Honky Tonk Freeway
- Director: John Schlesinger
- Writer: Edward Clinton
- Producer: Don Boyd; Hawk Koch
CGiii Comment
A brash 80s comedy about a town painted pink. And, a horrific title song.
This is Schlesinger's worst film...by far.
An unfunny, chaotic mess.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, led by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
Cast & Characters
David Rasche as Eddie White;
Paul Jabara as T.J. Tupus;
Howard Hesseman as Snapper;
Teri Garr as Ericka;
Jenn Thompson as Delia;
Peter Billingsley as Little Billy;
Beau Bridges as Duane Hansen;
Beverly D'Angelo as Carmen Odessa Shelby;
Daniel Stern as Hitchhiker;
Sandra McCabe as Prostitute;
Celia Weston as Grace;
Deborah Rush as Sister Mary Magdalene;
Geraldine Page as Sister Mary Clarise;
George Dzundza as Eugene;
Joe Grifasi as Osvaldo