Favor de aguzar mi lapiz. That is the extent of my non-English speaking knowledge. I took several years of Spanish in both high school and college and all I can do is ask if I can please sharpen my pencil. This post, that I alluded to a few posts ago, is full of wonderful international 2005 Dukes of Hazzard movie items. Because of my lack of mastery of any language that is not English, please forgive me if I get some of these foreign terms wrong. Now that that's out of the way, please allow me to sharpen my figurative pencil and write about this awesome bunch of movie goodness.
This is a lot of stuff. I mean a lot, a lot. I love Dukes movie related items and consider it enough of a niche inside what is already the niche market of Dukes Collectibles. Not everyone loves the movie, and some consider it an abomination of the Dukes, but as I've established many times here on the ol' DukesCollector blog, I love the movie, I was in the movie, and because of the movie, I had one of the greatest days of my life. I thought I had a handle on all the movie related items. There's the small amount of toys that are just the same items that were already released for the show in the silver era, that were repackaged in movie themed boxes. There are promotional and display items. And then there are releases of the movie itself. I've written about all the different versions I have. I've even written about foreign DVD releases before. I thought I had just about all the Dukes movie items, or knew about which ones I didn't have. Then I met a Jessica Simpson collector in Russia and found out I was wrong.
This journey started where most of my Dukes Collecting adventures start, on ebay. An item that I was searching for since 2005 popped up and I had to have it. I ended up winning the item and I'll discuss that gem in a future post. The seller was in Russia. I've bought ebay items from many countries in Europe, a ton from Canada, some from Mexico and Australia, but never from Russia. On a whim I asked the seller if he had any other Dukes stuff. That was definitely the right question. Turns out the seller, Andrey, has a huge Jessica Simpson collection. Andrey decided it was time to sell. I asked about the Dukes stuff before Andrey posted any of it on ebay so I got first dibs. I bought just about everything Andrey had to offer. This was a serious stroke of luck because Andrey had acquired Dukes movie items from all over the globe. These are items that were never intended to arrive in America. Once we made the deal, I had no idea how long it would take for the items to arrive, but surprisingly the package got here in less than two weeks. Just about everything in this post came from Andrey. Let's take a look.
First up are a few international magazines that feature the Dukes on the cover. I could definitely see why a Jessica Simpson collector wanted these.
The first magazine is called Satelit TV Video. Jessica looks pretty great on the cover. Did you notice the General Lee is also shown?
The issue is from September of 2005 and cost a lot of different amounts.
The first page tells me the magazine hails from Svetogorska, which google tells me is in Serbia.
The magazine seems to be a tv listings type issue. I see Mr. Bean and the logos form VH1 and Cartoon Network. Flipping through though, I can't find any mention of the Dukes. Odd.
Next is a smaller magazine from our friends up north in Canada. This one is entitled The Magazine and has so much to love. The cover has the standard movie poster image. Above that are three great titles, The O. C., Simpsons, and Futurama. Leela from Futurama is pictured above the Dukes.
The first page of the Magazine features the complete movie poster with all the credits and release date on the bottom. This is an exact replica of the standard poster in miniature. Bluey was there too.
The issue is 100% Canadian and printed on recycled paper. How environmentally conscience of them.
There's a lot of Dukes material in this issue, oh wait, they call it Hazzardous material. That little jumping Gen'ral cartoon seems like it might be exclusive to this book. I've never seen it before.
The book isn't all Dukes movie, the real Dukes are featured too. There's even some information about Dukes Collecting. Would you look at that, a Dukes Collector writing about Dukes Collecting a magazine that discusses Dukes Collecting! Anyone know what they are talking about when they say there's "even (an episode) where the General Lee jumps over the moon?"
The Magazine even has a contest where you could win the first three seasons on DVD by answering the question "what is the name of the fake Dukes?" They gave Coy and Vance a whole page! The first three seasons were the only sets released at that time. 2005 was a huge year for the Dukes. For me too.
