Roadie (1980)

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Roadie is a showbiz saga about the working slobs who make live pop-music performances happen. Texas good ol' boy Travis W. Redfish (pop singer Meat Loaf) drives a Shiner beer truck on his appointed rounds, but he becomes smitten with rock groupie Lola Bouillabase (Kaki Hunter), a "roadie" whose sole… More Roadie is a showbiz saga about the working slobs who make live pop-music performances happen. Texas good ol' boy Travis W. Redfish (pop singer Meat Loaf) drives a Shiner beer truck on his appointed rounds, but he becomes smitten with rock groupie Lola Bouillabase (Kaki Hunter), a "roadie" whose sole ambition in life is to bed her idol, Alice Cooper (playing himself). Travis' grizzled pappy, Corpus C. Redfish (Art Carney), feels disgusted by his son's lifestyle. After hearing that Cooper and his band are on tour, Lola sets out to catch up to them and offer her services, with Travis in pursuit. Along the way, they meet a number of pop-music stars -- Blondie, Asleep at the Wheel, Hank Williams Jr., Roy Orbison, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott -- who are all working on their own tours. Travis signs on, himself, as a groupie for a rock band, and is quickly dubbed "greatest roadie of all time," but he soon realizes that he must return to Texas for the wedding of his sister and his best friend. ~ Tom Wiener, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By: Alan Rudolph
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 13, 1980 Wide
On DVD: Apr 15, 2003

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Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
For a rock comedy, it has very little that's actually funny, and even less that truly rocks.

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AJ V

Literally about the life of a roadie, a trucker turned roadie that is, played by Meatloaf. His character is pretty stupid, and the movie is very silly at times, but it also has good cameos from rock stars like Debbie Harry and Alice Cooper, so it's pretty cool. Overall,… More
Literally about the life of a roadie, a trucker turned roadie that is, played by Meatloaf. His character is pretty stupid, and the movie is very silly at times, but it also has good cameos from rock stars like Debbie Harry and Alice Cooper, so it's pretty cool. Overall, it's good, but it could be better.

Cast

            Meat Loaf as Travis W. Redfish

            Kaki Hunter as Lola Bouilliabase

            Art Carney as Corpus C. Redfish

            Gailard Sartain as B.B. Muldoon

            Don Cornelius as Mohammed Johnson

            Rhonda Bates as Alice Poo

            Joe Spano as Ace

            Richard Marion as George

            Sonny Carl Davis as Bird

            Alice Cooper as Himself

            Deborah Harry as Herself

            Chris Stein as Himself

            Clem Burke as Himself

            Jimmy Destri as Himself

            Nigel Harrison as Himself

            Frank Infante as Himself

            Roy Orbison as Himself

            Hank Williams Jr. as Himself

            Merle Kilgore as Himself

            Ramblin' Jack Elliott as Himself

            Ray Benson as Himself

            Sheryl Cooper as Herself

            Alvin Crow as Himself

            Blondie
            
            Hamilton Camp
            
            Larry Marshall
            
            Alan Lee Graf
            
            Larry Lindsey
            
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Roadie (1980)

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