Tail Lights Fade (1999)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Malcolm Ingram

Writers:

Matthew Gissing (story) &
Malcolm Ingram (story) ...

Release Date:

3 December 1999 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Action | Drama

Tagline:

Welcome to life in the fast lane

Plot:

A young woman (Tanya Allen) relay races across Canada with her boyfriend (Breckin Meyer) and another couple (Jake Busey and Denise Richards) to bail her brother out of a marijuana charge. |

Plot Keywords:

Canada | Marijuana | Boyfriend | Detour | Girlfriend

Cast

Jaimz Woolvett	...	Ben
Breckin Meyer	...	Cole
Jake Busey	...	Bruce
Elizabeth Berkley	...	Eve
Tanya Allen	...	Angie
Ben Derrick	...	Cutlass Mike
Doug Hardwick	...	Accountant Tom (as Douglas Hardwick)
Denise Richards	...	Wendy
Marcus Hondro	...	Shadley (as Marcus Hondros)
Tristin Leffler	...	Hemp Girl (as Tristen Leffler)
Tyler Labine	...	Grower Brian
Matthew Gissing	...	Thug #1 (as Matt Gissing)
Darryl Quon	...	Thug #2 (as Darryl Quan)
Gordie Giroux	...	Boy
Lisa Marie	...	Kitty

Also Known As:

Le rallye (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language including sexual dialogue, drug content and nudity.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company:

Gold Load Productions

Soundtrack:

Heart Cooks Brain

NOT the best film ever.. but.

I had been curious to see the "OTHER" films released under the View Askew banner.. this film while not under that banner was still directed by a friend of the View Askew crew, and.. included one little cameo (uncredited).

I will DISAGREE with the other poster.. I thought EVERYONE was exceptionally strong in their roles, aside from "Angie" and "Eve", c'mon face it .. "Showgirls" was a T&A movie, Berkley while cute can't act. The movie deals with Angie (sadly) who's brother gets busted for possession. So his sister decides to burn his stash, her boyfriend (Meyer) invites himself who in turn invites the other 2 yokels (Busey, Richards) and they turn it into a road rally as they are all racing nuts. There is some good dialogue, and Meyer gives his all in a rather thankless part.. as much as Richard (she's funny as hell as the white trash girlfriend) and Busey.. well he can't be his son, clone maybe.. All in all, its a funny movie.. and it has a rather downer kind of ending.. But, it is still very much worth the rental. Better than some other films out there, alot better than many. It won't knock your socks off, and.. you probably won't really remember much of it next week.. But it is a decent 90 minutes of viewing.. ONE note, the DVD BLOWS! There are, sadly, ZERO extra features and not even a trailer for the film.. But still, a decent enough movie at least worthy of one watch.