The American Way, also known as Riders of the Storm, is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by Maurice Phillips and starring Dennis Hopper and Michael J. Pollard.[1][2][3]
| The American Way | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Phillips |
| Written by | Scott Roberts |
| Produced by | Keith Cavele (Supervising) Paul Cowan, Laurie Keller Executive Producers = Jean Ubaud, Maqbool Hameed |
| Starring | Dennis Hopper Michael J. Pollard |
| Cinematography | John Metcalfe |
| Music by | Brian Bennett Simon Webb |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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| Language | English |
Premise
SM is a pirate TV station, which is broadcast from a B-29 plane by a group of Vietnam war veterans. After many years, the crew considers shutting down the show to go back to a more normal life. However, as the US presidential campaign is starting, the captain of the plane decides SM has a last job to do: to prevent the pro-war conservative candidate from winning the election.
Cast
- Dennis Hopper as The Captain
- Michael J. Pollard as Tesla
- Eugene Lipinski as Ace
- James Aubrey as Claude
- Al Matthews as Benedict
- William Armstrong as Jerry
- Michael Ho as Minh
- Derek Hoxby as Sam
- Nigel Pegram as Mme Westinghouse
- Mark Caven as Don
- Craig Pinder as Irving
- Jeff Harding as Doug
- Linda Lou Allen as Mary
- Norman Chancer as Dr. King
- Gwen Humble as Linda
- Ozzy Osbourne as Himself
Production
Parts of the film were shot at Glen Canyon in Utah.[4]
References
- ^ Canby, Vincent (May 7, 1988). "Review/film: 1960’s counter culture spirit becomes airborne". New York Times (137). p. 12.
- ^ Groves, Don (May 23, 1988). "The American Way". Variety (323), p. 42.
- ^ Lanning, Michael Lee (1994). Vietnam at the movies. Fawcett Columbine, 1994. pp. 303–4. ISBN 0449908917.
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
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