What is the duration of Highway 61?

The duration of Highway 61 is 103 mins.

What is the original language of Highway 61?

The original language of Highway 61 is English.

Who directed Highway 61?

Highway 61 was directed by Bruce McDonald, Valerie Buhagiar, Peter Lynch.

Which studio made Highway 61?

Highway 61 was produced by Shadow Stars.

Highway 61 1991

Q: Does Highway 61 have end credit scenes?

Highway 61 does not have end credit scenes.

Comedy

Runtime

103 mins

Language

English

A naïve Canadian barber who knows U.S. pop culture meets a flamboyant roadie asking him to drive her and her brother’s corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario, to New Orleans. He agrees, unaware the body hides drugs. Their journey descends into chaotic run‑ins with police and eccentric characters, becoming a wild, comic road‑trip adventure.

Shadow Stars

Studio

Bruce McDonald

Director

Valerie Buhagiar

Director

Peter Lynch

Director

Does Highway 61 have end credit scenes?

No!

Highway 61 does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of Highway 61

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Jello Biafra

Customs Agent #1

Don McKellar

Pokey Jones

Peter Breck

Mr. Watson

Tracy Wright

Margo

Earl Pastko

Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan)

Caroline Gillis

Bingo Attendant

Jimmy Lynch

Rock Band Member #3

David McFarlane

Satan's Neighbor

Johnny Askwith

Claude

Hadley Obodiac

Customs Agent #2

Namir Khan

Funeral Director

Tav Falco

Motorcycle Gang Leader

Steve Fall

Jeffrey The Corpse

Larry Hudson

Nathan – Manservant

Chantal Ettles

Missie Watson

Elizabeth Pritchard

Louise Watson

Alithea Watters

Minnie Watson

Ellen Carlisle

Mother

Brooks Rapley

Mother's Little Helper

Ann Shipman

Pickerel Falls Reporter

Michael Vendruscolo

Pickerel Falls Photographer

Alma Doyle

Bingo Angry Woman

Ray Gabourie

Bingo Caller

Jimmy Watson

Highway Panhandler

Willie Selkirk

Motel Clerk

Robert Theodore

Rock Band Manager

Kevin Carlisle

Rock Band Member #1

Charlie Azzopardi

Rock Band Member #2

Ken Sinclair

Rock Band Member #4

Lad Shaga

Gun Dealer

Clarence Haynes

Motel Meat Eater

E.G. Daniels

Motel Vegetarian

Jay Pattison

Bus Driver

David Ramsden

Satan's Other Neighbor

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Full Plot Summary and Ending Explained for Highway 61

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Pokey Jones, Don McKellar, is an orphaned barber in a small town near Thunder Bay who dreams of becoming a jazz musician.

One morning, he discovers a frozen corpse in his backyard and soon crosses paths with Jackie Bangs, Valerie Buhagiar, a rugged and enigmatic roadie who claims the dead man is her brother.

Jackie’s real plan is to use the body, a vagrant unknown to anyone in town, to smuggle stolen drugs into the United States.

She convinces Pokey to use his parents’ car, a vehicle that has sat unused for decades, to drive her to New Orleans to bury her brother.

So Jackie and Pokey set out along Highway 61, coffins strapped to the top of the car, following Bob Dylan’s famous road south through the heart of the United States.

They are pursued by Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan), Earl Pastko, who believes he is Satan and wants to claim the body because the dead man sold him his soul.

Mr. Watson, Peter Breck, the ‘stage-mom’ father of three daughters: Missie Watson (Chantal Ettles), Minnie Watson (Alithea Watters), and Louise Watson (Elizabeth Pritchard).

The film also features cameo appearances by Tav Falco, Jello Biafra, and Art Bergmann.

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Cars Featured in Highway 61

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Cadillac

1957

Eldorado Biarritz

Chevrolet

1975

C-20

Dodge

1975

Coronet

Dodge

1961

S-Series

Ford

1980

Econoline

Ford

1973

F-Series

Ford

1963

Galaxie 500

Ford

1985

LTD Crown Victoria

GMC

1988

Sierra

Harley-Davidson

Panhead

Highway 61 Themes and Keywords

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