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The American Way
The American Way
Directed by	Maurice Phillips
Written by	Scott Roberts
Produced by	Lawrence Mortorff ; Angela P. Schapiro
Starring	Dennis Hopper ; Michael J. Pollard
Cinematography	John Metcalfe
Music by	Brian Bennett ; Simon Webb
Release date	1986;
Language	English

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The American Way, also known as Riders of the Storm, is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by Maurice Phillips and starring Dennis Hopper and Michael J. Pollard.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

SM is a pirate TV broadcasted from a plane by a group of Vietnam war veteran. After many years, its crew considers shutting it down to go back to a more normal life. But as the US presidential campaign is starting, the captain of the plane decides SM has a last job to do: to prevent the pro-war conservative candidate to win the election.

Cast

Dennis Hopper as The Captain
Michael J. Pollard as Tesla
Eugene Lipinski as Ace
James Aubrey as Claude
Al Matthews as Benedict
William Armstrong as Jerry
Michael Ho as Minh
Derek Hoxby as Sam
Nigel Pegram as Mme Westinghouse
Mark Caven as Don
Craig Pinder as Irving
Jeff Harding as Doug
Linda Lou Allen as Mary
Norman Chancer as Dr. King
Gwen Humble as Linda
Ozzy Osbourne as Himself

References

^ Canby, Vincent (May 7, 1988). "Review/film: 1960’s counter culture spirit becomes airborne". New York Times (137). p. 12.
^ Groves, Don (May 23, 1988). "The American Way". Variety (323) , p. 42.
^ Lanning, Michael Lee. Vietnam at the movies. Fawcett Columbine, 1994. pp. 303–4. ISBN 0449908917.

External links

The American Way at IMDb

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[1] Canby, Vincent (May 7, 1988). "Review/film: 1960’s counter culture spirit becomes airborne". New York Times (137). p. 12.

[2] Groves, Don (May 23, 1988). "The American Way". Variety (323) , p. 42.

[3] Lanning, Michael Lee. Vietnam at the movies. Fawcett Columbine, 1994. pp. 303–4. ISBN 0449908917.

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 == Plot ==
-SM is a pirate radio broadcasted from a plane. After many years, its crew considers shutting it down to go back to a more normal life. But as the US presidential campaign is starting, the captain of the plane decides SM has a last job to do: to prevent the conservative candidate to win the election.
+SM is a pirate TV broadcasted from a plane by a group of Vietnam war veteran. After many years, its crew considers shutting it down to go back to a more normal life. But as the US presidential campaign is starting, the captain of the plane decides SM has a last job to do: to prevent the pro-war conservative candidate to win the election.
 == Cast ==