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Roadside Prophets (1992)

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Screenwriter/electrician Abbe Wool makes her directorial debut with the offbeat road movie Roadside Prophets. Brooding factory worker Joe (X front man John Doe) takes a road trip in order to scatter the ashes of his co-worker Dave Coleman (David Anthony Marshall). Riding his vintage Harley Davidson, Joe leaves Los Angeles and heads for a small Nevada town called El Dorado to fulfill Dave's final wish. His journey is complicated by a small fry named Sam (the Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz), a

R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Action & Adventure, Comedy

Directed By: Abbe Wool

On DVD: Oct 10, 2006

Cast

John Doe
Joe Mosely
Adam Horowitz
Sam
David Carradine
Othello Jones
Dr. Timothy Leary
Salvadore
Arlo Guthrie
Harvey
Barton Heyman
Sheriff Durango
Jennifer Balgobin
Ms. Labia Mirage
John Cusack
Caspar
Bill Cobbs
Oscar
Lin Shaye
Celeste
Lee Arenberg
Happy Days Cook
Onice Bodozian
Four Jack Bartender
Harry Caesar
Jesse
Sonna Chavez
Angie Abbott
Don Cheadle
Happy Days Manager
Manny Chevrolet
Too Free Stooges Band M...
JD Cullum
Mr. Andres
Beth de Patie
Daisy
Flea
Too Free Stooges Band M...
Harty Grinner
Jackpot Motel 9 Employe...
Hector I
Ramblin Dog
Pam Lambert
Mini-Mart Cashier
Nancy Lenehan
Vegas Motel 9 Desk Cler...
Aaron Lustig
Morning Desk Clerk
Lena Madjerac
Kitty
David Anthony Marshall
Dave Coleman
Jeanne McCarthy
1st Happy Days Waitress
Ed Pansullo
Hiram
Ellie Raab
Gloria
Nic Ratner
Casino Casualty
Erica Rogers
Housekeeper
Tony Ruglio
Too Free Stooges Band M...
Ebbe Roe Smith
Journalist
John Snyder
Hank
Gregory Sporleder
Deputy
David Swinson
Fred Neiman
Judith Thurman
Stripper
Patti Tippo
Casino Cashier
Viva Vinson
2nd Waitress
Pete Weiss
Too Free Stooges Band M...
Biff Yeager
Bartender
Billy Ferrick
Too Free Stooges Band M...
Dick Rude
Too Free Stooges Band M...
Stephen Tobolowsky
Ranger Bob

Critic Reviews for Roadside Prophets

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1)

Tries its utmost to be weird and aimless; and if that's what rocks your boat, it ends up sort of hitting the jackpot for the chosen few.

October 12, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's easy to see why Roadside Prophets became an under-the-radar cult classic.

October 22, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

A failed, would-be cult item with funny cameos.

October 11, 2002 Comment

Jeffrey M. Anderson

San Francisco Examiner

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While biking across the Nevada desert in search of a particular spot to cast a buddy's ashes, stoic factory worker Joe runs into annoying but decent youngster Sam. The carpe diem message would have worked better if their quirky mini-adventures had been a bit more interesting or added up to a whole greater than the

November 22, 2008

Greg S

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Great buddy movie! Not great acting, but an incredible cast and decent story. A true classic. One of my all time faves!!!

September 28, 2006

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