Roadie (1980)
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A young Texas good ol' boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous traveling rock-and-roll show.
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... Travis W. Redfish
... Lola Bouilliabase
... Corpus C. Redfish
... B.B. Muldoon
... Alice Poo Redfish
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Release Date:
1980-06-13
Run Time:
106 min
MMPA Rating:
PG
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Roadie
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Roadie
Cast
... Travis W. Redfish
... Lola Bouilliabase
... Corpus C. Redfish
... B.B. Muldoon
... Alice Poo Redfish
... Mohammed Johnson
... Bird
... Ace
... Alice Cooper
... Roy Orbison
... Hank Williams, Jr.
... Debbie Harry
... Jimmy Destri
... Nigel Harrison
... Frank Infante
... Chris Stein
... Clem Burke
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... Director
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... Writer
... Director of Photography
... Editor
... Writer
... Production Design
... Producer
... Executive Producer
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