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Honky Tonk Freeway is a american film of genre Comedy directed by John Schlesinger released in USA on 21 august 1981 with Beverly D'Angelo
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
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Add to a movie listHonky Tonk Freeway is a 1981 comedy film directed by John Schlesinger. The film, conceived and co-produced by Don Boyd, was one of the most expensive box office flops in history, losing its British backers Thorn-EMI an estimated $11,000,000 and profoundly affecting its fortunes and aspirations. The film was financed in part by accountant Roy Tucker's tax avoidance schemes funded by the Rossminster banking group.
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In a small Florida tourist town named Ticlaw, the Mayor/Preacher Kirby T. Calo (William Devane) also operates a hotel and tiny wildlife safari park. The town's major draw is a water-skiing elephant named Bubbles.Actors
Beverly D'Angelo
(Carmen Odessa Shelby)
Hume Cronyn
(Sherm)
David Rasche
(Eddie White)
Jessica Tandy
(Carol)
Howard Hesseman
(Snapper)
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