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and Ross Harris. Originally titled '' Recycler'', after the Los Angeles

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of the same name, the film writers changed the name of the movie to ''Southlander'' to avoid trademark issues.

Plot

Down-and-out keyboardist Chance ( Rory Cochrane) sees his redemption in touring with dub-pop band

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, fronted by the lovely Rocket (

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). However, to guarantee a spot in the band, Chance needs a signature sound, which he finds in the futuristic '69 "Molotron" keyboard. Chance's dreams are put on hold on the eve of the tour, however, when the Molotron is stolen from his car. ''Southlander'' follows Chance and his friend Ross Angeles ( Ross Harris) as they track down the stolen keyboard through the pages of the ''Southlander,'' a local rag that publishes classified ads for musical equipment. The journey quickly becomes a surreal trip through LA's underground music scene.

Cast

* Rory Cochrane as Chance *Ross Harris as Ross Angeles / Bek's Jam Double Axe * Lawrence Hilton Jacobs as Motherchild *

as Rocket *

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as Bek * Hank Williams III as Hank 3 *

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as Record Girl * Gregg Henry as Lane Wildbird * Richard Edson as Thomas *

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as Miss Highrise * Mark Gonzales as Vince * Laura Prepon as Seven = Five *

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as Self * Scott L. Schwartz as Chef *

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as Policeman * Darren Lavett as Stoner Cop * Tony Maxwell as Lane's Guest Notes: *Singer/songwriter

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, who has a cameo role as the bus driver, also wrote two exclusive songs for the film. *''Southlander'' marked the film debut of Laura Prepon.

Soundtrack

*"Southlander Theme" *"Illumination Dub" –

, Eddie Ruscha *"Dr. Fantasm" – Eddie Ruscha *"Making Out" – Eddie Ruscha *"Green Room" – Billy Higgins, Jeffery Littleton, Kito Gamble,

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, Richard Grant *"Speedway Child" – Eddie Ruscha *"Taste It" – Eddie Ruscha, Ross Harris *"End of the Century" (

, Neil Hagerty) – Royal Trux *"Space Kat" – Eddie Ruscha *"Video City Boy" (C. Borrell, Ross Harris) – DJ Me DJ You *"A Life Story" – Union 13 *"Rust Drive" – Eddie Ruscha *"Elemental Blues" – Eddie Ruscha *"Motherchild Theme" – Eddie Ruscha *"Zu Zu Dubrider" – Eddie Ruscha *"Piano Drop" – Ross Harris *"Puttin' It Down" ( Beck Hansen) – Beck *"Seven Equals Five" – A. Spiegelman, B. Reynolds, Bill Dusha *"Spa" (C. Borrell, Ross Harris) – DJ Me DJ You *"Lane's World" – Eddie Ruscha *"Solar Invocation" – Eddie Ruscha *"Gently Waves" –

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*"Broken Train" (Beck Hansen) – Beck *"Confederate Dub" – Eddie Ruscha *"Alone and Dying" – Hank Williams III *"Sweetest Decline" – Beth Orton *"Fatter Cats Bigga Fish" – The Coup *"Snowbunny's Serenade" –

*"Motherchild Chase" – Eddie Ruscha *"Splitsville" – Elliott Smith Notes: *Ed Ruscha Jr. is credited as Da Da Munchamonkey in the film. *"Sweetest Decline" is erroneously listed as "Central Reservation" in the DVD liner notes. *"Snowbunny's Serenade" is an alternate version of Elliott Smith's song "Bye" (from ''

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''), played on a different keyboard.

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0278044, title=Southlander 2001 films American independent films Films about music and musicians 2000s English-language films 2000s American films