The Misadventures of the Dunderheads

The Misadventures of the Dunderheads, also known as Montana Amazon, is a 2012 American independent black comedy road feature film starring Olympia Dukakis, Haley Joel Osment, and Alison Brie.

The Misadventures of the Dunderheads
Directed by	D.G. Brock
Written by	P.D. Hughen
Produced by	Bruce Stubblefield
Starring	Olympia Dukakis Haley Joel Osment Alison Brie Veronica Cartwright James MacDonald Lew Temple Ellen Geer
Cinematography	James Mathers
Edited by	Peter Devaney Flanagan Stephen M. Rickert Jr.
Music by	Greg Edmonson
Release date	October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12) (LA Femme)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The Dunderheads are an eccentric Montana family who've been in the mountains far too long. Now one step ahead of the law, matriarch Grandma Ira careens across the American West with her two wildly dysfunctional teenage grandkids.

Cast

• Olympia Dukakis – Ira Dunderhead
• Haley Joel Osment – Womple Dunderhead
• Alison Brie – Ella Dunderhead
• Veronica Cartwright – Margaret
• Ellen Geer – Vernice
• Lew Temple – Trevor
• Angel Oquendo – Panicky Richard
• James MacDonald – Heirik

Reception

The finished film premiered in October 2012 at the Los Angeles Femme International Film Festival where its director, D.G. Brock, won the Best Feature Film Director award.^[1] The film was shown theatrically in art houses across the South by The Southern Circuit in March and April 2013.^[2] It was shown on the Starz Movie Channels from 2013 through August 2014.^[3]

Awards

The film, then titled Montana Amazon, won "Best Feature Film" at the 2010 "Big Apple Film Festival".^[4]

Alternate version

In 2023, the film was recut to 83 minutes and retitled Montana Amazon Redux.^[5]