''Roadhouse 66'' is a 1984 film directed by John Mark Robinson and starring

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. The film is set entirely in

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, and

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, two towns on historic U.S. Route 66.

Plot

A young adult from New York is on his way to California for a business meeting when he runs into trouble with some local hoodlums in Kingman who shoot at his car and try to run him off the road. He hooks up with a hitchhiker who is also passing through town, who turns out to be a former

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musician, and the two attempt to set things right in the town, culminating in their entry in an

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from Kingman to Oatman and back.

Cast

as Johnny Harte *

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as Beckman Hallsgood Jr. * Kaaren Lee as Jesse Duran *

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as Melissa Duran * Stephen Elliott as Sam *

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as Hoot *

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as Dink * Peter Van Norden as Moss * Erica Yohn as Thelma *

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as James Fury * Katie Graves as Mary Lou

References

External links

* * 1985 films Atlantic Entertainment Group films 1980s road movies American auto racing films American road movies 1984 drama films 1984 films American drama films 1985 drama films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-drama-film-stub