Meet the Deedles (1998)
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4% of critics liked it
(27 reviews) -
39% of users liked it
(8,290 ratings)
Hawaiian surfer dudes Stew (Steve Van Wormer) and Phil Deedle (Paul Walker), fraternal twins, are about to be expelled from school, so their wealthy and concerned father (Eric Braeden) offers summer camp in Wyoming as a solution. Arriving in Jackson Hole with their wet suits, the Deedle twins are… More Hawaiian surfer dudes Stew (Steve Van Wormer) and Phil Deedle (Paul Walker), fraternal twins, are about to be expelled from school, so their wealthy and concerned father (Eric Braeden) offers summer camp in Wyoming as a solution. Arriving in Jackson Hole with their wet suits, the Deedle twins are like fish out of water, and a series of accidents put them in a hospital. Mistaken for new recruits by Yellowstone Park ranger Capt. Pine (Douglas Ashton), the duo go along with the error after meeting their training officer, the attractive Lt. Jesse Ryan (A.J. Langer), but they are unprepared to adapt to life in the wild, as they cope with mountainside rappelling, sleeping in tents, eating worms, and dealing with hordes of prairie dogs unleashed by ex-ranger Frank Slater (Dennis Hopper), who seeks vengeance for his past problems in the park. There are several pop-culture references, including a cameo by Bart the Bear (of The Edge). ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steve Boyum, Mickey Gilbert (II)
- Written By
- Dale Pollock, James Herzfeld
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
PG,
- In Theaters
- Mar 27, 1998 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Lael Loewenstein, Variety
If all of this sounds ridiculous, it is.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I am prepared to imagine a theater full of 11-year-old boys who might enjoy this movie, but I can't recommend it for anyone who might have climbed a little higher on the evolutionary ladder.
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Anita Gates, New York Times
Pure Disney in the goofy early-60's sense.
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Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Dumb is one thing, but this sorry attempt at action-comedy from stuntman turned director Steve Boyum is in an intelligence-deprived class all its own.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Could've spared me the introduction
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Cast
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Steve Van Wormer
as Stew Deedle
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Paul Walker
as Phil Deedle
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AJ Langer
as Lt. Jesse Ryan
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John Ashton
as Capt. Douglas Pine
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Dennis Hopper
as Frank Slater
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Eric Braeden
as Elton Deedle
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Richard Lineback
as Crabbe
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Robert Englund
as Nemo
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Ana Gasteyer
as Mel
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Megan Cavanaugh
as Mo
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Bart the Bear
as himself
