Motorama (film)
| Motorama | |
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 Motorama DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Barry Shils |
| Produced by | Donald P. Borchers |
| Written by | Joseph Minion |
| Starring |
Martha Quinn Flea Michael J. Pollard Meat Loaf Drew Barrymore Garrett Morris Jordan Christopher Michael |
| Music by | Andy Summers |
| Cinematography | Joseph Yacoe |
| Edited by | Peter H. Verity |
| Distributed by | Two Moon Releasing |
Release dates | September 10, 1991 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10,535 (US)[1] |
Motorama is a 1991 American surrealistic road film[2] about a ten-year-old runaway boy (played by Jordan Christopher Michael) on a road trip for the purpose of collecting game pieces (cards) from the fictional "Chimera" gas stations in order to spell out the word M-O-T-O-R-A-M-A. By doing so he will supposedly win the grand prize of $500 million. The film features cameos by Drew Barrymore, Flea, Jack Nance, Robert Picardo, Martha Quinn and Meat Loaf. It was written by Joseph Minion screenwriter of After Hours.
Parts of the movie were filmed in and around Lake Powell and the city of Page, Arizona. In one scene, Gus, the title character, is shown driving on top of the Glen Canyon Dam (which is not allowed by the general public). The gated entrance to "Essex", a fictional state in the movie, is actually the service entrance to the Glen Canyon Dam. The Navajo Generating Station near Page is shown in several scenes as well. The strange-looking paper currencies used throughout the film are slightly modified versions of (former) Dutch Guilder notes.
Cast
- Martha Quinn
- Flea
- Michael J. Pollard
- Meat Loaf
- Drew Barrymore
- Garrett Morris
- Jordan Christopher Michael
- Susan Tyrrell
- Mary Woronov
- Allyce Beasley
- Robin Duke
- Shelley Berman
References
External links
- Motorama at the Internet Movie Database
- Motorama at AllMovie