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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.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

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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More like a whole season of connected SNL skits than a real movie.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
04/11/01
Louis B. Parks
Louis B. Parks
Houston Chronicle

A lowbrow Forrest Gump without the heart.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
04/11/01
E! Online

Joe Dirt would desperately like to live down to that adage about being 'dumb as dirt.' But frankly, it's too stupid to even be that calculated.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
04/11/01
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

You could save your money and watch this kind of mind-numbing, lowest-common-denominator dreck for free by flipping on the television and finding The Jerry Springer Show.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
04/11/01
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press

Joe Dirt doesn't waste any time letting you know where it stands.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
04/11/01
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Is Joe Dirt a satisfying way to spend a mindless evening at the multiplex some hot Saturday? Yeah.

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04/11/01
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Spade handles this acting challenge by keeping his face expressionless at all times.

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04/11/01
Joanna Weiss
Joanna Weiss
Boston Globe

You Should Pay Nine Bucks for This If: You really liked Stuart Saves His Family. This is just as good as that one.

Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
04/10/01
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

Seems perversely designed to exclude anything remotely funny.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/10/01
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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Joe Dirt plays like a stupid Saturday Night Live skit that refuses to die.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
04/10/01
Tor Thorsen
Tor Thorsen
Reel.com

Just a big chunk of waste flushed from a Hollywood studio.

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04/10/01
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

Unfortunately, the audience is left saying, 'Just shoot me.'

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04/10/01
Dan Gross
Dan Gross
Philadelphia Daily News

You start to wonder if choking to death on popcorn wouldn't be less painful than sitting through this.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
04/10/01
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Teeters on the fine line between condescending and corrupt.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
04/10/01
Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell
New York Times
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Since the script was co-written by Mr. Spade (along with long-time SNL head writer Fred Wolf) he really has only himself to blame for being involved in such a mess.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
04/10/01
Gary Dowell
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News

Too obviously a tormentor himself, Spade can't pull off the sentimental formula that Adam Sandler frequently works.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
04/10/01
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Citysearch

Spade lets his wig do the acting. And apparently the writing as well.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
04/10/01
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
culturevulture.net

Last week's Tomcats is a comedic masterpiece next to Joe Dirt.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
04/10/01
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

While the big laughs aren't nearly as numerous as you might hope, chuckles sprout everywhere like weeds in the dirt.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
04/07/01
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

A grubby Forrest Gump minus the computer-generated presidents and the charm.

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04/02/01
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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