Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)

Director:

Danny Leiner

Writer (WGA):

Philip Stark (written by)

Release Date:

15 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

After a night they can't remember, comes a day they'll never forget.

Plot:

Two potheads wake up from a night of partying and can't remember where they parked their car.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Cult | Transsexual | Nerd | Ostrich

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ashton Kutcher	...	Jesse Montgomery III
Seann William Scott	...	Chester Greenburg
Jennifer Garner	...	Wanda
Marla Sokoloff	...	Wilma
Kristy Swanson	...	Christie Boner
David Herman	...	Nelson
Hal Sparks	...	Zoltan - Cult Leader
Charlie O'Connell	...	Tommy
John Toles-Bey	...	Mr. Pizzacoli
Christian Middelthon	...	Alien Nordic Dude #1
David Bannick	...	Alien Nordic Dude #2 (as David W. Bannick)
Turtle	...	Jeff - Cult Member
Bob Clendenin	...	Zarnoff - Cult Member (as Robert Clendenin)
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Zelmina - Cult Member
Kevin Christy	...	Zellner - Cult Member

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some sex and drug-related humor.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Indonesia:Dewasa | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37865) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

El Segundo, California, USA

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

Director Danny Leiner has made comments that, despite Leiner's urging, Fabio refused to have a goose hit him in the face as he drove off at the end of his scene (which would have been a reference to an incident where a goose hit Fabio in the face while on a roller-coaster).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chester and Jesse are talking to Zoltan in the barn, the top button on Zoltan's bubble suit is buttoned, unbuttoned, and buttoned again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jesse: What's up?
Chester: Animal Planet!
Jesse: Man, I just had the craziest dream.
Chester: About what?
Jesse: I don't remember
[chuckles]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Grim & Evil: The Wrongest Yard/Druid, Where's My Car? (#6.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Claire Danes Poster

Duderific

Highly entertaining the first 100 times I saw it, now not so much. The 'and then' segment at the drive thru entered my homes dialect and has not left yet. Hot chicks are sprinkled thru the movie, as well as the very disturbing she-male stripper. This movie is often thought of as the epitome of bad, but really it's funny enough. Is it formulaic? Sure. Is Ashton Kutcher a total tool? Kinda looks so. Seann William Scott is the funnier of the two by far. Great cameo appearance of Brent Spiner (knows as DATA on Star Trek Next Generation). The bubble wrap jumpsuits are also highly entertaining and original. I thought there was going to be a sequel to this, but it evidently fell thru.