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Highway 61 is a film of genre Comedy directed by Bruce McDonald released in USA on 24 april 1992 with Valerie Buhagiar

Highway 61 (1991)

Highway 61
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Released in USA 24 april 1992
Length 1h42
Directed by
Genres Comedy
Rating69% 3.493593.493593.493593.493593.49359

Highway 61 is a 1991 film by Canadian director Bruce McDonald. The film is an unofficial sequel to his 1989 film Roadkill; although focusing on different characters, it centres on a road trip beginning in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where the road trip depicted in the earlier film ended.

Synopsis

The film stars Don McKellar as Pokey Jones, an orphaned barber in a small town near Thunder Bay, who dreams of becoming a jazz musician. One morning, Jones discovers a frozen corpse (Steve Fall) in his backyard, and soon meets Jackie Bangs (Valerie Buhagiar), a tough and mysterious roadie who claims the dead man is her brother.

Actors

Valerie Buhagiar

(Jackie Bangs)Don McKellar

(Pokey Jones)Peter Breck

(Mr. Watson)Jello Biafra

(Customs Agent #1)Tracy Wright

(Margo)
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