Joe Dirt (2001)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Dennie Gordon

Writers (WGA):

David Spade (written by) &
Fred Wolf (written by)

Release Date:

11 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

Keep on Moppin' in the Free world.

Plot:

David Spade stars as Joe Dirt, an idiot who works as an oil weller who is on the search for his parents who abandoned him when he was a baby at the grand canyon.

Plot Keywords:

Grand Canyon | Janitor | Father Child Reunion | Wig | School

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Spade	...	Joe Dirt
Brittany Daniel	...	Brandy
Dennis Miller	...	Zander Kelly
Adam Beach	...	Kicking Wing
Christopher Walken	...	Clem
Jaime Pressly	...	Jill
Kid Rock	...	Robby
Erik Per Sullivan	...	Little Joe Dirt
Megan Taylor Harvey	...	Joe's Little Sister
Caroline Aaron	...	Joe's Mom
Fred Ward	...	Joe's Dad
John Farley	...	Security Guard
Bob Zany	...	Man
Bean Miller	...	Man
Lee Walker	...	Zeke
Que Kelly	...	Beauty College Woman
Kathleen Randazzo	...	Beauty College Woman (as Kathleen Lambert)
Liz Torres	...	Beauty College Woman
Elisa Leonetti	...	Beauty College Woman
Chris Wylde	...	Railroad Boy
Justin Staffer	...	Railroad Boy
Justin Kupanoff	...	Railroad Boy
Hamilton Camp	...	Meteor Bert
Tom McGillen	...	Painter
John Kirk	...	Painter
Anthony Mastromauro	...	Painter
Greg M. Martin	...	Dude
Angela Paton	...	Woman with Roadrunner
Robb Skyler	...	Man at Dental Clinic
Tyler Mane	...	Bondi
Gordon Michaels	...	Oil Rig Boss
Lenny Schmidt	...	Bill
Rance Howard	...	Bomb Squad Cop
Erin Murphy	...	Sorority Girl
Bree Turner	...	Sorority Girl
Natalia Cigliuti	...	Sorority Girl
Avery Rosin	...	Kid at Carnival
Brian Thompson	...	Buffalo Bob
Steven Brill	...	Cop at Crime Scene
Mitzi Martin	...	Miss Clipper
Mark Abney	...	Cafeteria Kid
Ian Falk	...	Cafeteria Kid
Matthew Siemonsma	...	Cafeteria Kid
Joshua Farrell	...	Cafeteria Kid (as Joshua Ferrell)
Alexandra Amoscato	...	Cafeteria Kid
Brian Chiesa	...	Cafeteria Kid
Eric Marquette	...	Chemistry Student
Fred Stoller	...	Chemistry Teacher
Steve Schirripa	...	Hood (as Steven Schirripa)
Kevin P. Farley	...	Cop at Clem's (as Kevin Farley)
Richard Riehle	...	Car Dealer
Blake Clark	...	Old Cajun Man
Hal Fishman	...	Himself
Eddie Money	...	Himself
David Garry	...	Joe's Fan
Jourdan Fremin	...	Reporter at Parent's House
Kristina Simonds	...	Newswoman on the Bridge
Karl Makinen	...	Cop at Bridge
James Tupper	...	Cop at Bridge
Jana Sandler	...	Woman on Bridge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rosanna Arquette	...	Charlene the Gator Farmer (uncredited)
Michael Arturo	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Don Baker	...	Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)
Michael Beardsley	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Robin Borovic	...	Cute Girl (uncredited)
Teresa Couch	...	Cafeteria Kid (uncredited)
Carson Daly	...	Himself (uncredited)
Alison Ebbert	...	Balloon Girl (uncredited)
Chance Eldridge	...	Wrestle Alligator (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman	...	Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
Dan Hannon	...	Friendly Neighbor (uncredited)
Amanda Herzberg	...	Cafeteria Kid (uncredited)
Paxton Hickey	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Tammi Land	...	Production Assistant (uncredited)
Adam Lieberman	...	Joe Dirt Guy (uncredited)
Karen McDougal	...	Taller Brunette Lifeguard (uncredited)
Jo McGinley	...	Woman #12 (uncredited)
Paul Moncrief	...	Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Kevin Nealon	...	Greasy Mechanic (uncredited)
Brian Ruppert	...	Skateboarder (uncredited)
Amy Weber	...	Shorter Brunette Lifeguard (uncredited)
Fred Wolf	...	Freddy the Producer (uncredited)

