Summary
A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of coffee.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.
Cast
24 of 27
Dick RudeWilly
Sy RichardsonNorwood
Courtney LoveVelma
Joe StrummerSimms
Jennifer BalgobinFabienne
Miguel SandovalGeorge
Shane MacGowanBruno McMahon
Spider StacyAngel Eyes McMahon
Xander BerkeleyPreacher McMahon
Biff YeagerFrank McMahon
Martin TurnerStupid McMahon
Karl BraunBlacksmith McMahon
Jem FinerGranpa McMahon
Elvis CostelloHives The Butler
Jim JarmuschAmos Dade
Dennis HopperI.G. Farben
Grace JonesSonya
Zander SchlossKarl
Sara SugarmanChuch
Edward Tudor-PoleRusty Zimmerman
Kathy BurkeSabrina
Michèle WinstanleyLouise
Fox HarrisKim Blousson
Crew
- Directed by
- Alex Cox
- Produced by
- Eric Fellner, Paul Raphael
- Music by
- Dan Wool
Everyone
Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
Facts
June 26, 1987 · 1 h 26 min · Violence, Strong Language, Sexual Content
- Released
- June 26, 1987
- Runtime
- 1 h 26 min
- Content
- Violence, Strong Language, Sexual Content
- Genres
- Action, Western, Comedy, Crime
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United Kingdom, United States
- Available in
- 8 countries
Tropes
Bait-and-Switch Gunshot, Black-and-Grey Morality, Not Even Bothering with the Accent +4
Q&A
3 questions, like "Where can I stream Straight to Hell?"
Questions about Straight to Hell
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is Straight to Hell worth watching?
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 41 (IMDb 5.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 27%). Audiences rate it higher (57 out of 100) than critics (27).
Will Straight to Hell make me laugh?
Yes: the humor is mostly absurd humor (9 of 10) and dark humor (8 of 10).


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