The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)

Teenaged cousins Bo and Luke Duke spend their first few weeks in Hazzard County getting into trouble running outlawed liquor in order to save their Uncle Jesse's farm.

Director:

Robert Berlinger

Writer:

Shane Morris

Stars:

Randy Wayne, Jonathan Bennett, April Scott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Randy Wayne	...	Luke Duke
Jonathan Bennett	...	Bo Duke
April Scott	...	Daisy Duke
Joel David Moore	...	Cooter
Harland Williams	...	Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Lulu Hogg
Willie Nelson	...	Uncle Jesse Duke
Christopher McDonald	...	Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
Todd Grinnell	...	Hughie Hogg
Adam Shulman	...	Enos Strate
Gary Cole	...	The Balladeer (voice)
Trishelle Cannatella	...	Ali Handy
Jennifer Hill	...	Brooke Handy
Rufus Dorsey	...	DMV Examiner
Joe Gieb	...	Carnival Midget

Storyline

In this prequel re-telling of the famous 1979-1985 TV series of the same name, the teenage mischievous Duke boys, cousins Bo and Luke (Jonathan Bennett and Randy Wayne), are arrested for reckless driving and possession of illegal fireworks. They are sent to live with their Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson) at his farm in rural Hazzard County in an unnamed southwestern state. Bo and Luke's orphaned dowdy cousin Daisy (April Scott) soon joins them hoping to find a place in her life. Jesse is also a moonshiner who struggles to make ends meet and soon employs a willing Bo and Luke to be his runners to deliver his 'special' White Lighting whiskey to all parts of the county after observing their driving skills using a fixed-up orange-painted 1969 Dodge Charger which they named 'The General Lee'. But it doesn't take long for Bo and Luke to find a worthy opponent in the form of the cigar-chomping J.D. 'Boss' Hogg (Christopher McDonald), the corrupt city commissioner of the nearby small town and ...

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Plot Keywords:

1969 dodge charger | scantily clad female | voyeurism | voyeur | panties pulled down | 

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Taglines:

These are the Duke boys... from the beginning

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual humor and dialogue

Details

Official Sites:

ABC Family [United States] Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Dukes of Hazzard 2

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere,Gerber Pictures,Hollywood Media Bridge

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film first aired edited on ABC Family, the R rated and Unrated versions were released on DVD 9 days later.

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Goofs

This movie is supposed to take place before the 2005 film. In the beginning of the 2005 film, General Lee had no confederate flag, and the 01 was sloppily painted on there. It was made to look like the original later on in the film. In this film, it says it always looked like it originally did.

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Quotes

Cooter: People used to dare each other to jump the ravine. Some stupid son of a bitch tried.
Luke Duke: Sounds like he didn't make it.

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Crazy Credits

We can see many outtakes during the end credits.

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Connections

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

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Soundtracks

White Lightning
Written by John Galvin, Robert Ingram and Philip McCormack
Performed by Molly Hatchet
Courtesy of Melody Crafter International and Brasstacks Alliance

User Reviews

Fun film but rather disjointed

This movie is rather entertaining but has some glaring flaws.

To start with if we are to believe that this version of the Dukes tale is "the beginning" then the story should begin at an earlier time instead of the present day.

Additionally, the story isn't particularly compelling and doesn't reveal anything new about the origins of the Dukes of Hazzard but is instead another opportunity for the star of this franchise, the General Lee, to shine one more time which it indeed does. Humor and silliness is abundant and the eye candy is there but one is left with the feeling that this movie wasn't properly executed which perhaps explains why Warner's decided to skip releasing this at the box office.