraser wasted his time and talent and Sarah Jessica Parker made the biggest movie mistake in choosing to star in "Dudley Do-Right."

"Dudley Do-Right" is the type of movie everyone hopes will be a success. Unfortunately, the writing did not measure up to the level of talent that signed on to the movie. It is always fun to watch comedic spoofs if they are written well and are logical. However, this film broke both these rules.

It was clear that there was no plot or humor in "Dudley Do-Right." The only thing that made it bearable was the narrator because he is the only character who kept my interest.

SKIP this movie because you will be sorely disappointed if you don't