Joe Dirt (2001)

Full of raunchy, tasteless, hilarious gags, JOE DIRT follows its eponymous protagonist (David Spade) on the search for his long-lost parents. Working as the janitor at a radio station, he enlists the help of one of the deejays (Dennis Miller) to tell his story on the air: when he was eight years old on a trip to the Grand Canyon, he behaved obnoxiously causing his parents to abandon him.

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Wanneer de white-trash loser Joe Dirt tijdens zijn schoonmaak-baantje bij een radiostation de studio inloopt, begin de DJ (die moeite heeft z'n uurtjes te vullen) "on air" met hem te praten. Het gesprek gaat al snel richting het levensverhaal van Joe. Met duizenden luisteraars aan de radio gekluisterd vertelt Joe hoe hij als 8-jarig jongetje door zijn ouders in de steek is gelaten, en hoe zijn zoektocht naar zijn ouders in z'n werk ging.

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As the title character of Joe Dirt, David Spade plays a "white trash" janitor at an L.A. radio station, whose mullet hairdo is just one of many personal oddities that make him the object of much ridicule. And the sanitation gig is just the most recent of Joe's many incarnations during a tumultuous life, which got off on the wrong foot when Joe was abandoned at the Grand Canyon by his parents as a young child. After stumbling into the on-air studio, Joe steadily recounts the sad and comical story of how he cared for himself and journeyed around the country trying to relocate his family, all while being prodded, te...
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ased, and eventually embraced by a sarcastic deejay (Dennis Miller) and a rapt listening audience. His travels involve stints selling fireworks, wrangling alligators, riding aloft in a car dealership display balloon, and being held captive by a Silence of the Lambs-style serial killer. Despite numerous setbacks and bruising physical injuries, Joe emerges from each episode with his spirit intact as he searches optimistically for his roots, and eventually for the chance to return to the one place he was accepted -- a rural farm where the girl of his dreams (Brittany Daniel) awaits. The directorial debut of Dennie Gordon, Joe Dirt was produced by Adam Sandler's production company, Happy Madison, and features musician Kid Rock, also debuting, in the supporting role of Joe's rival.
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