Highway 61
“Where Else Would You Go To Bury Rock N' Roll?”
A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her "brother's" corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans. Chaos ensues after the barber agrees to drive her, the corpse, and the drugs stashed within all the way.
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Cast
36 people
Valerie Buhagiar
Jackie Bangs
Known for
Cypher
Don McKellar
Pokey Jones
Known for
eXistenZ
Crimes of the Future
Earl Pastko
Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan)
Known for
The Colony
Land of the Dead
Peter Breck
Mr. Watson
Known for
Shock Corridor
The Big Valley
Jello Biafra
Customs Agent #1
Also in
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Bikini Bandits
Hadley Obodiac
Customs Agent #2
Also in
the willing voyeur...
Tav Falco
Motorcycle Gang Leader
Also in
Great Balls of Fire!
Wayne County Ramblin'
Tracy Wright
Margo
Known for
Me and You and Everyone We Know
When Night Is Falling
Johnny Askwith
Claude
Also in
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
Boozecan
Namir Khan
Funeral Director
Also in
Roadkill
Jack Of Hearts
Steve Fall
Jeffrey The Corpse
No other roles listed
Larry Hudson
Nathan – Manservant
Also in
Roadkill
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Bruce McDonald Director · Don McKellar Screenplay Allan Magee Story
United States release April 24, 1992 · Produced in Canada, United States
Production
Shadow Stars
Production
Canada · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 1991
Theatrical
United States · April 24, 1992
Theatrical
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