Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The ...
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Title: Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
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| David Rasche | ... | Eddie White | |
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Paul Jabara | ... | T.J. Tupus |
| Howard Hesseman | ... | Snapper | |
| Teri Garr | ... | Ericka | |
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Jenn Thompson | ... | Delia |
| Peter Billingsley | ... | Little Billy | |
| Beau Bridges | ... | Duane Hansen | |
| Beverly D'Angelo | ... | Carmen Odessa Shelby | |
| Daniel Stern | ... | Hitchhiker | |
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Sandra McCabe | ... | Prostitute |
| Celia Weston | ... | Grace | |
| Deborah Rush | ... | Sister Mary Magdalene | |
| Geraldine Page | ... | Sister Mary Clarise | |
| George Dzundza | ... | Eugene | |
| Joe Grifasi | ... | Osvaldo | |
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Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, led by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project. Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
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21 August 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$24,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$939,423, 23 August 1981Gross USA:
$2,004,742Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,004,742Company Credits
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Actress in Bank: You would give them all your money and you won't cash a government check?
Mary the Teller: Dear, they have a gun.
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During the scene where the orphans are being shown the petting zoo, a crew member or the director can be heard giving the cue to "Scream! Scream! Ricky!" as the children become afraid of the white horse they've mistaken for "Ricky the Carnivorous Pony." See more »Quotes
Mary the Teller: Give 'em the money!Actress in Bank: You would give them all your money and you won't cash a government check?
Mary the Teller: Dear, they have a gun.
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Unappreciated in a way MAD MAD WORLD was celebrated, HONKY TONK FREEWAY is an international view of crass funny Americana. A megaton flop in its day, it does deserve reappraisal and basically awe for the extravagant scope and cost of the production. Also like NASHVILLE or THE BIG BUS or even RAT RACE it is an ensemble comedy cruelly harpooned by dumb critics of the day who only reviewed the excess and the cost. This must have been an unappreciated accounting legend, like CLEOPATRA, or 1941 (which I love), HEAVENS GATE, LUCKY LADY or later THE BLUES BROTHERS as demented American films that are clever and made with vision, especially when one considers the cost and failure of Mall releases of today. A DVD reissue with the sort of 3rd disc that Cleopatra has will be very welcome.