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Dudley Do-Right

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Dudley Do-Right

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Released Aug 27, 1999

1h 17m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Based on the cartoon, this live-action comedy follows the adventures of Dudley Do-Right (Brendan Fraser), an enthusiastic, if somewhat dim, Canadian Mountie. When Dudley's childhood crush, Nell Fenwick (Sarah Jessica Parker), returns to their hometown in the mountains, he is eager to spend time with her, but his attempts at courting her are foiled by the villainous Snidely Whiplash (Alfred Molina), who is up to his usual schemes. Can Dudley win Nell's heart and curtail Snidely's wicked ways?

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Critics Consensus

Gags aren't that funny.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Surprisingly pleasant.

May 20, 2008

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

The fanciful associations and bad jokes are more often stupid than silly, making all the spectacle and contrived dance numbers seem a colossal waste.

May 20, 2008

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

'90s live-action remake of '60s cartoon has iffy humor.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 3, 2013

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Steve Simels

TV Guide

Why in the wide, wide, world of sports would anybody make a big-budget feature film from a decades-old, animated cartoon parody of Nelson Eddy/Jeanette MacDonald movies?

Rated: 2/4

May 20, 2008

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Chris Gore

Film Threat

Brendan gets hit in the face a lot, that's good for a few laughs but you've already seen it in the trailer.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Stephen C

This movie sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Brianna B

Oh my god was this movie bad. Everyone always talks about how bad the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie is (which I love) but this is SO much worse. And how this got made before the other is beyond me.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Andrew H

This movie was actually pretty funny. Sure, it's dumb, but yall need to lighten up. It's not at all a serious movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Audience Member

An odd choice for a live-action adaptation, Dudley Do-Right is clearly trying to recapture what worked in the George of the Jungle movie but, aside from a scene-stealing Alfred Molina and a cartoon preceding the movie that's much funnier, its humour trying too hard to appeal to both audiences, unfocused plot and the jokes falling flat most of the time - the very short runtime doesn't help - shows that not every cartoon that had 15 minutes of fame needs to turn their protagonists into real boys and girls (or alternatively, glorified cosplay)...Molina does give it some "so bad, it's good" entertainment value.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Dudley Did-Wrong. This movie sucked big time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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There had been a fad in Hollywood decades ago for making live-action versions of old television cartoons. None really worked, but this one has done more badly than the others. Of course, it didn't help that Dudley Do-Right cartoons were invariably shorts, rather ones that beget complicated situations. The cartoon had the premise of a strong and handsome but dense hero doing battle against the villain Snidely Whiplash, succeeding in the end when he finally uses his head. (One episode has him fooling Snidely into thinking some dynamite exploded when it didn't because he tricked him using a recording of an explosion-but Dudley had failed to defuse the real dynamite.) So what happens here? Snidely starts a fake gold rush, and Dudley eventually foils his plans. This could have been the basis of something good, but a confusing and unfunny story, ethnic stereotypes, and performers who don't correspond very well to their cartoon equivalents make this a bad movie. Even Dudley Do-Right completists should stay away.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Hugh Wilson

Director

Brendan Fraser

Dudley Do-Right

Sarah Jessica Parker

Nell Fenwick

Alfred Molina

Snidely K. 'Whip' Whiplash

Eric Idle

Prospector Kim Jay Darling

Robert Prosky

Inspector Fenwick

Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - Brendan Fraser vs. Alfred Molina

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Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - Afraid of Vampires

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Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - Epic Fireworks & Boulder Battle

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Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - Dudley Is Studly

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Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - Brendan Fraser & Eric Idle Train

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Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - Horse vs. Tank

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Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - A Dangerous One

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Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - Dudley & Snidely Whiplash

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Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - The Dance Fight

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Dudley Do-Right: Official Clip - The Corn Dance

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Synopsis

Based on the cartoon, this live-action comedy follows the adventures of Dudley Do-Right (Brendan Fraser), an enthusiastic, if somewhat dim, Canadian Mountie. When Dudley's childhood crush, Nell Fenwick (Sarah Jessica Parker), returns to their hometown in the mountains, he is eager to spend time with her, but his attempts at courting her are foiled by the villainous Snidely Whiplash (Alfred Molina), who is up to his usual schemes. Can Dudley win Nell's heart and curtail Snidely's wicked ways?

Director: Hugh Wilson
Producer: Joseph Singer, J. Todd Harris, John Davis
Screenwriter: Jay Ward, Hugh Wilson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Joseph M. Singer Entertainment, Davis Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 27, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 2, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.8M
Runtime: 1h 17m
Sound Mix: Surround

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