Rockin' Road Trip
5.6
“It's the wildest rock and rolling ride you'll ever take”
Martin meets Samantha, the sister of Nicole who is the leader of a band called "Chery Suicide". While Martin and Samantha are beginning a relationship, Nicole is trying to get away from her ex-boyfriend an insane punk rocker named Ivan. One night Ivan breaks in to Nicole and Samantha's apt. and they knock him unconscious. They run away in a taxi with Curtis the guitarist, Martin, and a blind street philosopher named Wally. They and the taxi driver make their way south to Virginia. In virginia they manage to buy instruments, a van, meet Lenny when their tire blows out, get chased by Ivan, give a concert, crash a Christian fair, and have a fun memorable time doing it.
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Cast
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Steve Boles
Wally
Known for
Dead Man Walking
Accidental Love
Margaret Currie
Nicole
No other roles listed
Leland Gantt
Curtis Smith
Also in
Requiem for a Dream
Malcolm X
Katherine Harrison
Samantha
No other roles listed
Garth McLean
Martin
Also in
John
Chicago Hope
Graham Smith
Ivan the Angry Punk
Also in
Silver Bullet
Trick or Treat
Martin Tucker
Lenny
Also in
Death Screams
Maximum Overdrive
Peter Bruno
Boston Cabbie
Alan Marx
Roach
Also in
Hyperspace
Alien Outlaw
Will Brown
Gillis
Rusty Owens
Tucker Benson
No other roles listed
Denise Land
Terri
No other roles listed
William Olsen Director · Nancy Sterling Screenplay Ricky Keller Composer
Budget $520K · United States release May 16, 1986 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$520,000
Production
Troma Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Summertime Blues
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 16, 1986
Limited theatrical
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