Search - Honky Tonk Freeway on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 01/22/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Comedy, Ensemble Film

In this involved send-up of two American icons -- the automobile and the tourist trap -- the tiny Florida town of Ticlaw strives desperately for success after it has been denied the most essential of all tourist amenities -- a freeway exit. The insane, and mostly successful, schemes of the mayor (William Devane) and other distinctly unbalanced citizens interrupt, often hilariously, the lives of various eccentric travellers forced into a place they never intended to be. Critics disagree violently on whether this is a neglected classic or sophomoric nonsense. The winning record of director (John Schlesinger) (Midnight Cowboy, Marathon Man, Cold Comfort Farm, etc.,) and first-class performances by William Devane, Beau Bridges, Beverly D'Angelo, Hume Cronyn, JessicaTandy and a plethora of great character actors -- not to mention the water-skiing elephant and the wild rhino -- argue that it's worth a look. ~ Michael P. Rogers, All Movie Guide

Beau Bridges - Duane Hansen
Hume Cronyn - Sherm
Beverly D'Angelo - Carmen Shelby
William Devane - Mayor Kirby T. Calo
George Dzundza - Eugene

Take a quirky detour down the Honky Tonk Freeway with Anchor Bay Entertianment's release of this 1981 comedy from director John Schlesinger. Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and featuring a closed captioned soundtrack rendered in English Dolby Digital Mono, this disc also offers theatrical trailers. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide