Roadie
Roadie is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling rock and roll show. The film stars Meat Loaf and marks his first starring role in a film. There are also cameo appearances by musicians such as Roy Orbison and Hank Williams Jr. and supporting roles played by Alice Cooper and the members of Blondie.
Plot
Travis W. Redfish is a beer-drinking, bar-brawling, fun-loving Texan, who works as a distributor of Shiner beer. He also helps his father, Corpus C. Redfish with the family salvage company, whose motto is "Everything will work if you let it!" B.B. Muldoon is his best friend and business partner, and the romantic interest of Travis' younger sister Alice Poo.
More details
| author | Michael Ventura |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Texas |
| director | Alan Rudolph |
| editor | Tom Walls |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | bar fight best friend bus stop business partner debby harry drive even first time getting married help land married mohammed new york city phone call police pursuit psychic power salvage company set up shiner spoetzl brewery strand wait wed |
| producer | Carolyn Pfeiffer |
| productionCompany | Alive Enterprises Vivant Productions |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | independent musical comedy road movie |