Highway (2002/I)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

James Cox

Writer (WGA):

Scott Rosenberg (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

It started as a desperate escape and became the wildest ride of their lives.

Plot:

Jack is caught with the wife of his employer, a Vegas thug. The thug sends goons after Jack, who convinces his best friend...

Plot Keywords:

Fugitive | Mobster | Body Painting | Female Nudity | Homosexual Subtext

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Jared Leto	...	Jack Hayes
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Pilot Kelson
Selma Blair	...	Cassie
John C. McGinley	...	Johnny the Fox
Jeremy Piven	...	Scawldy
Kimberley Kates	...	Jilly Miranda
Arden Myrin	...	Lucy
Mark Rolston	...	Burt Miranda
Jarret Thomas	...	Kid #1
Stephen Shellen	...	Clark Hayes
Matthew Davis	...	Booty
Madeline Parquette	...	Pilot's Mom
George Spielvogel III	...	Boneman
Sean Dalgarn	...	Softboy (as Sean Michael Dalgarn)
M.C. Gainey	...	Steven
Conrad Goode	...	Gibby
Captain Mauzner	...	Mauzner (as Josh Klausner)
David J. Guppy	...	Moon
Sean Everett	...	Security Guard (as Sean E. Markland)
Krisha Fairchild	...	Naomi
Michael Patten	...	Bartender
Don Harvey	...	Ronnie
Greg Nickerson	...	Cowboy
Shannon Leto	...	Kid #2
Reginald Jackson	...	Black Dude
Mark Fullerton	...	Fuel Jockey
Teru McDonald	...	Girl
Larry Boothby	...	Trucker
Frances Sternhagen	...	Mrs. Murray
Todd Jamieson	...	Tall Man
John Rosengrant	...	Desmond
Danny Comden	...	Shanks
Andrew Heffernan	...	Cabbie
Larry Steiner	...	Deadhead
Gregg Gilmore	...	Clerk
Natacha La Ferriere	...	Hooker
Hilary Richardson	...	Hooker
Kellee Bradley	...	Hooker
Shana McDonald	...	Hooker (as Shana MacDonald)
Michele Millen	...	Hooker
Naho Shioya	...	Hooker
Tia Robinson	...	Hooker
Bhama Roget	...	Hooker (as Bhama Roger)
Craig Baxley Jr.	...	Lineman
Thom Williams	...	Lineman
Josh Kemble	...	Lineman
George Leonardopoulos	...	Harris
Jamil Mullen	...	Newscaster (as Jamil Giovanni Mullin)
Randy Mulkey	...	Employee #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shawn Hatley	...	Emergency Medical Technician
Eleonore Hendricks	...	Amy Barnes (as Eléonore Hendricks)
Patrick Hogan		(as Pat Hogan)
Tommy Snider	...	Kid at funeral
Rik Deskin	...	Rave Dancer (uncredited)
Charles La Russa	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jen Montzingo	...	Groupie (uncredited)
Pete Montzingo	...	Little boy (uncredited)
Vicki Petite	...	Mom (uncredited)
Rey-Phillip Santos	...	Stoner (uncredited)
Kyle J.M. Thompson	...	Guy in circle of friends at vigil,who looks (uncredited)

Directed by
James Cox

Writing credits (WGA)
Scott Rosenberg		(written by)

Produced by
Bill Bymel	....	associate producer
Michael De Luca	....	executive producer
Michael Gruber	....	executive producer
Donna Langley	....	executive producer
Guy Riedel	....	producer
Scott Rosenberg	....	producer

Cinematography by
Michel Amathieu
Mauro Fiore

Film Editing by
Craig Wood

Casting by
Joseph Middleton
Jodi Rothfield

Production Design by
Barry Robison

Art Direction by
Gilbert Wong

Set Decoration by
Barbara Munch

Costume Design by
Susan Matheson

Makeup Department
Lance Anderson	....	special makeup effects artist
Jennifer Aspinall	....	special makeup effects artist
Katherine Distefano	....	assistant makeup artist: Las Vegas
Scott H. Eddo	....	makeup supervisor
Stephanie Keiler	....	assistant hair stylist
Larry Waggoner	....	department head hair

