EVER WONDER WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE BEFORE HOGG WAS BOSS AND DAISY WAS THE BOMB?

THE ABC FAMILY ORIGINAL MOVIE �THE DUKES OF HAZZARD: THE BEGINNING� MAKES ITS TELEVISION PREMIERE SUNDAY, MARCH 4th

Rising young stars Jonathan Bennett �Bo,� Randy Wayne �Luke,� and April Scott �Daisy Duke� join Willie Nelson in his return as �Uncle Jesse�

Burbank, CA (February 21, 2007) - See how it all began in the action packed film with cousins Bo, Luke and Daisy in �The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning,� an ABC Family Original movie, as it airs Sunday, March 4 (8:00�10:00 PM ET/PT). Airing for the first time ever on television, the film is a prequel to the hit 2005 theatrical release starring Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott and Jessica Simpson.

When mischievous teenaged cousins Bo Duke (Jonathan Bennett, �Mean Girls�) and Luke Duke (Randy Wayne, ABC�s �Sons and Daughters�) are arrested, both boys are paroled to the care of their Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson) in Hazzard, sentenced to a summer of hard work. It's not long before the Duke boys learn of Boss Hogg�s (Chris McDonald, �Rumor Has It�) plans to foreclose on Uncle Jesse�s farm. Together, with help from their frumpy cousin Daisy (April Scott, �Entourage,� and formerly of �Deal or No Deal�), Bo and Luke vow to save the family�s property and its storied history of producing the best moonshine in all of Hazzard. Driving through Hazzard in the General Lee blasting its famed Dixie horn, the Duke boys join forces to make Boss Hogg�s life miserable, concocting one crazy scheme after another. The action-packed film contains wild car chases and crashes, Daisy's hilarious, but ultimately successful transformation into every Hazzard boy's fantasy girl, and all the fun, sexy comedy expected from the �The Dukes of Hazzard.�

�The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning� was produced by Bill Gerber (�Beerfest,� �The Dukes of Hazzard�) and Phillip B. Goldfine (�Disturbing Behavior�), and directed by Robert Berlinger (TV series �Arrested Development� and TV series �Gilmore Girls�). Produced by Gerber Pictures/Hollywood Media Bridge and distributed by Warner Home Video. Writing credits are given to Shane Morris. Due for DVD release on March 13, 2007, �The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning� is a Warner Premiere picture, distributed by Warner Home Video.

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