Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 04/24/1992(USA)
Release Date: 01/30/2007
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)
Distributor/Studio: Eclectic
Highway 61 is an offbeat, comedic road movie about a small-town Canadian barber (
Don McKellar) who finds a dead body. When a woman claiming to be the corpse's roadie sister (
Valerie Buhagiar), arrives in town, he agrees to drive her and the body from Ontario to New Orleans, following Highway 61 over the entire journey. Along the way, they meet several odd characters. Though the story is poorly-paced, it has enough off-center humor and the performances are engaging enough to make it worthwhile. Rockers
Jello Biafra and
Tav Falco make cameos.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide