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Highway 61 (1991)

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Highway 61 is an offbeat, comedic road movie about a small-town Canadian barber (Don McKellar) who finds a dead body. When a woman claiming to be the corpse's roadie sister (Valerie Buhagiar), arrives in town, he agrees to drive her and the body from Ontario to New Orleans, following Highway 61 over the entire journey. Along the way, they meet several odd characters. Though the story is poorly-paced, it has enough off-center humor and the performances are engaging enough to make it worthwhile.

R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Bruce McDonald

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1991 Wide

On DVD: Feb 20, 2007

Paramount Home Video

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Cast

Don McKellar
Pokey Jones
Valerie Buhagiar
Jackie Bangs
Earl Pastko
Mr. Skin/"Satan"
Jello Biafra
1st Customs Agent
Johnny Askwith
Claude
Charlie Azzopardi
2nd Rock Band Member
Art Bergmann
Otto
Peter Breck
Mr. Watson
Ellen Carlisle
Mother
Kevin Carlisle
1st Rock Band Member
E.G. Daniels
Motel Vegetarian
Alma Doyle
Bingo Angry Woman
Chantal Ettles
Missie Watson
Tav Falco
Motorcycle Gang Leader
Steve Fall
Jeffrey-the Corpse
Ray Gabourie
Bingo Caller
Caroline Gillis
Bingo Attendant
Clarence Haynes
Motel Meat Eater
Namir Khan
Funeral Director
Jimmy Lynch
3rd Rock Band Member
Peter Lynch
Angry Bingo Man
Hadley Obodiac
2nd Customs Agent
Jay Pattison
Bus Driver
Elizabeth Pritchard
Louise Watson
Brooks Rapley
Mother's Little Helper
Willie Selkirk
Motel Clerk
Lad Shaga
Gun Dealer
Ann Shipman
Pickerel Falls Reporter
Ken Sinclair
4th Rock Band Member
Dog: Sweety
Iggy Pup
Robert Theodore
Rock Band Manager
Michael Vendruscolo
Pickerel Falls Photogra...
Jimmy Watson
Highway Panhandler
Alithea Watters
Minnie Watson
Tracy Wright
Margo
David McFarlane
Satan's Neighbor
Larry Hudson
Nathan-the Manservant

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This is a strange movie. A nerdy barber (Pokey) lands up on a road trip from Ontario to New Orleans with a corpse and worldly singer (Jackie) who convinced him to make the trip. All sorts of interesting and strange things happen along the way - visiting Bob Dillon's childhood home, meeting Jackie's former band mates,

February 1, 2009

Red Lats

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This movie is wacky. I don't know what else to say about it. It's really funny, and there's a guy in it who may or may not be the Devil, and it's also a road movie of some sort, and there are metalheads that hunt chickens indoors with handguns. I did mention that it was really funny, right?

February 13, 2007

Emily Armstrong

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