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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Joseph Minion (written by)
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Release Date:
13 January 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
Most kids can't wait to get their driver's license. Ten-year-old Gus didn't. more
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A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Jordan Christopher Michael ... Gus
Martha Quinn ... Bank Teller
Michael Naegel ... Boy at Wagon Wheel
Susan Tyrrell ... Bartender
Harper Flaherty ... Old Man at Wagon Wheel
John Laughlin ... Man at Wagon Wheel
Kurt Bryant ... Another Man
John Diehl ... Phil

Robert Picardo ... Jerry the Policeman
Jack Nance ... Motel Clerk

Cynthia King ... Girl in Backseat (as Cynthia R. King)
Garrett Morris ... Andy

Michael J. Pollard ... Lou
Flea ... Busboy
Sandy Baron ... Kidnapping Husband
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90 min
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Crew or equipment visible: When Gus is going through the car wash you can see a reflection of a man's face and some equipment in the passenger-side windows. more
Quotes:
Vern: Hey, old pirate.
Gus: Old pirate?
Vern: How about it, friend? $10 a go!
Gus: A-a... No, thanks, really.
Vern: Come on! It could be your lucky day.
Billy: New contest, over here!
Gus: Look, I really do not want to do this.
Vern: Come here. I'll tell you what. I'll let you win a couple of times if you start losing too much, okay?
Gus: Look, I said, "No". N-O, no, all right?
Vern: You sure now?
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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
I enjoyed this crazy road-trip!, 30 July 2005
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Author: NateManD from Bloomsburg PA

Little Gus is a ten year old delinquent. He runs away from his parents and decides to go on a road-trip. Reaching the petal is somewhat tough for him, so he creates a device to help him. His goal is to win a gimmicky lottery type card game called Motorama. He has to find all eight letters in order to spell M-O-T-O-R-A-M-A. Dark laughter follows as it turns into the road-trip from hell. He runs into some deranged Lynch like characters. Most memorable is the gas station attendant, who puts his picture on a kite in hopes that God will see it. Later Gus gets a tattoo and an eye-patch for his injured eye. He becomes one of the most rebellious bad-ass 10 year olds you may ever witness on screen. This is no kid's flick! Look for cameos by Jack Nance, Flea and Drew Berrymore. Be warned although Drew is on the front cover, she only appears in the film in a dream sequence for a couple seconds. Also the film gets confusing towards the end reaching David Lynch territory, you may want to watch it a couple times. "Motorama" was written by Joseph Minion, most well known for his screenplays for "After Hours" and "Vampire's Kiss" So enjoy this depraved surreal road-trip of fun!

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