Highway 61 (1991)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Bruce McDonald

Writers:

Allan Magee (writer)
Bruce McDonald (writer)

Release Date:

24 April 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

The most twisted part of this road is the people on it.

Plot:

A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs...

Plot Keywords:

Barber | Roadie | New Orleans | Drugs | On The Road

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Valerie Buhagiar	...	Jackie Bangs
Don McKellar	...	Pokey Jones
Earl Pastko	...	Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan)
Peter Breck	...	Mr. Watson
Art Bergmann	...	Otto
Jello Biafra	...	Customs Agent #1
Hadley Obodiac	...	Customs Agent #2
Tav Falco	...	Motorcycle Gang Leader
Tracy Wright	...	Margo
Johnny Askwith	...	Claude
Namir Khan	...	Funeral Director
Steve Fall	...	Jeffrey The Corpse
Larry Hudson	...	Nathan - Manservant
Elizabeth Pritchard	...	Louise Watson
Chantal Ettles	...	Missie Watson

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (2006) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:14A (Alberta) (2009) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Denmark:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Shadow Shows

Quotes:

Bingo Angry Woman: He must be cheating that's how.
Mr. Skin (A.K.A. Satan): Lady, you can't cheat at bingo. If you could, I would, but you can't. I won because I was lucky - lucky to wind up in a town full of losers!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Sugar, Sugar

A hilarious and fun road movie with classic scenes!

Surprisingly had only two written comments on this film, and then I can't help myself! This film has got some scenes which you'll never forget. A road movie with everything you want from one of it's kind. It all starts off when a local Canadian barber one morning is asked by a strange woman if he can drive her and her dead brother down into the U.S. - But is it her dead brother??? On the way they meet all kinds of strange people. This film contains so much - like the most fantastic bingo-scene in film ever, and what about indoor chicken hunt with guns, or the dream of having U2 to play in your wedding! I can't wait to see this movie again, and I understand it's now on DVD. Sp go buy it, never mind the price! This is hilarious fun with death on the back wheels! Don't miss it! The best Canadian film I ever saw!