Clark Duke’s new film, “Arkansas,” is definitely not an ode to his home. The “Hot Tub Time Machine” actor’s feature directorial debut, now streaming on digital platforms, is about two drug runners, played by Duke and Liam Hemsworth, who work for a kingpin in the titular state. “I don’t figure the tourism board or the chamber of commerce will be showing the movie anytime soon,” Duke, an Arkansas native, tells The Post.
But it’s partly rooted in reality, nonetheless. The 35-year-old actor, who made his name in comedies such as “Kick-Ass” and TV’s “The Office,” grew up near the town of Hot Springs, and says that his grandfather was a “Dixie Mafia” character, referring to an organized crime syndicate. “I always wanted to write something about
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