Dude, Where 's My Car ? - Wikipedia Dude, Where 's My Car ? Dude, Where 's My Car ? Theatrical release poster Directed by Danny Leiner Produced by Gil Netter Written by Philip Stark Starring Ashton Kutcher Seann William Scott Kristy Swanson Jennifer Garner Marla Sokoloff Music by David Kitay Cinematography Robert M. Stevens Edited by Kimberly Ray Production company Alcon Entertainment Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date December 15, 2000 ( 2000 - 12 - 15 ) Running time 82 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $13 million Box office $73.2 million Dude, Where 's My Car ? is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Danny Leiner. The film stars Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott as two young men who find themselves unable to remember where they parked their vehicle after a night of recklessness. Supporting cast members include Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Garner, and Marla Sokoloff. Though the film was panned by most critics, it was a box office success and has managed to achieve a cult status, partially from frequent airings on cable television. The film 's title became a minor catch phrase, and was commonly reworked in various pop cultural contexts during the 2000s. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 3.1 Critical reception 3.2 Box office 3.3 Home media 4 Soundtrack 4.1 Track listing 4.2 Other songs 5 Legacy 6 Cancelled sequel 7 References 8 External links Plot Jesse and Chester awaken with hangovers and no memory of the previous night. The television is on, showing an Animal Planet program about how animals use twigs and rocks as tools to get food. Their refrigerator is filled with containers of chocolate pudding, and the answering machine contains an angry message from their twin girlfriends Wilma and Wanda as to their whereabouts. They emerge from their home to find Jesse 's car missing, and with it their girlfriends ' first - anniversary presents. This prompts Jesse to ask the film 's titular question : `` Dude, where 's my car ? '' Because the girls have promised them a `` special treat '', which Jesse and Chester take to mean sex, the men are desperate to retrieve their car. The duo begins retracing their steps in an attempt to discover where they left the car. Along the way, they encounter a transgender stripper, a belligerent speaker box operator at a Chinese restaurant 's drive - through, two appropriately - worded tattoos they discover on on each other 's backs, UFO cultists led by Zoltan ( who later hold the twins hostage ), a Cantonese - speaking Chinese tailor, the Zen - minded Nelson and his cannabis - loving dog, the aggressive jock Tommy and his friends, a couple of hard - nosed police detectives, and a reclusive French ostrich farmer. They also meet two groups of aliens, one group being five gorgeous women, the other being two Norwegian men, searching for the `` Continuum Transfunctioner '' ; a mysterious and powerful device, capable of destroying the universe, that the boys accidentally picked up last night. In an arcade, they discover that the Continuum Transfunctioner was a Rubik 's Cube that Chester has been working hard to solve, and eventually does ( thus activating it ). They are warned that once the five lights stop flashing, the universe will be destroyed. Jesse and Chester must determine which of two sets of aliens is entitled to the device. One of the groups is there to protect the universe, the other is there to destroy it. Both claim to be the protectors of the universe, stating that they were with Jesse and Chester the previous night ( which Jesse and Chester still can not remember ) and ask for the Transfunctioner. The two correctly choose the men, because when the men were asked what they did the night before, they correctly respond that they got a hole in one at the 18th hole at a miniature golf park, and won a lifetime supply of pudding. At the last second, they deactivate the Transfunctioner, saving the universe. Thwarted, the five alien women merge to become a giantess played by Jodi Ann Paterson who swallows Tommy alive. The giantess then crawls out of the amusement center and chases Jesse and Chester. The cultists tell them to activate the Photon Accelerator