The First Joe Dirt 2 Trailer Teaser Is Stupid Greatness

Joe Dirt wasn’t exactly a smash hit when it was released. It made $27 million against a $17 million budget, so it wasn’t a total failure, but it was critically panned and dismissed by most people. Still, it found a niche and collected a rabid cult following over the years. A few years back, there were even attempts to get an animated series off the ground, though that never materialized.

According to David Spade, it was this fan interest that really got Joe Dirt 2 off the ground. When asked why, after all these years, they decided to bring Joe back, Spade said:

I’ve always liked the movie a lot. But I also go by feedback from people I see or [what they write] on Twitter and Instagram. Besides Tommy Boy, this is the most talked-about movie for me. After 10 years of people still asking about a sequel, we finally found a good way to do it…. Joe is a fun character to play. I’m stoked for everyone to see it.

Spade and Fred Wolf reteamed to write Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, and this time around, Wolf, who directed 2008’s The House Bunny, takes the helm. But don’t start checking the listings for your local theater just yet, as this is set to debut this summer on Sony’s streaming service Crackle. 

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