1. "Honky Tonk Freeway" and the risks of embarrassing the United States by ...
John Schlesinger's raucous farce, Honky Tonk Freeway, released seven months after President Reagan took office in January of 1981 was inimical to the spirit of ...
Box office failure: Honky Tonk Freeway and the risks of embarrassing the United States
2. The Megaflop of Director John Schlesinger's Honky Tonk Freeway ...
16 dec 2020 · *contains spoilers. Box office megaflop Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) was unleashed at the beginning of a period of conservative Reagan-ism and ...
*contains spoilers Box office megaflop Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) was unleashed at the beginning of a period of conservative Reagan-ism and the public simply didn’t take to its community led by a co…
3. Honky Tonk Freeway - shadowplay | david cairns
BUDDY BUDDY would make a brilliant double bill with another 1981 comedy that played to crickets, John Schlesinger's HONKY TONK FREEWAY. ... ending ...
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4. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) directed by John Schlesinger - Letterboxd
Honky Tonk Freeway is an ensemble movie in search of a charismatic lead actor, Burt Reynolds would have been perfect. It's a riff on the large cast ensemble ...
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
5. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) - Scopophilia
28 jul 2014 · Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) ... 4-Word Review: Get off on it! This exceedingly free-form style narrative follows several different oddball travelers ...
By Richard Winters My Rating: 4 out of 10 4-Word Review: Get off on it! This exceedingly free-form style narrative follows several different oddball travelers from all areas of the country who conv…
6. AFI|Catalog
Honky Tonk Freeway was released on 21 Aug 1981. The 26 Aug 1981 LAT reported the film opened to negative reviews and a “dismal” first weekend box-office gross ...
When the construction of a new Florida freeway begins, Kirby T. Calo, the mayor of Ticlaw, Florida, updates his hotel and builds a safari park to attract tourists. However, Ticlaw’s residents are upset when transportation commissioner Kirk declares the freeway overpass will not have an exit at their town and the nearest exit is thirty-five miles away. Privately, Kirk tells Calo that a $10,000 bribe will ensure an exit for Ticlaw. The town’s residents unite to raise funds, but after Kirk pockets the cash, he reneges on his promise. Across America, tourists head for Florida, including stern Sister Mary Clarise and the younger Sister Mary Magdalen, who is skeptical about her religious calling. In New York City, outlaws Eugene and Osvaldo rob a bank, then head for Florida with their garbage bag of stolen money. In Chicago, Illinois, copy machine repairman Duane Hansen reads his children’s story, Ricky, the Carnivorous Pony, to his two sons, but while he puts th
7. Honky Tonk Freeway - DVD Talk
12 mei 2021 · 1981's Honky Tonk Freeway is truly a movie of its time, and uniquely American even though it was largely a British production.
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8. Honky Tonk Freeway Review (1981) - The Spinning Image
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) review. Director: John Schlesinger. Starring: William Devane, Beau Bridges, Beverly D'Angelo, George Dzundza, Joe Grifasi, ...
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) review. Director: John Schlesinger. Starring: William Devane, Beau Bridges, Beverly D'Angelo, George Dzundza, Joe Grifasi, Howard Hesseman, Teri Garr, Deborah Rush, Geraldine Page, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Paul Jabara, Daniel Stern, Celia Weston, Jerry Hardin, Frances Bay, David Rasche
9. Puncturing The American Dream: Honky Tonk Freeway Reconsidered
13 aug 2021 · ... 1981. This was an expensive ... Three decades on from its original release, Honky Tonk Freeway probably deserves a degree of reassessment.
See AlsoPage 6370 – Christianity TodayJohn Schlesinger's notorious flop is a fascinatingly cynical - if heavily flawed - look at American culture.
10. Sunday Favorites: The Honky Tonk Freeway - The Bradenton Times
11 sep 2016 · ... Freeway" (1981)–one of the most expensive flops in box office history. "Honky Tonk Freeway" had all the makings of a hit blockbuster.
The Manatee/Sarasota County area is no stranger to the silver screen. In fact, the area has served as a setting for 50 film, television, and web series productions over the last century. But …
11. Honky Tonk Freeway - Rotten Tomatoes
Honky Tonk Freeway ... When a tiny town in Florida is passed over by the new interstate highway, corrupt Mayor Kirby (William Devane) and his cronies plaster the ...
When a tiny town in Florida is passed over by the new interstate highway, corrupt Mayor Kirby (William Devane) and his cronies plaster the freeway with illegal billboards that draw unsuspecting tourists to the mayor's tacky amusement park. The unwilling visitors include squabbling suburban parents Snapper (Howard Hesseman) and Ericka (Teri Garr), despondent waitress Carmen (Beverly D'Angelo), aspiring children's book author Duane (Beau Bridges) and a drug-addled hitchhiker (Daniel Stern).
12. Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
18 sep 2012 · ... spoilers below. Elephants? Water? Skis? sounds like a recipe ... 1981- Honky Tonk Freeway (0.5 out of 4); 1980- Schock; 1979- Rich Kids ...
I think I’ve accidentally meandered, possibly while drunk, into Droid’s forthcoming bombs series. That is the only explanation I can come up with for the cinematic boredom that flitted …
13. Honky Tonk Freeway *** (1981, William Devane, Beau Bridges ...
1 okt 2019 · Honky Tonk Freeway *** (1981, William Devane, Beau Bridges, Beverly D'Angelo, Teri Garr, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Howard Hesseman, Geraldine ...
Director John Schlesinger’s nice and unruly 1981 film Honky Tonk Freeway is a zany, brash, attractive and cheerful ensemble comedy made in America by the British company EMI Films about the small t…
14. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) BluRay DISCRIP - Internet Archive
13 aug 2023 · Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) BluRay DISCRIP ... A satire of American progression in which a mayor tries to bribe an official to ensure a ramp ...
A satire of American progression in which a mayor tries to bribe an official to ensure a ramp connects Ticlaw to an up-and-coming interstate. When his plan...
15. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) - Filmaffinity
Honky Tonk Freeway is a film directed by John Schlesinger with David Rasche, Paul Jabara, Howard Hesseman, Teri Garr, Jenn Thompson .... Year: 1981.
Genre: Action | Synopsis: Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of ...
16. Honky Tonk Freeway - Kino Lorber EDU
Honky Tonk Freeway. Directed by John Schlesinger. Release: 1981. Runtime: 107. Country: U.S.. Language: English. Director: John Schlesinger. Cast: William ...
Welcome to Ticaw, Florida, a tiny town just off the highway with big dreams of attracting huge tourist dollars. But when construction of the new freeway leaves them without a crucial exit ramp, the desperate townsfolk decide to take motor matters into their own hands.
17. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) - Blu-ray Forum
29 jan 2021 · Coming May 25th! Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) • 4K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative! • Audio Commentary by Producer Don Boyd with ...
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) Blu-ray Movies - North America
