Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Danny Leiner

Writer (WGA):

Philip Stark (written by)

Release Date:

15 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Mystery

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:

Cult Favorite | Growth | Teen Movie | Miniature People | Giant Woman

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

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:

The film's story came from a rejected live action "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993) movie concept in the late-'90s.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: There is a hand putting items in the locker at Captain Stus.

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 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Stoopid Ass

This proves that movies can be stupid and funny at the same time

My 5/10 rating is because, like any Bill & Ted movie, "Dude, Where's My Car?" is only targeted at a certain audience (in this case all the world's slackers). The plot - or whatever it is - of course has goof-ball stoners Jesse Montgomery III (Ashton Kutcher) and Chester Greenburg (Seann William Scott) searching for their car and having a most unusual adventure in the process. The point is that you shouldn't try to take this movie seriously; just accept it as nice stupid fun and you're sure to have a good time. Not a movie that you'll ever forget. If I remember right, Michael Moore even suggested that we should show it to Kim Jong Il in order to make peace between the two Koreas.