Roadie (1980 film)

Roadie
Original movie poster
Directed byAlan Rudolph
Screenplay byBig Boy Medlin
Michael Ventura
Story byBig Boy Medlin
Michael Ventura
Zalman King
Alan Rudolph
Produced byCarolyn Pfeiffer
Zalman King (executive producer)
John E. Pommer (associate producer)
StarringMeat Loaf
Kaki Hunter
Art Carney
Alice Cooper
Blondie
Roy Orbison
Hank Williams Jr.
CinematographyDavid Myers
Edited byTom Walls
Production
companies
Alive Enterprises
Vivant Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • June 13, 1980 (1980-06-13)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.7 million[1]
Box office$4,226,370[2]

Roadie is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling rock and roll show. The film stars Meat Loaf and marks his first starring role in a film. There are also cameo appearances by musicians such as Roy Orbison and Hank Williams Jr. and supporting roles played by Alice Cooper and the members of Blondie.

  1. ^ "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 90.
  2. ^ Roadie at Box Office Mojo