
Joe Dirt
He came. He cleaned. He conquered.
Directed by Dennie Gordon
Produced by Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions
A good-natured, comedic road-trip adventure about an underdog janitor's earnest quest to reunite with his abandoning parents, driven by crude humor and irrepressible optimism.
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.
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Is Joe Dirt scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does Joe Dirt end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Joe Dirt easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Joe Dirt violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Joe Dirt sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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