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Director:
Alan Rudolph
Writers:
Big Boy Medlin (story) &
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Release Date:
13 June 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Tagline:
The story of a boy and his equipment. more
Plot:
A young Texas good ol' boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous traveling rock-and-roll show. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A bonafide B-movie cult classic more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Meat Loaf ... Travis W. Redfish
Kaki Hunter ... Lola Bouilliabase

Art Carney ... Corpus C. Redfish
Gailard Sartain ... B.B. Muldoon

Don Cornelius ... Mohammed Johnson
Rhonda Bates ... Alice Poo

Joe Spano ... Ace
Richard Marion ... George
Sonny Carl Davis ... Bird (as Sonny Davis)
Ginger Varney ... Weather Girl
Al Mays ... Mohammed's Bodyguard
Cindy Wills ... Prom Queen
Allan Graf ... Tiny
Merle Kilgore ... Himself
Jack Elliott ... Himself (as Ramblin' Jack Elliott)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Singapore:PG | USA:PG (No. 26064) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:PG | UK:12 | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more
Company:
Alive Enterprises more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Lola Bouilliabase: The muscians make it rock but the roadies make it roll! more
Movie Connections:
References "Saturday Night Live" (1975) more
Soundtrack:
Eyes Of Texas more

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A bonafide B-movie cult classic, 12 November 2003
9/10
Author: suebee88 from Austin, Texas

I'm probably one of about 5 people in the world who actually saw this in the theatres back in 1980, and I am absolutely thrilled it's now out on DVD. The film is a bonafide B-movie cult classic. Anyone who has ever lived in Austin, particularly in the pre-90's high-tech boom, will treasure the asthetics of the film. It has all the elements that make Austin the weird, unique town that it is. It totally stereotypes Texans, which makes it all the more funny to this Texan. People who don't understand Austin (or Texas) won't get the film, and probably won't like it.

High points of the film include a Hank Williams Jr./Roy Orbison duet singing "The Eyes of Texas" (the school song of the University of Texas at Austin) to break up a bar brawl; a high-speed chase through downtown Austin involving Austin police, a Lone Star Beer truck, and a limousine; and an outdoor rock concert, the "Rock N Roll Circus", featuring Blondie singing a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire". Notice the racetrack to the above right of the stage, which is supposed to be located somewhere in Idaho. Austinites will recognize it as Manor Downs.

I recommend the film to anyone who enjoys a mindless, entertaining movie. Brain power is not needed to see this film, and is actually discouraged.

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