<P> The Dukes of Hazzard is a 2005 American action comedy film based on the television series of the same name . The film was directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and released on August 5, 2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures . As in the television series, The Dukes of Hazzard depicts the adventures of cousins Bo, Luke, Daisy and their Uncle Jesse as they outfox crooked Hazzard County commissioner Boss Hogg and Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane . </P> <P> The film was the acting debut of pop singer Jessica Simpson . While financially successful, the film was met with negative reviews from critics . The film was followed by a direct - to - video prequel titled The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007). </P> <P> Cousins Bo (Seann William Scott), Luke (Johnny Knoxville), and Daisy Duke (Jessica Simpson) run a moonshine business for their Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson) in Hazzard County, Georgia . The cousins' primary mode of transportation is an orange 1969 Dodge Charger that the boys affectionately refer to as the "General Lee". Along the way, the family is tormented by corrupt Hazzard County Commissioner Jefferson Davis Hogg, widely known as "Boss Hogg" (Burt Reynolds), and his willing but dimwitted henchman, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey). </P> <P> After Rosco has the General Lee wrecked during Bo's attempt at winning his fifth consecutive local road rally, Billy Prickett (James Roday), a famous stock - car driver, enters Hazzard to participate in the rally . Meanwhile, Rosco plants a fake moonshine still ("' cause he's too dumb to find the real one") in Uncle Jesse's barn and seizes the Duke property in the interest of eminent domain for Boss Hogg, forcing the family to temporarily reside with neighbor and Uncle Jesse's love - interest, Pauline (Lynda Carter). Pauline informs the Dukes that Rosco seized another farm on charges so Bo and Luke investigate a local construction site and find geologic core samples with the help of bait - shop owner Sheev (Kevin Heffernan). Meanwhile, Coltrane makes arrangements to seize the General Lee as "evidence" from the local auto body shop run by the Dukes' friend Cooter Davenport (David Koechner), who instead turns the car into a hot - rod and applies a new paint job and horn, in return for finally getting payment for all the work he has done ("...' cause that's how this works ...") for the boys in the past . </P>

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