Comedy · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 33m

Deadhead Miles

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Director
Vernon Zimmerman
Cast
Alan Arkin as Cooper Paul Benedict as Hitchhiker Charles Durning as Truck Driver in Cafe Héctor Elizondo as Duke Bruce Bennett as Johnny Mesquitero Ida Lupino as Ida Lupino
Crew
Ralph Woolsey — Director of Photography Bud S. Smith — Editor Danford B. Greene — Editor Vernon Zimmerman — Screenplay Terrence Malick — Screenplay Vernon Zimmerman — Producer
Tagline

Sit back and take a look at the heavy side of life through the window of a semi...

Synopsis

A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in his 18 wheeler mumbling manic, southern accented non sequiturs; carnivalizing roadside stops and happenstance towns while out-weirding cops and weigh stations with his new cryptic, over-coated hitchhiker buddy.

Mood & Themes
satiretruck driver
Key Collaborators
Vernon Zimmerman Director Ralph Woolsey Director of Photography Bud S. Smith Editor Danford B. Greene Editor Vernon Zimmerman Screenplay Terrence Malick Screenplay Vernon Zimmerman Producer
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