Motorama
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This allegorical comedy from scriptwriter Joe Minion (After Hours, Vampire's Kiss) offers a unique twist on the standard road movie formula. It tells the story of a young boy named Gus who grows sick and tired of parental squabbles and decides to steal his dad's red Mustang and hit the highway on a cross-country journey. The country presented in this film, however, is not the U.S., but a fictional land with states such as Bergen and Essex - a land with parallels to a giant board game. While on the road, Gus spots a billboard inviting him to play the "Motorama" game, a promotional effort by a major gas station that promises winners $500 million dollars. In order to win, one simply has to collect enough game cards from Chimera gas stations all over the country to spell out the word "Motorama." As Gus approaches his goal of collecting all eight letters, he has assorted adventures, many of them strange and a few that are distinctly unpleasant. The film features cameos from several notable cult favorites, including character players Jack Nance and Dick Miller, actress Drew Barrymore, and even the pop singer Meat Loaf. ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviCast
- Jordan Christopher Michael - Gus
- John Diehl - Phil
- Mary Woronov - Kidnapping Wife
- Garrett Morris - Andy
- Drew Barrymore - Fantasy Girl
- Meat Loaf - Vern
- Flea - Busboy
Credit
Dana Allyson - Costume Designer, Barry Shils - Director, Peter Verity - Editor, Steven J. Bratter - Executive Producer, Andy Summers - Composer (Music Score), Vincent Jefferds - Production Designer, Joseph Yacoe - Cinematographer, Donald P. Borchers - Producer, Barry Shils - Producer, Joseph Minion - Screenwriter| MotorVation 23 (2009 Film), Motor Races at Monaco (1908 Film) | |
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Motorama (film)
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| Directed by | Barry Shils |
| Produced by | Donald Borchers |
| Written by | Joseph Minion |
| Starring | Jordan Christopher Michael Martha Quinn Michael Naegel Susan Tyrrell Drew Barrymore |
| Music by | Andy Summers |
| Cinematography | Joseph Yacoe |
| Editing by | Peter H. Verity |
| Distributed by | Two Moon Releasing |
| Release date(s) | September 10, 1991 |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10,535 (US)[1] |
Motorama is an American road movie released in 1991.[2] It is a surrealistic film about a ten-year-old runaway boy (played by Jordan Christopher Michael) on a road trip for the purpose of collecting game pieces (cards) from the fictional "Chimera" gas stations, in order to spell out the word M-O-T-O-R-A-M-A. By doing so he will supposedly win the grand prize of $500 million. The film features cameos by Drew Barrymore, Flea, Jack Nance, Robert Picardo, and Meat Loaf. It was written by Joseph Minion, screenwriter of After Hours.
Parts of the movie were filmed in and around Lake Powell and the city of Page, Arizona. In one scene, Gus, the title character, is shown driving on top of the Glen Canyon Dam (which is not allowed by the general public). The gated entrance to "Essex", a fictional state in the movie, is actually the service entrance to the Glen Canyon Dam. The Navajo Generating Station near Page is shown in several scenes as well.
The strange looking paper currency used throughout the film are slightly modified versions of (former) Dutch Guilder notes.
Cast
- Jordan Christopher Michael
- Martha Quinn
- Susan Tyrrell
- John Diehl
- Robert Picardo
- Jack Nance
- Garrett Morris
- Michael J. Pollard
- Drew Barrymore
- Paul Willson
- Flea (musician)
- Mary Woronov
- Sandy Baron
- Vince Edwards
- Meat Loaf
- Irwin Keyes
- Allyce Beasley
- Robin Duke
- Shelley Berman
References
- ^ "Motorama (1993)". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=motorama.htm. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "NYT". http://camillaqueen-camillaqueen-motorama.blogspot.com/.
External links
- Motorama at the Internet Movie Database
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