Meet the Deedles (1998)

Director:

Steve Boyum

Writer (WGA):

Jim Herzfeld (written by)

Release Date:

27 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Fish out of water...Surfers in Yellowstone

Plot:

Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge. |

Plot Keywords:

Park | Prairie Dog | Geyser | Hit In Crotch | Mistaken Identity

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Steve Van Wormer	...	Stew Deedle
Paul Walker	...	Phil Deedle
A.J. Langer	...	Lt. Jesse Ryan
John Ashton	...	Capt. Douglas Pine
Dennis Hopper	...	Frank Slater
Eric Braeden	...	Elton Deedle
Richard Lineback	...	Crabbe
Robert Englund	...	Nemo
M.C. Gainey	...	Major Flower
Ana Gasteyer	...	Mel
Megan Cavanagh	...	Mo
Michael Ruud	...	Ludwig
Hattie Winston	...	Jo-Claire
Tom Matsusaka
Larry Rippenkroeger

Also Known As:

The Deedles

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, violence and crude humor.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | USA:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

O`ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

DiC Enterprises

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Mel and Mo receive their ranger badges despite only being in the park for less than a day.

Quotes:

Phil Deedle: We're a walking Kodak moment.

Movie Connections:

References Diddy Kong Racing (1997) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Luau

Predictably Lame

This is simply just another of those predictably lame "family" movies that makes a huge effort to be hip and cool. It will come as no surprise to those familiar with such high-budget / low-ambition junk to learn that this film is neither hip or cool. The two lead characters, the "Deedle's" of the title are a pair of nimrod's who's constant stupidity is neither amiable or endearing it's just damned irritating and the allegedly comical scrapes they get into are too improbable and silly to ever raise anything more than a half-forced smile. Being a horror fan it was inevitable I would dislike this movie. The only reason I bothered watching it is because it features the mouth-wateringly sexy A.J Langer, who also starred in Wes Craven's excellent "The People Under The Stairs". She is the only real reason for watching this film. One to avoid on practically all levels.