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Straight to Hell
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Director:
Alex Cox
Writers:
Alex Cox
Dick Rude
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Release Date:
26 June 1987 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Western See more »
Tagline:
A story of blood, money, guns, coffee, and sexual tension.
Plot:
A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot... See more » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Dick Rude ... Willy

Sy Richardson ... Norwood

Courtney Love ... Velma

Joe Strummer ... Simms
Gloria Miralles Ruiz ... Maid
Juan Uribe ... Policeman
Joe Cashman ... Dead Man in Car
Jose Pomedio Monedero ... Gomez
Sara Sugarman ... Chuch

Miguel Sandoval ... George
Jennifer Balgobin ... Fabienne

Biff Yeager ... Frank McMahon
Shane MacGowan ... Bruno McMahon
Spider Stacy ... Angel Eyes McMahon
Frank Murray ... Biff McMahon
Terry Woods ... Tom McMahon
James Fearnley ... Jimmy McMahon
Andrew Ranken ... Lance McMahon
Philip Chevron ... Ed McMahon
Ed Pansullo ... Mac McMahon
Martin Turner ... Stupid McMahon
Paul Verner ... Repo McMahon

Xander Berkeley ... Preacher McMahon
Cait O'Riordan ... Slim McMahon
Juan Torrès ... Churbo
Sue Kiel ... Leticia

Kathy Burke ... Sabrina
Michele Winstanley ... Louise

Elvis Costello ... Hives the Butler
Zander Schloss ... Karl
Fox Harris ... Kim Blousson
Jem Finer ... Granpa McMahon
Annie-Marie Ruddock ... Molly
Sharon Bailey ... Porter
Turnham Green ... McGee

Edward Tudor-Pole ... Rusty Zimmerman
Karl Braun ... Blacksmith McMahon (as Charlie Braun)
Sean Madigan ... Jarhead #1
Paul Wood ... Jarhead #2

Del Zamora ... Poncho
Luis Contreras ... Sal
Chalkie Davies ... Branding Victim
Graham Fletcher-Cook ... Whitey / Jeeves

Dennis Hopper ... I.G. Farben

Grace Jones ... Sonya

Jim Jarmusch ... Amos Dade
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Cox ... A Thug in the Amazulu Band (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alex Cox 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Alex Cox 
Dick Rude 

Produced by
Cary Brokaw .... executive producer
Eric Fellner .... producer
Scott Millaney .... executive producer
Paul Raphael .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Pray for Rain 
 
Cinematography by
Tom Richmond 
 
Film Editing by
David Martin 
 
Production Design by
Andrew McAlpine 
 
Art Direction by
Caroline Hanania 
 
Costume Design by
Pam Tait 
 
Makeup Department
Miri Ben-Schlomo .... hair stylist
Sarah Cherry .... assistant makeup artist
Morag Ross .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Karl Braun .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yousaf Bokhari .... first assistant director
José María Ochoa .... first assistant director (as Joe Ochoa)
Nancy Platt .... second assistant director
Bill Rudgard .... second assistant director
Paul Wood .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Dave Allen .... construction crew
Nicola Ball .... property assistant
Francisco Garrido .... construction crew
Eduardo Gutiérrez .... prop buyer
Charlie Leon .... property master
Antonio Manzanares Carrasco .... construction manager
M. José Pérez Herales .... construction crew
Diego Ruiz .... construction crew
Colin Rutter .... construction crew
Hank Schumacher .... construction crew
Manolo Torres .... construction crew
 
Sound Department
Campbell Askew .... dialogue editor
Joe Cashman .... sound assistant
Michael Danks .... footsteps editor
Mike Dowson .... assistant dubbing mixer
Justin Krish .... dubbing editor
Gerard McCann .... assistant dialogue editor
Andy Nelson .... dubbing mixer
Ian Voigt .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Manuel González Amaya .... special effects assistant
Juan Ramón Molina .... special effects
Alberto Nombela Núñez .... special effects assistant
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Collins .... still photographer
Fiona Cunningham-Reid .... focus puller
Raphael Garcia .... clapper loader
Derek Goldman .... second assistant camera
Shaun Madigan .... key grip
Eugenio Martínez .... sparks
José Luis Martínez .... gaffer
Juan Francisco Miravet .... sparks
Michael Robins .... first assistant camera
José Salgado Hipólito .... sparks (as Jose Salgado Hipolito)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carol Ayres .... costume assistant: UK
Careen Hertzog .... costume assistant
Catherine Sheehan .... costume trainee
 
Editorial Department
Steve Evans .... second assistant editor
Angelica Landry .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
David Bottrill .... music coordinator
 
Transportation Department
Claire Davies .... unit driver
Ramón Díaz .... unit driver
Rupert Meaden .... location/transportation manager
Raphael Romero .... genny driver
Paul Scully .... unit driver
Juan Uribe .... unit driver
Mike Wolfe .... unit driver
 
Other crew
Tania Blunden .... liaison: London (as Tania Windsor)
Debbie Diaz .... production: Los Angeles
Angie Errigo .... publicist
Jeremy Gawade .... business bits
Elazar Grinstein .... unnatural acts researcher
Julien Dante King .... production office runner: UK
Kay Mander .... script supervisor
Judith May .... assistant accountant
Carmen Muller .... production secretary: Spain
Lorenzo O'Brien .... production: Los Angeles
Karin Padgham .... assistant to producer
Joanne Scott .... long coats
Annabel Turner .... production office runner: Spain
Dianne Twiddy .... production accountant
David Whitmore .... unit runner
 

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Runtime:
USA:86 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R | UK:15 | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Company:
Commies From Mars CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The little jingle that plays when the coffee addicts are getting ready to fix is from Maxwell House coffee commercials from the 60s and 70s.See more »
Quotes:
Karl:Salsa y ketchup, you tell me and I'll fetch up, K A R L S Disco Wiener Haven, salsa y ketchup, salsa y ketchupSee more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)See more »
Soundtrack:
Save My BabySee more »

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
I'm the only person I know who enjoyed this film., 26 December 1998
Author: bobc-5 from Annandale, VA

Imagine a parody of a French art film version of a spaghetti western built entirely out of oddly distorted cliches. Expect it to be every bit as incomprehensible as the stereotypical art film. Don't expect it to have a plot or anything close to a normal gag. If this still sounds interesting then you may enjoy it as much as I did, but I warn you that I'm the only person I know who doesn't think this movie is awful.

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