Straight to Hell (1987)
Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 5
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This bizarre comedy spoof on spaghetti westerns was made in a hurry on location in Almeria, Spain. Simms (Joe Strummer), Willy (Dick Rude), and Norwood (Sy Richardson) are inept hitmen who decide to rob a bank. They encounter the MacMahon's (The Pogues), a quintet of caffeine-addicted gunslingers who ride motorcycles across the range wreaking havoc. Elvis Costello has a reoccurring role as a waiter who is always ready with a new tray of coffee. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Cast
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Sy Richardson
Norwood -
Joe Strummer
Simms -
Dick Rude
Willy -
Courtney Love
Velma -
Dennis Hopper
I.G. Farben -
Elvis Costello
Hives The Butler -
Grace Jones
Sonya -
Jim Jarmusch
Mr. Amos Dade -
Biff Yeager
Frank McMahon -
Zander Schloss
Karl -
Sara Sugarman
Chuch -
Juan Torres
Churbo -
Jennifer Balgobin
Fabienne -
Xander Berkeley
Preacher McMahon -
Luis Contreras
Sal -
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Whitey/Jeeves -
Fox Harris
Kim Blousson -
Sue Kiel
Leticia -
Cait O'Riordan
Slim McMahon -
Ed Pansullo
Mac MacMahon -
Edward Tudor-Pole
Rusty Zimmerman -
Miguel Sandoval
George -
Michele Winstanley
Louise -
Terry Woods
Tom McMahon -
Del Zamora
Poncho -
The Pogues
The MacMahons -
Sharon Bailey
Porter -
Charlie Braun
Blacksmith McMahon -
Philip Chevron
Ed McMahon -
Chalkie Davis
Branding Victim -
Jem Finer
Granpa McMahon -
Turnham Green
McGee -
Linda the Dog
Weiner -
Shane Macgowan
Bruno McMahon -
Sean Madigan
Jarhead -
Jose Pomedio Monedero
Gomez -
Frank Murray
Biff McMahon -
Andrew Rankin
Lance -
Anne-Marie Ruddock
Molly -
Spider Stacy
Angel Eyes -
Paul Daniel Wood
Jarhead -
Kathy Burke
Sabrina -
James Fearnley
Jimmy McMahon -
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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (5) | DVD (8)
It's a very weird vibe, and it requires one to not only accept, but also embrace, boredom. If the movie has one theory, it's this: if you stare long enough at a certain spot, something weird and cool is bound to happen.
A very well put-together repackaging of Alex Cox's ode to disposable entertainments, Straight to Hell Returns is a screwy and unsound blast.
Audience Reviews for Straight to Hell
Super Reviewer
The quirky neo-punk spaghetti western "Straight to Hell" may have one of the strangest casts of all time(now, there's an idea for a list), made up largely of musicians that also includes Dennis Hopper, Grace Jones and Jim Jarmusch.(And somehow I missed Elvis Costello.) Of everybody, Joe Strummer makes the best impression. The eclectic cast and a certain chaotic energy are what makes this at least watchable, as director Alex Cox almost stumbles across a sign of intelligent life and thought.
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