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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)
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Add to a movie listHighway 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.
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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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