Straight to Hell (1987)
June 26, 1987Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Sy Richardson
Norwood
Joe Strummer
Simms
Dick Rude
Willy
Courtney Love
Velma
Gloria Miralles Ruiz
Maid
Juan Uribe
Policeman
Spider Stacy
Angel Eyes McMahon
Dennis Hopper
I.G. Farben
Joey Cashman
Dead Man in Car
Jennifer Balgobin
Fabienne
Jose Pomedio Monedero
Gomez
Sara Sugarman
Chuch
Grace Jones
Sonya
Miguel Sandoval
George
Shane MacGowan
Bruno McMahon
Xander Berkeley
Preacher McMahon
Alex Cox
Director
Jim Jarmusch
Amos Dade
Elvis Costello
Hives The Butler
Zander Schloss
Karl
Eric Fellner
Producer
Michele Winstanley
Louise
Dan Wool
Composer
Pray for Rain
Composer
Joe Cashman
Dead Man in Car
Tom Richmond
Cinematographer
David Martin
Editor
Biff Yeager
Frank McMahon
Andrew McAlpine
ProductionDesigner
Sue Kiel
Leticia
Fox Harris
Kim Blousson
Edward Tudor-Pole
Rusty Zimmerman
Del Zamora
Poncho
Luis Contreras
Sal
Cary Brokaw
Executive Producer
Caroline Hanania
Art Direction
Paul Raphael
Producer
Scott Millaney
Executive Producer
Morag Ross
Makeup Artist
Ian Voigt
Sound
Pam Tait
Costume Design
Miri Ben-Schlomo
Hairstylist
Andrew Ranken
Philip Chevron
Karl Braun
Sean Madigan
Chalkie Davies
Paul Verner
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 26, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Filming LocationsAlmerÃa, Spain
Genres
Wiki.
Straight to Hell is a 1987 independent action comedy film directed by Alex Cox and starring Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer (frontman of the Clash), Dick Rude, and Courtney Love. The film also features cameos by Dennis Hopper, Grace Jones, Elvis Costello, Edward Tudor-Pole, Kathy Burke, and Jim Jarmusch. Band members of the Pogues, Amazulu, and the Circle Jerks are also featured in the film. The film borrows its title from the Clash's 1982 song of the same name.
The film has been called a parody of Spaghetti Westerns, and concerns a gang of criminals who become stranded in the desert, where they stumble upon a surreal Western town full of coffee-addicted killers. The film is based on Giulio Questi's Spaghetti Western film Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967), which Cox was given permission to adapt.Straight to Hell received few positive reviews upon release, and was not a commercial success, although it later gained a cult film status. A soundtrack was also released. On 14 December 2010, an extended cut of the film, titled Straight to Hell Returns, was released on DVD, featuring additional footage and digitally enhanced picture quality. This version of the film, under the collaboration of Alex Cox, was also screened at several cinemas as part of a midnight movie theatrical run.