Joe Dirt (2001)
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11% of critics liked it
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63% of users liked it
(304,277 ratings)
As the title character of Joe Dirt, David Spade plays a "white trash" janitor at an L.A. radio station, whose mullet hairdo is just one of many personal oddities that make him the object of much ridicule. And the sanitation gig is just the most recent of Joe's many incarnations during… More As the title character of Joe Dirt, David Spade plays a "white trash" janitor at an L.A. radio station, whose mullet hairdo is just one of many personal oddities that make him the object of much ridicule. And the sanitation gig is just the most recent of Joe's many incarnations during a tumultuous life, which got off on the wrong foot when Joe was abandoned at the Grand Canyon by his parents as a young child. After stumbling into the on-air studio, Joe steadily recounts the sad and comical story of how he cared for himself and journeyed around the country trying to relocate his family, all while being prodded, teased, and eventually embraced by a sarcastic deejay (Dennis Miller) and a rapt listening audience. His travels involve stints selling fireworks, wrangling alligators, riding aloft in a car dealership display balloon, and being held captive by a Silence of the Lambs-style serial killer. Despite numerous setbacks and bruising physical injuries, Joe emerges from each episode with his spirit intact as he searches optimistically for his roots, and eventually for the chance to return to the one place he was accepted -- a rural farm where the girl of his dreams (Brittany Daniel) awaits. The directorial debut of Dennie Gordon, Joe Dirt was produced by Adam Sandler's production company, Happy Madison, and features musician Kid Rock, also debuting, in the supporting role of Joe's rival. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dennie Gordon
- Written By
- David Spade, Fred Wolf
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 11, 2001 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 28, 2001
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Contrived yet unpretentious, predictable yet surprising, this underdog comedy and its title character have considerable charm.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
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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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
In one scene, raw sewage is dumped on Joe. See Joe Dirt and you'll know how that feels.
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Mike Clark, USA Today
Were nature to take the course they both seem to want, the movie could end in 15 minutes. And it would still be too long.
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Cody Clark, Mr. Showbiz
To see it is to sit through scene after scene like the one in which a hulking oil rigger spattered with crude takes a leak on some smoldering ashes for no reason at all.
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Cast
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David Spade
as Joe Dirt
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Dennis Miller
as Zander Kelly
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Brittany Daniel
as Brandy
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Kid Rock
as Robby
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Adam Beach
as Kicking Wing
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Erik Per Sullivan
as Little Joe Dirt
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Jaime Pressly
as Jill
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Christopher Walken
as Clem
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Megan Taylor Harvey
as Joe's Little Sister
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Caroline Aaron
as Joe's Mother
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Fred Ward
as Joe's Dad
- Joe Don Baker
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Kevin Nealon
as Greasy Mechanic
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James Tupper
as Cop
- Brttany Daniel
- Roseanne
- Tyler Mane
- Gary Busey








