Cousins, Bo and Luke Duke, with the help of their eye-catching cousin, Daisy and moonshine-running Uncle Jesse, try and save the family farm from being destroyed by Hazzard County's corrupt commissioner, Boss Hogg. Their efforts constantly find the 'Duke Boys' eluding authorities in 'The General Lee', their 1969 orange Dodge Charger that keeps them one step ahead of the dimwitted antics of the small southern town's Sheriff, Roscoe P. Coltrane.
Johnny Knoxville
Luke Duke
Seann William Scott
Bo Duke
Jessica Simpson
Daisy Duke
Willie Nelson
Uncle Jesse Duke
Burt Reynolds
Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
M.C. Gainey
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
James Roday Rodriguez
Billy Prickett
David Koechner
Cooter Davenport
Michael Weston
Deputy Enos Strate
Nikki Griffin
Katie Johnson
Alice Greczyn
Laurie Pullman
Joe Don Baker
Governor Jim Applewhite
Lynda Carter
Pauline
Kevin Heffernan
Sheev
Steve Lemme
Jimmy
Michael Roof
Dil Driscoll
Jack Polick
Deputy Cletus Hogg
Jacqui Maxwell
Annette
Charlie Finn
Royce
Therial 'Houseman' DeClouet
Judge Locke Randolph
Jim Cody Williams
Security Guard Chip
Wayne Douglas Morgan
Prisoner
Junior Brown
The Balladeer (voice)
Tobi Gadison
Andrew Prine
Angry Man
David Leitch
Puncher
Christina Dare
Sorority Girl
Jay Chandrasekhar
Campus Cop #1
Erik Stolhanske
Campus Cop #2
A.J. Foyt IV
Race Car Driver #1
Dolan Wilson
Local #2
Heather Hemmens
Girl #1
Mitch Braswell
Out of Towner #1
Rusty Tennant
Local #1
Director
Jay Chandrasekhar
Characters
Gy Waldron
Screenplay, Story
John O'Brien
Story
Jonathan L. Davis
October 23, 2020
4
Bad watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend.
I don't fault anyone for liking this one, but it's a story from another time and place to me. I have an issue with Confederate Battle Flag, which was much more widely accepted when the series was first created vs this remake, but even ignoring that it's about moonshine runners getting away with horrible driving practices and whatever else they can get away with. They're not good guys, they're just less bad, and maybe that's part of the appeal for some people.
I went into this knowing that Johnny Knoxville ("Jackass") and Seann William Scott ("American Pie": Stifler) are both really funny, and at least Jessica Simpson is pretty, but she's not the Siren they present her to be, but comedy. On the boys' side, you get pretty much what you would expect, but nothing surprisingly good. Though there is a scene where they're pretty much thankful to be arrested because they're about to be killed for a "black face" joke. I'll admit the context is pretty nuanced and well handled, but they also...could have just not done it.
I'm stretching for good bits, and the best thing is probably the script. The actual story of two average idiots trying to save their town from an evil capitalist they do is actually pretty good. Imagine the "evil oil baron" bit from "The Muppets", but they're country boys.
It's not a complete waste, but it's definitely not a movie that I'd recommend or sit down to watch with someone.