Roadhouse 66
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Directed by | John Mark Robinson |
Written by | Galen Lee George Simpson |
Produced by | Mark Levinson |
Starring | Willem Dafoe Judge Reinhold |
Cinematography | Thomas E. Ackerman |
Edited by | Jay Cassidy |
Music by | Gary S. Scott |
Distributed by | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 90 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Roadhouse 66 is a 1984 American road movie-drama film directed by John Mark Robinson and starring Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Kate Vernon and Stephen Elliott.[1] The film is set entirely in Kingman, Arizona, and Oatman, Arizona, two towns on the historic U.S. Route 66.
Synopsis
[edit]A young adult from New York is on his way to California for a business meeting when he runs into trouble with some local hoodlums in Kingman, who shoot at his car and try to run him off the road. He hooks up with a hitchhiker who is also passing through town and turns out to be a former rock and roll musician. The two attempt to set things right in the town, culminating in their entry in an automobile race from Kingman to Oatman and back.
Cast
[edit]- Willem Dafoe as Johnny Harte
- Judge Reinhold as Beckman Hallsgood Jr.
- Kaaren Lee as Jesse Duran
- Kate Vernon as Melissa Duran
- Stephen Elliott as Sam
- Alan Autry as Hoot
- Kevyn Major Howard as Dink
- Peter Van Norden as Moss
- Erica Yohn as Thelma
- James Intveld as James Fury
- Katie Graves as Mary Lou
References
[edit]- ^ Chanko, Kenneth M. (August 11, 1988). "Will Dafoe's Big Role Be a Blessing? : 'To Live and Die in L.A.' Led Him to 'Temptation'". Los Angeles Times.