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Deadhead Miles
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Deadhead Miles

1972-08-08 · 93 min · ★ 6.2

Comedy

A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in his 18 wheeler mumbling manic, southern accented non sequiturs; carnivalizing roadside stops and happenstance towns while out-weirding cops and weigh stations with his new cryptic, over-coated hitchhiker buddy.

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Directors
Vernon Zimmerman
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Alan ArkinAlan ArkinCooper
Paul BenedictPaul BenedictHitchhiker
Charles DurningCharles DurningTruck Driver in Cafe
Héctor ElizondoHéctor ElizondoDuke
Bruce BennettBruce BennettJohnny Mesquitero
Ida LupinoIda LupinoIda Lupino
George RaftGeorge RaftGeorge Raft
Loretta SwitLoretta SwitLady with glass eye
Oliver ClarkDurazno
Patrick CampbellScale House Attendant
Lawrence WolfLawrence WolfPineapple
William DuellWilliam DuellAuto Parts Salesman
Madison ArnoldMadison ArnoldHostler
Donna AndersonDonna AndersonWaitress
Patrick Dennis-LeighScale House Attendant
Hal EnglandDriver of Wrecked Car
Virgil FryeVirgil FryeTrouble Maker
Dan ResinDan ResinBrickyard Foreman
Diane ShaletDiane ShaletDonna James
Ted GehringTed Gehring1st Scale House Cop

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