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Straight to Hell Returns

Original title: Straight to Hell
  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
2.6K
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Straight to Hell Returns (1987)
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A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of cof... Read allA gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of coffee. The townspeople are hostile to the outsiders at first, but seem to accept them once t... Read allA gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of coffee. The townspeople are hostile to the outsiders at first, but seem to accept them once they've killed a couple of people. After a while, a mysterious man named Dade arrives, who ... Read all
IMDb RATING
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2.6K
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    • Alex Cox
    • Alex Cox
    • Dick Rude
  • Stars
    • Sy Richardson
    • Joe Strummer
    • Dick Rude
    • Alex Cox
    • Alex Cox
    • Dick Rude
  • Stars
    • Sy Richardson
    • Joe Strummer
    • Dick Rude
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    Sy Richardson, Dick Rude, and Joe Strummer in Straight to Hell Returns (1987)
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    Sy Richardson
    Sy Richardson
    • Norwood
    Joe Strummer
    Joe Strummer
    • Simms
    Dick Rude
    • Willy
    Courtney Love
    Courtney Love
    • Velma
    Gloria Miralles Ruiz
    • Maid
    Juan Uribe
    • Policeman
    Joey Cashman
    • Dead Man in Car
    • (as Joe Cashman)
    Jose Pomedio Monedero
    • Gomez
    Sara Sugarman
    Sara Sugarman
    • Chuch
    Miguel Sandoval
    Miguel Sandoval
    • George
    Jennifer Balgobin
    • Fabienne
    Biff Yeager
    Biff Yeager
    • Frank McMahon
    Shane MacGowan
    Shane MacGowan
    • Bruno McMahon
    Spider Stacy
    Spider Stacy
    • Angel Eyes McMahon
    Frank Murray
    Frank Murray
    • Biff McMahon
    Terry Woods
    • Tom McMahon
    James Fearnley
    • Jimmy McMahon
    Andrew Ranken
    • Lance McMahon
      • Alex Cox
      • Alex Cox
      • Dick Rude
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    • Trivia
      According to the DVD, this movie was made when a proposed concert tour with various punk musicians failed to get funding. Realizing it was easier to get money for a film than for a large scale tour, and with all the musicians having their schedules free, this film was produced instead of a tour.
    • Quotes

      Norwood: They look like coffee addicts to me, boys.

    • Crazy credits
      Karl's Disco-Wieners now for sale in the foyer
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    Probably lotsa fun for the actors, but not so much for the audience...
    I'd LOVE to be able to say that 'Straight To Hell' is one of the lost classics of the 80s but frankly, it's almost as bad as the mainstream critics make out. I say ALMOST, because it isn't an entire waste of time. Sy Richardson is as cool as ever, and the eclectic supporting cast (Cox semi-regulars like Sandoval, Berkeley, and Yeager, various musos and the king of weird movies, Dennis Hopper) make this worth watching for the "six degrees of separation" game alone.

    Now look, I DO like Leone, and I like punk rock and I love Peckinpah, and I can sorta see what the other comments are saying about it almost prefiguring Tarantino, but there's one BIG problem - the lack of a decent script. For every good moment there four dull ones, and some funny lines or interesting characters wouldn't have gone astray.

    So basically, if you watch this expecting the worst you'll enjoy it more than if you expect it to be as great as 'Repo Man'. I also would like to point out that Cox's next movie 'Walker' is a 100% improvement on this one, and almost IS a lost classic of the 80s!
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    • Release date
      • June 26, 1987 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Alex Cox
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Almería, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Commies From Mars Corporation
      • Helltown
      • Initial Pictures
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    • 1 hour 26 minutes
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