Highway 61 (1992)

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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… More 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. Rockers Jello Biafra and Tav Falco make cameos. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Bruce McDonald
Written By: Don McKellar, Allan Magee, Bruce McDonald
Genres: Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Apr 24, 1992 Wide
On DVD: Feb 20, 2007
Studio: Skouras Pictures Inc

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Red L

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… More
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, having a disagreement with Satan, etc. It's a great film.
Emily A

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… More
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?
Wu C

Culty low-budget canadian indie was pretty good. Alot of it was shot near my hometown as well.

Cast

            Valerie Buhagiar as Jackie Bangs

            Don McKellar as Pokey Jones

            Earl Pastko as Mr. Skin/"Satan"

            Peter Breck as Mr. Watson

            Art Bergmann as Otto

            Jello Biafra as 1st Customs Agent

            Johnny Askwith as Claude

            Charlie Azzopardi as 2nd Rock Band Member

            Ellen Carlisle as Mother

            Kevin Carlisle as 1st Rock Band Member

            E.G. Daniels as Motel Vegetarian

            Alma Doyle as Bingo Angry Woman

            Chantal Ettles as Missie Watson

            Tav Falco as Motorcycle Gang Leader

            Steve Fall as Jeffrey-the Corpse

            Ray Gabourie as Bingo Caller

            Caroline Gillis as Bingo Attendant

            Clarence Haynes as Motel Meat Eater

            Namir Khan as Funeral Director

            Jimmy Lynch as 3rd Rock Band Member

            Peter Lynch as Angry Bingo Man

            Hadley Obodiac as 2nd Customs Agent

            Jay Pattison as Bus Driver

            Elizabeth Pritchard as Louise Watson

            Brooks Rapley as Mother's Little Helper

            Willie Selkirk as Motel Clerk

            Lad Shaga as Gun Dealer

            Ann Shipman as Pickerel Falls Reporter

            Ken Sinclair as 4th Rock Band Member

            Dog: Sweety as Iggy Pup

            Robert Theodore as Rock Band Manager

            Michael Vendruscolo as Pickerel Falls Photographer

            Jimmy Watson as Highway Panhandler

            Alithea Watters as Minnie Watson

            Tracy Wright as Margo

            David McFarlane as Satan's Neighbor

            Larry Hudson as Nathan-the Manservant
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