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Highway 61

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.4K
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Highway 61 (1991)
Home Video Trailer from Paramount Home Entertainment
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  • Comedy
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A small-town barber goes on a road trip from Thunder Bay to New Orleans with an unpredictable woman and a coffin.A small-town barber goes on a road trip from Thunder Bay to New Orleans with an unpredictable woman and a coffin.A small-town barber goes on a road trip from Thunder Bay to New Orleans with an unpredictable woman and a coffin.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bruce McDonald
  • Writers
    • Allan Magee
    • Bruce McDonald
    • Don McKellar
  • Stars
    • Don McKellar
    • Valerie Buhagiar
    • Earl Pastko
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bruce McDonald
  • Writers
    • Allan Magee
    • Bruce McDonald
    • Don McKellar
  • Stars
    • Don McKellar
    • Valerie Buhagiar
    • Earl Pastko
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Highway 61
    Trailer 0:40
    Highway 61

    Photos70

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    Valerie Buhagiar in Highway 61 (1991)
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    Don McKellar and Valerie Buhagiar in Highway 61 (1991)

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    Don McKellar
    Don McKellar
    • Pokey Jonesas Pokey Jones
    Valerie Buhagiar
    Valerie Buhagiar
    • Jackie Bangsas Jackie Bangs
    Earl Pastko
    • Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan)as Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan)
    Peter Breck
    Peter Breck
    • Mr. Watsonas Mr. Watson
    Art Bergmann
    • Ottoas Otto
    Jello Biafra
    Jello Biafra
    • Customs Agent #1as Customs Agent #1
    Hadley Obodiac
    • Customs Agent #2as Customs Agent #2
    Tav Falco
    • Motorcycle Gang Leaderas Motorcycle Gang Leader
    Tracy Wright
    Tracy Wright
    • Margoas Margo
    Johnny Askwith
    • Claudeas Claude
    Namir Khan
    • Funeral Directoras Funeral Director
    Steve Fall
    • Jeffrey The Corpseas Jeffrey The Corpse
    Larry Hudson
    • Nathan - Manservantas Nathan - Manservant
    Elizabeth Pritchard
    • Louise Watsonas Louise Watson
    Chantal Ettles
    • Missie Watsonas Missie Watson
    Alithea Watters
    • Minnie Watsonas Minnie Watson
    Ellen Carlisle
    • Motheras Mother
    Brooks Rapley
    • Mother's Little Helperas Mother's Little Helper
    • Director
      • Bruce McDonald
    • Writers
      • Allan Magee
      • Bruce McDonald
      • Don McKellar
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Bruce McDonald was offered by Capitol Records the song Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane to use in the film. McDonald turned it down, citing that it was "too poppy".
    • Goofs
      The characters pass by Mammy's Cupboard, a restaurant that looks like a giant southern African-American woman. It is seen soon after the characters leave the Canada-Minnesota border. In reality, the restaurant is located near the opposite end of highway 61, in southern Mississippi.
    • Quotes

      Jackie Bangs: Now I know why they call you Pokey.

      Pokey Jones: Now I know why they call you Bangs.

    • Crazy credits
      Mr. Skin can be heard speaking over the very end of the closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Unlawful Entry/Pinocchio/A League of Their Own/Highway 61/The Adjuster (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      My Way or the Highway
      Written by Tony Kenny
      Performed by The Razorbacks

    User reviews18

    Review
    Top review
    A road picture: the story of a goof, a coffin, a wild woman and the devil.
    The goof is a barber and frustrated trumpet player with no life, no love and no prospects.

    With the coffin strapped to the roof of his vintage car, manipulated by the wiles of the anti-heroine our anti-hero finds himself motoring from Thunder Bay to New Orleans along old Highway 61, the thoroughfare made famous in song.

    Toronto filmmaker Bruce McDonald brings his gonzo rock 'n' rock style to what is obviously not your conventional love story.

    But it is a hell of a wild ride that invokes motorcycle gangs, wacko farmers and Jello Biafra in a strange and wonderful cameo.

    An off-beat delight.

    Comment written by Liza Levchuk
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    • slisznianski
    • May 17, 2000

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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Шоссе 61
    • Filming locations
      • Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Cineplex Odeon Films
      • Shadow Shows
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $291,645
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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