The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

Cousins Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke, and their uncle Jesse, egg on the authorities of Hazzard County, Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane.

Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar

Writers:

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

Stars:

Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville, Jessica Simpson

5 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Bo and Luke Duke are southern cousins. In Hazzard County, Bo and Luke help their Uncle Jesse and their sexy cousin Daisy run the Moonshine business and always getting into trouble with Sherriff Roscoe P. Coltrane and recklessly driving in their orange car "General Lee". Boss Hogg, the mean and corrupt local county commissioner who hates The Dukes evicts The Dukes from their farm. Bo and Duke travels to Atlanta and meets up with old friend Katie Johnson and her friend Annette as they set out to find out why Boss Hogg has evicted them from their farm and what he plans to do. With local ace race car driver Billy Prickett in town to take part in the Annual Hazzard Road Race rally, Bo and Luke sets out to save their farm and foil Boss Hogg's scheme.

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Plot Keywords:

1969 dodge charger | misogynist | bikini | woman in short shorts | woman wearing shorts | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [France] Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Duke kommt selten allein

Filming Locations:

Louisiana State University - Highland Road & Dalrymple Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,675,314, 7 August 2005, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$80,270,227, 30 October 2005

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$111,069,515

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Gerber Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 107 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jessica Simpson, who plays Daisy Duke, beat out Britney Spears, Mandy Moore and Jessica Biel for the role.

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Goofs

When Luke and Bo steal Boss Hogg's safe, it is dark out. Later, when Rosco informs Boss Hogg of this in the bar, it is light out. Then, when Rosco goes to see Sheev, it is dark again.

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Quotes

Cooter: [from the unrated version] Here, take my truck.
Luke Duke: Well, what if someone needed a tow?
Cooter: well, if I can't "toe" 'em, i'll just finger 'em.

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Crazy Credits

There are bloopers, interlaced with Willie Nelson performing on stage, during the closing credits

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Alternate Versions

For the UK release cuts of 12s containing 'glamorisation of drug use ' were ordered by the BBFC in order to achieve a 12A certificate as requested by Warner Bros. and not an uncut 15.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Cool Cars (2011)

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Soundtracks

Mississippi Queen
Written by David Rea, Felix Pappalardi, Laurence Laing and Leslie West (as Leslie Weinstein)
Performed by Mountain
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with SONY BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

C'mon folks it's The Dukes of Hazzard NOT Citizen Kane

I'm a huge fan of the Dukes of Hazzard TV show. And I really enjoyed this flick. I enjoyed myself here a lot more than I did with other summer blockbusters.

It's funny hearing people rail against this movie with excuses like "lame plot" and "it's much cruder than the show." Does ANYONE remember the crudeness of the humor in the pilot episode? Daisy makes incest jokes and Bo says that Luke had probably fathered half the kids in the orphanage. The only reason it was cleaned up is because it changed to and earlier time slot.

And as far as the plot goes. It was the perfect Dukes plot. In fact as a remake it probably stays truer to the source material than any TV show that has migrated to the big screen.

While Sean William Scott and Johnny Knoxville aren't EXACTLY like their small screen versions, they do a great job and work very well together. I wasn't too keen on Burt's Boss Hogg though. And I would have like a little bit more incompetence from Sheriff Roscoe. In the movie Roscoe is a little... scary.

And who didn't have a smile on their face as the General Lee is racing through the streets of Atlanta and the back roads of Hazzard?

Folks, allow yourself to enjoy a movie that is just an excuse for nostalgia, bikinis and car chases, you won't be sorry. It's just a great dumb movie!