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Highway

  • 2002
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
7.1K
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Jared Leto, Selma Blair, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Highway (2002)
After Jack gets caught with a Vegas mobster's wife in bed, he's gotta hit the road. Jack's best friend Pilot accompanies him, and the pair sets out on an adventure akin to Kerouac's "On the Road".
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After Jack gets caught with a Vegas mobster's wife in bed, he's gotta hit the road. Jack's best friend Pilot accompanies him, and the pair sets out on an adventure akin to Kerouac's "On the ... Read allAfter Jack gets caught with a Vegas mobster's wife in bed, he's gotta hit the road. Jack's best friend Pilot accompanies him, and the pair sets out on an adventure akin to Kerouac's "On the Road".After Jack gets caught with a Vegas mobster's wife in bed, he's gotta hit the road. Jack's best friend Pilot accompanies him, and the pair sets out on an adventure akin to Kerouac's "On the Road".

  • Director
    • James Cox
  • Writer
    • Scott Rosenberg
  • Stars
    • Kimberley Kates
    • Jared Leto
    • Jake Gyllenhaal
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    7.1K
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    • Director
      • James Cox
    • Writer
      • Scott Rosenberg
    • Stars
      • Kimberley Kates
      • Jared Leto
      • Jake Gyllenhaal
    • 72User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Kimberley Kates
    Kimberley Kates
    • Jilly Miranda
    Jared Leto
    Jared Leto
    • Jack
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Pilot
    Selma Blair
    Selma Blair
    • Cassie
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • Johnny the Fox
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Scawldy
    Arden Myrin
    Arden Myrin
    • Lucy
    Mark Rolston
    Mark Rolston
    • Burt Miranda
    Jarret Thomas
    • Kid #1
    Stephen Shellen
    Stephen Shellen
    • Clark Hayes
    Matthew Davis
    • Booty
    Madeline Parquette
    • Pilot's Mom
    George Spielvogel III
    George Spielvogel III
    • Boneman
    M.C. Gainey
    M.C. Gainey
    • Steven
    Conrad Goode
    Conrad Goode
    • Gibby
    David J. Guppy
    • Moon
    Sean Everett
    Sean Everett
    • Security Guard
    • (as Sean E. Markland)
    Captain Mauzner
    Captain Mauzner
    • Mauzner
    • (as Josh Klausner)
    • Director
      • James Cox
    • Writer
      • Scott Rosenberg
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    Hexyl

    Vote it up...good flick

    Look, this is a good flick. It is not a mind bender, it is not going to leave you questioning your own immortality, nor is it ever going to be a classic. It's just a good movie to watch. Leto is really good as "The God of Fu*k," (so funny) and Gyllenhaal is a great sidekick. Totally watchable, more than one time. Good flick to just chill out with at 2am.
    kat6665

    cool

    I thought this film was very good it had such a good mixture of adventure,love,sadness and humour i think it had something for everyone in there. Jake Gyllenhaal and Jared Leto work so well together their both very good actors and played their parts very well this was definitly one of Jake Gyllenhaal's good roles.
    7ditkarrific

    NOT a waste of time.

    Count me in to the camp of people who are unable to fathom reviews of this movie that say it's a complete waste of time.

    "Citizen Kane" it is certainly not. But it *is* an entertaining, fairly fresh road trip movie. Leto, Gyllenhaal, and Blair all give good performances.

    I consulted the reviews on here before sitting down to catch this flick on cable late at night, and decided that I'd give it 20 minutes to prove itself either worthy of 1:45 of my time, or worthy of all the bad reviews it's picked up on here. Needless to say, I watched the whole film.

    "Highway" is a decent off-beat comedy with some very memorable lines and a nice undercurrent of life-long friendship. Check it out... and, remember, "the world is divided into two groups of people-- pandas and alligator-boys." ;)

    My score: 7 out of 10.
    9PatrickDurden

    Unappreciated

    Wow! this movie was so much better then i expected. i was walking down the aisle of the local video store and was intrigued by the cover. i had heard a little about it before but Highway was definitely worth the rental price.

    For one, the acting was superb. Jared Leto is an extraordinary actor and all of them had wonderful timing with every thing they did. The story is what wont leave my mind. A bizarre, maybe metaphoric way of looking at the power of life and the search for love. Some times it takes a violent disturbing movie to make an impact because we live in a world that is so full of distractions.

    I would recommend this movie to any one with an open mind that is willing to experience life through some one else's mind. 10/10
    10rsmolin

    Much Better Than These Reviews

    What's going on with the low ratings of this amazing film? A film filled with quirky scenes and outstanding character bits, this movie has plenty of stuff to keep any film buff intrigued and happy. The two leads do a great job of playing off one another in their madcap escape from inevitable danger, while meeting up with a very odd assortment of characters, such as Jeremy Piven as an off-the-wall drug dealer whose monologue is one of the more dynamic in recent film history; or John McGinley's off-beat role; or Selma Blair's warm and caring nature; or the strange alligator boy; or Seatle's grunge scene; or lots of clever lines of dialog handled quite well by Jared and Jake. This film deserves a round of second opinions, because it's a hell of a lot better than the reviews suggest.

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    • Trivia
      In the club scene when they were "testing" the Molly, one of the club kids was Shannon Leto - Jared's brother and co-founder/drummer of their band Thirty Seconds to Mars.
    • Goofs
      When Jack decides to take a power saw and make their car into a "convertible", Pilot is seen asleep in the driver's seat on interior shots, but the car is empty in several of the exterior shots.
    • Quotes

      Pilot Kelson: Pop Quiz.

      Jack Hayes: No.

      Pilot Kelson: Come on. It's a quick one.

      Jack Hayes: Go.

      Pilot Kelson: What is 1,056 dicks?

      Jack Hayes: A lot of dicks.

      Pilot Kelson: Beep. Perfect Score. Gold star.

    • Connections
      Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014)
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      Johnny the Boy
      Written by Josh Homme

      Performed by Desert Sessions

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Leonard Cohen Afterworld
    • Filming locations
      • Langley, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
    • Production company
      • Alex Entertainment Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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