Straight to Hell
Straight to Hell is a 1987 independent action comedy film directed by Alex Cox and starring Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer (frontman of the Clash), Dick Rude, and Courtney Love. The film also features cameos by Dennis Hopper, Grace Jones, Elvis Costello, Edward Tudor-Pole, Kathy Burke, and Jim Jarmusch. Band members of the Pogues, Amazulu, and the Circle Jerks are also featured in the film. The film borrows its title from the Clash's 1982 song of the same name.
Plot
Three hitmen, Willy, Norwood, and Simms, are staying in a Los Angeles hotel. After failing a job, they take off in a car with Velma, Norwood's pregnant wife. They flee to Mexico to escape the wrath of their boss, Amos Dade, robbing a bank along the way. While driving through the desert, their car breaks down, having accidentally filled the tank with diesel. They bury their suitcase of money and begin to walk.
More details
| author | Alex Cox Dick Rude |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Mexico |
| director | Alex Cox |
| editor | David Martin |
| genre | action comedy western |
| keywords | build bury deserted town diesel diesel fuel drive espresso machine even gallows general store hot dog stand i.g. farben kill learn los angeles low profile machine gun morning oil company pregnant wife run set on fire wound wrath |
| musicBy | Pray for Rain |
| producer | Eric Fellner |
| publisher | Island Pictures J&M Entertainment |
| recordedAt | Almería |
| theme | action comedy independent parody spaghetti western |