The Dukes of Hazzard [WS]

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar Jay Chandrasekhar

Overview

The General Lee is back and so are the Duke boys in this big-screen adaptation of the hit TV series, brought to you by Jay Chandrasekhar of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe. Set in the "present day," the story follows Bo (Seann William Scott) and Luke (Johnny Knoxville) as they cruise around Hazzard County and wreck havoc in their classic 1969 Dodge Charger. Together with their scantily clad cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and moonshining Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson), the two good old boys battle the corrupt county commissioner Boss Hog (Burt Reynolds) when he and local Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey) threaten to take away the family farm. John O'Brien has the lone writer's credit on the film, though additional uncredited rewrites were handled by the Broken Lizard gang.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/06/2005
UPC:	0012569736658
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	NR
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00
Sales rank:	29,949

Special Features

2 Sets of additional scenes:One "Pg-13" and the Other "Unrated"; 2 Gag reels: One "PG-1; 3 and the other "Unrated"; The Hazards of Dukes: Go behind the scenes; The Generel Lee Lives; Daisy Dukes: The Short Short Short Shorts; Jessica Simpson These Boots Are Made for Walkin' music video; Theatrical trailer; Subtitles: English, Français & Español

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Johnny Knoxville	Luke Duke
Seann William Scott	Bo Duke,Actor
Alice Greczyn	Laurie Pullman
Jessica Simpson	Daisy Duke
Michael Weston	Dep. Enos Strate
Michael Roof	Dil Driscoll
Burt Reynolds	Boss Hogg
Willie Nelson	Uncle Jesse
Lynda Carter	Pauline
David Koechner	Cooter
Jack Polick	Dep. Cletus
Joe Don Baker	Gov. Jim Applewhite
M.C. Gainey	Rosco P. Coltrane
Rip Taylor	Himself,Actor
Rusty Tennant	Local One
Junior Brown	The Balladeer
Steve Lemme	Jimmy
James Roday	Billy Prickett
David Leitch	Puncher
Kevin Heffernan	Sheev
Jay Chandrasekhar	Campus Cop No. 1
Andrew Prine	Angry Man
Mitch Braswell	Out of Towner #1
Dolan Wilson	Local Two
Heather Hemmens	Girl #1
A.J. Foyt IV	Race Car Driver #1
Jim Cody Williams	Security Guard Chip
Tammi Arender	Local Reporter #1
Alice Graczyn	Actor
Kim Wall	State Trooper
James Roday Rodriguez	Actor
Artist Robinson	18 Wheeler Driver
Bruce McKinnon	Van Driver
Lara Grice	Female Passenger
Kristen Laird	Sorority Girl #1
Brittany Pourciau	Sorority Girl #2
Erica Lee	Sorority Girl #3
Crystal Barrett	Sorority Girl
Jillian Batherson	Sorority Girl
Kristen Broussard	Sorority Girl
Christina DaRe	Sorority Girl
Amber Duke	Sorority Girl
Hana Dupre	Sorority Girl
Jennifer Foster	Sorority Girl
Alexis Hebert	Sorority Girl
Tracey Mills	Sorority Girl
Nikki Griffin	Katie Johnson
Jacqui Maxwell	Annette
Erik Stolhanske	Campus Cop #2
Charlie Finn	Royce
Thomas Elliott	Tough Guy #1
Dremaceo Giles	Tough Guy #2
Thomas Hyde	Prisoner #1
Wayne Morgan	Prisoner #2
Danny Haneman	Older Cop
Christine Richard	Lexus Driver
Dan Montgomery	Spectator,Trooper
Therial "Houseman" DeClouet	Judge
Emily Smith	Female Reporter
Stacy Brown	Female Reporter
Alicen Holden	Governor's Aide
Paul Soter	Rick Shakely
Grace C. Gerber	Little Girl
Nathan Barr	Composer

