Deadhead Miles (1972)
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One of Terrence Malick's early screenwriting efforts, this loosely-structured road movie finds a questionably sane long-distance trucker named Cooper (Alan Arkin) winding his way through the heart of America. An employee of a questionable hauling outfit who has been assigned to drive a newly hijacked rig to an as-of-yet undisclosed-location, Cooper quickly ditches his partner and points his eighteen-wheeler westward. Picking-up a hitchhiker (Paul Benedict) for some company in the cab, the unstable trucker's journey westward grows increasingly surreal as he runs into numerous eccentric characters, portrayed in cameo roles by such noted names as Ida Lupino, George Raft, Charles Durning, Loretta Swit, Richard Kiel and future director John Milius. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Alan Arkin - Cooper
- Hector Elizondo - Bad Character
- Charles Durning - Red Ball Rider
- Barnard Hughes - Old Man
- Madison Arnold - Hostler
- Donna Anderson - Waitress
- Dan Resin - Foreman
- Bruce Bennett - Johnny Mesquitero
- Bill Littleton - Chicken Farmer
- Phil Kenneally
- Ida Lupino - Herself
- Bill McCutcheon - Used-Car Dealer
- Paul Benedict - Tramp
- Oliver Clark - Durazno
- Larry Wolf - Pineapple
- William Duell - Auto Parts Salesman
- Loretta Swit - Woman with Glass Eye
- Allen Garfield - Juicy Brucey
- Diane Shalet - Donna James
- John Milius - Second State Trooper
- Tom Waters - Truck Driver
- Avery Schreiber - The Boss
- John Steadman - Old Sam
- George Raft - Himself
- Director(s):
- Vernon Zimmerman
- Writer(s):
- Terrence Malick
- Producer(s):
- Vernon Zimmerman, John Prizer, Tony Bill
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