Joe Dirt
Optimistic janitor‑turned‑road‑tripper Joe Dirt hits the highway in a battered car, determined to track down the parents who vanished at the Grand Canyon when he was eight, while battling eccentric strangers, dead‑end jobs and his own relentless bad luck.
“He came. He cleaned. He conquered.”
Synopsis
Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans, and a dream to find the parents he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was an eight-year-old boy raised in a trailer park. 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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A crew of 74+ credited
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Edited by Peck PriorShot by John R LeonettiScored by Waddy WachtelDesigned by Perry Andelin Blake
Box Office
2001 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$31.0M
US & Canada: $27.1M — 87% of worldwide · International: $3.9M (13%)
Opening weekend: $2.7M — 10% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $2.7M — 10% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,638 theaters
Also known as
- Joe Dreckde
- Joe La Crassefr
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Cast & Crew
74 unique people credited
Top billed cast
David Spade
as Joe Dirt
Brittany Daniel
as Brandy
Dennis Miller
as Zander Kelly
Adam Beach
as Kicking Wing
Kid Rock
as Robby
Christopher Walken
as Clem
Jaime Pressly
as Jill
Erik Per Sullivan
as Little Joe Dirt
Megan Taylor Harvey
as Joe's Little Sister
Caroline Aaron
as Joe's Mom
Fred Ward
as Joe's Dad
John Farley
as Security Guard
Supporting cast
54Bob Zany
as Man
Bean Miller
as Man
Lee Walker
as Zeke
Que Kelly
as Beauty College Woman
Kathleen Randazzo
as Beauty College Woman
Liz Torres
as Beauty College Woman
Elisa Leonetti
as Beauty College Woman
Chris Wylde
as Railroad Boy
Justin Staffer
as Railroad Boy
Justin Kupanoff
as Railroad Boy
Hamilton Camp
as Meteor Bert
Tom Mcgillen
as Painter
John Kirk
as Painter
Anthony Mastromauro
as Painter
Greg M Martin
as Dude
Angela Paton
as Woman with Roadrunner
Robb Skyler
as Man at Dental Clinic
Tyler Mane
as Bondi
Gordon Michaels
as Oil Rig Boss
Lenny Schmidt
as Bill
Rance Howard
as Bomb Squad Cop
Erin Murphy
as Sorority Girl
Bree Turner
as Sorority Girl
Natalia Cigliuti
as Sorority Girl
Avery Rosin
as Kid at Carnival
Brian Thompson
as Buffalo Bob
Steven Brill
as Cop at Crime Scene
Mitzi Martin
as Miss Clipper
Mark Abney
as Cafeteria Kid
Ian Falk
as Cafeteria Kid
Matthew Siemonsma
as Cafeteria Kid
Joshua Ferrell
as Cafeteria Kid
Alexandra Amoscato
as Cafeteria Kid
Brian Chiesa
as Cafeteria Kid
Eric Marquette
as Chemistry Student
Fred Stoller
as Chemistry Teacher
Steve Schirripa
as Hood
Kevin Farley
as Cop at Clem’s
Richard Riehle
as Car Dealer
Blake Clark
as Old Cajun Man
Hal Fishman
as Self
Eddie Money
as Self
David Garry
as Joe's Fan
Jourdan Fremin
as Reporter at Parent's House
Karl Makinen
as Cop at Bridge
James Tupper
as Cop at Bridge
Jana Sandler
as Woman on Bridge
Rosanna Arquette
as Charlene the Gator Farmer (uncredited)
Michael Arturo
as Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Don Baker
as Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)
Carson Daly
as Self (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
Kevin Nealon
as Greasy Mechanic (uncredited)
Brian Ruppert
as Skateboarder (uncredited)
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1Other crew
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