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Roadie

  • 1980
  • 12
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Roadie (1980)
A young Texas good ol' boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous travelling rock-and-roll show.
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A young Texas good ol' boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous travelling rock-and-roll show.A young Texas good ol' boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous travelling rock-and-roll show.A young Texas good ol' boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous travelling rock-and-roll show.

  • Director
    • Alan Rudolph
  • Writers
    • Big Boy Medlin
    • Michael Ventura
    • Zalman King
  • Stars
    • Meat Loaf
    • Kaki Hunter
    • Art Carney
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alan Rudolph
    • Writers
      • Big Boy Medlin
      • Michael Ventura
      • Zalman King
    • Stars
      • Meat Loaf
      • Kaki Hunter
      • Art Carney
    • 24User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Trailer 1:29
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    Meat Loaf
    Meat Loaf
    • Travis W. Redfish
    Kaki Hunter
    Kaki Hunter
    • Lola Bouilliabase
    Art Carney
    Art Carney
    • Corpus C. Redfish
    Gailard Sartain
    Gailard Sartain
    • B.B. Muldoon
    Don Cornelius
    Don Cornelius
    • Mohammed Johnson
    Rhonda Bates
    Rhonda Bates
    • Alice Poo
    Joe Spano
    Joe Spano
    • Ace
    Richard Marion
    • George
    Sonny Carl Davis
    Sonny Carl Davis
    • Bird
    • (as Sonny Davis)
    Ginger Varney
    • Weather Girl
    Al Mays
    • Mohammed's Bodyguard
    Cindy Wills
    • Prom Queen
    Allan Graf
    Allan Graf
    • Tiny
    Merle Kilgore
    • Merle Kilgore
    Jack Elliott
    Jack Elliott
    • Jack Elliott
    • (as Ramblin' Jack Elliott)
    Roy Orbison
    Roy Orbison
    • Roy Orbison
    Hank Williams Jr.
    Hank Williams Jr.
    • Hank Williams Jr.
    Hector Britt
    • Hank
    • Director
      • Alan Rudolph
    • Writers
      • Big Boy Medlin
      • Michael Ventura
      • Zalman King
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Travis W. Redfish's house at the movie's beginning was the same house used in the cult horror movie Blutgericht in Texas (1974).
    • Quotes

      Travis W. Redfish: Why is my life so much harder than everybody else's?

    • Connections
      Featured in Supermensch - Wer ist Shep Gordon? (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Driving My Life Away
      Written by Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens and David Malloy

      Performed by Eddie Rabbitt

      Produced by David Malloy (uncredited)

      Courtesy of Elektra Records

    User reviews24

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    9/10
    A bonafide B-movie cult classic
    I'm probably one of about 5 people in the world who actually saw this in the theatres back in 1980, and I am absolutely thrilled it's now out on DVD. The film is a bonafide B-movie cult classic. Anyone who has ever lived in Austin, particularly in the pre-90's high-tech boom, will treasure the asthetics of the film. It has all the elements that make Austin the weird, unique town that it is. It totally stereotypes Texans, which makes it all the more funny to this Texan. People who don't understand Austin (or Texas) won't get the film, and probably won't like it.

    High points of the film include a Hank Williams Jr./Roy Orbison duet singing "The Eyes of Texas" (the school song of the University of Texas at Austin) to break up a bar brawl; a high-speed chase through downtown Austin involving Austin police, a Lone Star Beer truck, and a limousine; and an outdoor rock concert, the "Rock N Roll Circus", featuring Blondie singing a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire". Notice the racetrack to the above right of the stage, which is supposed to be located somewhere in Idaho. Austinites will recognize it as Manor Downs.

    I recommend the film to anyone who enjoys a mindless, entertaining movie. Brain power is not needed to see this film, and is actually discouraged.
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    3
    • suebee88
    • Nov 12, 2003

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1980 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Майстер
    • Filming locations
      • Manor, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alive Enterprises
      • Vivant Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,226,370
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,002,263
      • Jun 15, 1980
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,226,370
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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