Annihilation Beam on the Transfunctioner. However, the button that activates it is too far in to reach. At the last second, Chester remembers the nature show with the tool - using chimps and uses a straw to push the recessed button, thus destroying the alien. The protectors thank Jesse, Chester and the twins for saving the world, and erase their minds concerning the events. The protectors park the duo 's car, a Renault Le Car, behind a mail truck for them to find the following morning. Jesse and Chester salvage their relationships with the twins and discover the special treat from the girls turns out to be matching knitted caps and scarves. The protectors leave a gift for their girlfriends ( and, for the two men ) : Breast Enhancement Necklaces. The film ends with Jesse, Chester, and the twins going in Jesse 's car out for Chinese food while arguing what the tattoo said on each other 's back. Cast Ashton Kutcher as Jesse Montgomery III Seann William Scott as Chester Greenburg Jennifer Garner as Wanda Marla Sokoloff as Wilma Kristy Swanson as Christie Boner David Herman as Nelson Hal Sparks as Zoltan Charlie O'Connell as Tommy John Toles - Bey as Mr. Pizzacoli James Vincent as Jeff Keone Young as Mr. Lee Brent Spiner as Pierre ( uncredited ) Andy Dick as Mark ( uncredited ) Release Critical reception Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 18 % of 55 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review ; the average rating is 3.6 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` The movie is n't funny, the plot is too thin, and the production values feel more like a TV sitcom than a movie. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 30 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B − '' on an A+ to F scale. The BBC Film review gave it 1 star, calling the film `` a lame - brained travesty '' and `` intensely irritating '' and Kutcher and Scott 's routines `` painfully unamusing ''. USA Today said : `` Any civilization that can produce a movie this stupid probably deserves to be hit by famine and pestilence. '' The Chicago Tribune said : `` At the end of 83 unmerciful minutes, audiences will be exclaiming, ' Dude, I ca n't believe I sat through that movie ! ? ' '' and the New York Post said that it was : `` An almost chuckle - free mess, so amateurish and lame that the cast often has that embarrassed look you see on dogs given ridiculous haircuts. '' However, the New York Daily News did praise the `` surprisingly sweet - natured pairing '' of Kutcher and Scott. Box office The film opened at # 2 at the North American box office, grossing US $ 13.8 million in its opening weekend behind What Women Want, which opened at the top spot with US $ 33 million. Its overall gross came to US $ 46 million off an estimated US $ 13 million budget. Home media The DVD was released on June 26, 2001 with 7 deleted and extended scenes, an audio commentary with Kutcher, Scott, and Leiner, a behind - the - scenes featurette, the music video for Grand Theft Audio 's `` Stoopid Ass '', TV spots, and the theatrical trailer. On TV in the USA, when Jesse and Chester first see Christie Boner, they say her name, but when they get to `` Bon - '', the words are cut and the shot moves to Christie. Soundtrack The soundtrack for the film was released December 15, 2000 by London Import. Track listing `` Stoopid Ass '' -- Grand Theft Audio `` Playmate Of The Year '' -- Zebrahead `` Lighting The Way '' -- Superdrag `` I 'm Afraid of Britney Spears '' -- Liveonrelease `` Authenticity '' -- Harvey Danger `` Voodoo Lady '' -- Ween `` Listen To The Music '' -- Dangerman `` So Cal Loco ( Party Like a Rockstar ) '' -- Sprung Monkey `` We Luv U '' -- Grand Theft Audio `` Lunatic '' -- Silt `` Sorry About Your Luck '' -- Spy `` Bust a Move '' -- Young MC Other songs Songs featured in the film but not included in the soundtrack `` It Could Be You '' -- Blur `` Come on, Come on, '' -- Smash Mouth `` You Sexy Thing '' -- Hot Chocolate `` Claire Danes Poster '' -- Size 14 `` Let it Ride '' -- Spy `` Right Now '' -- SR - 71 `` American Psycho '' -- Treble Charger `` Here We Go ( Radio Edit ) - Freestylers `` The Bubble Bunch '' -- Jimmy Spicer `` Zoltan 's Theme '' -- turtle ? `` Little Things '' -- Good