Joe Dirt is a comedy film made in 2001. It stars David Spade, Dennis Miller, and Christopher Walken. Spade plays the lead role. David Spade also wrote the movie.
Joe Dirt wasn't much of a success with the critics. It has an average rating of three out of 10 and one of the well-known multiple review sites. Roger Ebert and his partner Richard Roeper both gave the movie a resounding thumbs down. They called it strained and predictable and said the storyline was absurd. However, they did complement Spade's performance.
Even though the critics didn't like it in earned $27 million in the United States. That means Joe Dirt movie was profitable. Its budget was only $16 million. It was the top movie in New Zealand. But David Spade joked that New Zealand is only the size of Kmart. Dennis Miller often mentions the movie. He and Spade have discussed it.
Joe Dirt is a custodian at a radio station. A producer sees Joe being bullied in the hall and decides that his white trash attitude could become popular. As a result he puts Joe on the air to be interviewed by a disc jockey. The focus of the movie is Joe's story.
The story of Joe Dirt begins with the pursuit of his love interest Brandy. When Brandy's dog dies Joe feels the need to seek out his parents. He travels the country. He has many strange adventures. He also meets a number of odd characters. He also takes on many odd jobs. The last of these is his job in the boiler room of the radio station.
Eventually Joe Dirt gives up a search and returns to Brandy. He finds out that she knows that his parents were killed while he was visiting the Grand Canyon. His whole search has been in vain.
Joe Dirt has become popular with listeners. He's become a media sensation. His mother, supposedly, calls him. She's trying to use him. She wants to sell Joe Dirt figures. She is his mother, but she's only interested in money.
At the end of the movie Joe Dirt tries to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. Someone ties him with a bungee cable to save his life. He's knocked senseless when he slams into the bridge. The people he met on his journey stay with him until he wakes up. Now he has a family. It's pretty bad. No wonder critics didn't like the movie.
Joe Dirt is proof that Hollywood is desperate for good movies.
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