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.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Ethan Embry
- Doyle
- (as Ethan Randall)
Elizabeth Daily
- Halley
- (as E.G. Daily)
Will Estes
- Teddy
- (as Will Nipper)
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ( :
This is a great movie that I still watch all the time. I recommend it to anyone who likes to laugh like me ( :
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- Crazy creditsExtra footage of 'Dutch" shooting off fireworks plays behind end credits
- Alternate versionsAlthough 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.
- SoundtracksSnatch It Back And Hold It
Written by Junior Wells (as Amos Wells)
Performed by Junior Wells
Courtesy of Delmark Records
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- Mi pobre diablito
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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
- Runtime
- 1h 47m(107 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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