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In 1989, clean-cut FBI man John Buckner is detailed to escort heavily-bearded Huey Walker back to jail for offenses dating back to his days as a celebrated hippie radical. After Walker dupes Buckner on the train he falls into the hands of a couple of well-meaning refugees from the 60's, the two men with apparently nothing in common find themselves on the run together. But appearances can be deceptive. Written by
Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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A fed from the 80s is taking a fugitive from the 60s on a little trip - and vice versa.
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Trivia
Huey (
Dennis Hopper) says, "You can't just go to your local video store and rent
Easy Rider (1969) to be a rebel." Hopper directed and starred in "Easy Rider".
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Goofs
When Buckner and Walker board the train (in Oregon), Stark asks Sheriff Hightower where the next stop is. Hightower replies, "It's across the border into Canada." Washington State lies between Oregon and Canada; it's very unlikely that the train would bypass Washington state.
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Quotes
Huey Walker:
Mandatory AIDS testing for all government employees. I guess that means you, Buckner. I wouldn't worry though, you look like a practitioner of safe sex. As a matter of fact, you look like a practitioner of no sex.
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References
The Jazz Singer (1927)
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Soundtracks
People Get Ready
By
Curtis Mayfield
Performed by
Bob Dylan
Produced by
Barry Goldberg
Bob Dylan performs courtesy of CBS Records Inc.
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This is one of those all around great films that anyone can enjoy. When I was young I thought it was really funny. Now I get all the deeper messages and plot details, and like the movie all the more for it. This is also one of the two movies that can make me cry. The other is Grave of the Fireflies. The other aspects of the film, besides plot, are great too. The characters play off each other really well. The filming is good, and the comedy doesn't compromise the more serious nature of the film.