Charlotte `` What I Believe '' -- Sum 41 `` Bakhuphuka Izwe Lonke '' -- Ladysmith Black Mambazo `` Sitar Dude '' -- Terry Wilson `` Canon written by Pachelbel '' -- arranged by Lee Ashley `` La Marseillaise '' -- written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Legacy See also : Zoltan ( hand gesture ) Dude, Where 's My Car ? is referenced widely in many different situations. Some examples are listed below. Author and filmmaker Michael Moore published a book titled Dude, Where 's My Country ?, criticizing the United States ' response to 9 / 11. In 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates started using the `` Zoltan '' hand signal from the film as a way for players to congratulate their teammates after an accomplishment such as a home run or a double play. The habit started after the Pirates ( in particular Neil Walker ) were watching Dude, Where 's My Car ? in the visiting clubhouse at Turner Field in Atlanta during an April 2012 weekend series against the Atlanta Braves. After a Twitter campaign to encourage the `` real '' Zoltan to appear at a game, Hal Sparks flew to Pittsburgh on July 25, 2012 to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, and was on hand to see the Pirates win 3 -- 2 over his hometown team, the Chicago Cubs. Also there to support the team was Hal 's girlfriend, Summer Soltis, whose family is from the area and are Pirates fans themselves. Despite picking up a cult following in Pittsburgh and helping the team contend in the playoff race well into September, the Pirates finished with a 79 -- 83 record, extending their major North American professional sports record to 20 consecutive losing seasons. Cancelled sequel This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2016 ) A sequel titled Seriously Dude, Where 's My Car ? was in development for years, but never came to be. The first movie was a breakthrough role for Ashton Kutcher, allowing him to transition from That ' 70s Show to movie stardom. The sequel was scheduled to begin filming in 2003. Scott was interested in the sequel, but Kutcher shot the idea down before filming could begin. The film 's sequel would leave off where the first movie ended. Jesse, Chester, Wanda and Wilma would end up traveling in their flying car to a planet populated by giant women. During a 2 - day 2016 event in Paris however, Ashton Kutcher confirmed the existence of a script for Seriously Dude, Where 's My Car ? He further elaborated that he would not be completely against reprising his role in the sequel. References Jump up ^ Dude, Where 's My Car ? ( 2000 ) - Box office / business Jump up ^ `` Dude, Where 's My Car ? ( 2000 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. 2002 - 08 - 28. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 20. Jump up ^ Rotten Tomatoes. `` Dude, Where 's MyCar ''. ^ Jump up to : Metacritic. `` Dude, Where 's My Car ''. Jump up ^ `` CinemaScore ''. cinemascore.com. Jump up ^ BBC Films. `` Dude, Where 's My Car ''. Jump up ^ New York Daily News. `` Dude, Where 's My Car ''. Daily News. Archived from the original on 2009 - 02 - 27. ^ Jump up to : http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dudewheresmycar.htm Jump up ^ Dude, Where 's My Car ? ( 2000 ) - Alternate versions Jump up ^ Majors, Dan ( July 4, 2012 ). `` Dude, what 's the ' Z ' ? Pirates explain - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Jump up ^ Majors, Dan ( 2012 - 07 - 26 ). `` Actor who played Zoltan on hand for Pirates win ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Jump up ^ Majors, Dan ( July 4, 2012 ). `` The Pirates believe in the power of Zoltan - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Jump up ^ Stolworthy, Jacob ( 16 April 2016 ). `` Dude, Where 's My Car ? 2 : Ashton Kutcher confirms there is a script for sequel and he 'd consider doing it ''. The Independent. London. External links United States portal Film portal 2000s portal Comedy portal LGBT portal Dude, Where 's My Car ? on IMDb Dude, Where 's My Car ? at AllMovie Dude, Where 's My Car ? at Box Office Mojo Dude, Where 's My Car ? at Rotten Tomatoes Films directed by Danny Leiner Time Expired ( 1992 ) Layin ' Low ( 1996 ) Dude, Where 's My Car ? 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