Citizens Band (1977)

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CB radios provide a human connection between the lives of a collection of varied characters in Jonathan Demme's energizing film that exploits the CB radio craze of the mid-'70s. Chrome Angel (Charles Napier) is a truck driver who has an accident and is laid up recuperating at the home of Hot Coffee (Alix Elias). A road-roaring philanderer, Chrome Angel is a bigamist with a wife, Dallas (Ann Wedgeworth), in Dallas and another wife, Portland (Marcia Rodd), in Portland. The two women converge in a small town where Spider (Paul Le Mat) and his embittered brother Blood (Bruce McGill) are both trying to date Electra (Candy Clark). The characters' CB monikers weave the characters into the same CB waveband, exemplifying the interconnectedness of an American subculture.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

Jonathan Demme
Written By:

Paul Brickman
In Theaters:

Sep 29, 1977 wide
Runtime:

98 minutes
Studio:

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Paul Le Mat
as Spider

Candy Clark
as Electra

Ann Wedgeworth
as Dallas Angel

Bruce McGill
as Blood

Marcia Rodd
as Portland Angel/Connie

Charles Napier
as Chrome Angel/Harold

Alix Elias
as Hot Coffee/Debbie

Roberts Blossom
as Papa Thermadyne/Father

Richard Bright
as Smilin'Jack/Garage Owner

Ed Begley Jr.
as Priest

Michael Rothman
as Cochise

Michael Mahler
as Hustler

Harry Northrup
as Red Baron

Will Seltzer
as Warlock

Gary Goetzman
as RV Salesman

Arthur French
as Tony

Robert Reece
as Les

Arthur Godfrey
as Himself

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Critic Reviews for Citizens Band

All Critics (5) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (0)

A vivacious poem of American restlessness

Jul 30, 2012 | Full Review…

Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

This charming film (aka Handle With Care) was a commercial failure, but it holds up well and resonates more strongly when examined vis-a-vis Demme's other communal films, Melvin and Howard and Something Wild.

Oct 10, 2006 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…