Season 4 is advertised on another page. There's another contest where you could win a walk-on role on a WB show. I would have tried to get on Smallville for sure.
There's Dukes stuff all through this issue. Here's a random clipping of movie Bo, Luke and Daisy in the Boars Nest.
I've mentioned my love for the O. C. before. The second season is reviewed in this magazine.
Finally there's an August calendar in the book with two of the days dedicated to Dukes. The fourth season came out on DVD on August 2 and the movie was released on August 5. Those were some crazy Dukes filled days for me. It was Odie's birthday the day after the movie came out. Happy belated birthday Odie.
The third of the three magazines I bought is called TuneR Magazine and features yet another picture of Jessica as Daisy. Many of these shots were taken at the same photo shoot and the images were released as part of the digital press kit. I've had a copy of that since 2005.
Jessica and Burt are on the first pages of this magazine.
This one comes from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
There's a beautiful spread of the Gen'ral and Jessica. They refer to the Dukes movie as a Tunermovie. This cartoon General Lee is not unique to this magazine.
The article spans several pages and has a lot of pictures. There is information about the movie and about the General. There are tribute General Lees shown and a picture of one of the camera cars used during production. I was on set the day that picture was taken. There's also a picture from 2004's Dukesfest and an image of the 71 car.
There's also a fold out poster of the image of Jessica and the General. I'm glad Andrey never pulled it out, but I was tempted to pull it out myself. Thankfully it's still in the magazine.
Next up are a few music CDs.
This one seems similar to the standard release of the movie soundtrack, but it's a promotional version. The case is a standard slim case that has a printed cover. The disc is gold colored.
The other one is pretty much the same as the first one, but is silver colored. It's also a promotional release. It didn't come in a plastic case and didn't have any artwork with it. It's simply in a red slip cover that says Columbia on it.
These don't seem to be international releases as everything is in English, and they feature the FBI anti-piracy warning. I've never come across them before so foreign or not, I'm glad I bought them from Andrey.
Next is a VCD version of the movie. This case is the size of a CD case, but it is the movie, not a soundtrack. This image is a version of the poster called the foreign poster. The "All Speed, No Limit" tagline wasn't used in America. America went with "Cousins, Outlaws, Thrillbillies." I'm not sure we got the best tagline.
Wikipedia tells me that VCD predates DVD. It doesn't allow as much information on the disc as DVD, but many movies were released on the format. Wiki says that due to its low manufacturing cost, the format is still in use in several countries in Asia.
Everything on the cover is in English, but the bottom tells me this release comes from Indonesia.
I told you we had items from all over the world.
Next up is another VCD, this time labeled as a Video CD, that has no other English on it whatsoever. All I can get from this title is 3s can be both F, in the of, and Z in the Hazzard. That's some very interesting letters.
I miss holograms.
This case is also CD sized and does have a little English mixed in the legal descriptions.
I believe this one comes from Ukraine. I'm going to refrain from making the Seinfeld joke.
The final VCD in the bunch is unique. I've never seen a CD, VCD, or DVD in a case oriented this way. The spine of the case is on top. That's crazy. The case says it's a 2 CD set.
This one has the VCD Video logo on it.
The back of the case is also what I would consider sideways. It seems like they fit a little more artwork on there by turning the image.
This release is from Singapore.
Next up is what appears to be a standard Unrated version of the DVD. The orange sticker that reads the film contains nudity, obscenity, and drug use caught my eye as the standard version didn't have that sticker.
The back is the same as the regular release and even says this version is for sale in USA and Canada only.
The interesting part is this sticker that seals the case is definitely not in English. My keyboard doesn't have keys with those letters on them so I couldn't figure out where this release comes from.
Next up is a DVD from Brazil. In Portugese the Dukes of Hazzard is Os Gatoes. It's subtitled Uma Nova Balada.
