Production Year: 2005 - Action/Adventure - Director: Jay Chandrasekhar - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Alice Greczan, Steve Lemme, Michael Weston, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson, Lynda Carter, David Koechner, Kevin Heffernan, David Leitch, Heather Hemmens, Mitch Braswell, Michael Roof, Rusty Tennant, A.J. Foyt IV, M.C. Gainey, Jim Cody Williams, Dolan Wilson, James Roday more
It was inevitable that THE DUKES OF HAZZARD would leap onto the big screen, and now, thanks to Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar (SUPER TROOPERS, CLUB DREAD), it finally has.... more
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'70s-flavored car chases that were a specialty of the TV series guarantees thatThe Dukes of Hazzardwill be even more lowbrow than the show that inspired it.However, ...
'70s-flavored car chases that were a specialty of the TV series guarantees thatThe Dukes of Hazzardwill be even more lowbrow than the show that inspired it.However, ...
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TheDukes of Hazzardsoundtrack will probably prove to be much like the film: Mixing Jessica ... more
Simpson and Willie Nelson together in a Southern rock milieu will either seem genius or it'll have you cowering under Grandma's homemade country quilt. This musical journey to the land of moonshine and short shorts kicks off with Simpson (channeling Britney Spears), who purrs her way through a countrified version of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin." From there, the disc settles into straightforward Southern rockville by way of Lynyrd Skynrd, Molly Hatchet, and other bands from the 1970s and '80s, the era of theDukes of Hazzardtelevision show. (Two notable exceptions are "Burn It Off" by the band formerly known as the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and "Soul City" by Southern Culture on the Skids.)There's little inventiveness and few surprises in this compilation. Songs like "Black Betty," "Call Me the Breeze," and "Pride and Joy" should be so well known to fans that only the desire to have them in one place--perhaps as a sonic backdrop to your next stock-car race--would make this album worth owning. Possibly the best track in the collection is Willie Nelson's rendition of "Good Ol' Boys." It reminds one of the Waylon Jennings original, and should give seriousDukesfans a hankerin' for the TV soundtrack, which is being re-released to coincide with the film's debut.--Leah Weathersby
otherwise evident in popular songs, movies, and television shows highlighting fast cars, truckers, citizens' band radio, moonshine, irreverent hicks, and clueless lawmen. Created by writer-producer Gy Waldron and inspired by his own 1975 bootlegging comedy,Moonrunners,Dukesmilked seven seasons of material from the tale of a Deep South family of reformed whiskey-makers and their running feud with a greedy impresario and his chief lackey, a buffoonish, venal sheriff.This three-disc set includes all 13 initial episodes ofDukesfrom 1979, a period fans fondly recall because some of the programs were shot on location in Covington, Georgia, rather than a Burbank backlot. Also noteworthy is that a couple of key characters, particularly Hazzard County's corrupt lawman, Roscoe P. Coltrane (James Best), hadn't gelled yet into permanent hayseed stereotypes and were arguably more interesting at the beginning. At the center of the action are Sheriff Coltrane's nemeses, cousins Bo Duke (John Schneider) and Luke Duke (Tom Wopat), a couple of wild boys buzzing through the backwoods in the "General Lee," a souped-up Dodge Charger. Bo and Luke are good at heart but have to behave themselves while on indefinite probation, complicating but not halting their efforts to vex Roscoe and his patron, diminutive bigwig Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke). The enmity runs both ways: Roscoe and Boss Hogg, with the aid of witless Deputy Enos Strate (Sonny Shroyer), dream up ways of eliminating the Dukes--including their wise old Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle)--but their efforts always backfire.While every episode is a variation on the previous one, predictability is a virtue inDukes. The series pilot, "One Armed Bandits," finds Luke and Bo, with help from their sexy cousin, Daisy (Catherine Bach), diverting slot machines (smuggled into Hazzard County by Roscoe and Boss Hogg) to sundry watering holes where they can raise money for Bo's girlfriend's charity. In "Money to Burn," Boss Hogg tries to frame Bo and Luke for robbing an armored truck, while in "Deputy Dukes," the unarmed guys are forced by Roscoe to escort a deadly prisoner from one town to another. The Dukes hit back in "Daisy's Song," investigating a scam that took Daisy for $50 and implicates, of course, Boss Hogg and Roscoe.Yes, it's a show about rubes, car stunts, and a legacy of moonshine, but there's something comforting about it, in a tongue-in-cheek way.--Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
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Advantages: Funny and loads of car chases Disadvantages: Poor acting and weak plot
..."Lost in Space". With "The Dukes of Hazzard" it finds a middle ground, as a remake of a great TV series it is pretty poor, but as a film which takes the setting and characters of the original series and transports it forward in time it succeeds. Part of the reason for it succeeding is that it actually pokes fun at the original series, especially some of its more non PC elements and does not try to imitate the performances which made the original ... ...unscrupulous manners. Of course the Dukes have to try and win their farm back whilst stopping Boss Hogg from his clandestine affairs. In reality these two story lines are only there to give the film some meaning, whilst the humour and the action become the prominent features of the film, and it is these which make the film enjoyable. Of course you cannot forget the distraction of Daisy Duke in some very short shorts which help to distract you from ...
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Advantages: Car chases and good looking men Disadvantages: Too many car chases and weak plot
...to pass the time. The Dukes of Hazzard is one of them. THE FILM
The film starts with Bo and Luke driving around in their car, The General Lee, and being chased by cops. They eventually escape the cops but the car is wrecked. The cops are after the cousins as they are plotting to turn the town of Hazzard into a mine. The cousins stumble upon a building site when they crash their car and they decided they need to find out why it is there. The General ... ...Bloopers
The Hazards of Dukes ; Go behind the scenes
How to Launch a Muscle Car 175 Feet in 4 seconds
The General Lee Lives
Daisy Dukes: The Short Short Shorts
Jessica Simpson These Boots are Made for Walkin' Music Video
Trailer
I was not impressed enough with the film to find the enthusiasm to sit and watch these but they may appeal to some. If I do get round to watching them then I will update this review for you. INFO
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Special Features: Outtakes, Additional Scenes, 2 Sets Of Bloopers, Behind The Scenes, Documentaries, Interview With Jessica Simpson, Music Video These Boots Were Made For Walking
Aspect Ratio: 2.40 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Professional reviews
Review: As a movie, THE DUKES OF HAZZARD is more fun than it has any right to be....The cars chases are blissful celebrations of movement and flight... (Entertainment Weekly, )
A high octane, revved up southern fried good time...Seann William Scott is hilarious (Maxim, )
DVD Description
It was inevitable that THE DUKES OF HAZZARD would leap onto the big screen, and now, thanks to Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar (SUPER TROOPERS, CLUB DREAD), it finally has. Slipping into the boots made famous by John Schneider and Tom Wopat, Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville play moonshine-selling cousins, Bo and Luke Duke. Along with their ridiculously gorgeous cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and joke-telling Uncle Jessie (Willie Nelson), the Duke boys love to get the goat of Hazzard County's most crooked law enforcement officials, including Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey) and county commissioner Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds). But when they discover that Boss Hogg is using his leverage to run them off their farm in order to turn Hazzard County into a strip mine for coal, things get personal. With the help of their faithful friends, Bo and Luke set off on their riskiest adventure yet. Showing his reverence for the classic 1980s show, Chandrasekhar incorporates freeze-frames, humorous narration, and extended action sequences, resulting in a crowd-pleasing romp that promises to introduce a whole new generation of fans to the Duke boys. While Scott, Knoxville, and the scantily clad Simpson deliver the goods, it is The General Lee the pair's electrifying orange Charger that steals the show.
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