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A small-town barber goes on a road trip from Thunder Bay to New Orleans with an unpredictable woman and a coffin.A small-town barber goes on a road trip from Thunder Bay to New Orleans with an unpredictable woman and a coffin.A small-town barber goes on a road trip from Thunder Bay to New Orleans with an unpredictable woman and a coffin.
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- 3 wins & 4 nominations
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- TriviaBruce McDonald was offered by Capitol Records the song Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane to use in the film. McDonald turned it down, citing that it was "too poppy".
- GoofsThe characters pass by Mammy's Cupboard, a restaurant that looks like a giant southern African-American woman. It is seen soon after the characters leave the Canada-Minnesota border. In reality, the restaurant is located near the opposite end of highway 61, in southern Mississippi.
- Quotes
Jackie Bangs: Now I know why they call you Pokey.
Pokey Jones: Now I know why they call you Bangs.
- Crazy creditsMr. Skin can be heard speaking over the very end of the closing credits.
- SoundtracksMy Way or the Highway
Written by Tony Kenny
Performed by The Razorbacks
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forget roadkill, this is Bruce's best early film
more campy than roadkill (if that was possibly) and much lighter than dance me outside and hardcore logo, highway 61 is a great, fun film that fits perfectly on a snowy Saturday afternoon. the random plot twists as well as the off beat characters make this film truly unique and oddly Canadian. don mckellar proves here why he is Canada's most important actor - not because of any extensive talent, but because of his knack for playing the nervous, shy, eccentric who doesn't really fit in. this is one of those Canadian movies that totally could have gotten a bigger following if it had better distribution. now where's the DVD?
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- Jan 3, 2005
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- $291,645
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