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Roadracers (TV 1994) 6.3
Cynical look at a 50's rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff. Director:Robert Rodriguez |
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Cast
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| David Arquette | ... |
Dude Delaney
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| John Hawkes | ... |
Nixer
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| Salma Hayek | ... |
Donna
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| Jason Wiles | ... |
Teddy Leather
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| William Sadler | ... |
Sarge
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| O'Neal Compton | ... |
J.T.
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Christian Klemash | ... |
Crony 1
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Aaron Vaughn | ... |
Crony 2
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Tammy Brady Conrad | ... |
Julie
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Mark Lowenthal | ... |
Rookie
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| Karen Landry | ... |
Donna's Mom
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| Lance LeGault | ... |
Donna's Dad
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Tommy Nix | ... |
Drummer
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Gina Mari | ... |
Wanda
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| Boti Bliss | ... |
Julie's Friend
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Cynical look at a 50's rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 July 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Rebel Highway See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Nixer: I know you hate this town. I know you hate Teddy; I do, too. But I also know you love your music. So fight for what you love... not for what you hate.
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Written by Jesse Stone
Published by Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
Performed by Johnny Reno
Courtesy of Rounder Records
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Shot entirely in 13 days. See more »Goofs
When Dude lowers his head and uses his hair to make a grease slick at the skate park, his hair actually wipes up part the grease slick that it's supposed to be leaving behind (this is because the scene was actually shot with David Arquette running his head over an already-present grease slick). See more »Quotes
[Nixer tries to convince Dude not to go to the rumble]Nixer: I know you hate this town. I know you hate Teddy; I do, too. But I also know you love your music. So fight for what you love... not for what you hate.
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Crazy Credits
At the end of the credits is a cut scene in the movie theatre with the stranger glimpsed briefly the first time. See more »Soundtracks
"Don't Let Go"Written by Jesse Stone
Published by Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
Performed by Johnny Reno
Courtesy of Rounder Records
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Roadracers is an underrated and hugely enjoyable film. The plot is, of course, not very original (though this could be due to it being a remake of a drive-in classic?? :) ), but I feel that this general plot is hiding the deeper sub-plots of the film. There is Salma Hayek's portrayal of Donna, Hispanic and adopted by 'white' parents. It's rather disappointing that director Rodriguez that he fails to bring Donna's enigmatic family history to the forefront, and we are left wondering why this was even included in the film if it was never going to be solved. The cruelty of authority is (as always) revealed by redneck thug, 'Sarge' who shamelessly will try anything to get rebel Doody out of his town. Primarily, Roadracers is entertaining, and there are countless scenes that are hilarious. One of my particular favourites is the homo-erotic scene which involves 'Sarge', his lieutenant and a sausage roll. Sarge takes such delight in fondling his sausage roll, claiming that his 'momma makes 'em specially for 'im', and instructs his foolish lieutenent to similarly inspect, molest and finally indulge in his own roll. Sarge takes similar glee in producing the pastries firstly from a pocket in his jacket, and then seemingly from another pocket elsewhere... I was almost expecting him to pull one out from another bodily location... Nixer is delightful as Dood's endearing sidekick, and David Arquette does an excellent job on playing the character of the restless teen (he's also mightily aesthetically pleasing- eye candy if you will.) The soundtrack is also great, as are the characters of Teddy Leather and his cronies (my own names for them? :the Pig and Neanderthal Man- I'm sure people who've seen the film know which one is which!!) I basically think that just because Roadracers is a TV movie, it shouldn't be ignored separately from Rodriguez's more recent films - after all you can see in this film the makings of a great director, and most of his usual trademarks.