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Human Highway (1982)

4.9 | Sep 10, 1982 (US) | Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama | 01:28

When love and fate collide

The new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance. However, an assortment of bizarre characters and weird events (such as spaceships flying around) gets in his way.

Featured Crew

Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Manager of Operations
Screenplay
Screenplay, Editor
Producer
Producer
Director of Photography
Screenplay, Associate Producer

Cast

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Neil Young
Lionel Switch / Frankie Fontaine
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Dean Stockwell
Otto Quartz
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Dennis Hopper
Cracker / Stranger
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Russ Tamblyn
Fred Kelly
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Charlotte Stewart
Charlotte Goodnight
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Pegi Young
Biker Girl
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Mark Mothersbaugh
Nuclear Garbageperson / Booji Boy
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Gerald V. Casale
Nuclear Garbageperson
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Bob Casale
Nuclear Garbageperson

Reviews

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DaMaN
N/A | Jun 01, 2018
Human Highway is a 1982 comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. Dean Stockwell co-directed the film and acted along with Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Hopper, and the band Devo. Included is a collaborative performance of "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Devo and Young with Booji Boy singing lead vocals and Young playing lead guitar.