That translates to The Cats, a New Ballad. I have no idea why. That may be odder than the French translation of Sherif, fais-moi peur! which means Sheriff, do I fear. I like how they matched the font and the Z underline. Including "the New Ballad" is interesting because the movie never carried a subtitle or anything. And the use of the word "Ballard" is fun because the Dukes has a balladeer, not a narrator.
This is a region 4 DVD. I wonder who decided which video regions got which numbers.
Next is a DVD that looks similar to the above Video CD that I think is from Ukraine. The N3 portion of the title is on the second line, but the title is the same. The font is different. I can't figure out where this one comes from. Even the names are in this language.
Most of the other releases have the credits portion in English, this one is all in the language. Very interesting to see Jay Chandrasekhar in another language.
This may be a Russian release. Why does it have a Universal hologram? So many questions.
Interestingly, the disc is all English. This wasn't sealed.
The final DVD comes from Poland. "Dukes of" seems to be one word. This is so cool seeing all the different versions of the Dukes of Hazzard.
Is this a region 2 and region 5 release? Is that possible?
This one also has a weird hologram on it. Why aren't holograms a thing anymore? I had so many early '90s X-Men holograms. Weird how they went out of style.
This case was also not sealed. The two discs are very similar, except the big text box on the Polish one.
Ok, moving away from one media to another, these are lobby cards that I picked up from other sellers, not Andrey. This is my second and third set of lobby cards. I picked up a set that's in French way back in 2014.
This set is totally in English, and I think it's an American set, but I bought them from a seller in Romania. I rarely ever see them for sale and most times they aren't for sale in America. The price was right and the timing was coincidental that I could include them in this post. I think there may be two that I'm missing from this set. The search continues.
Ok, this is definitely an American release. Wonder why I had to buy them from another country?
The next bunch of lobby cards come from Germany. I have a few items that are titled Ein Duke Kommt Selten Allein, which translates to A Duke is Coming Alone. The Dukes rarely go anywhere alone. I have a few DVDs and a movie poster with this German title.
It's interesting how different the designs are on the different sets of lobby cards.
The American set, which I bought from Romania, is bigger than the German set. The German cards are thinner as well. The American cards are almost card stock thick.
Next up is a full size movie poster that has the title in Russian. How cool is this?
This item comes from Andrey. Everything, including the credits, are in Russian and I think this item comes from Russia. This sure is unique.
The final items from Andrey are... odd. I saw them in with the stuff he was offering and went back and fourth over buying them. I decided to go for them. They are three different poster calendars that are Jessica Simpson items, not exactly Dukes. But Jessica as Daisy Duke in the Boars Nest is on the cover of all three so they are Dukes-centric. One of the calendars is from 2007 and two are from 2008.
The calendars are pretty large, 12" by 17". The fronts are very Dukes, but the backs feature the individual months and they have pictures of mostly non-Dukes pictures of Jessica. All three calendars are sealed.
I'm not sure what county these calendars come from, but judging from the website ending in .it they may come from Italy. Imagicom makes them and their website is active. They are based in Italy. They say 100% Unofficial, that's pretty funny, but at least they are being honest.
The legal information is interesting. They they have no association with Jessica and are not breaching any copyright laws, but nothing can be reproduced without their permission. That's a little contradicting.
A few of the pictures are funny. This picture of Jessica in her Daisy Duke outfit in front of the General Lee is actually a wax statue. She's looking a little more glossy than usual.
This picture was taken during the "These Boots Are Made For Walking" music video shoot. The song was used in the movie and the General Lee is in the video. This picture has to be an outtake though, right? She has her tongue sticking out.
The picture on the right was taken at the Hollywood premiere of the Dukes movie. How do I know? I was there too! You knew that.
I'm not sure I'll ever land another international haul like this again. I'm so glad I hooked up with Andrey and was able to purchase this stuff. Thanks again Andrey. I love adding unique items like this to the collection. I wonder how many different copies of the movie I have?
