Highway (2002/I)

Director:

James Cox

Writer (WGA):

Scott Rosenberg (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

It started as a desperate escape and became the wildest ride of their lives.

Plot:

Jack is caught with the wife of his employer, a Vegas thug. The thug sends goons after Jack, who convinces his best friend...

Plot Keywords:

Las Vegas Nevada | Fugitive | One Word Title | Road Movie | Body Painting

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jared Leto	...	Jack Hayes
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Pilot Kelson
Selma Blair	...	Cassie
John C. McGinley	...	Johnny the Fox
Jeremy Piven	...	Scawldy
Kimberley Kates	...	Jilly Miranda
Arden Myrin	...	Lucy
Mark Rolston	...	Burt Miranda
Jarret Thomas	...	Kid #1
Stephen Shellen	...	Clark Hayes
Matthew Davis	...	Booty
Madeline Parquette	...	Pilot's Mom
George Spielvogel III	...	Boneman
Sean Dalgarn	...	Softboy (as Sean Michael Dalgarn)
M.C. Gainey	...	Steven

Also Known As:

A Leonard Cohen Afterworld (USA) (working title)
Trip (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, drug content, violence and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (video premiere) | USA:R | UK:18 | Australia:MA (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

International Fountain - 305 Harrison Street, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Alex Entertainment Inc.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: A URL is painted on the side of a parked trailer. It's partially blanked out in one shot but visible from another camera angle. No company would have been advertising a web site in 1994.

Quotes:

Pilot Kelson: You are one daffy invididual!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Lips Move on Top of Quiet

Road movie with a difference!

Highway is a fun, fast paced movie about two best friends exploring life, love and their friendship. I enjoyed this film so much - although some parts of the film do seem a bit pointless (like alligator boy) the characters and the actors casted to play them, make the film a very worthwhile viewing. It deals with issues such as drugs and prostitution without making big, screaming statements about how people should live their lives - it just tells it how it is! I think a lot of people will relate to it, or at least appreciate the humour and elements of emotion in it. There is also a certain vibe between the 2 male leads (Gyllenhaal and Leto) which could have been explored as sexual chemistry or subtext, but instead was depicted as almost brotherly love - which was fine, but personally i would have preferred the movie minus Selma Blair's character. I recommend it!