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Director:
Abbe Wool
Writer:
Abbe Wool (writer)
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Release Date:
8 October 1992 (Germany) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
They weren't born to be wild. It just turned out that way.
Plot:
Two strangers meet on the road and travel through Nevada on motorcycle to find an elusive spot where they can dump another man's ashes. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Doe ... Joe Mosely
David Anthony Marshall ... Dave Coleman

Judyth Thurman ... Stripper

Biff Yeager ... Bartender
Sonna Chavez ... Angie Abbott
Adam Horovitz ... Sam
Erica Rogers ... Housekeeper

JD Cullum ... Mr. Andrews (as J.D. Cullum)
Ebbe Roe Smith ... Journalist
David Swinson ... Fred Nieman

Aaron Lustig ... Morning Desk Clerk

Arlo Guthrie ... Harvey
Timothy Leary ... Salvadore
Pam Lambert ... Mini-Mart Cashier
Beth DePatie ... Daisy
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
UK:96 min | USA:96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Barstow, California, USA more
Company:
New Line Cinema more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Salvadore: Lovely day. Bit warm to be sitting in the middle of the desert, though.
Sam: I know. My friend broke down.
Salvadore: Maybe I can help.
Sam: Yeah, uh... what do you need?
Joe Mosely: Eighth inch rivet.
Salvadore: Well, I got a lot of fix-it paraphernalia back at my place.
Sam: Got any beer?
Salvadore: I've got some crystal.
Sam: Wow! Speed?
Salvadore: Champagne... and speed kills. Or worse... it makes you psychotic. People love it because it makes them feel like they're in control of their destiny. What you wanna be on the look-out for is transcendent reality; seeing in and seeing out.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fight Club (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Eldorado more

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I loved this movie. Saw it on Bravo and knew I had to own it., 1 August 2006
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Author: dkidd23 from Cherryville, NC USA

This is one of those films which you can watch a dozen times and get something different out of it each time. Lots of guest appearances in this movie. I remember the first time I watched it and thought he looks familiar then realized it was Timothy Leary (Tune In, Turn On, and Drop Out Dude from the 60's) not long before he died. I had seen him on a lecture tour around the same time as the movie came out. Also people like Arlo Guthrie, David Carradine, Don Cheadle, John Cusack, etc. My favorite part is the entire section with David Carradine.

This is a road trip movie and if I didn't already know who had directed it, I would have thought it was a Robert Altman film. Lots of good weirdness and things for you wrap your head around. Quite a few "in" jokes that you might not catch the first time you see it. If you watched one time and thought it was okay, then watch it again.

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