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6.5/10 • 58

1991-09-101h 30m

ComedyAdventure

There's only one way to win the girl of your dreams: floor it!

A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game.

Directors
Barry Shils
Writters
Joseph Minion
Editors
Joseph Minion, Peter H. Verity

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Jordan Christopher Michael

    Jordan Christopher Michael

    Gus

  2. Martha Quinn

    Martha Quinn

    Bank Teller

  3. Michael Naegel

    Michael Naegel

    Boy at Wagon Wheel

  4. Susan Tyrrell

    Susan Tyrrell

    Bartender

  5. Harper Flaherty

    Harper Flaherty

    Old Man at Wagon Wheel

  6. John Laughlin

    John Laughlin

    Man at Wagon Wheel

  7. Kurt Bryant

    Kurt Bryant

    Another Man

  8. John Diehl

    John Diehl

    Phil

  9. Robert Picardo

    Robert Picardo

    Jerry the Policeman

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Wuchak

Aug 24, 2025

5/10

A 10 years-old boy takes a surreal “Thelma & Louise” journey "Motorama" (1991) is an amusing ride through the American Southwest; an offbeat satire about the sometimes crazy trek of life. It’s filled with familiar guest stars, such as Robert Picardo, Mary Woronov, Meat Loaf, Irwin Keyes, Michael J. Pollard, Vince Edwards, Flea, Susan Tyrrell and more. Drew Barrymore appears prominently on the movie poster (and DVD/Blu-ray cover), but she’s only actually in the movie for like 20 seconds as the boy’s fantasy girl (with no lines). I say “girl” because she was only 15 during shooting, a couple months shy of 16 years-old. Similarly, Cynthia King appears slightly longer as the backseat teen. I smiled and laughed here & there and enjoyed the Southwest landscapes during winter, but there weren’t enough interesting bits to keep my interest. It’s a quirky curiosity that needed a rewrite to flush out more entertainment. Still, if you like road movies and can roll with the wacky approach, you might appreciate it more than I did. It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot in the Glen Canyon area of north-central Arizona and south-central Utah; Fox Plaza in Century City was used for the Chimera Headquarters. GRADE: C

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,800,000.00
Revenue
$10,535.00
Keywords
squirreltime warpgas stationamerican dreamsurrealismcontestgasolinejuvenile delinquentchild as an adultroad moviechild driving car