Highway 61 (film)
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| Original title | Highway 61 |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 120 minutes |
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| Director | Bruce McDonald |
| script | Bruce McDonald, Don McKellar, Allan Magee |
| production | Colin Brunton, Bruce McDonald |
| music | Nash the Slash |
| camera | Miroslaw Baszak |
| cut | Michael Pacek |
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Highway 61 is a Canadian road movie from director Bruce McDonald from the year 1991 .
action
Pokey lives in a small Canadian town. There he runs the hairdressing salon that his father took over. He also took over a 1963 Ford Galaxie from his father , which is only in the garage. Pokey's passion is the blues , and he dreams of one day playing in New Orleans with his trumpet as a blues musician. That's why Pokey always has a packed suitcase around and he occasionally runs the Ford Galaxie's engine in the garage. Actually, he's been ready to go for years, but he's not going.
One day, when Pokey finds a body in his backyard, his life moves. Pokey suddenly becomes the focus of local attention, and a woman appears in his hairdressing salon (actually a purely men's salon): Bangs.
Bangs explains that the dead man is her brother and she intends to take him to New Orleans for the funeral. After some confusion it turns out that Pokey is driving the two in his Ford. A bizarre road movie begins in which the two encounter all sorts of things: a single father with three girls, bored music millionaires and a suburban resident who thinks he is the devil.
Reviews
“The fascination of Highway 61 lies in its black humor and the film's soundtrack, which commented on the dramatic and comic situations. Together with his actors, McDonald has embarked on a musical dream journey that skilfully exposes genre myths without taking away the pleasure of watching. "
Web links
- Highway 61 in the Internet Movie Database (English)