Production Management
Udi Nedivi	....	unit production manager
Jay Vinitsky	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob King	....	second unit director
John M. Morse	....	second assistant director
Justin Muller	....	first assistant director
Robert E. Warner	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
David M. Bowen	....	on-set dresser
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist
Johnny D. Culley	....	assistant property master
Will Eaton	....	set designer
Sean Everett	....	property master (as Sean E. Markland)
Kenneth Milfred	....	lead man
Julie Mullaney	....	art department coordinator
Cynthia Nibler	....	assistant property master
Kari J. Nowell	....	lead man: Las Vegas
Beth Peterson	....	on-set greens
Curtis Coyote	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lance Brown	....	sound designer
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Bullock Jr.	....	utility sound
Misty Conn	....	boom operator
Benjamin L. Cook	....	sound effects editor
Louis Creveling	....	dialogue editor
Jed M. Dodge	....	dialogue editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Cormac Funge	....	supervising sound editor
Jason George	....	dialogue editor
Kevin Hamilton	....	dialogue editor
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Robert Jackson	....	adr supervisor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Michael Kamper	....	sound effects editor
Derek Marcil	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Marts	....	production sound mixer
Michael Mullane	....	sound effects editor
Yuri Reese	....	adr mixer
Yuri Reese	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Scoville	....	dialog editor
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer
Aaron D. Weisblatt	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
David J. Barker	....	special effects
Darin Bouyssou	....	prosthetic mold maker
Ray Brown	....	special effects foreman
Bob Riggs	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunt double: Selma Blair
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts (as Chris Doyle)
Jared S. Eddo	....	utility stunts
Richard Humphreys	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Richard Humphreys	....	stunts (as Rich Humphreys)
Christopher J. King	....	stunts
Rob King	....	stunt coordinator
Beth Lester	....	stunts
Janie Liszewski	....	stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger	....	stunts
Gregg Sargeant	....	stunt double: Jared Leto
Vern Savage	....	stunts
Thomas Williams	....	stunts
Thom Williams	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Andrus	....	grip
Marc Andrus	....	key grip
Edward Barnes	....	rigging gaffer (as Edward Itedi Barnes)
Bill Blaydes	....	grip
Eric Budlong	....	best boy grip
Richard M. Butkus Jr.	....	electrician
Jan Cook	....	grip
Johnny Gray	....	grip
Joseph W. Hirsch III	....	rigging key grip
Neil Holcomb	....	gaffer
Ian Jennings	....	best boy electric
Jay Johnson	....	rigging grip
Donald E. Lange	....	rigging best boy
Ronald D. Luce	....	electrician
B.B. Macklin	....	electrician
Brian McCleary	....	grip
Eric Moore	....	electrician
Cullen Newberry	....	grip
Billy Pierson	....	dolly grip
Dave Potter	....	electrician
Jeremy Settles	....	electrician
Gregory D. Smith	....	grip
Charlie Timms	....	electrician
Jesse Wine	....	electrician

Casting Department
Edward 'Skeeter' Durham	....	extras casting
Michelle Morris	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marienne O'Brien	....	set costumer
Sally Roberts	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Douglas Crise	....	first assistant editor
Matt Friedman	....	assistant editor: avid
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
Simon Morgan	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
P.J. Bloom	....	music coordinator
Ray Espinola Jr.	....	music coordinator
Dan Evans Farkas	....	music editor
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor
Jeff Lingle	....	music editor
Lawrence Manchester	....	score mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist
Anne Pope	....	assistant music editor
Joel J. Richard	....	assistant music editor: temp
Brian Richards	....	music editor
Daniel Ward	....	assistant music editor

Transportation Department
Loren Anderson	....	driver
Virgil S. Dosher	....	driver
Lynne Fisher	....	driver
David J. Guppy	....	driver
Robert E. Inge	....	driver
Ronnie King	....	driver
James Lowder	....	transportation coordinator
Joel McCarthy	....	driver
Jon McCarthy	....	transportation captain
Sharon McCarthy	....	driver
Larry Michael	....	driver
Jim Moores	....	driver
Patrick A. Reynolds Jr.	....	driver
Joe Soleberg	....	driver
William L. Walker	....	driver
Rick Wiley	....	driver: camera car
Roger Wooge	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Peter Allen	....	location manager
Chamonix Bosch	....	set production assistant
Aine Donnelly	....	payroll accountant
Edward 'Skeeter' Durham	....	set production assistant
Liz Graham	....	script supervisor: second unit
Stacey Green	....	production assistant
Timothy Hampton	....	production assistant
Brian King	....	title designer
Monica Ochoa	....	script supervisor
Wendy Riseborough	....	production coordinator
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	first assistant accountant
Cynthia Spale	....	assistant production coordinator
Trish 'The Dish' Stanard	....	assistant to director
Craig Stewart	....	location scout
Laura Summer	....	additional voices
Kay Taylor	....	script supervisor: second unit
Marvin Williams	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Alex Entertainment Inc.

Distributors

• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• New Line Cinema
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects) (uncredited)

Also Known As:

A Leonard Cohen Afterworld (USA) (working title)
Trip (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, drug content, violence and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (video premiere) | USA:R | UK:18 | Australia:MA (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

International Fountain, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Alex Entertainment Inc.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jack decides to take a power saw and make their car into a "convertible", Pilot is seen asleep in the driver's seat on interior shots, but the car is empty in several of the exterior shots.

Quotes:

Pilot Kelson: You are one daffy invididual!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

I Wanna Be a Homosexual

Road movie with a difference!

Highway is a fun, fast paced movie about two best friends exploring life, love and their friendship. I enjoyed this film so much - although some parts of the film do seem a bit pointless (like alligator boy) the characters and the actors casted to play them, make the film a very worthwhile viewing. It deals with issues such as drugs and prostitution without making big, screaming statements about how people should live their lives - it just tells it how it is! I think a lot of people will relate to it, or at least appreciate the humour and elements of emotion in it. There is also a certain vibe between the 2 male leads (Gyllenhaal and Leto) which could have been explored as sexual chemistry or subtext, but instead was depicted as almost brotherly love - which was fine, but personally i would have preferred the movie minus Selma Blair's character. I recommend it!