Highway 61 (1991)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Bruce McDonald

Writers:

Allan Magee (writer)
Bruce McDonald (writer)
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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
Alithea Watters	...	Minnie Watson
Ellen Carlisle	...	Mother
Brooks Rapley	...	Mother's Little Helper
Ann Shipman	...	Pickerel Falls Reporter
Michael Vendruscolo	...	Pickerel Falls Photographer
David McFarlane	...	Satan's Neighbor
Peter Lynch	...	Bingo Angry Man
Alma Doyle	...	Bingo Angry Woman
Caroline Gillis	...	Bingo Attendant
Ray Gabourie	...	Bingo Caller
Jimmy Watson	...	Highway Panhandler
Willie Selkirk	...	Motel Clerk
Robert Theodore	...	Rock Band Manager
Kevin Carlisle	...	Rock Band Member #1
Charlie Azzopardi	...	Rock Band Member #2
Jimmy Lynch	...	Rock Band Member #3
Ken Sinclair	...	Rock Band Member #4
Lad Shaga	...	Gun Dealer
Clarence Haynes	...	Motel Meat Eater
E.G. Daniels	...	Motel Vegetarian
Jay Pattison	...	Bus Driver
David Ramsden	...	Satan's Other Neighbor

Directed by
Bruce McDonald

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Allan Magee		writer
Bruce McDonald		writer
Don McKellar		writer

Produced by
Colin Brunton	....	producer
Bruce McDonald	....	producer
Daniel Salerno	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Nash the Slash

Cinematography by
Miroslaw Baszak

Film Editing by
Michael Pacek

Production Design by
Ian Brock

Costume Design by
Derek J. Baskerville
Martha Wynne Snetsinger

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David J. Webb	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Tony Currie	....	adr editor
Paul Germann	....	assistant sound editor
Sid Lieberman	....	foley artist
Steve Munro	....	sound designer
Daniel Pellerin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Werth	....	dialogue editor
Michael Werth	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Hamish McIntyre	....	camera operator
Hamish McIntyre	....	key grip

Editorial Department
Ricardo Olivero	....	color timer

Music Department
Tony Kenny	....	composer: song "My Way Or the Highway"

Transportation Department
Evan Siegel	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Maya Toman	....	driving consultant: Don McKellar

Production Companies

• Shadow Shows

Distributors

• Skouras Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Cineplex-Odeon Films (1992) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1992) (Canada) (VHS)
• MCA (1992) (Canada) (VHS)
• Video Service Corporation (2006) (Canada) (DVD)

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 (Alberta) (2009) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | 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:

Put Your Head On

forget roadkill, this is Bruce's best early film

more campy than roadkill (if that was possibly) and much lighter than dance me outside and hardcore logo, highway 61 is a great, fun film that fits perfectly on a snowy Saturday afternoon. the random plot twists as well as the off beat characters make this film truly unique and oddly Canadian. don mckellar proves here why he is Canada's most important actor - not because of any extensive talent, but because of his knack for playing the nervous, shy, eccentric who doesn't really fit in. this is one of those Canadian movies that totally could have gotten a bigger following if it had better distribution. now where's the DVD?