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Director:
Alan Rudolph
Writers:
Big Boy Medlin (story) &
Michael Ventura (story) ...
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Release Date:
13 June 1980 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Musical See more »
Tagline:
The story of a boy and his equipment. See 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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NewsDesk:
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The Replacements will reunite for Riot Fest 2013 tour
 (From Pop2it. 13 June 2013, 1:50 PM, PDT)
Alice Cooper talks about his 'Dark Shadows' cameo -- and his many other memorable onscreen adventures
 (From EW.com - Inside Movies. 3 May 2012, 8:40 AM, PDT)
Lone Star Cinema: Roadie
 (From Slackerwood. 10 April 2012, 8:00 AM, PDT)
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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)

Roy Orbison ... Himself

Hank Williams Jr. ... Himself - The Bama Band
Hector Britt ... Hank

Larry Lindsey ... Jerry

Conrad E. Palmisano ... First Cop in Chase (as Conrad Palmisano)
Tim Chitwood ... Second Cop
Bobby Sargent ... Third Cop
Rick Seaman ... Fourth Cop
Hamilton Camp ... Grady
Lenore Woodward ... Little Old Lady
Terry Wills ... First Narc
Chuck Bulot ... Second Narc
Helena Humann ... Spittle Manager
Marcy Hanson ... Boise Groupie
Carole McClellan ... Boise Sheriff
Rudy Ortiz ... Boise Soundman
Bruce Patron ... Blondie Road Manager

Deborah Harry ... Herself - Blondie

Chris Stein ... Himself - Blondie
Clem Burke ... Himself - Blondie
Jimmy Destri ... Himself - Blondie
Nigel Harrison ... Himself - Blondie
Frank Infante ... Himself - Blondie
William Hanna ... Tire Salesman
James Lewis ... Lil Pete

Ray Benson ... Himself - Asleep At The Wheel

Richard Portnow ... First New York Wino
Anthony Casertano ... Second New York Wino

Alice Cooper ... Himself
Sheryl Cooper ... Herself
Joe Gannon ... Manager
Jesse Frederick ... Alice Cooper Roadie

Larry Marshall ... Second Roadie
Rick Brunt ... Third Roadie
Eric Gardner ... Concert Promoter

Kurtwood Smith ... Security Guard
Paul Jamieson ... New York Soundman
Alvin Crow ... Himself - The Pleasant Valley Boys
Fred Mandel ... Alice Cooper Band
Davey Johnstone ... Alice Cooper Band
Roger Powell ... Alice Cooper Band
Kasim Sulton ... Alice Cooper Band (as Kasim Sultan)
John Wilcox ... Alice Cooper Band
Chris O'Connell ... Asleep At The Wheel
Bobby Black ... Asleep At The Wheel
Pat Ryan ... Asleep At The Wheel
Daniel Levin ... Asleep At The Wheel
John Nicholas ... Asleep At The Wheel
Francis Christina ... Asleep At The Wheel
Dean DeMerritt ... Asleep At The Wheel
Rick Crow ... The Pleasant Valley Boys
Smoothie ... The Pleasant Valley Boys
D.K. Little ... The Pleasant Valley Boys
Pete Finney ... The Pleasant Valley Boys
Tiny McFarland ... The Pleasant Valley Boys
Roger Crabtree ... The Pleasant Valley Boys
Kerry Craig ... The Bama Band
Joe Hamilton ... The Bama Band
Warren Keith ... The Bama Band
Charles Smith ... The Bama Band
Dale Stratton ... The Bama Band
Shona Lay ... Spittle (by Standing Waves)
Bob Murray ... Spittle (by Standing Waves)
Larry Seaman ... Spittle (by Standing Waves)
Randy Franklin ... Spittle (by Standing Waves)
David Cardwell ... Spittle (by Standing Waves)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Peter Frampton ... Himself (uncredited)

John Lizzi ... NY Cop in Chase (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alan Rudolph 
 
Writing credits
Big Boy Medlin (story) &
Michael Ventura (story) and
Zalman King (story) &
Alan Rudolph (story)

Big Boy Medlin (screenplay) and
Michael Ventura (screenplay)

Produced by
Zalman King .... executive producer
Carolyn Pfeiffer .... producer
John Pommer .... associate producer (as John E. Pommer)
 
Original Music by
Craig Huxley  (as Craig Hundley)
 
Cinematography by
David Myers (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Tom Walls 
 
