Steelyard Blues
| Steelyard Blues | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Alan Myerson |
| Written by | David S. Ward |
| Produced by | Tony Bill Michael Phillips Julia Phillips |
| Starring | Donald Sutherland Jane Fonda Peter Boyle Howard Hesseman John Savage |
| Cinematography | László Kovács Stevan Larner |
| Edited by | Robert Grovener |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (US/ Canada rentals)[1] |
Steelyard Blues is a 1973 American comedy crime film directed by Alan Myerson and starring Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda and Peter Boyle.
Plot
It concerns the lives of a group of misfits trying to find a happier life against the norms of society. Sutherland plays an ex-con with a passion for demolition derbies. He has wrecked almost every possible car, but violates his parole when confronted by a 1950 Studebaker. This embarrasses his brother, a politically ambitious district attorney (Howard Hesseman, in an unlikely respectable role). Fonda plays a prostitute with an off-on relationship with Sutherland's character. The gang tries to get an old Consolidated PBY Catalina plane flying, and much humor ensues.
Cast
- Mel Stewart – Black Man in Jail
- Donald Sutherland – Jesse Veldini
- Howard Hesseman – Frank Veldini
- Morgan Upton – Police Capt. Bill
- Peter Boyle – Eagle Thornberry
- Jessica Myerson – Savage Rose
- Beans Morocco – Rocky (as Dan Barrows)
- John Savage – Kid
- Jane Fonda – Iris Caine
- Nancy Fish – Pool Hall Waitress
- Roger Bowen – Fire Commissioner Francis
- Garry Goodrow – Duval Jax
- Lynette Bernay – Bar Waitress
- Richard Schaal – Zoo Official Mel
- Edward Greenberg – Rookie Cop
Alternate title
In 1979, the film was broadcast on NBC under the title, Final Crash.[2][3]
Soundtrack album
All tracks written by Nick Gravenites and Mike Bloomfield, except where indicated.
Side One
- "Swing With It"
- "Brand New Family"
- "Woman's Love"
- "Make the Headlines"
- "Georgia Blues" (Maria Muldaur/Bloomfield/Gravenites)
- "My Bag (The Oysters)"
- "Common Ground"
Side Two
- "Being Different"
- "I've Been Searching"
- "Do I Care" (Merl Saunders/Muldaur)
- "Lonesome Star Blues" (Maria Muldaur)
- "Here I Come (There She Goes)"
- "If You Cared"
- "Theme from Steelyard Blues (Drive Again)"
Performers: John Kahn, Chris Parker, Merl Saunders, Annie Sampson, Mike Bloomfield, Maria Muldaur, Nick Gravenites, Paul Butterfield
References
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, January 9, 1974 p 60
- ^ October 13, 1979 listings for CHEK-TV, Victoria, British Columbia, in TV Guide, Eastern Washington State Edition, October 13–19, 1979.
- ^ Listings for KSD-TV from Radio-Info: "Retro: St. Louis Tues, July 31, 1979", July 31, 2012.
