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Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Rate:
8
Viewed:
2/25
2/25:
Dude, Where's My Car? is Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
meets Memento.
Bill and Ted, meet Jesse and Chester. Jesse and Chester, meet Bill and Ted. Bill and Ted, meet Jesse and
Chester. Jesse and Chester, meet Bill and Ted. Bill and Ted, meet Jesse and Chester. Jesse and Chester,
meet Bill and Ted. Bill and Ted, meet Jesse and Chester. Jesse and Chester, meet Bill and Ted. And...at
this point, you can bet on them not remembering the others' names.
Ashton Kutcher almost turned down the chance to do the film because he found the script stupid but changed
his mind when he got to the tattoo scene with the words "sweet!" and "dude!" I wondered how many times the
object "continuum transfunctioner" was uttered, and it turned out to be 46 despite not knowing what the
hell it was for the longest time.
I'm all for dumb comedies, but most haven't been good in the past. This one is rises above them because it's
ingenious. Philip Stark gets all the credit for penning an outstanding screenplay. I hoped the characters would
keep asking, "Dude, where's my car?" over and over. It's a catchy line, and that'll have been hilarious.
Believe it or not, the question first appeared in The Big Lebowski. The
group of mostly young men in bubble-wrap suits is obviously a reference to the Heaven's Gate cult.
Getting Seann William Scott to pair up with Ashton Kutcher was a smart move because he's a funny guy. I can't
believe they kissed each other just to show off Fabio and his girlfriend in the car. If the filmmakers decided
to make a sequel back then, I would've gone for it, but they didn't. Too bad.
All in all, there's one thing for sure: Dude, Where's My Car? will never be accused of being either
formulaic or unoriginal.