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Roadie is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Alan Rudolph released in USA on 13 june 1980 with Meat Loaf
Roadie (1980)
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Add to a movie listRoadie is a 1980 film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling rock and roll show. The film stars Meat Loaf and marks his first starring role in a film. There are also cameo appearances by musicians such as Roy Orbison and Hank Williams Jr., and supporting roles played by Alice Cooper and the members of Blondie. The film was marketed with the tagline "Bands make it rock...Roadies make it roll." There is also a 2011 film with the same name.
Synopsis
Travis W. Redfish (Meat Loaf) is a beer-drinking, bar-brawling, fun-loving distributor of Shiner beer. He also helps his father, Corpus C. Redfish (Art Carney) with the family salvage company, whose motto is "Everything will work if you let it!" B.B. Muldoon (Gailard Sartain) is both his best friend and business partner.Actors
Meat Loaf
(Travis W. Redfish)
Kaki Hunter
(Lola Bouilliabase)
Gailard Sartain
(B.B. Muldoon)
Art Carney
(Corpus C. Redfish)
Joe Spano
(Ace)
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