Dudley Do - Right

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Movie
German title Dudley Do-Right
Original title Dudley Do-Right
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1999
length 74 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Hugh Wilson
script Hugh Wilson
production John Davis
J. Todd Harris
Joseph Singer
music Steve Dorff
camera Donald E. Thorin
cut Don Brochu
occupation

Dudley Do-Right is an American comedy film from 1999 based on the US animated series The Dudley Do-Right Show (circa 1960) directed by Jay Ward . Directed by Hugh Wilson , who also wrote the script.

action

Dudley Do-Right is a Canadian Mountie . He is in love with Nell Fenwick, whom he has known since childhood. Fenwick returns to her hometown after a few years of absence and study. Do-Right has also known the leader of a criminal organization Snidely Whiplash, against whom he fights, since childhood.

Whiplash spreads rumors of vampires , terrifying Dudley Do-Right. The other local residents are fleeing the city. Whiplash has a prospector disseminate information about gold allegedly found in the locality in the media. This provokes a gold rush, as a result of which numerous immigrants from the USA come to the place taken over by Whiplash.

Do-Right is taught martial arts by the prospector - who is also looking for his missing wife. To say goodbye, the prospector gave him a chainsaw, which he was only supposed to use for peaceful purposes . Meanwhile Whiplash advertises Fenwick, whom he paints. Do-Right comes, invites Whiplash to an artistic competition and cuts a hedge in the shape of Fenwick with the chainsaw. She goes with Do-Right and watches as the policeman appears on a show by the neighboring Indian tribe.

Whiplash and his men attack the Indian tribe, who defend themselves first with flares and then with stones. Do-Right rides his horse towards two of the villain's tanks, which shoot the policeman and ultimately destroy each other. An arrived division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrests Whiplash and his people. It turns out that she was found by the prospector's wife, who turns out to be the country's prime minister. Do-Right and Fenwick get married.

Reviews

The film received mostly negative reviews, earning a 16% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 45 reviews. At Metacritic one could Metascore of 44, based on 23 reviews, can be achieved.

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on August 27, 1999 that the film was a "brilliant" version of an old cartoon with humor for children and adults. Brendan Fraser appears "steadfast" and "in good faith" in his role.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film offered “undemanding entertainment”, which “despite many allusions and supposedly fitting gags fell short of expectations” and was “nothing more than a colorful mixture of puns, slapstick and parody”.

backgrounds

The film was shot in Vancouver and a few other locations in British Columbia . Its production amounted to an estimated 70 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 9.7 million in US cinemas. In some countries like Argentina , Germany and the UK , it was released directly on video.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dudley Do - Right at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
  2. ↑ Dudley Do - Right at Metacritic (English)
  3. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed April 25, 2008
  4. ^ Dudley Do - Right in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed April 25, 2008
  5. ^ Filming locations for Dudley Do-Right, accessed April 25, 2008
  6. ^ Box office / business for Dudley Do-Right, accessed April 25, 2008
  7. ^ Release dates for Dudley Do-Right, accessed April 25, 2008