Genre: Comedy, On The Road, Psychos, Slapstick, Racy, Love, School / Campus
Tagline: Keep on Moppin' in the Free world.
Plot: The year is 1975 and little Joe Dirt is dumpster diving at a Grand canyon tourist stop. After gorging himself on half-eaten snacks, he emerges from the garbage bin, only to find that his parents have left him. NOW, this trash-eating eight year old is going to have to raise himself.Now grown up and working as a janitor, Joe's got a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans, and a dream—to find the parents that he lost, or lost him. Blasting Lynyrd Skynyrd in his souped-up muscle car, the irrepressibly optimistic Joe hits the road alone in search Of his folks. Along the way, Joe befriends a strange but wonderful cast of characters including a high school janitor (Christopher Walken), an alligator trainer (Rosanna Arquette), the fireworks salesman "Kicking Wing" (Adam Beach), the beautiful but untouchable Brandy (Brittany Daniel), and Robby (Kid Rock), Joe's rival for her attention. Through triumph and adversity, Joe Dirt plows on. As his wandering, misguided search takes him from one hilarious misadventure to another—from an unexpected flight in a dentist's molar- shaped hot-air balloon, to a strange interlude with a curvaceous young woman (Jaime Pressly) who might be his sister, to capture by a cannibalistic psycho—Joe finds his way to Los Angeles, where
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| Written by |
David Spade
Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live |
 | Fred Wolf
Without a Paddle, Black Sheep, Saturday Night Live |
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| Cast |
David Spade
The Emperor's New Groove, Tommy Boy, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol |
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 | Adam Beach
Windtalkers, Mystery, Alaska, Smoke Signals |
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 | Kid Rock
Osmosis Jones, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Biker Boyz |
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