Highway (2002)

After Jack gets caught with a Vegas mob's wife in bed, he's gotta hit the road. Jack's best friend Pilot accompanies him, and the pair sets out on an adventure akin to Kerouac's "On the Road".

Director:

James Cox

Writer:

Scott Rosenberg

Stars:

Kimberley Kates, Jared Leto, Jake Gyllenhaal

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jared Leto	...	Jack
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Pilot
Selma Blair	...	Cassie
John C. McGinley	...	Johnny the Fox
Jeremy Piven	...	Scawldy
Arden Myrin	...	Lucy
Kimberley Kates	...	Jilly Miranda
Mark Rolston	...	Burt Miranda
Jarret Thomas	...	Kid #1
Stephen Shellen	...	Clark Hayes
Matthew Davis	...	Booty
Madeline Parquette	...	Pilot's Mom
George Spielvogel III	...	Boneman
Sean Dalgarn	...	Softboy (as Sean Michael Dalgarn)
M.C. Gainey	...	Steven

Storyline

Jack is caught with the wife of his employer, a Vegas thug. The thug sends goons after Jack, who convinces his best friend, Pilot, to flee with him. Pilot insists that they head for Seattle, but doesn't tell Jack why. The goons learn from Pilot's drug source where the youths are headed, and they follow, hell bent on breaking Jack's feet. On the road, Jack and Pilot give a ride to Cassie, a distressed young woman. She and Jack hit it off. They pick up an aging stoner headed to Seattle for Kurt Cobain's memorial, and they help a circus sideshow family. Why is Pilot so set on Seattle, will the goons catch Jack, and is there any way the friends' competing needs can be resolved?

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | tank top | man wearing a tank top | crotch grab | sex scene | 

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Taglines:

Come as you are

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, drug content, violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 March 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Leonard Cohen Afterworld

Filming Locations:

International Fountain - 305 Harrison Street, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alex Entertainment Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the club scene when they were "testing" the Molly, one of the club kids was Shannon Leto - Jared's brother and co-founder/drummer of their band 30 Seconds to Mars.

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Goofs

A URL is painted on the side of a parked trailer. It's partially blanked out in one shot but visible from another camera angle. No company would have been advertising a web site in 1994.

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Quotes

Johnny the Fox: Congratulations you just became the Sir Edmund Hillary of assholes. You climbed the highest mountain Pilot. There's five big ones.

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Connections

Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014)

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Soundtracks

Living Legend
Written by Scott Hill, Bob Balch, Brad Davis and Brant Bjork
Performed by Fu Manchu
Courtesy of Rick Sales Management

User Reviews

A step away from ordinary...

There are a few things you have to keep in mind when watching a film like this, where the director's vision is a bizarre, artistic twist on a certain demographic, in this case, outer-Vegas trailer-trash. First off, he is showing some incredible chemistry between two unique characters, who are actually really fascinating people (Leto & Gyllenhaal). Secondly, whoever made a post about this film not holding itself together needs to take a step back for a second. As a film production major, I look for different styles and techniques while watching films. So maybe I just notice the cool little things that the Director does more.... or maybe some people just can't get past the bizarre story. I think this film was designed to take the viewer on a ride that many of them have not been on. The RAVE scenes where intense, and beautifully filmed. The visit to see the Dand-E-fine girls is classic. Gyllenhaal pulls off one of the most convincing stoners ever on film, and the kid is just - the man. Leto is brilliant in anything he ever has or ever will be in, the man is incredibly talented, and this project is no different. Blair does her job, she fits the part... not a huge fan, but it's certainly not a big enough deal to take anything away from the film, on any level. Jeremy Piven is a GOD. PERIOD. He delivers one of the best monologues in recent memory. John C. McGinley is always a nice addition to any movie. So with all these cool things to say about this little indie film, how come everyone doesn't agree? Maybe we weren't looking for the same thing when we watched it. But isn't that the case a lot of the time? Then why bad-mouth this film? They're being petty, that's why. Listen, I think that any film that serves its purpose and entertains should be given a chance... it's a cool little bizarre film. Enjoy.