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Honky Tonk Freeway

1981, Movie, R, 107 mins

Honky Tonk Freeway: Review

Neither as bad as its initial reviews nor as good as it could have been, this interesting $25 million failure was saddled with an awful ad campaign and grossed only $500,000. Director John Schlesinger (MIDNIGHT COWBOY; THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN) structured this slice-of-American-life comedy after the fashion of Robert Altman's NASHVILLE, cross-cutting between dozens of characters. The result, however, is a fragmented, hit-or-miss affair that is occasionally very funny but mo... read more

Honky Tonk Freeway: Cast & Details

Year: 1981
Rated R

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Cast
Beau Bridges: Duane Hansen
Hume Cronyn: Sherm
Beverly D'Angelo: Carmen Shelby
William Devane: Mayor Calo
George Dzundza: Eugene
Teri Garr: Ericka

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Did Children of Men rip off American Cyborg? And more | Movie News | 4/25/2007
Send your movie questions to FlickChick.Question: Someone told me that Children of Men was a total rip-off of a movie called American Cyborg. I find this hard to believe, but my local Blockbuster doesn't even have American Cyborg, so I can't check it out for myself. Have you heard about this? – Jake FFlickChick: I had heard this rumor, but until your email I never got around to investigating. You piqued my curiosity, especially since Children of Men (2006) is based on a 1992 book by acclaimed novelist P.D. James and American Cyborg: Steel Warrior was released in 1994.Here are the similarities: Both take place in a post-nuclear future in which society has largely broken down and women have become infertile. In Children, it's been 18 years since the last child was born, in Cyborg, it's been 17.In Children, a young, African-born woman named Kee (as in the key to the future) has become inexplicably pregnant and must be escorted to the coast of England, where representatives of a... read more be the first to leave a comment

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