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Actors: Neil Young, Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell, Sally Kirkland, Fred Kelly, Devo,
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Human Highway |
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Neil Young came up with the idea for this dreamy, whimsical comedy. Young stars as Lionel, a gas station attendent who has dreams of making it as a rock star. Next door to the gas station is a diner, where Dennis Hopper plays a fast talking cook named Cracker. The owner of the business (played by Dean Stockwell) comes up with a plan to burn down the diner and collect the insurance money. The plan goes awry when Lionel and his wacky entourage (including the new wave band Devo, who play glowing nuclear power plant workers) come onto the scene of the crime. There is a great finale where Devo and the entire cast performs a song and dance number to "It Takes a Worried Man."
--Karen Choy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Human Highway |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
If a parody... of
- small city folk
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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