Set in present day, the story follows the adventures of "good old boy" cousins, Bo (Seann William Scott) and Luke (Johnny Knoxville) Duke, who with the help of their eye-catching cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and moonshine running Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson), try and save the family farm from being destroyed by Hazzard County's corrupt commissioner Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds). Their efforts constantly find the "Duke Boys" eluding authorities in "The General Lee," their famed 1969 orange Dodge Charger that keeps them one step ahead of the dimwitted antics of the small southern town's Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey).
Some background info on the filming and making of the film is available through the Jessica Simpson forum here
I think this film will actually work, it was never going to be highbrow stuff and as long as you go into the cinema not expecting too much. I think you'll enjoy it.
Supposedly Johnny Knoxville are secretly calling in their respective divorce lawyers so that they can both get single in time for the premiere at which time they'll announce their engagement. It would be very "TomKat" of them. Let the publicity machine begin!
Knoxville and Simpson? Well, talk about a Jackass couple.
To be perfectly honest, I'm only seeing this for Jessica Simpson. I don't like her music and never really thought she was that hot. After catching a clip of that bikini scene though, I'm sold
KNOXVILLE BEGS TABLOIDS TO STOP WRITING UP SIMPSON ROMANCE RUMORS
Movie star Johnny Knoxville is urging the media to stop writing stories about a rumored romance between him and "Dukes of Hazzard" co-star Jessica Simpson because they're upsetting his family.
The "Jackass" star has laughed off the rumors up until now but he admits the persistence of them is beginning to ruin his homelife.
Knoxville says, "It's an unfortunate thing because I have a wife and a 9-year-old and that stuff is hard on the family. Luckily, my wife and I have a dialogue and I said, 'Look, people are making these stories up and putting them in the papers.'
"She understands but of course she doesn't like it. I didn't like it and I'm sure Jessica and her husband Nick (Lachey) didn't like it."
The actor insists he can't do anything but plead with editors to stop writing the stories -- because he accepts such coverage comes with being famous. He adds, "It's part of the business and you try not to give it too much attention. It seems to give it more attention by fighting it, so it seems like a waste of time."
And he admits he himself is a huge fan of the tabloids: "There seems to be more magazines coming into circulation and I always buy them."
Knoxville Spared Jessica From Sexual Antics On 'Dukes' Set
Seann William Scott says Nick Lachey wouldn't have appreciated his co-star's X-rated high jinks.
Think you've heard all the stories about hanky-panky during the filming of "The Dukes of Hazzard"? That you're already well-versed in rumors about just who Johnny Knoxville took advantage of and where?
Well, it turns out the stories circulating were about the wrong couple. According to co-star Seann William Scott, Knoxville's kissing cousin wasn't Jessica Simpson — it was him. Kind of.
"Johnny Knoxville took advantage of me," Scott revealed.
Before you jump General Lee-style to any conclusions, let him explain. Since Scott plays Bo Duke, he's responsible for many of the driving stunts, while Knoxville, as his cousin Luke, gets to ride shotgun. So during those scenes, Knoxville came up with a way to both pass the time and rattle his co-star with a tried-and-true method from his "Jackass" days.
"I'm trying to drive the car, trying to pull stunts, and he'd go, 'Hey Seann, look over here,' " Scott said. "And he pulls his balls out in front of me. Like, seriously. A lot. All the time. What are you supposed to do there?"
The flashing didn't stop in the car. Knoxville soon escalated to walk-bys, where he'd walk with his script in front of him. He'd call out "Seann!" and then wave his script away to reveal his exposed testicles, "just to be crazy," Scott said. "You know, I thought before this movie, it was like, I don't consider myself to be a guy who's playing with a full deck. It's not like I'm 'Full Metal Jacket' crazy, but I definitely have my moments. But Johnny Knoxville is on a whole other planet of crazy."
Scott didn't dare flash back, he said, "because I knew I'd be the one to be caught, and there would be lawsuits. ... There's a rumor that we flashed Jessica, but we never did. Now I wish we would have, but maybe Nick [Lachey] wouldn't have dug that. Bad idea."
As much as Scott thought he was suffering alone, some of the moments were enjoyed by other members of the cast and crew. One is even included in a blooper reel that runs during the credits, which also features several stunts gone awry (perhaps due to Knoxville's, um, distractions?). But no matter how dangerous it all looks, both Knoxville and Scott swear that everything was under control, even a particularly hair-raising stunt in which Knoxville rides a metal safe that's being dragged at top speed behind a tow truck.
"It's not a real 'Jackass' kind of stunt," Knoxville said. "On 'Jackass,' we just had to fail, and with this, we had to succeed. But we had it down pretty good. There was a little bit of chafing in the harness, but luckily, there's talcum. Plus we were wearing condoms at all times."
"Yes, we practiced safe stunts," Scott promised. "Bar fights, stunt driving — it's like a little boy's dream," Knoxville said.
I dont know, i personally think the original daisy duke preformed far better than jessica simpson. she didnt sell her acting abilities (which are invisible to the naked eye) ..She basically was told to stand there and be a sex symbol , and she did.
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07-15-2005 02:58 PM
