Dirty Deeds (2005 film)
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Dirty Deeds is a 2005 American comedy film
directed by David Kendall
, produced by Bill Civitella and Dan Kaplow; written by Jon Land and Jonathan Thies. It was released on August 25, 2005 in the United States and filmed in Los Angeles
, California.
The film was given a rating of PG-13 for "crude humor
, sexual content, language
, teen partying/sexual references, and some violence".
student Zach Harper (Milo Ventimiglia
) sets out to complete the "Dirty Deeds" - an outrageous list of ten challenges that must be completed between dusk and dawn on the Friday night of his high school's homecoming weekend. The only student to complete the entire list, Ducan Rime (Todd Zeile
), did so in 1989 when only 8 tasks composed the list. Rimes later reveals that whenever someone completes the entire list, more are added to it.
Zach attempts to complete the deeds for his classmate, Meg Cummings (Lacey Chabert
). Meg's younger brother, Kyle (Wes Robinson), wants to do the challenge to earn the respect of the school's jocks, who are constantly bullying him. Meg is concerned for her brother, and insists that Zach stop him from trying to do something so foolish. While Meg had no intention of Zach attempting the deeds in place of her brother, Zach decides to take on the challenge in order to prove himself to the jocks.
The night begins, and Zach easily checks off the first item on the list, drink beer in front of the cops, by pouring a beer into a coffee cup and consuming it in front of them. This way, the cops, who are determined to stop all those who attempt the deeds, have no idea of Zach's intentions of completing the list. As Zach attempts the nine remaining deeds, the jocks do everything in their power to prevent him from completing it. Throughout his crazy night, Zach enlists the help of those around him to accomplish the difficult tasks. Along the way, Zach meets Duncan Rimes who tries to warn him about how hollow the victory can be. Afterwards, Zach refuses to continue, but Dan and JD (the tough kid from Deed #2) decide to try to ruin the carnival so that Zach will be blamed. With some last-minute help from Vincent Scarno (the owner of the car from Deed #8), Zach is able to turn the tables in time. In the midst of everything, Zach and Meg begin to develop feelings for each other, and end up falling in love over the ridiculous list of "Dirty Deeds".
The deeds were previously attempted by:
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by David Kendall
David Kendall (director)
David Kendall is an American television director, producer and writer.He has directed, produced, and written for a number of television series, namely Growing Pains, Boy Meets World, Smart Guy, Hannah Montana, Zoey 101 iCarly, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Big Time Rush, Imagination...
, produced by Bill Civitella and Dan Kaplow; written by Jon Land and Jonathan Thies. It was released on August 25, 2005 in the United States and filmed in Los Angeles
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, California.
The film was given a rating of PG-13 for "crude humor
Off-color humor
The term off-color humor is an Americanism used to describe jokes, prose, poems, black comedy, blue comedy, insult comedy, cringe comedy and skits that deal with topics that are considered to be in poor taste or overly vulgar by the prevailing morality of a culture...
, sexual content, language
Profanity
Profanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or debasement of someone or something. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviors that are socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, desecrating, or other forms.The...
, teen partying/sexual references, and some violence".
Plot
High schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
student Zach Harper (Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia is an American television actor best known for his role of Peter Petrelli on the TV series Heroes...
) sets out to complete the "Dirty Deeds" - an outrageous list of ten challenges that must be completed between dusk and dawn on the Friday night of his high school's homecoming weekend. The only student to complete the entire list, Ducan Rime (Todd Zeile
Todd Zeile
Todd Edward Zeile is a former catcher, third baseman, and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1989 to . After graduating from UCLA, where he played as a catcher, Zeile played for 11 Major League teams during his career: the St...
), did so in 1989 when only 8 tasks composed the list. Rimes later reveals that whenever someone completes the entire list, more are added to it.
Zach attempts to complete the deeds for his classmate, Meg Cummings (Lacey Chabert
Lacey Chabert
Lacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls...
). Meg's younger brother, Kyle (Wes Robinson), wants to do the challenge to earn the respect of the school's jocks, who are constantly bullying him. Meg is concerned for her brother, and insists that Zach stop him from trying to do something so foolish. While Meg had no intention of Zach attempting the deeds in place of her brother, Zach decides to take on the challenge in order to prove himself to the jocks.
The night begins, and Zach easily checks off the first item on the list, drink beer in front of the cops, by pouring a beer into a coffee cup and consuming it in front of them. This way, the cops, who are determined to stop all those who attempt the deeds, have no idea of Zach's intentions of completing the list. As Zach attempts the nine remaining deeds, the jocks do everything in their power to prevent him from completing it. Throughout his crazy night, Zach enlists the help of those around him to accomplish the difficult tasks. Along the way, Zach meets Duncan Rimes who tries to warn him about how hollow the victory can be. Afterwards, Zach refuses to continue, but Dan and JD (the tough kid from Deed #2) decide to try to ruin the carnival so that Zach will be blamed. With some last-minute help from Vincent Scarno (the owner of the car from Deed #8), Zach is able to turn the tables in time. In the midst of everything, Zach and Meg begin to develop feelings for each other, and end up falling in love over the ridiculous list of "Dirty Deeds".
The Deeds
The deeds, as written on the wall or spoken aloud, are:- Drink a beer in front of cops - Zach does this by hiding it in a coffee cup.
- Punch the toughest kid in town - He ambushes the toughest kid with a sucker punch.
- Meat on whole wheat with secret sauce - Vandalizes food by smuggling it into a bathroom.
- Drag big inflated leprechaun to the high school - Zach and Kyle deflate the balloon, then reinflate it on campus.
- Move a dead body to the high school - A student that Zach helped in the past offered to help him break into a funeral home.
