Steelyard Blues
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| Directed by | Alan Myerson |
| Produced by |
Tony Bill Michael Phillips Julia Phillips |
| Written by | David S. Ward |
| Starring |
Donald Sutherland Jane Fonda Peter Boyle Howard Hesseman John Savage |
| Cinematography |
László Kovács Stevan Larner |
| Edited by | Robert Grovener |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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93 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (US/ Canada rentals) |
Steelyard Blues is a 1973 American comedy crime film directed by Alan Myerson, starring Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda and Peter Boyle.
It concerns the lives of a group of misfits trying to find a happier life against the norms of society. Sutherland plays an ex-con with a passion for demolition derbies. He has wrecked almost every possible car, but violates his parole when confronted by a 1950 Studebaker. This embarrasses his brother, a politically ambitious district attorney (Howard Hesseman, in an unlikely respectable role). Fonda plays a prostitute with an off-on relationship with Sutherland's character. The gang tries to get an old Consolidated PBY Catalina plane flying, and much humor ensues.
The film is notable for reprising the Fonda-Sutherland pairing, featured initially in the 1971 film Klute.
Because Fonda, Sutherland and Boyle were active in anti-war activities when this movie was made, it seems that Steelyard Blues was not given a wide release or much publicity. Nevertheless, it is memorable for its portrayal of oddball characters, and found a warm reception among college students and non-conformists. With its anti-establishment message and hip soundtrack by musicians Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Nick Gravenites, Maria Muldaur and others, it is an iconic seventies film.
The film was broadcast on television (including NBC in 1979) under an alternate name, Final Crash.
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