Joe Dirt

Joe Dirt

2001 · 91 min · EN · PG-13 · 5.6 (808 votes)
Dir. Dennie Gordon · Starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Brittany Daniel, Kid Rock, Adam Beach, Erik Per Sullivan · Music Waddy Wachtel · Joe Dirt Collection

He came. He cleaned. He conquered.

AdventureComedy

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.

VIBE

This is a surprisingly earnest, optimistic journey wrapped in a thick layer of early 2000s blue-collar comedy. It feels like a goofy, heartwarming quest for belonging, driven by an unshakeable spirit. Expect crude humor, a distinctive aesthetic, and a peculiar charm that might just win you over.

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