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 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.
More details
| author | Big Boy Medlin Michael Ventura Zalman King |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Texas |
| director | Alan Rudolph |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | bar fight best friend business partner drive help live show mohammed music business new york city ring of fire salvage company shiner spoetzl brewery strand |
| producer | Carolyn Pfeiffer John E. Pommer Zalman King |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | independent musical comedy road movie |