Highway to Hell (1991)

An eloping bride is taken into Hell, and her fiancée must pursue.

Director:

Ate de Jong

Writer:

Brian Helgeland

Stars:

Patrick Bergin, Adam Storke, Chad Lowe

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Bergin	...	Beezle
Adam Storke	...	Royce
Chad Lowe	...	Charlie Sykes
Kristy Swanson	...	Rachel Clark
Pamela Gidley	...	Clara
Jarrett Lennon	...	Adam
C.J. Graham	...	Sgt. Bedlam, Hellcop
Richard Farnsworth	...	Sam
Lita Ford	...	The Hitchhiker
Gilbert Gottfried	...	Hitler
Anne Meara	...	Medea, Waitress in Pluto's
Rags	...	Mr. Ben
Amy Stiller	...	Cleopatra
Ben Stiller	...	Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
Jerry Stiller	...	The Desk Cop

Storyline

Charlie and Rachel run away from home to get married in Las Vegas. But they get attacked by a zombie who takes Rachel with him to hell, where she will become one of Satan's brides.

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Plot Keywords:

hell | fiancée | gas station | rescue | zombie | 

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Taglines:

The cops on this road don't take you to jail... They take you to HELL.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bizarre fantasy violence and for nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Autopista al infierno

Filming Locations:

Page, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goodman / Rosen Productions, Josa

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Beezle tows the car, it says on the side of the towtruck "Satanic Mechanic". A reference to the song in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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Goofs

When Charlie is driving to the Road to Nowhere, at first he's wearing a white tank top, then for the rest of the driving scene he's wearing an olive green t-shirt. When he arrives at the entrance and jumps out of the car, he's wearing the white tank top again.

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Quotes

Beezle: People live, people die...they come down here. I have infinite levels of Hell. What you've seen is nothing, a mere kindergarten. It's so easy for me now. People have lost their willpower, their hope. They think the world is going to come to an end. Wishful thinking. The world will last a long long long long time.

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Connections

References The Lost Boys (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Miracle Mile"
Written and Performed by Tangerine Dream

User Reviews

Do not Sleep in the Highway to Hell

Charlie Sykes (Chad Lowe) and his girlfriend Rachel Clark (Kristy Swanson) are traveling to Las Vegas to secretly get married to each other. They decide to follow through a secondary road, and while fueling their car in "Sam's Last Chance" gas station, they are advised by the owner and attendant Sam (Richard Farnsworth) to not sleep after the second tree in the road. They fall asleep in the car, and a policeman arrests Rachel. Charlie returns to the gas station, and Sam tells him that she has been arrested by a Hellcop, and he has to go to hell if he wants to rescue his fiancée.

"Highway to Hell" is a gem underrated in IMDb. I have seen this cult-movie at least six times, and I really love it. I have an used VHS, and I do not know why this movie has never been released on DVD. The clumsy baby face hero Chad Lowe has a great adventure trying to bring his girlfriend back from Hell. The now famous Ben Stiller, in the beginning of his career, is very hilarious in the role of a cook, and also as Attila the Hun at the table with Hitler and Cleopatra. The special effects and the music score are very good and I really recommend this movie for fans of a trash and funny original adventure. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Estrada Para o Inferno" ("Highway to Hell")

Note: On 19 September 2010, I saw this film again.