Comedy · Canada · 1991 · 1h 43m

Highway 61

Highway 61 poster
Director
Bruce McDonald
Cast
Valerie Buhagiar as Jackie Bangs Don McKellar as Pokey Jones Earl Pastko as Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan) Peter Breck as Mr. Watson Jello Biafra as Customs Agent #1 Hadley Obodiac as Customs Agent #2
Crew
Mirosław Baszak — Director of Photography Michael Pacek — Editor Nash the Slash — Original Music Composer Don McKellar — Screenplay Allan Magee — Story Don McKellar — Story
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Highway 61 — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rock 'n' rolljazzheroincoffindrug mulebluesgroupiesatanisttrumpetroad tripcorpsemotorcycle gang
Key Collaborators
Bruce McDonald Director Mirosław Baszak Director of Photography Michael Pacek Editor Nash the Slash Original Music Composer Don McKellar Screenplay Allan Magee Story Don McKellar Story Bruce McDonald Story Bruce McDonald Producer Colin Brunton Producer Ian Brock Production Design Derek J. Baskerville Costume Design
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