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Joe Dirt (2001)

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Reviews Counted:74

Fresh:8

Rotten:66

Average Rating:3/10

Consensus: If you fall within the target audience of Joe Dirt, you may find it funny. Otherwise, the jokes will seem like a tired retread.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for crude and sex-related humor, and for language

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Apr 11, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $26,964,552

Synopsis: From the producing team of the comedy smash Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo comes a hilarious comedy that says, "Life is a garden - dig it." He's the wrong person, at the wrong place, at the wrong... From the producing team of the comedy smash Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo comes a hilarious comedy that says, "Life is a garden - dig it." He's the wrong person, at the wrong place, at the wrong time. Joe Dirt (David Spade) is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligerent, trailer park-raised eight-year-old. Now, blasting Van Halen in his jacked-up economy car, the irrepressibly optimistic Joe hits the road alone in search of his folks. As his wandering, misguided search takes him from one hilarious misadventure to another, Joe finds his way to Los Angeles, where a shock-jock(Dennis Miller) brings Joe on his radio show to insult him. But as Joe's life story unfolds, jeers turn to cheers, and an entire captivated city tunes in to hear the adventures of Joe Dirt. -- © 2001 Columbia TriStar Interactive [More]

Starring: David Spade, Dennis Miller, Kid Rock, Christopher Walken

Starring: David Spade, Dennis Miller, Kid Rock, Christopher Walken, Fred Ward, Caroline Aaron, Joe Don Baker, Adam Beach, Brittany Daniel, Tyler Mane, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan

Director: Dennie Gordon

Director: Dennie Gordon
Screenwriter: David Spade, Fred Wolf
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
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03/03/07
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Contrived yet unpretentious, predictable yet surprising, this underdog comedy and its title character have considerable charm.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/28/07
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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...none of it is funny.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/01/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Nothing written here will stop this film from being a huge hit, but don't say you weren't warned.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Joe Mader
Joe Mader
Palo Alto Weekly

Sally forth, gentle viewer, and enjoy yourself. En route, you will experience a steady supply of doo-doo jokes, dispensed in seven-minute intervals by the Script-O-Tron 3000TM.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marrit Ingman
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle

With its quirky characters, silly sight gags, and the tasteless humor that has become a staple among teen comedies of late, this film will not fail to amuse its market.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

The juvenile humor, however, is not so much a miscalculation as simple overkill.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
10/18/02
Hollywood.com
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Joe is often ridiculous and rather dumb, but there's a sweetness to him.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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06/19/02
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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like watching a talentless stand-up struggling through Open Mike Night, inspiring catcalls instead of laughs and bringing on lethargy instead of levity.

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06/09/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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03/24/02
Boston Phoenix
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A comic named David Spade stars in a movie called Joe Dirt, and that's about as funny as things get here.

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03/19/02
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
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02/04/02
Mac Verstandig
Mac Verstandig
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It's not likely to be remembered come Oscar time...but if you find yourself laughing at your own flatulence from time to time, you might find some solid giggles.

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11/15/01
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

While Spade did succeed in winning my sympathy, it wasn't worth sitting through all those bad jokes and weak comedy sketches to get to that point.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
07/29/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Check the pedigree of this film first and you may want to proceed no further.

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05/25/01
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"not a great movie by any means, (but) an amusing way to pass the time."

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05/04/01
Matt Easterbrook
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