Summary
A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her "brother's" corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans. Chaos ensues after the barber agrees to drive her, the corpse, and the drugs stashed within all the way.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+23)
Critics 100Audiences 77GoodWatch 87
Tomatometer100%
Audience score84%
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100103Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1991
September 5, 1991
35 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 36
Valerie BuhagiarJackie Bangs
Don McKellarPokey Jones
Earl PastkoMr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan)
Peter BreckMr. Watson
Jello BiafraCustoms Agent #1- HOHadley ObodiacCustoms Agent #2
- TFTav FalcoMotorcycle Gang Leader
Tracy WrightMargo- JAJohnny AskwithClaude
- NKNamir KhanFuneral Director
- SFSteve FallJeffrey The Corpse
- LHLarry HudsonNathan – Manservant
- EPElizabeth PritchardLouise Watson
- CEChantal EttlesMissie Watson
- AWAlithea WattersMinnie Watson
- ECEllen CarlisleMother
- BRBrooks RapleyMother's Little Helper
- ASAnn ShipmanPickerel Falls Reporter
- MVMichael VendruscoloPickerel Falls Photographer
- DMDavid McFarlaneSatan's Neighbor
- PLPeter LynchBingo Angry Man
- ADAlma DoyleBingo Angry Woman
Caroline GillisBingo Attendant- RGRay GabourieBingo Caller
Directing · 2
- Bruce McDonald Director, Story, Producer
- David Webb First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Don McKellar Story, Screenplay
- Allan Magee Story
Production · 3
- Daniel Salerno Executive Producer
- Colin Brunton Producer
- Brenda Davis Researcher
Camera · 3
- Mirosław Baszak Director of Photography
- Hamish McIntyre Camera Operator, Key Grip
- Phil Gries Other
Editing · 2
- Michael Pacek Editor
- Ricardo Olivero Color Timer
Sound · 7
- Nash the Slash Original Music Composer
- Steve Munro Sound Designer
- Tony Currie ADR Editor
- Paul Germann Assistant Sound Editor
- Daniel Pellerin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Michael Werth Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Ian Brock Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Martha Wynne Snetsinger Costume Design
- Derek J. Baskerville Costume Design
Lighting · 1
- Johnny Askwith Lighting Technician
Other crew · 5
- David Cronenberg Thanks
- Norman Jewison Thanks
- Brock Jolliffe Special Effects
- Evan Siegel Transportation Coordinator
- Maya Toman Other
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