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Joe Dirt

  • 20012001
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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After being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.After being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.After being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
58K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,794
385
    • Dennie Gordon
    • David Spade
    • Fred Wolf
  • Stars
    • David Spade
    • Brittany Daniel
    • Dennis Miller
    • Dennie Gordon
    • David Spade
    • Fred Wolf
  • Stars
    • David Spade
    • Brittany Daniel
    • Dennis Miller
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    • 214User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 20Metascore
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    Joe Dirt
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    Jaime Pressly and David Spade in Joe Dirt (2001)
    David Spade in Joe Dirt (2001)
    David Spade in Joe Dirt (2001)
    Kevin P. Farley in Joe Dirt (2001)
    Kid Rock and David Spade in Joe Dirt (2001)
    David Spade in Joe Dirt (2001)
    David Spade in Joe Dirt (2001)
    Christopher Walken plays Clem, a high school janitor with a past who becomes a father figure to Joe
    David Spade stars as janitor Joe Dirt
    Brandy (Brittany Daniel) is the beautiful girl next door who falls head over heels for Joe
    Joe (David Spade, far left) and his nemesis, Robby (Kid Rock, far right, in his feature film debut), engage in a battle of white trash wits
    Never one to back away from a challenge, Joe (David Spade) finds a part-time job as a Florida gator-wrestler

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    David Spade
    David Spade
    • Joe Dirt
    Brittany Daniel
    Brittany Daniel
    • Brandy
    Dennis Miller
    Dennis Miller
    • Zander Kelly
    Adam Beach
    Adam Beach
    • Kicking Wing
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Clem
    Jaime Pressly
    Jaime Pressly
    • Jill
    Kid Rock
    Kid Rock
    • Robby
    Erik Per Sullivan
    Erik Per Sullivan
    • Little Joe Dirt
    Megan Taylor Harvey
    Megan Taylor Harvey
    • Joe's Little Sister
    Caroline Aaron
    Caroline Aaron
    • Joe's Mom
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • Joe's Dad
    John Farley
    John Farley
    • Security Guard
    Bob Zany
    Bob Zany
    • Man
    Bean Miller
    • Man
    Lee Walker
    • Zeke
    Que Kelly
    • Beauty College Woman
    Kathleen Randazzo
    Kathleen Randazzo
    • Beauty College Woman
    • (as Kathleen Lambert)
    Liz Torres
    Liz Torres
    • Beauty College Woman
      • Dennie Gordon
      • David Spade
      • Fred Wolf
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The list of names Joe Dirt reads on the tour bus are the same as the ones a teacher called for attendance in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).
    • Goofs
      When Joe is talking to the man at the car dealership about the old Rambler wagon his parents owned, the man tells him that car came with a "6cyl, automatic with three on the tree" A three on the tree is a manual transmission not an automatic
    • Quotes

      Joe Dirt: So you're gonna tell me that you don't have no black cats, no Roman Candles, or screaming mimis?

      Kicking Wing: No.

      Joe Dirt: Oh come on, man. You got no lady fingers, fuzz buttles, snicker bombs, church burners, finger blasters, gut busters, zippity do das, or crap flappers?

      Kicking Wing: No, I don't.

      Joe Dirt: You're gonna stand there, ownin' a fireworks stand, and tell me you don't have no whistlin' bungholes, no spleen splitters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker don'ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistlin' kitty chaser?

      Kicking Wing: No... because snakes and sparklers are the only ones I like.

      Joe Dirt: Well that might be your problem, it's not what you like, it's the consumer.

    • Alternate versions
      The DVD contains several Deleted scenes including Joe shopping for Eight Trax, and Joe getting heckled about his encounter with Buffalo Bob.
    • Connections
      Edited into Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweet Home Alabama
      Written by Edward King (as Ed King), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant

      Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd

      Courtesy of MCA Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews214

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    7/10
    I watched it for Walken, but ended up enjoying the whole thing.
    OK, absolute silliness, yes. Yet, there was a depth to the movie that kept you intrigued, gripped.

    I watched this movie solely to see Christopher Walken's cameo and tag line threat. But by accident, gained an appreciation for David Spade who I have never paid much attention to in past.

    So once you come to grips with fact that this show is primarily a goofy comedy, and like many goofy comedies, plot weaknesses abound (why would one even expect a solid plot... duh). It is a succession of brilliantly executed comedic dialogues and settings. The naivety of the fireworks vendor's endeavors being a great example.

    And the fact that a number of more notable actors of the time would participate in the film (Christopher Walken, Rosanna Arquette, Dennis Miller), tells me that there was something more to it than just a silly slapstick comedy. They must have felt something bigger was being created. I feel it was. A bit of a classic that not only has clever antics, but a positive, uplifting message.

    I would recommend it.
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    • ArneArdvark
    • Aug 28, 2015

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 2001 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Happy Madison Productions
      • Robert Simonds Productions
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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