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oneofthecraziestroadmovieevermade!Toobad’Motorama’neverfoundanaudiencethatwouldappreciateit!Misleadinglythoughtbysometobeakidsmovie,itiscloserinspirittoDavidLynch’sstylizedsurreallooksatthe"real"America.JordanChristopherMichaelplaysayoungboywhorunsawayfromhome,andtravelacrossAmericainastolencar.Onlyitisn’texactlyAmericaasweknowit.Atagasstationheisgivensome"motorama"cards,whicharepartofacompetitionwhichhasapossible500milliondollarprize.Heslowlybecomesobsessedwiththegameashecontinuesonhisincreasinglybizarretrip,whichseeshimencounterastrangebunchofoddballs,eccentricsandweirdos.Heevenlosesaneyealongtheway!ThenuttersheinteractswithareplayedbyanamazingarrayofcharacteractorsandcultfiguresincludingLynchfavouriteJackNance(’Eraserhead’),SusanTyrrell(’FleshandBlood’),MaryWoronov(’EatingRaoul’),MichaelJ.Pollard(’BonnieAndClyde’),JohnDiehl(’Stripes’),DickMiller(’ABucketOfBlood’),RobertPicardo(’Innerspace’),Flea,Meatloaf,andateenageDrewBarrymore(notesleazefans-apre-breastreductionteenageDrewBarrymore!).Thismovieiseasilyoverlookedinthevideoracks-especiallywithitsmisleading"HomeAlonemeetsThelmaAndLouise"packaging-butitisreallyworthwatching.Fansofquirkyroadmovieslike’WildAtHeart’,’Highway61’or’RoadsideProphets’shouldenjoythisquietlysubversivedarkfantasy,whichinmyopinionisoneofthemostunfairlyoverlookedmoviesofthelasttenyearsorso.
