Highway to Hell (1991)

Director:

Ate de Jong

Writer (WGA):

Brian Helgeland (written by)

Release Date:

13 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Hell | Road | Rescue | Zombie | Satan

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Germany:16 | Australia:M | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Page, Arizona, USA

Company:

Goodman / Rosen Productions

Trivia:

Kevin Peter Hall's final film.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

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.

Movie Connections:

References The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Soundtrack:

Miracle Mile

One hell of a ride!

Watch out for this one! It starts out as a slight horror comedy, gets increasingly more bizarre as it goes along, and finally adds up to something almost visionary. Certainly one of the most original and offbeat horror films to come out in a long time, this one almost demands a second viewing just to appreciate the imaginative production design, and a third just to catch all the throwaway gags (a sign reads "Road To Nowhere" and, in smaller letters, "Don't Buckle Up. It Won't Help"). Good cast, too, with Patric Bergin being perfectly enigmatic in the first half, perfectly imposing in the second. How refreshing to finally find a film that breaks away from the traditional formulas and dares to do something new and different! (***1/2)