Directed by
Dennie Gordon

Writing credits (WGA)
David Spade		(written by) &
Fred Wolf		(written by)

Produced by
Jack Giarraputo	....	executive producer
Adam Sandler	....	executive producer
Ira Shuman	....	co-producer
Robert Simonds	....	producer

Original Music by
Waddy Wachtel

Cinematography by
John R. Leonetti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peck Prior

Casting by
Roger Mussenden

Production Design by
Perry Andelin Blake

Art Direction by
Alan Au

Set Decoration by
Evette Knight		(as Evette Frances Knight)

Costume Design by
Alexandra Welker

Makeup Department
Ralph M. Abalos	....	hair stylist
Cheryl Markowitz	....	makeup artist (as Cheryl Ann Markowitz)
Elaine L. Offers	....	makeup artist (as Elaine Offers)
Violet Ortiz	....	hair stylist
Ann Pala	....	key makeup artist
Thomas Real	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Dustin Bernard	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne Berger	....	second second assistant director (as Anne M. Berger)
Susan E. Fiore	....	second assistant director (as Susan Fiore)
Rip Murray	....	first assistant director
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director (as Marty E. Schwartz)

Art Department
Maike Both	....	buyer
Susan A. Burig	....	graphic designer
Paul Duchemin	....	set dressing
Thierry Labbe	....	set dresser
Jared Scardina	....	set dresser
Domenic Silvestri	....	set designer
Eliza Steel	....	art department administrator
Eliza Steel	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Bach	....	adr supervisor
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Weldon Brown	....	adr mixer
Paula Fairfield	....	supervising sound editor
Russell Farmarco	....	sound editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Orada Jusatayanond	....	sound editor
David Kelson	....	sound mixer (as David M. Kelson)
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound editor
Richard Lightstone	....	sound mixer
Dan Lipe	....	boom operator
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist (as S. Diane Marshall)
Carla Murray	....	sound effects
Anthony Ortiz	....	boom operator
Klaus Peintner	....	sound editor (as Klaus Peinter)
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alec St. John	....	foley mixer
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Johanna Turner	....	transfer engineer
Clayton Weber	....	assistant sound editor
Elmo Weber	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Ken Tarallo	....	special effects
Malia Thompson	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Richard Malzahn	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Craig Branham	....	stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Jeff Evans	....	stunts (as Jeffrey R. Evans)
David Brian Martin	....	stunts
Cliff McLaughlin	....	stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti)
Noon Orsatti	....	stunts
Allen Robinson	....	stunts
Spike Silver	....	stunts
Clark Tucker	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Amy Alarian	....	electrician
Rikki Alarian	....	second assistant camera
William H. Battersby Jr.	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Bryan Booth	....	electrician
Walter Byrnes	....	rigging grip: re-shoot
Charles Crivier	....	dolly grip
Jon Baronn Farmer	....	still photographer (as Jon Farmer)
Jay M. Huntoon	....	video assist operator (as Jay Huntoon)
Derrick Kolus	....	chief lighting technician
Greg McCurley	....	lighting technician
Brent Morgan	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Larry Nielsen	....	first assistant camera (as Lawrence W. Nielson)
Christopher Prampin	....	gaffer: additional photography
Ann Rabin	....	assistant camera: reshoot
Harry Rez	....	key grip (as Harry L. Rez)
Jason Rez	....	best boy grip
Scott Ronnow	....	second assistant camera (as Scott C. Ronnow)
Mark Santoni	....	first assistant camera
Scott Toland	....	rigging gaffer
John Trapman	....	aerial director of photography
Stephen J. Ullman	....	camera operator
Roger Wall	....	film loader

