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Roadside Prophets

  • 19921992
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.3K
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Roadside Prophets (1992)
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AdventureComedyDrama
Two strangers meet on the road and travel through Nevada on motorcycle to find an elusive spot where they can dump another man's ashes.Two strangers meet on the road and travel through Nevada on motorcycle to find an elusive spot where they can dump another man's ashes.Two strangers meet on the road and travel through Nevada on motorcycle to find an elusive spot where they can dump another man's ashes.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.3K
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    • Abbe Wool
    • Abbe Wool
  • Stars
    • John Doe
    • Adam Horovitz
    • David Anthony Marshall
    • Abbe Wool
    • Abbe Wool
  • Stars
    • John Doe
    • Adam Horovitz
    • David Anthony Marshall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 30User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    John Doe
    John Doe
    • Joe Mosely
    Adam Horovitz
    Adam Horovitz
    • Sam
    David Anthony Marshall
    David Anthony Marshall
    • Dave Coleman
    Judyth Thurman
    Judyth Thurman
    • Stripper
    Biff Yeager
    Biff Yeager
    • Bartender
    Sonna Chavez
    • Angie Abbott
    Erica Rogers
    Erica Rogers
    • Housekeeper
    JD Cullum
    • Mr. Andrews
    • (as J.D. Cullum)
    Ebbe Roe Smith
    Ebbe Roe Smith
    • Journalist
    David Swinson
    • Fred Nieman
    Aaron Lustig
    Aaron Lustig
    • Morning Desk Clerk
    Arlo Guthrie
    Arlo Guthrie
    • Harvey
    Timothy Leary
    Timothy Leary
    • Salvadore
    Pam Lambert
    Pam Lambert
    • Mini-Mart Cashier
    Beth DePatie
    • Daisy
    Barton Heyman
    Barton Heyman
    • Sheriff Quentin Durango
    Don Cheadle
    Don Cheadle
    • Happy Days Manager
    Jeanne McCarthy
    • Happy Days Waitress #1
      • Abbe Wool
      • Abbe Wool
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      David Carradine was originally supposed to reappear towards the end, but he walked off the movie before the original intended ending was shot, and hence the ending had to be re-written without him.
    • Quotes

      Joe Mosely: [the Sheriff is roughly restraining Sam by forcing his face on the ground with his boot] Officer, let him up. He's not hurting anyone.

      Sheriff Quentin Durango: [lets Sam go] But he could be. He bears a sinister resemblance to a vicious criminal that's been marauding the area.

      Joe Mosely: And since when is it a crime to look like somebody?

      Sam: Hey, what'd the guy do anyway?

      Sheriff Quentin Durango: Unlawful repast and remove.

      Sam: What?

      Sheriff Quentin Durango: Dine and dash. I'm gonna let you go with a warning this time.

      Joe Mosely: He didn't do anything.

      Sheriff Quentin Durango: [aims a gun at Joe] You don't realize what's happening, do you? 'Cause if you did, you'd be shittin' in your shoes, wouldn't you? Quaking with fear? I want ya to look around, just look around, and tell me what you see. A society that's obsessed with feeling good and happy. But underneath that moronic veneer lurks a thirst for blood. Yes, my friend, an invidious potential for lawlessness and despair; existential and otherwise. The sooner you weasels open your eyes to the hideous truth, the sooner you wish you were dead.

      Sam: [pause] That guy is insane.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Fight Club (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Beer, Gas, Ride Forever
      Performed by John Doe, Tony Gilkyson and D.J. Bonebrake

      Written by John Doe

      Produced by John Doe and Tony Gilkyson

      Engineered by Tom McAuley

      Published by Warner/Chappell Music / Faith, Hope and Charity Music (BMI)

      Courtesy of DGC Records

    User reviews30

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    Timothy Leary is Still Dead...
    ...and this certainly helped put him six feet under.

    I finished ROADSIDE PROPHETS, but it took some work. The movie is watchable, but that's about the only thing "good" I can say about it. A couple of "alternative icon" cameos (and John Cusack obviously in need of any kind of a paycheck back in '92) do not make it worth your time.

    Doe is OK, but Horovitz is better sampled in small 4 minute doses. Check out his funny turn in the "Sabotage" video, but walk on by this one the next time you're going to take a chance at the video store.
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    5
    • Twins65
    • Dec 5, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1992 (Germany)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Barstow, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Swinson-Starkey Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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