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'Cooter' Urges Fans to Skip 'Dukes' Movie
AP ^ | 7/13/5 | DOUG GROSS

Posted on 07/13/2005 5:18:49 PM PDT by SmithL

ATLANTA -- If television's "Crazy Cooter" has his way, fans of the "Dukes of Hazzard" may be speeding away from a new movie version of the cornpone classic faster than the Duke boys running from Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane.

Ben Jones, a former Georgia congressman who played the wisecracking mechanic on the popular series from 1979-85, said profanity and sexual content in the film make a mockery of the family friendly show.

"Basically, they trashed our show," said Jones, who now lives in the mountains of Washington, Va. "It's one thing to do whatever movie they want to do, but to take a classic family show and do that is like taking "I Love Lucy" and making her a crackhead or something."

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: benjones; cooter; dixie; dukesofhazzard; hollyweird; moviereview
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As if Jessica Simpson wasn't enough reason to skip this movie.
1 posted on 07/13/2005 5:18:55 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: stainlessbanner

check this out


2 posted on 07/13/2005 5:19:35 PM PDT by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: cyborg

The first season of "Dukes" is in the $3 bin at our Wal-mart. Maybe I'll get it next time I'm there.


3 posted on 07/13/2005 5:21:22 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No! I don't want a socialist muffin in a boat!)
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To: cyborg

The first season of "Dukes" is in the $3 bin at our Wal-mart. Maybe I'll get it next time I'm there.


4 posted on 07/13/2005 5:21:25 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No! I don't want a socialist muffin in a boat!)
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To: cyborg

The first season of "Dukes" is in the $3 bin at our Wal-mart. Maybe I'll get it next time I'm there.


5 posted on 07/13/2005 5:21:29 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No! I don't want a socialist muffin in a boat!)
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To: cyborg

James did that!


6 posted on 07/13/2005 5:22:13 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No! I don't want a socialist muffin in a boat!)
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To: Tax-chick

Oh cool. Maybe I'll check the sale bin at my local walmart.


7 posted on 07/13/2005 5:22:16 PM PDT by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: Tax-chick

LOL! Sure blame it on James :-)


8 posted on 07/13/2005 5:22:42 PM PDT by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: cyborg

He likes computers. He'd probably like "Dukes of Hazzard," too, since it's got a loud car. He loves the Ferrari in "Magnum, P.I."


9 posted on 07/13/2005 5:24:35 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No! I don't want a socialist muffin in a boat!)
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To: Tax-chick; cyborg

This thread is already more entertaining than I expect the movie to be.


10 posted on 07/13/2005 5:25:01 PM PDT by SmithL (There are a lot of people that hate Bush more than they hate terrorists)
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To: SmithL

Ben Jones, a wisecracking mechanic on the popular series from 1979-85 played the part of a Georgia congressman .


Ahh Cooter, I knew him in the old days.......
when he was a drunk, out of work poet/"actor".


11 posted on 07/13/2005 5:26:02 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: SmithL

I could post some pictures of James the Wonder Baby ... but I'll spare you.

I won't see the movie, even when the video's in the library. Willie Nelson is always fun to watch, imo, but it's not worth the rest of it.


12 posted on 07/13/2005 5:27:13 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No! I don't want a socialist muffin in a boat!)
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To: SmithL

"Breaker one, breaker one, might be crazy, but I ain't dumb, Craaaaaaaazy Cooter comin' at ya, any of y'all Dukes at home on the Hazzard net?"


Nahhh, I didn't watch it too much growing up! :-D


13 posted on 07/13/2005 5:31:24 PM PDT by mwyounce
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To: Tax-chick

My 20-year-old wonder-baby has discovered the Dukes on CMT, and wants to paint his pick-up bright orange. I told him it would look too much like a CalTrans truck.


14 posted on 07/13/2005 5:33:57 PM PDT by SmithL (There are a lot of people that hate Bush more than they hate terrorists)
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To: SmithL
Anyone else but me notice that Southern Democrats are really starting to resemble Northern Republicans more and more? Jes' wonderin'.


15 posted on 07/13/2005 5:34:03 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: SmithL

LOL! James is 18 months. I think I was about 11 when the series started.


17 posted on 07/13/2005 5:37:24 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No! I don't want a socialist muffin in a boat!)
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To: SmithL

I watched the show, but it was only because I thought Luke Duke was a hottie. :-)


18 posted on 07/13/2005 5:37:36 PM PDT by SilentServiceCPOWife
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To: Viking2002

There was a guy who was on a local talk radio show speaking about this. He was saying that they shot the film two ways one with profanity and the other with out. So it sounds like the profanity won out (of course.)


19 posted on 07/13/2005 5:47:02 PM PDT by Aleighanne
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To: SmithL

I'd rather watch the Coy and Vance season again than this movie.

-Dan

20 posted on 07/13/2005 7:04:48 PM PDT by Flux Capacitor (Trust me. I know what I'm doing.)
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