Human Highway
When love and fate collide
1982 | 88m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Dean Stockwell, Neil Young |
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| Writer: | Dean Stockwell, Neil Young, Jeanne Field, James Beshears, Russ Tamblyn |
| Staring: |
| The new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance. However, an assortment of bizarre characters and weird events (such as spaceships flying around) gets in his way. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 10, 1982 |
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| Director: | Dean Stockwell, Neil Young |
| Writer: | Dean Stockwell, Neil Young, Jeanne Field, James Beshears, Russ Tamblyn |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | post-apocalyptic future, surrealism, dark comedy, acid |
| Production Companies | Shakey Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Neil Young | Lionel Switch / Frankie Fontaine |
| Dean Stockwell | Otto Quartz |
| Dennis Hopper | Cracker / Stranger |
| Sally Kirkland | Kathryn |
| Russ Tamblyn | Fred Kelly |
| Charlotte Stewart | Charlotte Goodnight |
| Pegi Young | Biker Girl |
| Mark Mothersbaugh | Nuclear Garbageperson / Booji Boy |
| Gerald V. Casale | Nuclear Garbageperson |
| Bob Casale | Nuclear Garbageperson |
| Robert Mothersbaugh | Nuclear Garbageperson |
| Geraldine Baron | Irene |
| Alan Myers | Nuclear Garbageperson |
| Kedric Wolfe | Construction Worker |
| Mickey Fox | Mrs. Robinson |
| Danny Tucker | Arthur |
| Fox Harris | Sheik |
| Trish Soodik | Secretary |
| Karen Jumper | Starlet |
| Elliot Roberts | Whitlow Kingsley |
| Yoko Arimiche | Yoko |
| Ron Denend | Construction Worker |
| John Herzog | Construction Worker |
| Marie Janisse | Construction Worker |
| Kiel Martin | Construction Worker |
| Geri Barton | Harem Girl |
| Bambi Myers | Harem Girl |
| Rocky Bonifield | Harem Girl (as Rocky Meyers) |
| Robert Hilburn | Newspaper Reporter |
| David Blue | Earl Duke |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dean Stockwell | Screenplay, Director |
| Neil Young | Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer |
| Jeanne Field | Screenplay |
| James Beshears | Screenplay, Editor |
| Russ Tamblyn | Screenplay |
| Kevin Costner | Manager of Operations |
| David Myers | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Will Mitchell | Producer |
| Jeanne Field | Associate Producer |
| L.A. Johnson | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 4 |
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Human Highway is a 1982 comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. Dean Stockwell co-directed the film and acted along with Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Hopper, and the band Devo. Included is a collaborative performance of "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Devo ... and Young with Booji Boy singing lead vocals and Young playing lead guitar.
Jun 23, 2021