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Straight to Hell
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Overview

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5.4/10   1,088 votes
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Director:

Alex Cox

Writers:

Alex Cox (writer)
Dick Rude (writer)

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Release Date:

26 June 1987 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Western more

Tagline:

A story of blood, money, guns, coffee, and sexual tension.

Plot:

A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot... more | add synopsis

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User Comments:

Hellishly boring western...thing! more (49 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Dick Rude ... Willy

Sy Richardson ... Norwood

Courtney Love ... Velma
Joe Strummer ... Simms
Gloria Miralles Ruiz ... Maid
Juan Uribe ... Policeman
Joe Cashman ... Dead Man in Car
Jose Pomedio Monedero ... Gomez
Sara Sugarman ... Chuch

Miguel Sandoval ... George
Jennifer Balgobin ... Fabienne

Biff Yeager ... Frank McMahon
Shane MacGowan ... Bruno McMahon
Spider Stacy ... Angel Eyes McMahon
Frank Murray ... Biff McMahon
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Additional Details

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

At the very end after the credits a title comes up that says "COMING SOON: BACK TO HELL", yet they never made this sequel. more

Quotes:

Karl: Salsa y ketchup, you tell me and I'll fetch up, K A R L S Disco Wiener Haven, salsa y ketchup, salsa y ketchup more

Movie Connections:

Featured in Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) more

Soundtrack:

Save My Baby more


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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Hellishly boring western...thing!, 12 February 2007
2/10
Author: The_Void from Beverley Hills, England

Apparently this film was made because a bunch of musicians realised that it would be more profitable to make a film than to hold a big tour. I'm not a fan of any of the artists in this film; but to be honest, I'd rather them have done the show - because at least then I wouldn't have had to suffer it! Quite what this film is supposed to be is anyone's guess - the humour isn't funny, and the Leone spoofs aren't very well worked. The violence isn't shocking and the story isn't interesting - so what's the point? It's a shame really because the idea of a bunch of punks getting together and making a film has 'cult' written all over it, but unfortunately this lot couldn't deliver something worthy of the name. There's barely anything good I can say about this movie - not even the desert setting looks nice. There's a small role for Dennis Hopper, which is always nice; but the rest of the performers are all pretty dire. It would seem that the cast and crew thought that their mere presence would lead to a good film so the story isn't important. They were wrong, Straight to Hell is a sprawling, boring mess of a film and it's one that I don't recommend sitting through.

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