Highway 61
Highway 61

Movie·1991·1h 43m

Highway 61

Where Else Would You Go To Bury Rock N' Roll?

Country

Canada

Language

English

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The Story

A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her "brother's" corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans. Chaos ensues after the barber agrees to drive her, the corpse, and the drugs stashed within all the way.

Producer

Bruce McDonald, Colin Brunton

Cinematography

Mirosław Baszak

Music

Nash the Slash

Editor

Michael Pacek

Themes

rock 'n' rolljazzheroincoffindrug mulebluesgroupiesatanisttrumpetroad tripcorpsemotorcycle gang

Production House

Shadow Stars

Audience Score

68%

22 votes

Skip10%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection27%

Where to watch

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Cast

Valerie Buhagiar

Valerie Buhagiar

Jackie Bangs

Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Pokey Jones

Earl Pastko

Earl Pastko

Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan)

Peter Breck

Peter Breck

Mr. Watson

Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra

Customs Agent #1

Hadley Obodiac

Customs Agent #2

Tav Falco

Motorcycle Gang Leader

Tracy Wright

Tracy Wright

Margo

Johnny Askwith

Claude

Namir Khan

Funeral Director

Steve Fall

Jeffrey The Corpse

Larry Hudson

Nathan – Manservant

Elizabeth Pritchard

Louise Watson

Chantal Ettles

Missie Watson

Alithea Watters

Minnie Watson

Ellen Carlisle

Mother

Brooks Rapley

Mother's Little Helper

Ann Shipman

Pickerel Falls Reporter

// crew

Crew

Bruce McDonald

Bruce McDonald

Director, Producer, Story

Colin Brunton

Producer

Daniel Salerno

Executive Producer

Mirosław Baszak

Director of Photography

Michael Pacek

Editor

Nash the Slash

Original Music Composer

Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Screenplay, Story

Allan Magee

Story

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