Highway 61 (1991)
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.
Director:
Bruce McDonald
Writer:
Don McKellar
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Valerie Buhagiar as Jackie Bangs |
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Don McKellar as Pokey Jones |
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Earl Pastko as Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan) |
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Peter Breck as Mr. Watson |
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Jello Biafra as Customs Agent #1 |
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Hadley Obodiac as Customs Agent #2 |
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Tav Falco as Motorcycle Gang Leader |
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Tracy Wright as Margo |
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Johnny Askwith as Claude |
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Namir Khan as Funeral Director |
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Steve Fall as Jeffrey The Corpse |
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Larry Hudson as Nathan – Manservant |
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Elizabeth Pritchard as Louise Watson |
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Chantal Ettles as Missie Watson |
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Alithea Watters as Minnie Watson |
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Ellen Carlisle as Mother |
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Brooks Rapley as Mother's Little Helper |
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Ann Shipman as Pickerel Falls Reporter |
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Michael Vendruscolo as Pickerel Falls Photographer |
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David McFarlane as Satan's Neighbor |
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Peter Lynch as Bingo Angry Man |
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Alma Doyle as Bingo Angry Woman |
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Caroline Gillis as Bingo Attendant |
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Ray Gabourie as Bingo Caller |
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Jimmy Watson as Highway Panhandler |
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Willie Selkirk as Motel Clerk |
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Robert Theodore as Rock Band Manager |
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Kevin Carlisle as Rock Band Member #1 |
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Charlie Azzopardi as Rock Band Member #2 |
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Jimmy Lynch as Rock Band Member #3 |
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Ken Sinclair as Rock Band Member #4 |
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Lad Shaga as Gun Dealer |
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Clarence Haynes as Motel Meat Eater |
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E.G. Daniels as Motel Vegetarian |
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Jay Pattison as Bus Driver |
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David Ramsden as Satan's Other Neighbor |
| Directing | Bruce McDonald | Director |
| Production | Bruce McDonald | Producer |
| Production | Colin Brunton | Producer |
| Crew | David Cronenberg | Thanks |
| Costume & Make-Up | Derek J. Baskerville | Costume Design |
| Sound | Tony Currie | ADR Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martha Wynne Snetsinger | Costume Design |
| Sound | Daniel Pellerin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Daniel Salerno | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Paul Germann | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Mirosław Baszak | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Pacek | Editor |
| Art | Ian Brock | Production Design |
| Sound | Steve Munro | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Michael Werth | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Nash the Slash | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | David Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Sid Lieberman | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Evan Siegel | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Brenda Davis | Researcher |
| Camera | Hamish McIntyre | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Maya Toman | Other |
| Camera | Hamish McIntyre | Key Grip |
| Camera | Phil Gries | Other |
| Lighting | Johnny Askwith | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Ricardo Olivero | Color Timer |
| Crew | Norman Jewison | Thanks |
| Writing | Don McKellar | Screenplay |
| Writing | Allan Magee | Story |
| Writing | Don McKellar | Story |
| Writing | Bruce McDonald | Story |
| Crew | Brock Jolliffe | Special Effects |