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Director:
Ron Nyswaner
Writer (WGA):
Ron Nyswaner (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
October 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
He's The King Of The Badlands... The Rebel Of The Road...
Plot:
There's nothing wrong with the Marshetta family that a little felony can't cure. Rupert doesn't want to follow in his father's blue-collar footsteps... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Fred Ward ... Gary Marshetta

Keanu Reeves ... Rupert Marshetta

Bonnie Bedelia ... Pam Marshetta

Amy Madigan ... Carla Headlee

Jay O. Sanders ... Trooper Joe
Jeff Hayenga ... Jack Sike
Tracey Ellis ... Lois Sike
Joseph De Lisi ... Roger Marshetta
Lauren Camp ... Baby Sike
Demetria Mellot ... Minister
Pam Call ... Lucky Bell White
Kari Keegan ... Biker Girl
Jeff Forman ... Biker Boyfriend
Paul Palmer ... Ed McLaglen
G. Ross Berger ... Chester
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | Germany:12 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | USA:R | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Houston, Pennsylvania, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Earlier in the movie, Rupert puts a lighted electric ice cream cone on the roof of the Twin Twisters diner, and as he and Carla step back and admire it, we see that the sign on the rooftop of the diner reads "Carla's Twin Twisters" - with the name "Carla's" appearing in twinkling lights. Yet a few scenes later when Rupert drives up on his motorbike, the "Carla's" portion of the sign is no longer there, and the sign reads only "Twin Twisters." more
Quotes:
Gary Marshetta: "You know those things are damn near indestructable. Come nuclear holocaust, there will be two things left in this world... cockroaches, and god damned portable shithouses!" more
Movie Connections:
References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) more
Soundtrack:
Happy Reindeer more

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3 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Great Keanu Film, 20 June 2002
10/10
Author: ravenzan from USA

I listen to a friend for a year claiming that this was a good Keanu flick I couldnt take it any more got a old used copy off amazon the best 10 bucks I ever spent..Keanu's acting was Excellent and the fact the One of my favorites Fred Ward was in it made it a 10+ for me. So if your a Keanu Reeves Fan you need to see this movie.. BY:Keanu's Sorceress ps thanks KT

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