Human Highway (1982)
1h 28m
Running Time
September 10, 1982Release Date
Human Highway (1982)
1h 28m
Running Time
September 10, 1982Release Date
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Plot.
The new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance. However, an assortment of bizarre characters and weird events (such as spaceships flying around) gets in his way.
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Cast & Crew.
Neil Young
Lionel Switch / Frankie Fontaine
Russ Tamblyn
Fred Kelly
Sally Kirkland
Kathryn
Dean Stockwell
Otto Quartz
Dennis Hopper
Cracker / Stranger
Charlotte Stewart
Charlotte Goodnight
Jeanne Field
Writer
Pegi Young
Biker Girl
James Beshears
Writer
Mark Mothersbaugh
Nuclear Garbageperson / Booji Boy
L.A. Johnson
Producer
Devo
Themselves
Will Mitchell
Producer
David Myers
Cinematographer
Gerald V. Casale
Nuclear Garbageperson
Bob Casale
Nuclear Garbageperson
Robert Mothersbaugh
Nuclear Garbageperson
Geraldine Baron
Irene
Alan Myers
Nuclear Garbageperson
Kedric Wolfe
Construction Worker
Mickey Fox
Mrs. Robinson
Danny Tucker
Arthur
David Blue
Earl Duke
Fox Harris
Sheik
Trish Soodik
Secretary
Karen Jumper
Starlet
Elliot Roberts
Whitlow Kingsley
Yoko Arimiche
Yoko
Ron Denend
Construction Worker
John Herzog
Construction Worker
Marie Janisse
Construction Worker
Kiel Martin
Construction Worker
Geri Barton
Harem Girl
Bambi Myers
Harem Girl
Rocky Bonifield
Harem Girl (as Rocky Meyers)
Robert Hilburn
Newspaper Reporter
Kevin Costner
Manager of Operations
Media.
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Wiki.
Human Highway is a 1982 American comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. Dean Stockwell co-directed the film and acted along with Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Hopper, and the band Devo. Included is a collaborative performance of "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Devo and Young with Booji Boy singing lead vocals and Young playing lead guitar.
The film was shown in only select theaters and was not released on VHS until 1995. It received poor reviews upon its premiere but has received favorable reviews more recently.