Steelyard Blues (The Final Crash) (1973)
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31% of users liked it
(317 ratings)
In this counter-culture caper comedy, directed by Alan Myerson (whose work with The Committee and Second City gives the film a quirky sketch comedy freshness), Donald Sutherland plays Veldini, a sad-eyed demolition-derby driver, serving time for larceny. He also possesses a millennial desire to… More In this counter-culture caper comedy, directed by Alan Myerson (whose work with The Committee and Second City gives the film a quirky sketch comedy freshness), Donald Sutherland plays Veldini, a sad-eyed demolition-derby driver, serving time for larceny. He also possesses a millennial desire to wreck every car manufactured in the United States from 1940 to 1960. After being released from jail, Veldini hatches a scheme to restore an old U.S. World War II amphibian plane to escape conventional society and fly off to a new nonconformist world. Searching for spare parts to complete the restoration, Veldini realizes that a particular electrical circuit is available only at the local Navy base, and he decides to rob the base to steal the circuit. Involved in the caper with him is Iris (Jane Fonda in a burlesque of her performance in Klute) as a 100-dollar-a-night call girl who is sick of being humiliated; Veldini's kid brother (John Savage); and Eagle (Peter Boyle), a schizophrenic out-of-work circus performer. Standing in the way of Veldini's scheme is Frank Veldini (Howard Hesseman), his older brother and a politically ambitious district attorney. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alan Myerson
- Written By
- David S. Ward
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 31, 1973 Wide
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
An absolutely worthless, interminable piece of work...
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Cast
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Jane Fonda
as Iris
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Donald Sutherland
as Veldini
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Peter Boyle
as Eagle
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Garry Goodrow
as Duval
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Howard Hesseman
as Frank
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John Savage
as The Kid
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Dan Barrows
as Rocky
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Roger Bowen
as Fire Commissioner
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John Brent
as Tattoo Parlor Man
- The Committee
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Nancy Fish
as Pool Hall Waitress
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Larry Hankin
as Garbage Man
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Jessica Myerson
as Savage Rose
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Richard Schaal
as Zoo Official
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Mel Stewart
as Black Man in Jail
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Morgan Upton
as Police Captain
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Lynn Bernay
as Bar Waitress
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Ed Greenberg
as Rookie Cop
- Alan Myerson
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Howard Storm
as Health Inspector
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James Cranna
as Luncheonette Man
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Ruth Silveira
as Lady Electrician
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David Moody
as Boxer
