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Highway 61

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.5K
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Highway 61 (1991)
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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.

  • Director
    • Bruce McDonald
  • Writers
    • Allan Magee
    • Bruce McDonald
    • Don McKellar
  • Stars
    • Don McKellar
    • Valerie Buhagiar
    • Earl Pastko
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruce McDonald
    • Writers
      • Allan Magee
      • Bruce McDonald
      • Don McKellar
    • Stars
      • Don McKellar
      • Valerie Buhagiar
      • Earl Pastko
    • 18User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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

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    10/10
    Hysterical, clever, quirky, all of that.
    This is one of my favorite movies of all time (the other one is The Purple Rose of Cairo). If you haven't seen this movie yet then I envy you, because I can never watch it again for the first time like you can. It is the story of Pokey, the small-town barber who has never left his home of Pickerel Falls (well - he hasn't travelled further than Thunder Bay), and his awakening into adulthood one summer as he travels down highway 61 with a mysterious red-haired woman who asks him for a ride. Their adventures along the way as they race for New Orleans with Satan close behind, are often riotous (as in my favorite scene in the bingo hall), and always kooky.
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    • elwing16
    • Apr 27, 2001

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    Details

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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
      • Cinephile
      • Cineplex Odeon Films
      • Film Four International
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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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