
Dude, Where’s My Car? is a film that doesn’t get talked about much anymore, but in the early 2000s, it was a huge hit. A lot of it has aged badly, but I’m fondly nostalgic for that era, so I really can’t hate it.

This was probably the biggest movie that jump-started Ashton Kutcher’s film career after his success on That ’70s Show. Seann William Scott, on the other hand, kind of faded from the spotlight not many years after this. In the film, they play two loser stoner guys who wake up, realize they can’t remember the night before, and—most importantly—can’t find their car.

This kicks off a scavenger hunt through a series of wacky (and not-so-respectable) places. Even for a lighthearted comedy, these guys aren’t exactly model citizens, lol.

And then the plot gets super wacky—the villains are a group of hot, dominatrix-style alien chicks in leather. I remember being very attracted to the women in this film, and looking back, it definitely confirmed that one of my biggest attractions had been apparent in me since I was 12 years old.

This was also one of the movies Hal Sparks was in. During the 2000s, he seemed to be everywhere on TV and in movies—not usually the star, but always working. And then, one day, he just kind of vanished.

Then you have the stoners’ girlfriends. I had completely forgotten (until now, because it’s been so long since I last saw the film) that Jennifer Garner was one of them. I’m sure she doesn’t look back on this movie with fond memories.

By the end of the movie, they finally find their car—but for the life of me, I can’t remember exactly where it was or why it was missing in the first place. So, in true History Channel fashion, I’ll just say… it was aliens.

It’s such a goofy and fun movie, but I can definitely see younger generations watching it now and wondering what the heck we were thinking back in the day.