- Get a homecoming queen's bra, signed - Due to a coincidental meeting, a former homecoming queen loans her bra to help him spite Dan.
- Bring back the night-watchman's false leg - Meg flashes the guard as a distraction.
- Steal a car worth more than $100,000 - Easily accomplished after borrowing a valet's jacket.
- Find Duncan Rimes (The only one to complete the list) - Zach already knew him by another name, "Mullet," a local homeless man.
- Ruin the homecoming carnival - Inadvertently completed when Zach refuses to do it; Dan and JD complete it by proxy.
The deeds were previously attempted by:
- 1971 - Brad McLane (completed 2 deeds)
- 1972 - Danny Mark (completed 4 deeds)
- 1978 - Peter Dill (completed 0 deeds)
- 1983 - Jason Starr (completed 4 deeds)
- 1989 - Duncan Rime (completed all 8 deeds when the list was only 8 deeds)
- 1993 - Josh Wilde (completed 3 deeds)
Cast
- Milo VentimigliaMilo VentimigliaMilo Anthony Ventimiglia is an American television actor best known for his role of Peter Petrelli on the TV series Heroes...
as Zach Harper - Lacey ChabertLacey ChabertLacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls...
as Meg Cummings - Tom AmandesTom AmandesTom Amandes is an American actor. His best known role to date is that of the role of Dr. Harold "Hal" Abbott on the The WB Drama series Everwood, and as Eliot Ness in the 1990's version of The Untouchables TV series.- Career :...
as Vice Principal Lester Fuchs - Matthew CareyMatthew CareyMatthew Carey is an American film and television actor who has appeared in films such as The Banger Sisters , November , Old School and a 1997 remake of the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. He also had a recurring role in the first season of the television series 24 in 2001.- External links :...
as Dan Lawton - Mark DerwinMark DerwinMark Derwin is an American television and soap opera actor. Derwin is known for his role as George Juergens on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.-Biography:...
as Vincent Scarno - Charles DurningCharles DurningCharles Durning is an American actor. With appearances in over 100 films, Durning's memorable roles include police officers in the Oscar-winning The Sting and crime drama Dog Day Afternoon , along with the comedies Tootsie, To Be Or Not To Be and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the last two...
as Victor Rasdale - Michael Milhoan as Officer Dill
- Billy L. SullivanBilly L. SullivanBilly L. Sullivan in New York, USA) is an American actor. He is the brother of Michael Sullivan and sometimes credited as Billy Sullivan.-Selected filmography:*Light of Day ... Benji Rasnick...
as Stash - Zoë SaldanaZoe SaldanaZoe Saldana , sometimes stylized Zoë Saldaña, is an American actress. She had her breakthrough role in the 2000 film Center Stage and later gained prominence for her roles as Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Uhura in the 2009 film Star Trek, and a starring role...
as Rachel Buff - Arielle KebbelArielle KebbelArielle Caroline Kebbel is an American model and actress. Arielle is perhaps best known for her roles in films such as American Pie Presents: Band Camp, John Tucker Must Die, Vampires Suck, and Aquamarine, as well as TV series including The Vampire Diaries, Gilmore Girls, and Life Unexpected, on...
as Alison - Ray SantiagoRay SantiagoRaimundo "Ray" Santiago is an American actor. He played Jorge Villalobos in the film Meet the Fockers , and had minor roles in 2005's Dirty Deeds and 2006's Accepted...
as Bobby D - Erin TorpeyErin TorpeyErin Catherine Torpey is an American actress and singer. She best known for her role of Jessica Buchanan & Megan Buchanan Rappaport as well as the new character Erin on One Life to Live .-Career:...
as Jen - Alex SolowitzAlex SolowitzAlexzander Joshua Solowitz is an American actor, composer, singer, dancer, and producer.Solowitz was born in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California to a large Jewish family. He has a younger sister Aleeza Solowitz, a columnist who also works in the film industry and lives between Los...
as JD Riplock - Danso GordonDanso GordonDanso Gordon is a Canadian actor.Gordon was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia before moving on to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. His very first acting gig was as a guest star in CBC's Street Cents and moved on to filming footwear commercials with the...
as Biggs - Wes Robinson as Kyle Cummings
- Todd ZeileTodd ZeileTodd Edward Zeile is a former catcher, third baseman, and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1989 to . After graduating from UCLA, where he played as a catcher, Zeile played for 11 Major League teams during his career: the St...
as Mullet / Duncan Rime
Music
The following were some of the songs featured in the film.- Bowling for SoupBowling for SoupBowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
- “Almost” - Uptown Sinclair- “Face Down”
- Valley LodgeValley Lodge-Band history:Valley Lodge came together when John Kimbrough, former singer-guitarist for Minnesota power pop band Walt Mink, met up with comedian/musician Dave Hill to compare the home demos they were working on.Joined by bass player/singer Phil Costello , and drummer Rob Pfeiffer and inspired by...
- “If It Takes All Night” - The SmashUpThe SmashUpThe Smashup are a post-hardcore / punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York. They formed in 2001. They are currently signed to Warcon Records.They released their self-titled debut EP in 2004 and their first studio album "Being and Becoming" in 2005, featuring songs such as "Never Going To Kill Us",...
- “Icarus Flies” - Alex SolowitzAlex SolowitzAlexzander Joshua Solowitz is an American actor, composer, singer, dancer, and producer.Solowitz was born in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California to a large Jewish family. He has a younger sister Aleeza Solowitz, a columnist who also works in the film industry and lives between Los...
- “Take it and Shove it” - Bryan Datillo- “ICGM (Italian Click Gang Mafiosa)”
- Grace & Manners- “9 By 9”