Dudes (film)

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Dudes

Directed by	Penelope Spheeris
Produced by	Herb Jaffe Miguel Tejada-Flores
Written by	Randall Jahnson
Starring	Jon Cryer Daniel Roebuck Catherine Mary Stewart Flea Lee Ving Billy Ray Sharkey Glenn Withrow
Music by	Charles Bernstein
Cinematography	Robert Richardson
Editing by	Andy Horvitch
Distributed by	The Vista Organization
Release dates	September 18, 1987 (Toronto Film Festival) June 24, 1988
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dudes is a 1987 film directed by Penelope Spheeris and written by Randall Jahnson.

Plot

Two punks, or "dudes", (Jon Cryer and Daniel Roebuck), from the big city are traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug. They try to embrace the western way when they are forced to take revenge against a gang of lowly rednecks for killing their friend. Along the way, they get help from a young woman who runs a wrecking service.^[1]

Cast

Grant - Jon Cryer
Biscuit - Daniel Roebuck
Milo - Flea
Missoula - Lee Ving
Blix - Billy Ray Sharkey
Wes - Glenn Withrow
Logan - Michael Melvin
Sonny - Marc Rude
Jessie - Catherine Mary Stewart
Witherspoon - Calvin Bartlett
Daredelvis - Pete Willcox
Hezekiah - Vance Colvig Jr.
Rhatigan - Ancel Cook
Watts - Wycliffe Young
Laughing Bear - Red Wing^[2]

Soundtrack

"Rock and Roll Outlaw" - Keel
"Urban Struggle" (1987 Re-Recording) - The Vandals
"Show No Mercy" - W.A.S.P
"Vengeance Is Mine" - Simon Steele and the Claw
"These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" - Megadeth
"Time Forgot You" - Legal Weapon
"Jesus Came Driving Along" - Leather Nun
"Mountain Song" (Early Version) - Jane's Addiction
"Lost Highway" - Little Kings
"Dudes Showdown" (Instrumental) - Charles Bernstein & Co.
"Amazing Grace" (Instrumental) - Steve Vai

References

External links

Dudes at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Penelope Spheeris

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1968)
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
Suburbia (1984)
The Boys Next Door (1985)
Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
Dudes (1987)
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
Thunder and Mud (1990)
Wayne's World (1992)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
The Little Rascals (1994)
Black Sheep (1996)
The Decline of Western Civilization III (1998)
Senseless (1998)
Hollyweird (1999)
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
The Kid & I (2005)
Balls to the Wall (2011)

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