Honky Tonk Freeway
An unlikely movie for John Schlesinger, the director of Midnight Cowboy and Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Honky Tonk Freeway, with its wildly disparate cast and surreal slapstick comedy, suggests another National Lampoon movie. It didn’t help that the production itself ran amuck; one scene cost one million dollars to shoot (Schlesinger’s own Apocalypse Now). The star-spangled cast, featuring Beau Bridges, Beverly D’Angelo, Teri Garr, and Jessica Tandy, might be reason enough to give this one-of-a-kind movie a shot.
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About Daniel Kremer
San Francisco filmmaker Daniel Kremer has provided audio commentary tracks for Kino Lorber, Shout! Factory, AGFA, and Scorpion disc releases, and essays for Twilight Time special editions. His acclaimed epic-length film Overwhelm the Sky (2019), adapted from a 1799 American Gothic novel, was screened internationally in classic roadshow format, complete with overture, intermission, and printed souvenir programs. These deluxe screenings received many accolades before Kino Lorber acquired distribution rights. Kremer's book Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films was published through Patrick McGilligan's Screen Classics Series in 2015. He is currently under contract at Oxford University Press for the first book about Joan Micklin Silver. His other films include the independent dramas Raise Your Kids on Seltzer (2015) and Ezer Kenegdo (2017). He enjoys doing commentary tracks with fellow TFH guru Allan Arkush.
I wonder how many people know Beverly D’Angelo started her career as a country singer. Must be the only person of Italian descent to do so (her blonde hair probably helped).
I’ve spoken with someone who worked on this (locations). He claims the crew, including himself, were high throughout. Shocker!