Dainty Hogg is a two and a half minute look at the special effects involved with one of the film's funnier moments, and Dukes in Drag spends four minutes looking at how Bennett and Wayne are made up as women for the film. Conflict enters this happy extended family when Boss Hogg Christopher McDonald , the power behind Hazzard County, demands that Uncle Jessie start kicking back 25% of his shine profits, in exchange for expanding Uncle Jessie's operation into other counties. . It helps, too, that The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated looks so good, with crystal-clear, bright, sunny cinematography by Roy Wagner, fun music cues by John DeFaria, and some clever directorial touches by Berlinger. Bo and Luke's orphaned dowdy cousin Daisy April Scott soon joins them hoping to find a place in her life. The acting in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated is above par for these kind of outings, as well. It's in no way what you would call a masterpiece, and I don't think anybody is going to write a thesis on it.
Bennett and Wayne do nicely with their jacked-up Southern horn dog characters, with Bennett especially funny in the physical comedy scenes. Daisy's Dukes is a three and a half minute look at Scott's wardrobe, concentrating on her celebrated short shorts. But there are enough pleasures throughout The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated to keep a smile on your face when the credits roll, with some hilarious outtakes, particularly by Harland Williams, for added measure; it looks like everybody had as good a time making The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated, as we do watching it. Coltrane Harland Williams , Boss Hogg is bearing down on the Dukes something fierce. Moore is great as the squirrely Cooter, and Willie Nelson is perfectly cast as the tolerant old moonshiner Uncle Jessie. The hilarious Harland Williams plays Rosco P.
Aiming low, The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated hits high. Jesse is also a moonshiner who struggles to make ends meet and soon employs a willing Bo and Luke to be his runners to deliver his 'special' White Lighting whiskey to all parts of the county after observing their driving skills using a fixed-up orange-painted 1969 Dodge Charger which they named 'The General Lee'. But it doesn't take long for Bo and Luke to find a worthy opponent in the form of the cigar-chomping J. But the Duke boys are getting a reputation in Hazzard County, and the brass is hard on their heels. Bo Duke Jonathan Bennett , the not-so-bright blonde one, and Luke Duke Randy Wayne , the brunette who likes to blow things up, are sent by their parents to Hazzard County to live with their Uncle Jesse Duke Willie Nelson in the hopes that a summer of hard farm work will straighten out the rowdy youths. French and English subtitles are available, as well as close-captioning.
And Daisy Duke is played by April Scott, a model from Deal or No Deal. The two and a half minute A Moment with Uncle Jesse looks at Willie Nelson's return as Uncle Jessie. Cannatella in particular is um. A chance trip to a popular swimming hole which just happens to have two beautiful blonde nude sunbathers there , finds a submerged '69 Dodge Charger at the bottom of the hole. And a special mention must go out to the Handy girls, Brooke Jennifer Hill and Ali Trishelle Cannatella , who hook up with the clueless Duke boys. His credits include: RocketMan, Freddy Got Fingered, Employee of the Month and Sorority Boys.
I find it very sad that the movie is trying to sell itself of sex appeal and bad car stunts. But first, the boys have to find a fast car. Certainly The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated is just such a surprise. But it's a speedy, wild ride, with some excellent tech credits, some good performances, more than its fair share of sharp, funny lines, and an admirably unashamed attitude. Good natured, unpretentious, and essentially innocent fun, The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated walks a careful line between energetic exploitation and some clever plotting and direction, while never crossing over into offensive sleaze. He always seems to get involved in the worst of the worst. Like Li'l Abner on speed, The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated features sexed-up Hee-Haw Honeys and horny good ol' boy studs in an energetically raunchy, but ultimately innocent sex-and-speed Southern farce that goes down as easy as a Mason jar full of two-day-old shine.
The Audio: The Dolby Digital English Surround 5. Harland Williams is, as always, quite hilarious as the famed Rosco P. Things get a bit thick during the end of the middle section when the director and screenwriter lose faith in their exploitation-only methodology, and let the mechanics of the slight plot play out, with the film not quite recovering it's anything-for-a-laugh momentum. I highly recommend The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated. I was quite surprised at how much I enjoyed The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated.
The New Dukes is a seven minute look at Bennett and Wayne in their new roles as the Duke boys. It was totally innocent no one was killed, the shine running was kept to a minimum, and Daisy never got nekkid - dang it! Boy, his career has gone downhill since Happy Gilmore. Casting choices of mention: Christopher McDonald plays Boss Hogg. The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated sets its mark low - very low - and it hits the bull's-eye, giving its viewers exactly what they want. How many people do you think will pick up this release thinking that it features the likes of Jessica Simpson, Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott? Final Thoughts: A delightful surprise of horny redneck hijinks, gorgeous naked girls, smart, funny jokes, and an unashamed, earthy willingness to please distinguishes The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning - Unrated as a worthwhile return to that fictional Southern Hazzard County. Based on the famously popular television series of the same name, The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning stays relatively true to the scope and feel of the original, and despite its relatively poor critical reception, it's a hootin, hollerin, good-ol-fashioned romp. Coltrane spends four and half minutes looking at Harland Williams' behind-the-scenes craziness.
But the manager Hughie Todd Grinnell , who Daisy loves, is in league with Boss Hogg, and with the help of seriously screwed-up Sheriff Rosco P. Uncle Jessie, not wanting any trouble with the Revenuers, refuses Boss Hogg's offer, whereupon Boss Hogg threatens to foreclose on Uncle Jessie's farm. There's quite a few very sharp, funny lines in the script, as well as many fun moments that deliver earthy, raucous jolts, expertly balanced to stay on this side of innocence. With a potential helper in Boss Hogg's oversexed wife Lulu Sherilyn Fenn , the Duke boys have precious little time to get Uncle Jessie out of hot water. Daisy wishes to help out, too, and promptly transforms herself into the hottest babe in Hazzard County to work at the Boar's Nest, Boss Hogg's bar-turned-ice cream parlor.
And judging by the trailer, the movie is probably worse than you would think it could be. Coltrane you can tell he was ad-libbing off the map , and Christopher McDonald, one of my favorite character actors, sinks his teeth into the Boss Hogg role with abandon, and brings a nice, crazy glint to his eyes when he's spouting off about burying the Dukes. Instead we finally get to see how Bo and Luke as teenagers. Stifler in the direct to dvd release of American Pie 5: The Naked Mile. Uncle Jessie, a barely settled down moonshiner, still keeps a still hidden on his farm, and runs his hooch to keep paying the bills - which are quickly outstripping his slow-downed, one-man operation.