Roadie (film)
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| Roadie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Rudolph |
| Produced by | Zalman King Carolyn Pfeiffer John E. Pommer |
| Written by | Big Boy Medlin Michael Ventura Zalman King Alan Rudolph |
| Starring | Meat Loaf Kaki Hunter Don Cornelius Gailard Sartain Art Carney |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | June 13, 1980 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | N/A |
| IMDb profile | |
Roadie is a 1980 film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling rock and roll show. The film stars Meat Loaf and marks his first starring role in a film. There are also cameo appearances by musicians such as Roy Orbison, Hank Williams Jr., Blondie and Alice Cooper.
Tagline: Bands make it rock, but roadies make it roll.
[edit] The Cast
- Meat Loaf - Travis W. Redfish
- Kaki Hunter - Lola Bouilliabase
- Art Carney - Corpus C. Redfish
- Gailard Sartain - B.B. Muldoon
- Rhonda Bates - Alice Poo
- Joe Spano - Ace
- Richard Marion - George
- Sonny Carl Davis - Bird (as Sonny Davis)
- Hamilton Camp - Grady
- Don Cornelius - Mohammed Johnson
- Alice Cooper - Himself
- Alvin Crow - Himself
- Rick Crow - Asleep At The Wheel
- Smoothie - The Pleasant Valley Boys
- D.H. Little - The Pleasant Valley Boys
- Pete Finney - The Pleasant Valley Boys
- Tiny McFarland - The Pleasant Valley Boys
- Roger Crabtree - The Pleasant Valley Boys
- Chris O'Connell - Asleep at the Wheel
- Bobby Black - Asleep at the Wheel
- Pat Ryan - Asleep at the Wheel
- Daniel Levin - Asleep at the Wheel
- John Nicholas - Asleep At The Wheel
- Francis Christina - Asleep At The Wheel
- Dean DeMerritt - Asleep At The Wheel
- Deborah Harry - Herself (Blondie)
- Chris Stein - Himself (Blondie)
- Clem Burke - Himself (Blondie)
- Jimmy Destri - Himself (Blondie)
- Nigel Harrison - Himself (Blondie)
- Frank Infante - Himself (Blondie)
- Roy Orbison - Himself
- Hank Williams Jr. - Himself
- Ginger Varney - Weather Girl
- Al Mays - Mohammed's Bodyguard
- Cindy Wills - Prom Queen
- Allan Graf - Tiny
- Merle Kilgore - Himself
- Jack Elliott - Himself (as Ramblin' Jack Elliott)
- Hector Britt - Hank
- Larry Lindsey - Jerry
- Conrad E. Palmisano - First Cop in Chase (as Conrad Palmisano)
- Tim Chitwood - Second Cop
- Bobby Sargent - Third Cop
- Rick Seaman - Fourth Cop
- Lenore Woodward - Little Old Lady
- Terry Wills - First Narc
- Chuck Bulot - Second Narc
- Helena Hurmann - Manager
- Marcy Hanson - Groupie
- Carole McClellan - Sheriff
- Rudy Ortiz - Soundman
- Bruce Patron - Blondie Road Manager
- William Hanna - Tire Salesman
- James Lewis - Pete
- Ray Benson - Himself
- Richard Portnow - First New York Wino
- Anthony Casertano - Second New York Wino
- Sheryl Cooper - Herself
- Joe Gannon - Spittle Manager
- Jesse Frederick - Alice Cooper Roadie
- Larry Marshall - Second Roadie
- Rick Brunt - Third Roadie
- Eric Gardner - Concert Promoter
- Kurtwood Smith - Security Guard
- Paul Jamieson - New York Soundman
- Fred Mandel - Alice Cooper Band
- Davey Johnstone - Alice Cooper Band
- Roger Powell - Alice Cooper Band
- Kasim Sulton - Alice Cooper Band
- John Wilcox - Alice Cooper Band
- Kerry Craig - The Bama Band
- Joe Hamilton - The Bama Band
- Warren Keith - The Bama Band
- Charles Smith - The Bama Band
- Dale Stratton - The Bama Band
- Shona Lay - Spittle (by Standing Waves)
- Bob Murray - Spittle (by Standing Waves)
- Larry Seaman - Spittle (by Standing Waves)
- Randy Franklin - Spittle (by Standing Waves)
- David Cardwell - Spittle (by Standing Waves)
[edit] External links
- Roadie at the Internet Movie Database