Technical Credits

John O'Brien

Gy Waldron

Jonathan L. Davis

Jay Chandrasekhar	Director
John O'Brien	Screenwriter
Bill Gerber	Producer
Eric McLeod	Executive Producer,Producer
Dana Goldberg	Executive Producer,Producer
Bruce Berman	Executive Producer,Producer
Mary Vernieu	Casting
Burt Dalton	Special Effects
Jason Piccioni	Special Effects
Darrin Prescott	Stunts
Scott A. Rogers	Stunts
Gy Waldron	Screenwriter
Daniel Arkin	Special Effects
Jonathan L. Davis	Screenwriter
David Kilde	Stunts
Bob Beher	Sound Effects
David Alvarez	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
David E. Campbell	Sound Effects
John D'Aquino	Sound Effects
Rene Defrancesch	Sound Effects
Garnet Baril	Special Effects
Robert Kirby	Executive Producer
Curtis Decker	Special Effects
Albert Delgado	Special Effects
Michael Rifkin	Special Effects
Chris Jones	Special Effects
Douglas M. Calli	Special Effects
Roy Cancino	Special Effects
David Greene	Special Effects
Chris Ward	Special Effects
Jeremy Fitzgerald	Stunts
Hank Amos	Stunts
Rhys Millen	Stunts
Rodney M. Byrd	Special Effects
Garth Majors	Special Effects
Werner Hahnlein	Special Effects
Philip Giroir	Special Effects
Jason Trayler	Special Effects
Lisa Fincannon	Casting
Richard Rutherford	Stunts
Bobby Ore	Stunts
Tad Griffith	Stunts
Eddie Fiola	Stunts
Felipe Savahge	Stunts
Mark Hager	Stunts
Bill Scharpf	Stunts
Jim Hart	Stunts
Tanner Foust	Stunts
Christopher O'Hara	Stunts
Kevin Scott	Stunts
Michael Coo	Key Grip
Arnold Peterson	Special Effects
Jeff A. Denes	Special Effects
Terry P. Chapman	Special Effects
Dale Ettema	Special Effects
David Poole	Special Effects
Ella P. Popov	Special Effects
Jeffrey Scott Thomas	Special Effects
A.J. Thrasher	Special Effects
Troy Brown	Stunts
Stan Barrett	Stunts
Randy Beckman	Stunts
Tim Rigby	Stunts
Tim Walkey	Stunts
Jeffrey Galpin	Stunts
Erica Grimes	Stunts
J. Patrick Daily	Key Grip
Heath Cowart	Special Effects
Barry Lea	Special Effects
John Cade	Stunts
Thomas Huff	Stunts
Steve Kelso	Stunts
Sean Graham	Stunts
Victor Ivanov	Stunts
Greg Tracy	Stunts
Dean Grimes	Stunts
Dina Margolin	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

If this film's producers hired director Jay Chandrasekhar for his ability to make cops funny (Super Troopers), then they got a poor return on their investment. No one's funny in The Dukes of Hazzard, least of all the catatonically stiff Burt Reynolds, who could have been a deceptively perfect Boss Hogg, but provides nary an apoplectic fit nor cowboy hat thrown angrily into the dirt. M.C. Gainey's mean (rather than bumbling) Sheriff Roscoe, and the dim (rather than cunning) Duke boys (Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville) only further the casting woes of this turgid 21st century staging of the popular '80s TV show. Jessica Simpson's film debut as Daisy Duke is ok, but she's little more than a vessel for those famous cut-offs. Chandrasekhar tries to liven things up by including a few fellow members of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe, but it's mostly in vain. The problem with a Dukes of Hazzard movie released in such politically contentious times is that the more the Dukes resemble provincial rednecks, the more regionally localized their appeal, leaving little to savor for audiences in search of ironic kitsch. With Bo and Luke's fondness for hitting each other in the face with telephone books, they're more like Knoxville's Jackass crew than like wholesome troublemakers John Schneider and Tom Wopat from the original series. This wouldn't be such a problem if the story or setup were clever. But screenwriter John O'Brien's Hazzard county is so dead on arrival, he temporarily relocates the action to Atlanta for a few half-hearted anachronisms and culture-clashes, the only attempts at the sorely needed self-awareness seen in films like The Brady Bunch Movie. The end-credit outtakes do provide a few smiles, including plenty of flubbed lines and driving stunts gone awry.