Highway 61
“Where Else Would You Go To Bury Rock N' Roll?”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 56, rated by 1 admin.
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A Canadian barber agrees to drive a roadie and a coffin towards New Orleans. The journey gathers rock-and-roll history, bizarre roadside encounters and a particularly persistent figure who claims to be the Devil. Bruce McDonald's offbeat comedy gives its eccentric people room to become appealing company.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 2.5/10
- Plot
- 7.5/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 7/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“The road trip's luggage comes with an unusually persuasive pursuer.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 56
Synopsis and movie facts
A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her "brother's" corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans. Chaos ensues after the barber agrees to drive her, the corpse, and the drugs stashed within all the way.
- Released
- 1991
- Directed by
- Bruce McDonald
- Running time
- 103 min
Starring
- Valerie Buhagiar as Jackie Bangs
- Don McKellar as Pokey Jones
- Earl Pastko as Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan)
- Peter Breck as Mr. Watson
- Jello Biafra as Customs Agent #1
- Hadley Obodiac as Customs Agent #2
- Tav Falco as Motorcycle Gang Leader
- Tracy Wright as Margo
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 8468.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises the cast, deadpan exchanges and visual poetry of the American backroads.
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