Casting Department
Sasha Adkinson	....	extras casting
Elizabeth Boykewich	....	casting associate (as Elizabeth Torres)
Jennifer Saxon	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rochelle Best	....	costumer
Kathleen Russo	....	key costumer (as Kathy Russo)
Jennifer L. Soulages	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Rayford Berrymon	....	assistant editor
Jennifer Hatton	....	assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Bart Rachmil	....	second assistant editor
Eric Rigney	....	avid technician
Matvey Shatz	....	color timer
Sandy S. Solowitz	....	first assistant editor (as Sandy Solowitz)
Dale Jones	....	avid technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Brian Arbuckle	....	orchestrator
Christine Cholvin	....	assistant music editor
Michael Dilbeck	....	music supervisor
Peter Doell	....	score recordist
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Pat Weber	....	scoring technician

Other crew
Benjamin Adams	....	production accountant (as Paul Benjamin Adams)
Michael Alexander	....	animal trainer
Ken Bondy	....	craft service (as Kenneth A. Bondy)
Eamon Buehning	....	payroll accountant
Jennifer Clymer	....	production secretary
Linda Mirella Cuevas	....	assistant: Mr. Simonds (as Linda Cuevas)
Juliana FauntLeRoy	....	production assistant
Eric L. Fersten	....	assistant: Ms. Gordon
Rob Frank	....	assistant location manager (as Robert S. Frank)
James Hinton	....	assistant accountant
Derek Hurd	....	key craft service
Jerrold McKinley Ivery	....	assistant post-production accountant
Nancy Karlin	....	script supervisor
Wendi Laski	....	unit publicist
Jonathan Loughran	....	assistant: Mr. Sandler
Joseph Malone	....	choreographer
Lynne Martin	....	production assistant
Terrence Martin	....	assistant production coordinator
Edward Mazurek	....	key assistant location manager
Michael Neale	....	location manager (as Michael E. Neale)
Rhonda Reznick	....	assistant production accountant
Page Rosenberg-Marvin	....	production coordinator
Jana Sandler	....	production assistant
Jessica Erin Scully	....	production secretary
B.J. Smith	....	set medic (as BJ Smith)
Brenda Taylor	....	production assistant
Eli Wolstan	....	assistant: Mr. Giarraputo

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (presents) (as Columbia Pictures)
• Happy Madison Productions (as Happy Madison)
• Robert Simonds Productions

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2001) (Argentina) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5) (first national airing)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits
• Legacy Records  soundtrack
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Joe Dirt (Canada: English title) (TV title) (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, and for language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37628)

Filming Locations:

Dead Horse Point State Park - State Highway 313, Moab, Utah, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

While in Louisiana, Joe bumps into Farmer Fran (Blake Clark) in front of his old house. Farmer Fran was one of the coaches in The Waterboy (1998) (set in Louisiana as well), which Adam Sandler executive produced along with Joe Dirt (2001).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The car he bought from the old woman he calls a Road Runner. Its actually a GTX, a 1967. Road Runners came out in 1968, and look nothing like a 67 GTX.

Quotes:

Railroad Boy #1: Oh - it's *so* flat!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Coldplay (#26.16)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

When I'm with You

Ya Gotta Love 'Joe Dirt'

For a typical low-brained Hollywood comedy of this era, it was a pretty nice film. Of course, few if any modern-day comedies are "family fare" and this one isn't either but the lead character is a gentle, harmless guy. David Spade is very entertaining as "Joe Dirt," a down-and-out nice guy (but not exactly pure, either) who tells his tale of trying to find his parents to sleazy disc jockey "Zander Kelly" (Dennis Miller). Brittany Daniel is an attractive, likable female lead.

It's a fast-moving hour-and-a-half. Some of the scenes are outrageous, such as a dog getting his - can I say this? - testicles stuck to the porch. Yes, it's good family fare!! Ha. Ha. No, really, this was a funny film and worth looking for if you need a laugh. I'm surprised there wasn't a sequel.