The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
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Cousins Bo and Luke Duke must outfox a corrupt county commissioner to save their family's farm and local interests.
The story
Cousins Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke run a moonshine business for their Uncle Jesse in Hazzard County, Georgia, using an orange 1969 Dodge Charger known as the 'General Lee'. They are constantly tormented by the corrupt Commissioner Boss Hogg and his dimwitted henchman, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. When Rosco seizes the Duke property under the guise of eminent domain, the family is forced to move in with a neighbor. The Dukes discover a secret safe containing geologic core samples and realize Boss Hogg intends to turn the county into a strip coal mine, prompting them to take action to protect their home.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Cousins Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke run a moonshine business for their Uncle Jesse in Hazzard County, Georgia, using an orange 1969 Dodge Charger known as the 'General Lee'. They are tormented by the corrupt Commissioner Boss Hogg and his henchman, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. After Rosco seizes the Duke property for eminent domain, the family discovers a secret safe containing geologic core samples, revealing Boss Hogg's plan to turn the county into a strip coal mine. The Dukes travel to Atlanta to meet with Katie-Lynn Johnson at a geology lab. They are arrested, but Daisy helps the boys escape. Upon returning home, they find Boss Hogg and Rosco have taken Uncle Jesse and Pauline hostage. While Daisy and Cooter rescue them, Bo and Luke race to cause a distraction. Bo enters the Hazard County Rally to race against Billy Prickett, while Luke and Jesse foil the police. They lead the townsfolk to the courthouse, where the strip-mining proposal is rejected. Finally, Daisy uses the presence of the governor and TV cameras to secure a pardon for the boys, ending with a celebration at the Dukes' house.
- First release year
- 2005
- Runtime (minutes)
- 104
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jay Chandrasekhar
- Writers
- John O'Brien · screenplay; John O'Brien · story; Jonathan L. Davis · story
- Cast and characters
- Johnny Knoxville · Luke Duke; Seann William Scott · Bo Duke; Jessica Simpson · Daisy Duke; Burt Reynolds · Boss Hogg; Willie Nelson · Uncle Jesse Duke; David Koechner · Cooter Davenport; M. C. Gainey · Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane; Michael Weston · Deputy Enos Strate
- Genres
- action; comedy; adventure; buddy
- Themes
- Corruption; Family Loyalty; Small-town life
- Tone and mood
- Action; Comedy; Goofy
- Premise and plot tags
- Remake; Sequel; Based on TV Series
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Dukes of Hazzard television series
- Franchise connections
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Reception
- The film was a financial success but received generally negative reviews from critics, who described it as a vacuous adaptation of the television series.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 14% · scale: percentage · review count: 169; Metacritic · score: 33% · scale: percentage · review count: 36
- Awards and nominations
- Worst Picture · Golden Raspberry Awards · nomination; Worst Director · Golden Raspberry Awards · nomination; Worst Screenplay · Golden Raspberry Awards · nomination; Worst Supporting Actor · Golden Raspberry Awards · nomination; Worst Supporting Actress · Golden Raspberry Awards · nomination; Worst Screen Couple · Golden Raspberry Awards · nomination; Worst Remake or Sequel · Golden Raspberry Awards · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was number one at the box office its opening weekend.; The film was followed by a standalone prequel titled The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007).; All five members of the comedy film troupe Broken Lizard appear in the film, four as cameos and Kevin Heffernan in a speaking role as Sheev.
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