''Dirty Deeds'' is a 2005 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by David Kendall, produced by Bill Civitella and Dan Kaplow; written by

Jon Land Jon Land is an American author of thriller novels. His books include the Caitlin Strong novels about a fifth-generation Texas ranger, and the Ben Kamal and Danielle Barnea books, about a Palestinian detective and chief inspector of the Israeli ...

and Jonathan Thies. It was released on August 25, 2005, in the

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and filmed in

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, California.

Plot

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student Zach Harper 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, Duncan Rime, did so in 1989 when only 8 tasks comprised the list. Rime later reveals that whenever someone completes the entire list, more are added to it. Zach attempts to complete the deeds for a classmate, the beautiful Meg Cummings. Meg's younger brother, Kyle, 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 she 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. 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 Rime 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 Zach and Meg end up falling in love over the list of "Dirty Deeds".

Cast

Milo Ventimiglia Milo Anthony Ventimiglia (, ; born July 8, 1977) is an American actor. Making his screen acting debut on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' in 1995, he portrayed the lead role on the short-lived series '' Opposite Sex'' in 2000 before landing his br ...

as Zach Harper *

Lacey Chabert Lacey Nicole Chabert ( ; born September 30, 1982) is an American actress. One of her first roles was playing Erica Kane's daughter on ''All My Children''. She was the third actress to play Bianca Montgomery, playing the part from 1992 until 1993. ...

as Meg Cummings *

Tom Amandes Tom Amandes (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor. His best-known role to date is that of Eliot Ness in the 1990s television series ''The Untouchables''; he also played Geena Davis' boyfriend in ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'', and Abraham Linco ...

as Vice Principal Lester Fuchs * Matthew Carey as Dan Lawton * Wes Robinson as Kyle Cummings *

Mark Derwin Mark Derwin (born October 28, 1960) is an American film and television actor. Derwin began his career on ''Days of Our Lives'' in 1987 with a minor role as Jeremiah Brown. In 1988, Derwin appeared in the role of Adrian Hunter on ''The Young and ...

as Vincent Scarno *

Charles Durning Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays.Schudel, Matt (December 26, 2012) "''In real life and on the screen, he played countless role ...

as Victor Rasdale *

Michael Milhoan Michael Milhoan (born December 19, 1957) is an American actor. Best known as Dante Pacino in '' Something So Right'' (1996-1998). Early life Milhoan was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. He studied jazz music in his early days, then w ...

as Officer Dill *

Keith Britton Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

as Officer Bevins * Billy L. Sullivan as Stash *

Zoe Saldana Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcast ...

as Rachel Buff *

Arielle Kebbel Arielle Caroline Kebbel (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and model. She has appeared in various television series, including ''Gilmore Girls'' (2003–2004), ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017), ''Life Unexpected'' (2010), ''90 ...

as Alison *

Ray Santiago Raymond "Ray" Santiago (born June 15, 1984 in South Bronx, New York) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent. Early life Santiago graduated in 2002 from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Arts in New York City. Career Raymond San ...

as Bobby D * Erin Torpey as Jen, Dan's girlfriend *

Alex Solowitz Alexander Joshua Solowitz (born December 15, 1979) 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 Sol ...

as JD Riplock * Danso Gordon as Biggs *

Todd Zeile Todd Edward Zeile (; born September 9, 1965) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, catcher, and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played sixteen seasons, from 1989 to 2004, for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago ...

as Mullet / Duncan Rime *

Fred Meyers Fred Leland Meyers (born August 8, 1983) is an American retired actor and paramedic. He is best known for his recurring role as Tom Gribalski in the Disney Channel original series ''Even Stevens'' and the follow-up Disney Channel original mov ...

as Lockett *

Charles Noland Charles Noland is an American actor, appearing in many TV shows and films, including '' Blow'' and '' Wayne's World''. He was a supporting character on ''ER'' for 2 seasons and ''The West Wing'' for 7 seasons. Noland also has a lengthy stage ca ...

as Blind Man *

Patrick Tatten Patrick John Blair Tatten (born January 21, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for roles in films such as: '' Dirty Deeds'', ''The Good German'', '' The Soloist'' , '' Lucky Bastard'', and Boystown on '' OutTV''. Early li ...

as Student *

Brett Tabisel Brett Tabisel (born September 14, 1982) is an American actor. He performed in '' Big: the musical'' in 1996 and appeared in the films ''Strong Island Boys'', ''Returning Mickey Stern'', '' Dirty Deeds'', and Frat Brothers of the KVL. He has made g ...

as Stick

Music

The following were some of the songs featured in the film. *

Bowling for Soup Bowling for Soup (abbreviated as BFS) is an American rock band formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Burney (guitar, backing vocals), Gary Wiseman (drums, percussion, backing voc ...

– “Almost” *

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...

– "

She Loves You "She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock band the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several sales records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record i ...

" * Uptown Sinclair – “Face Down” * Valley Lodge – “If It Takes All Night” *

The SmashUp The 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 200 ...

– “Icarus Flies” *

– “Take it and Shove it” * Bryan Datillo – “ICGM (Italian Click Gang Mafiosa)” * Grace & Manners – “9 By 9”

References

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