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Straight to Hell

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Three bank robbers (Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude) and a pregnant woman tear up a desert town.
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Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch Little is less entertaining than bad parody, and Cox shows it here. Aug 16, 2021 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Straight to Hell is simply a record of aimless behavior, of a crowd of pals asked to dress up like cowboys and mill about on a movie set. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The story is hilariously pointless, seemingly moving forward with random events just to fill up a feature-length time slot. Rated: 3/10 Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid It's a very weird vibe, and it requires one to not only accept, but also embrace, boredom. If the movie has one theory, it's this: if you stare long enough at a certain spot, something weird and cool is bound to happen. Jan 17, 2011 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 2/5 Mar 9, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 16, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tony M A great movie. I miss this genre. Classic punks acting, need I say more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/24 Full Review Audience Member A fantastic punk rock western classic! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Fun spaghetti western spoof with a killer soundtrack, what else is there to say, Alex Cox and Joe Strummer. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as spaghetti Western as the trailer (and many critics) make it out to be, unless you count Jorodowsky's El Topo as spaghetti western. Also not very good, but I find myself coming back to it, like once a decade. I hear there's a remix or something made with out-takes. May have to take a look. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Really low budget, really flat performances and really uninteresting. How can a movie with some luminary musicians (mostly past their prime.. but still!) be so tiresome? The plot seems mostly irrelevant and the characters randomly disjointed in looks and personalities. I really couldn't figure out the point. For a 2010 re-release the film looked like early 80's VHS and the image is gritty and distractingly low quality. Maybe there was nothing left to improve on but still I can't believe that was the best transfer possible. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member This film has two of the greatest music icons in the history of the world in it. I am talking about Joe Strummer (of the Clash and Mescaleros) and Shane MacGowan (of the Pogues and Popes). So in that regard, you have to give it a 10. However, if you are not a Clash or Pogues fan, you will most likely think this film sucks! Why? Because the film sucks. But wait a minute, you just said that you have to give it a 10? Right (voice in head), I did say that and I did give it a 10. Because Joe Strummer and Shane MacGowan are my two favorite musicians of all-time. So, they earn this thing a 10. Now, you raise a good question (voice in head), what if Strummer and MacGowan were not in this film? Well, I would probably give it a 1. Oh yeah, the story. Some people rob a bank and then go to hide out in this strange and isolated city in the Spanish countryside. There are violent and weird people that live there. So staying alive and holding on to the money will be difficult. Did I mention that this film has Joe Strummer and Shane MacGowan in it? Yeah, I gave it a 10, but, it really wasn't a good....you know what I am getting at? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Three bank robbers (Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude) and a pregnant woman tear up a desert town.
Director
Alex Cox
Rating
R
Genre
Western, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 26, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 28, 2018
Runtime
1h 25m
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