History Film / JoeDirt

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Neither Brandy nor Joe realize just how much of an asshole Robby is until the very end.

* ParentalAbandonment: Joe's parents accidentally left him on a trip to the Grand Canyon. [[spoiler:Even when they realized he wasn't in the car, they didn't bother to turn back to get him.]]

In 2014, Spade revealed that he had written a sequel for the movie that would premiere through Crackle's online streaming service. ''Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser'' premiered on July 16, 2015, with Spade and several actors reprising their roles from the previous movie. HappilyMarried with Brandy and now a father of three, Joe finds himself losing it all and somehow lands in the past, meeting some familiar faces as he tries to get his family back while striving to become a man truly worthy of his wife and children.

* ToiletHumor: The sheriff opens the [[spoiler:septic]] tank that Joe is holding, spewing [[spoiler:human waste]] all over him and causing Joe to [[ScreamingAtSquick flip out]]. This goes on gratuitously, causing Joe to ask "[[LampshadeHanging Come on, how much can there ''be?'']]"

* {{Fingore}}: Charlene, losing her fingers to an alligator. [[spoiler:Fortunately, she still has her ring finger when Clem proposed to her.]]

* UnintelligibleAccent: Joe asks a Cajun man if they still live in the area. The man speaks with such a strong accent that Joe misunderstands a lot of what he says. After saying, "Home is where you make it," and having Joe repeat it back as, "You like to see homos naked?" twice, the man repeats it a third time and walks off shaking his head. Joe stands there alone and comments, "Guy likes to see homos naked. That doesn't help me."

* CanonImmigrant: Farmer Fran (Blake Clark) from ''Film/TheWaterboy'' returns to speak the Aesop.

* ManOnFire: The roughneck that beats up Joe.

* CanonImmigrant: Farmer Fran (Blake Clark) from Film/TheWaterboy returns to speak the Aesop.

* BoisterousWeakling: Joe - any time he tries to pick a fight, he's promptly tossed head-over-heels.

* IncestantAdmirer: Invoked in Joe's case. After Joe has sex with Jill and then telling her that he cannot see her anymore because he thinks she might be his long-lost sister, Jill clears up this misunderstanding and they resume having sex. Which turns out to be a disaster, as Joe finds he is aroused only because he ''wants'' Jill to be his sister; whereupon they both agree and succeed in passionate lovemaking, shouting in ecstasy. -->'''Jill''' I'm your sister! I'm your sister!
-->'''Joe Dirt''' You're my sister!

* ShesGotLegs: Brandy.
* ShootTheDog: [[spoiler: Poor Charlie...]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Clem saves an entire class, but tells the press that Joe saved them, prompting Joe explains that the true hero is Clem. However, Joe is unaware that Clem was actually a gangster hiding with the witness protection program, so shortly afterwards, some gangsters go to his house and shoot him. [[ItsAllMyFault Joe feels guilty about unknowingly getting him killed]]. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when he realizes [[FakingTheDead Clem survived and is now moving away under another alias]].

* BrotherSisterIncest: Subverted. Joe wants this to be the case as he discovers that he's only aroused by Jill when he thinks she is his long-lost sister and the pair exploit said thought to have passionate sex again.

* Incestant Admirer: Invoked in Joe's case. After Joe has sex with Jill and then telling her that he cannot see her anymore because he thinks she may be his long-lost sister, Jill clears up this misunderstanding and they resume having sex. Which turns out to be a disaster, as Joe finds he is aroused only because he wants Jill to be his sister; whereupon they both agree and succeed in passionate lovemaking, shouting in ecstasy: "I'm your sister! I'm your sister! You're my sister!".

* PoorCommunicationKills: Joe listens to Jill's backstory of being abandoned by her parents and he fears that she may be his long-lost sister. However, he has sex with her first before telling her he can not see her anymore because she's his sister.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Brandy.

A 2001 comedy film staring Creator/DavidSpade as the eponymous mullet-wearing janitor, who's invited to be on a talk show, initially to be made fun of. However he begins recounting his life story and the movie showcases his journey to find his parents as he narrates, meeting a host of oddball characters along the way. Although the film was panned by critics, it was a modest box office success and was generally well-liked by those who watched it.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY
-->'''Joe:''' Comin' in to work. Joe ''Dier-tay'''.
-->'''Security Guard:''' Don't try to church it up son, don't you mean Joe DIRT?

* TheChewToy: Almost everyone, for some reason, feels compelled to beat him up, mock him, and tell him he's worthless.

* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, after being abducted by "[[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Buffalo Bob]]", everyone asks Joe if he was harmed in certain ways, even though nothing terrible really happened.

In 2014, Spade revealed that he had written a sequel for the movie that would premiere through Crackle's online streaming service. ''Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser'', premiered on July 16, 2015, with Spade and several actors reprising their roles from the previous movie. HappilyMarried with Brandy and now a father of three, Joe finds himself losing it all and somehow lands in the past, meeting some familiar faces as he tries to get his family back while striving to become a man truly worthy of his wife and children.

* RoadsideWave: Joe hitchhikes with a sign that has the text "Won't kill you"
* RoleReprisal: Many actors from the first movie return for the sequel, with Creator/DavidSpade as Joe Dirt, Brittany Daniel as Brandy, Creator/DennisMiller as Zander Kelly, Creator/AdamBeach as Kicking Wing, and Creator/ChristopherWalken as Clem.