Trailer trash wig wearin' acid wash jean lovin' rock concert t-shirt sportin' hero.
Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligerent, trailer park-raised eight-year-old. Now, blasting Van Halen in his jacked-up economy car, the irrepressibly optimistic Joe hits the road alone in search of his folks.
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Character
Unpretentious, comic, effortless and classical in form.
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
Who loves it, who doesn't
21 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Formalists.
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“Is David Spade the best thing in Joe Dirt?”
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“Is the roughness the point?”
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“Is Joe Dirt better than its reputation?”
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Cast
- David SpadeJoe Dirt
- Dennis MillerZander Kelly
- Brittany DanielBrandy
- Kid RockRobby
- Adam BeachKicking Wing
- Erik Per SullivanLittle Joe Dirt
- Jaime PresslyJill
- Christopher WalkenClem
- Rosanna ArquetteCharlene the Gator Farmer (uncredited)
- Megan Taylor HarveyJoe's Little Sister
Crew
- Dennie GordonDirector
- Fred WolfWriter
- David SpadeWriter
- John R. LeonettiDirector of Photography
- Waddy WachtelOriginal Music Composer
- Peck PriorEditor
- Robert SimondsProducer
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