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Screenwriter/electrician Abbe Wool makes her directorial debut with the offbeat road movie Roadside Prophets. Brooding factory worker Joe (X front man John Doe) takes a road trip in order to scatter the ashes of his co-worker Dave Coleman (David Anthony Marshall). Riding his vintage Harley Davidson, Joe leaves Los Angeles and heads for a small Nevada town called El Dorado to fulfill Dave's final wish. His journey is complicated by a small fry named Sam (the Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz), a wannabe biker who continually lights off fireworks and nurtures an odd obsession with Motel 9. Joe also has to cope with making daily phone calls to Angie (voice of Sonna Chavez), his co-worker back in L.A. who is giving him sick days in exchange for the promise of a hot date. While traveling through the desert, Joe and Sam meet various eccentric characters played by the likes of David Carradine, John Cusack, Timothy Leary, and Arlo Guthrie. They eventually end up at their destination, which turns out to be a washed-up gambling town called Jackpot.
Rating
R
Director
Abbe Wool
Studio
New Line Cinema
Writer
Abbe Wool
  • great modern day road story. one of my faves, it was recommended to me first by a friend of mine who recently passed away
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  • Quirky and while low in spots and rough all over, the eclectic cast and high points make this a must see for those who like the cult genre.
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  • John Doe (lead singer from X) and Ad-Rock (from Beastie Boys) pair up in this hard-to-find road trip flick. Enjoyable cast with small parts from John Cusack, Timothy Leary, Arlo Guthrie, and David Caradine. The acting could be better, but it's still an enjoyable "Easy Rider for the 90's"
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  • This movie is a classic
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  • Two men on motorcycles go on a journey to scatter another biker's ashes. They meet a lot of interesting people on the way. This one was ok because of all the quirky characters. I kept waiting for something more to happen. Not overly exciting.
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  • You don't need to be on drugs to see this film as if you were. You just need to keep in mind that it's a spoof-of-a-spoof of 60s road films. I'm never "sorry" I watched it.
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  • When you pair Ad-Rock and John Doe in a motorcycle movie, it becomes hipster necessity. Then you get cameos by John Cusack, Arlo Guthrie and David Carradine, then it becomes indie film cred must see. At the end of the day though, you get some enjoyable people who meet some other enjoyable people to talk about life, love and death stretched across the backdrop of the "free" open road. Watch it with a buddy.
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  • a light, entertaining buddy/on-the-road/motorcycle story.
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  • far from perfect movie, but pretty cool despite its flaws. Some great cameos. Great overall atmosphere. If only they'd hired actors instead of musicians in the lead roles, this could have been fantastic.
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  • Nice. This film strikes chords if you ride a V-twin. This film strikes chords if you like hitting the road. Let's leave behind the poor acting and focus on the Canada, the lighting and the sounds from those engines: I love this flick.
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  • John Cusack as a pirate
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  • Pretty entertaining. Overall, I liked it.
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  • While biking across the Nevada desert in search of a particular spot to cast a buddy's ashes, stoic factory worker Joe runs into annoying but decent youngster Sam. The carpe diem message would have worked better if their quirky mini-adventures had been a bit more interesting or added up to a whole greater than the parts, but the aimless neo-hippie idealism (witness cameos by Arlo Guthrie and Tim Leary) makes for a mildly pleasant ride.
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  • This movie was HORRIBLE. However, it had a shirtless Adrock so I'm giving it 5 stars! Best line "There's a Motel 9 in Ely that has 48 rooms. 48 rooms!"
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  • Early 90's indie done right. The plot is intentionally simple, the dialogue fascinating, the cameos unexpected and delightful. Compare to Southlander, which is rocker indie done wrong. Quite wrong.
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