Casting by
Jo Doster 
 
Production Design by
Paul Peters 
 
Set Decoration by
Richard Friedman 
 
Makeup Department
Mike Moschella .... makeup artist
Jerry Turnage .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
John Pommer .... production manager (as John E. Pommer)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward Ledding .... first assistant director (as Ed Ledding)
David Newman .... dga trainee
Bruce Solow .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Michael Dunn .... properties (as Mike Dunn)
Bruce J. Gfeller .... construction coordinator (as Bruce Gfeller)
Tim Serrano .... lead man
Edmund Villa .... properties (as Ed Villa)
Jarrell Jay Knowles .... props (uncredited)
Ron Volz .... coordinator: concert stage (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Gary Alexander .... sound re-recording mixer
Jim Bullock .... sound editor
Crew Chamberlain .... production sound
Joanne D'Antonio .... sound editor
Richard Bryce Goodman .... production sound mixer (as Richard Goodman)
Charles Grenzbach .... sound re-recording mixer (as Bud Grenzbach)
Robert Grieve .... audio consultant
William L. Manger .... sound editor
Richard Oswald .... sound editor (as Richard L. Oswald)
 
Special Effects by
John Frazier .... special effects
Howard Jensen .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Joyce Rudolph .... visual layouts
 
Stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano .... stunt coordinator (as Conrad Palmisano)
Bruce Paul Barbour .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Tim Chitwood .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Denver Mattson .... stunt driver (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
George Bouillet .... additional photographer
Joreen Bouillet .... still photographer
Doug DiGioia .... assistant camera (as Doug Di Gioia)
Tim Evans .... chief electrician
Joe Gannon .... lighting designer: Alice Cooper Band
Joe Garcia .... second electrician
Doug Jones .... still photographer
Jan Kiesser .... camera operator
Harry Rez .... key grip
Jacque E. Wallace .... second grip (as Jacque Wallace)
Joe Carroll .... film loader (uncredited)
Glenn Dunn .... electrician (uncredited)
Gary Stark .... set lighting technician (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alison Gail Bixby .... costumer (as Gail Bixby)
Jered Green .... costumer (as Jered Edd Green)
 
Editorial Department
Michael Collins .... additional editor
Dody Dorn .... second assistant film editor
Mia Goldman .... second assistant film editor
Gib Jaffe .... first assistant film editor
Carol Littleton .... supervising editor
Richard Ritchie .... color timer (as Dick Ritchie)
 
Music Department
George Doering .... musician
Bones Howe .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Steve Bonner .... driver: special equipment
Craig Pinkard .... transportation
'Bud' Williams .... transportation (as Bud Williams)
 
Other crew
Bruce Cannon .... production assistant
Jan Dennehy .... production accountant (as Janice Elan)
Lyn Hemmerdinger .... production assistant
Karyn Isaacs .... assistant to producer
David Kelley .... production assistant
Luca Kouimelis .... script supervisor
Jeff Nightbyrd .... location manager
Deborah Ross .... title designer
Tobi C. Singleton .... production coordinator
Joe Umphres .... production assistant
Hal Broome .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Tom Foster .... courtesy: sports footage
Lee Lucas .... courtesy: sports footage
Jeff Montoni .... courtesy: sports footage
The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band .... courtesy: "Ogden Edsl" footage
Bobby Roth .... courtesy: "Independence Day" footage
Joe Umphres .... courtesy: "Pas De Deux" footage
 

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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:12 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG (No. 26064) | Australia:M (TV rating)
Filming Locations:
34th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USASee more »
Company:
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
Cameo: [Alice Cooper]As himself.See more »
Quotes:
Lola Bouilliabase:The muscians make it rock but the roadies make it roll!See more »
Movie Connections:
References West Side Story (1961)See more »
Soundtrack:
That Lovin' You Feelin' AgainSee more »

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7 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Love finding these DVD's of movies we haven't seen in years, 29 August 2004
Author: dino42 from chicagoland

Roadie is a silly movie, but it has its moments. My husband & I still have our occasional brain locks. We saw this on HBO in about 1980, and hadn't seen it since, but still talked about it. We found it on DVD last month and we laughed and sometimes said oh--didn't Blondie look really good then, and Hank Williams Jr. was kinda tame. We liked it. Some times it is over the top, but most times is kinda sweet and the music is not bad, except the title version of Everything Works if you Let It (there is another version which is not so bad in the movie) by Cheap Trick. Alice Cooper is fun to watch, but not as much fun as Meatloaf, and luckily they got Art Carney to play Dad.

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