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Dutch

  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
15K
YOUR RATING
Ethan Embry and Ed O'Neill in Dutch (1991)
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Coming-of-AgeComedyDrama

To get to know his girlfriend's son, a working-class good guy volunteers to pick him up from his prep school, only to learn that he isn't the nicest young man.To get to know his girlfriend's son, a working-class good guy volunteers to pick him up from his prep school, only to learn that he isn't the nicest young man.To get to know his girlfriend's son, a working-class good guy volunteers to pick him up from his prep school, only to learn that he isn't the nicest young man.

  • Director
    • Peter Faiman
  • Writer
    • John Hughes
  • Stars
    • Ed O'Neill
    • Ethan Embry
    • JoBeth Williams
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Faiman
    • Writer
      • John Hughes
    • Stars
      • Ed O'Neill
      • Ethan Embry
      • JoBeth Williams
    • 66User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Ed O'Neill
    Ed O'Neill
    • Dutch
    Ethan Embry
    Ethan Embry
    • Doyle
    • (as Ethan Randall)
    JoBeth Williams
    JoBeth Williams
    • Natalie
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Reed
    Ari Meyers
    Ari Meyers
    • Brock
    Elizabeth Daily
    Elizabeth Daily
    • Halley
    • (as E.G. Daily)
    L. Scott Caldwell
    L. Scott Caldwell
    • Homeless Woman
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Gritzi
    Lisa Figus
    • Party Woman
    Cedering Fox
    Cedering Fox
    • Party Woman
    Shelby Leverington
    • Party Woman
    Kyle Fredericks
    • Maid
    David James Alexander
    • Man #1
    Ross Borden
    • Man #2
    Joe Baker
    • Party Butler
    Laura Brumage
    • Party Guest
    Will Estes
    Will Estes
    • Teddy
    • (as Will Nipper)
    Robert Sutherland Telfer
    • Schoolboy
    • Director
      • Peter Faiman
    • Writer
      • John Hughes
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    7studioAT

    Dutch

    When people think of the works of writer/director John Hughes they think of 'Breakfast Club', 'Ferris Bueller' etc, but if you look beyond that you'll find there are some real underappreciated gems, and 'Dutch' is one of them.

    It's a real mix of other Hughes films - a bit 'Uncle Buck', a bit 'Planes, Trains...' and with a fair few 'Home Alone' elements thrown in too, but it amounts to a funny, often heart-warming film, that deserved/deserves better acclaim.

    Well worth a watch.
    Pookyiscute

    I can do something you can't...pay for my breakfast...

    Although it has similarities to 'Trains, Planes and Automobiles', it is absolutely original. The two lead characters work so well together and off one another that it's hard to remember sometimes, Ethan Randall is just acting.

    Basic Plot: Dutch (O'Neil), is dating a beautiful rich woman who is going through a separation with her well-to-do husband. She has a son named Doyle (Randall), who attends a boarding school far enough away from home, he has been requested to come home for Thanksgiving, by plane. He declines, and refuses to see his mother for the holidays. Instead of getting upset, she sends her, 'heart's bigger than his brain' for a boyfriend by car to go get her hurtful son. Once he arrives, he finds that this twelve year old is more problem than expected, and the road-trip that leads them from where they began to where they end up, is a truly heart-warming and funny story.

    Hughes brings us characters in this that make you feel for them all. As in all of his films, for the most part, but to a certain degree even more so in this. A gradual escalation from hateful to loving, from cold to warm, and from angry to happy. It's most assuredly one of the best scripts ever written.

    I give it a 9 out of 10 (10 being the highest). I don't give it a full ten, because there are some slow scenes, I could have done without, but they do help the movie keep its sincerity.

    And that's my review.
    bbailey541

    Great Turkey Day Movie

    This movie along with Trains, Planes & Automobiles is a must watch every Thanksgiving for our family. It's one of those movies you can watch over and over and never get tired of. The actors are great and well suited to their roles. You could feel the chemistry between Dutch and Doyle and now they are together on the series Dragnet. Rent it to get the whole experience. TV cuts some good stuff.
    hoabob

    I will always love this movie.

    The first time i saw this movie. I was 5 years old and i loved it. My favorite part of the movie is when Ed o'neill blows off all those fireworks. This movie is a classic. I give it ten out of ten. This movie never gets old.
    DrummerDude714

    One of my Favorites

    Dutch is one of my favorite movies ever. it is so funny, And its always so fun to watch everytime. It never gets old. The things that Dolye and Dutch say to each other are so funny, they always make me laugh. I must say Doyle is a real brat though. Theres so many memorable things in this movie....all the great funny quotes...all of Dutch and Dolye's arguments....the fire works scene...and I really like the scene with the 2 call girl babes :)

    This is a great movie that I still watch all the time. I recommend it to anyone who likes to laugh like me ( :

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was mentioned in passing in an episode of Married... with Children (1987) during an in-flight to London, as a joke to the film's failure. Ed O'Neill was the star of the series.
    • Goofs
      When the car Doyle steals is hit by the truck and gets pushed off the road the truck has a broken headlight. A moment later as it the truck screeches to a stop both headlights are working again.
    • Quotes

      Dutch: Nothing burps better than bacon. Your water looked tasty.

    • Crazy credits
      Extra footage of 'Dutch" shooting off fireworks plays behind end credits
    • Alternate versions
      Although classified uncut at 12 for UK theatrical release, because the category was not available on video at the time, the UK video release is cut by 2s to remove a use of strong language for a PG rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Regarding Henry/101 Dalmatians/Point Break/Boys N the Hood/The Miracle (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Snatch It Back And Hold It
      Written by Junior Wells (as Amos Wells)

      Performed by Junior Wells

      Courtesy of Delmark Records

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mi pobre diablito
    • Filming locations
      • Berry College - 2277 Martha Berry Highway, Rome, Georgia, USA(school scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Hughes Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,603,929
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,867,201
      • Jul 21, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,603,929
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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