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Dust Up

  • 2012
  • Unrated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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Dust Up (2012)
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A former vigilante who has embraced his peaceful nature comes to the aid of a young mother in trouble with a cannibalistic drug lord.A former vigilante who has embraced his peaceful nature comes to the aid of a young mother in trouble with a cannibalistic drug lord.A former vigilante who has embraced his peaceful nature comes to the aid of a young mother in trouble with a cannibalistic drug lord.

  • Director
    • Ward Roberts
  • Writer
    • Ward Roberts
  • Stars
    • Amber Benson
    • Jeremiah Birkett
    • Aaron Gaffey
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    358
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    • Director
      • Ward Roberts
    • Writer
      • Ward Roberts
    • Stars
      • Amber Benson
      • Jeremiah Birkett
      • Aaron Gaffey
    • 9User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Amber Benson
    Amber Benson
    • Ella
    Jeremiah Birkett
    Jeremiah Birkett
    • Buzz
    • (as Jeremiah W. Birkett)
    Aaron Gaffey
    Aaron Gaffey
    • Jack
    Devin Barry
    Devin Barry
    • Mo
    Travis Betz
    Travis Betz
    • Herman
    Ezra Buzzington
    Ezra Buzzington
    • Sheriff Nathan Haggler
    Al Burke
    Al Burke
    • Mr. Lizard
    Mike C. Nelson
    Mike C. Nelson
    • Keith
    Christian Badami
    Christian Badami
    • Shakes
    Galicia Vaca Lopez
    Galicia Vaca Lopez
    • Tammy
    John Karyus
    John Karyus
    • Cookie
    Bo Roberts
    • Baby Lucy
    Brad Grusnick
    Brad Grusnick
    • Red
    Frank Fowler
    • Alberto
    Morris Lasio
    • Sous Chef
    Blake Bowen
    • Dying Soldier
    Mousa Hussein Kraish
    Mousa Hussein Kraish
    • Farmer
    • (as Mousa Kraish)
    Sapna Gandhi
    Sapna Gandhi
    • Farmer's Wife
    • Director
      • Ward Roberts
    • Writer
      • Ward Roberts
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    User reviews9

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    7dextorzero

    Entertaining insanity!

    I picked up this movie based on impulse. Based on its cover, and the title, bot which spoke of outwrite insanity, I had to fish it. And I am so glad I did.

    Its one of those movies which is entirely based on only a hand full of characters, but sometimes that's all it takes. The characters were nicely created, specially the bad guy (played by Jeremiah Birkett). This guy surely performed his role to the optimum limit.

    I don't know if I am alowed to say this in a review but if you are a Tarintino fan, and are tired of all those high government conspiracy big budget movies, and just want a good mindless entertainment, with a lot of character, do check out this movie. It won't disappoint you.
    10Texan-rayne

    Neo Western Thrill Ride

    Absolutely one of the best Indie films I've seen. Humorous and action packed!! I highly recommend giving this Movie a pause of your time to view. If you like grotesque, lizard guy, action, campy one liners, then This movie will be right up your alley. All mentioned makes for a good entertaining movie. I was compelled from the first scene of eye patch scruff dude doing yoga and Indian dude shoots an arrow at him to the last scene where there's a BBQ'd guy skewer and stuck in the ground. The makeup and props were quite impressive for a low budget film. The cast are a perfect match for their roles. Amber Benson plays a great character of weaknesses and gains a pair by the end. Two thumbs up with a little bang bang!!!
    5gavin6942

    Grindhouse Western...

    A former vigilante who has embraced his peaceful nature comes to the aid of a young mother in trouble with a cannibalistic drug lord.

    You know, any plot that has "cannibalistic drug lord" in it should automatically be good. And especially in the hands of Troma (which this, sadly, is not). This film is not what I expected, and although I was hesitant to get into it, I really liked the humor.

    Sure, you can talk about the film's bright, vibrant style and use of color, but the humor... wow. From the hitchhiker and his legendary "jobs" to the "butt dial" joke, and even wondering what might be coming out of the pipes... and even a Hoobastank reference? Weird.

    I guess if I have to be critical, I would say that eye patches work best when it looks like the person actually wears one. Does the main actor actually wear one? My guess is no, because he seems awkward. However, he also happens to be such a smooth operator that I do not care (though I think having him without a patch might have helped and would be less distracting).
    10tomforker

    Modern day Western classic

    10 years on and still love this movie! Was reminded of it by a friend I saw it with in 2012 and it still holds up til this day. Jeremiah's performance still absolutely rocks and.the score is still awesome.
    6jacobfrankp

    Fail of Tears - it's fun, but should've done without the racism

    This movie is not laugh-out-loud hilarious, but there's some good fun, and its play with cliché often produces a solid smile and even the occasional chuckle. If it fails to do so with you, you should probably eat more fruit or something, maybe get some fresh air, because there's definitely something wrong with you.

    I mean, me, personally, I've got some pretty high comedy standards. The highest in the world maybe. I laugh at nothing. In fact, I'm annoyed by most things. Especially the elderly. Or even the weak in general. But also bad comedy. This movie made me smile several times, however, so it should do at least the same for you.

    Where it definitely fails, in my opinion, is where it tries to mock anti-Native American racism. One of the main characters is a Native American named Mo. Like the fake Native Americans of the western movies this character is supposed to spoof, Mo is played by a white actor, but looks and behaves even more like a bad stereotype.

    Ultimately, however, the joke lands on Native Americans. I mean, how can it not? Even when you indirectly mockingly mimic a people and their traditions, by mockingly mimicking a mimic, you still mockingly mimic a people and their traditions.

    This may be funny sometimes, but it can also be hurtful. And whether it's funny or hurtful depends, mostly, on the history and especially the current power relations between the peoples who do the mocking and the people who are being mocked. In this case, both the history and the current socio-economic power relations between white Americans and Native Americans make it, at best, a little insensitive to for members of the former group to mock the latter. Although I'm sure the movie wasn't made with this intention.

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      Ward Roberts: Man sodomized by Buzz.
    • Soundtracks
      Hellbound (Theme from DUST UP)
      Written by Kirpatrick Thomas

      Performed by Spindrift

      From Classic Soundtracks Vol. 1

      Xemu Records

      Engineered & Mixed by Ethan Allen

      C. 2011 BMI

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Drexel Box Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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