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Roadie (1980)

PG 106 min  -  Comedy | Musical  -   13 June 1980 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Alan Rudolph

Writers:

Big Boy Medlin (story), Michael Ventura (story), and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Meat Loaf, Kaki Hunter and Art Carney
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Meat Loaf ...
Travis W. Redfish
Kaki Hunter Kaki Hunter ...
Lola Bouilliabase
Art Carney ...
Corpus C. Redfish
Gailard Sartain ...
B.B. Muldoon
Don Cornelius ...
Mohammed Johnson
Rhonda Bates Rhonda Bates ...
Alice Poo
Joe Spano ...
Ace
Richard Marion Richard Marion ...
George
Sonny Carl Davis Sonny Carl Davis ...
Bird (as Sonny Davis)
Ginger Varney Ginger Varney ...
Weather Girl
Al Mays Al Mays ...
Mohammed's Bodyguard
Cindy Wills Cindy Wills ...
Prom Queen
Allan Graf ...
Tiny
Merle Kilgore Merle Kilgore ...
Himself
Jack Elliott ...
Himself (as Ramblin' Jack Elliott)
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Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

Texas | On The Road | Cross Country Trip | Groupie | Spandex Disco Jeans  | See more »

Taglines:

Bands make it rock, but roadies make it roll. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A menedzser See more »

Filming Locations:

34th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,002,263 (USA) (15 June 1980) (549 Screens)

Gross:

$4,226,370 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Alive Enterprises, Vivant Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Travis W. Redfish's house at the beginning of the film is the same house used in the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. See more »

Quotes

Various persons: Everything works if you let it.
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Connections

References "Saturday Night Live" (1975) See more »

Soundtracks

"Pain"
Written by Alice Cooper, Davey Johnstone and Fred Mandel
Performed by Alice Cooper
Produced by Todd Rundgren (uncredited)
Additional Engineering by John Michael Weaver (uncredited)
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records See more »