High-Ballin' (1978)

Two truck drivers fight off thugs who have been hired to drive them out of business.

Director:

Peter Carter

Writers:

Paul F. Edwards (screenplay), Richard Robinson (story),

Stars:

Peter Fonda, Jerry Reed, Helen Shaver

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Fonda	...	Rane
Jerry Reed	...	Duke
Helen Shaver	...	Pickup
Chris Wiggins	...	King Caroll
Chris Langevin	...	Tanker (as Christopher Langevin)
David Ferry	...	Harvey
Harvey Atkin	...	Buzz
Leslie Carlson	...	Bud (as Les Carlson)
Myrna Lorrie	...	Country Singer
Mary Pirie	...	Vonetta
Prairie Oyster	...	Country Band
Wendy Thatcher	...	Hijacker
Arnie Achtman	...	Cue
Ardon Bess	...	Policeman
George Buza	...	Warehouseman

Storyline

Two truck drivers fight off thugs who have been hired to drive them out of business.

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Plot Keywords:

truck driver | truck | punctuation in title | friendship | 18 wheeler | 

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Taglines:

Truckin' is one thing, High-Ballin' is another, and the way they do it is something else!

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 May 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Estrada do Medo

Filming Locations:

Milton, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Pando Company Inc., Stanley Chase Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The movie is supposed to take place in the States. However, take notice to nearly every vehicle in the film - they all have Ontario plates!

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Connections

Referenced in El crack (1981)

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Soundtracks

"High Rollin'"
Written by Jerry Reed and Dick Feller
Sung by Jerry Reed

User Reviews

Good drama rides high, with Reed at the wheel

Reed and Fonda make a great combo in this truckin' action movie, you wouldn't want it any other way. Reed with a beard, so much resembles one of my Dad's friend's in this movie, it's almost uncanny, like in the way he answers people, especially in one response. Fonda, an ex truckie, a biker here of course, joins Reed on one last route, after a bit of friendly persuasion by Reed. Only this trip becomes one for survival. Truckies are being hijacked and robbed of their shipment and trucks, the players, are people in their own backyard, one a friend of a guy who gets in a fight with Fonda, the instigator, making a funny remark about his non use of roll on. The fight, where the players use irons is disappointing as it's over before it's even begun. The loser, if you can call him that, and it's not Fonda, was trying to crack on to female trucker, prior, a hot number (Helen Shaver) who really gave him a serve with her sweet talking mouth, while nibbling cutely on some jerky. Fonda becomes the hero, taking down this operation, one scene has him and Shaver surviving a shooting in a motel room. This is a fun adventure movie but a good drama too. Another scene where Reed, Fonda, and Reeds's little son, Tanker are being set upon by bad guys, firing bullets was compelling, where Fonda gets up on the second deck of the trailer at the back of the rig, and unhooks these cars, where they come flying back off the trailer into the path of the bad guys, one car making a backfire explosion which I thought was cool. Reed says to himself in the middle of all this chaos. "Oh boy, why couldn't I had a girl". It also had a good showdown between Fonda and his foe's mate, who holds Shaver at gunpoint. Also what was great, was we got to spend some time at home with Reed's family, which very much reminded me of when I was a kid and how I used to sit around the table, talking with Dad's friends. Even though this movie's dated, it's worth a look, another reason why American International Pictures was a cool movie company. Reed's performance here is impressive too.