Highway (2002/I)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

James Cox

Writer (WGA):

Scott Rosenberg (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

It started as a desperate escape and became the wildest ride of their lives.

Plot:

Jack is caught with the wife of his employer, a Vegas thug. The thug sends goons after Jack, who convinces his best friend...

Plot Keywords:

Las Vegas Nevada | Fugitive | One Word Title | Road Movie | Body Painting

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Jared Leto	...	Jack Hayes
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Pilot Kelson
Selma Blair	...	Cassie
John C. McGinley	...	Johnny the Fox
Jeremy Piven	...	Scawldy
Kimberley Kates	...	Jilly Miranda
Arden Myrin	...	Lucy
Mark Rolston	...	Burt Miranda
Jarret Thomas	...	Kid #1
Stephen Shellen	...	Clark Hayes
Matthew Davis	...	Booty
Madeline Parquette	...	Pilot's Mom
George Spielvogel III	...	Boneman
Sean Dalgarn	...	Softboy (as Sean Michael Dalgarn)
M.C. Gainey	...	Steven

Also Known As:

A Leonard Cohen Afterworld (USA) (working title)
Trip (USA) (working title)
Déroute (Canada: French title) [fr]
Fuga Desenfreada (Brazil) [pt]
Fuga da Seattle (Italy) (video title) [it]
Highway - vaarojen valtatie (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, drug content, violence and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (video premiere) | USA:R | UK:18 | Australia:MA (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

International Fountain - 305 Harrison Street, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Alex Entertainment Inc.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jack decides to take a power saw and make their car into a "convertible", Pilot is seen asleep in the driver's seat on interior shots, but the car is empty in several of the exterior shots.

Quotes:

Pilot Kelson: Pop Quiz.
Jack Hayes: No.
Pilot Kelson: Come on. It's a quick one.
Jack Hayes: Go.
Pilot Kelson: What is 1,056 dicks?
Jack Hayes: A lot of dicks.
Pilot Kelson: Beep. Perfect Score. Gold star.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

I Wanna Be a Homosexual

just a fun time

This is a well-acted and perfectly cast movie about a bunch of people on the outskirts of life whose mistakes carry them in the same direction: Seattle. You may not feel deeply enlightened when it's over, but you will have a bunch of laughs on the way. I don't know what happened to this film... it just slipped through the cracks and so everyone passes it off as uninteresting, but I rather thought it was one of those overlooked jewels you are glad to have discovered. The characters are eminently likable and have those appropriate, somewhat subdued emotional journeys that give the film it's real direction. Without a doubt worth the rent.