홍키 통키 프리웨이

홍키 통키 프리웨이 (1981)

Honky Tonk Freeway

뜨거운 태양과 늘씬한 비키니걸로 유명한 휴양지 플로리다주의 작은 마을 틱로. 항상 낙천적이고 자유분방한 마을 사람들은 관광객과 파티를 치르고 처음 만난 사람과 사랑을 꽃피우는 일을 즐겨하는 낭만파들이다. 이곳에 충격적인 변화의 바람이 불어오기 시작한다. 고속도로가 변경되면서 틸로로 오는 길에 이상이 생긴 것. 마을사람들은 과격한 선봉장 보 브리지스 목사를 중심으로 결연히 뭉친다. 이런 틱로의 위기도 모르는 채, 하나 둘 이곳을 향해 몰려드는 인파, 싱글은 오는 도중 더블이 되고, 더블은 더블대로 새로운 연인을 찾아 모험을 즐기기도 하면서...

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1981-08-21
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (30)
상영 시간(분)
1시간 47분
장르
코미디
감독
John Schlesinger

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Honky Tonk Freeway is a 1981 British comedy film directed by John Schlesinger. The film, conceived and co-produced by Don Boyd, was one of the most expensive box office bombs in history, losing its British backers Thorn EMI between $11 million and $22 million and profoundly affecting its fortunes and aspirations.

Production

The film was the idea of British producer Don Boyd, based on his imagination of American life rather than knowledge. "I hadn't been to the United States since I was a child," he said. "My father worked for the British-American Tobacco Company and was assigned to New York for six months, but I didn't remember a thing about it." Boyd's New York agents put him together with Ed Clinton, an actor who wanted to write.

Boyd originally wanted to direct the film himself on a budget of $2–3 million but Spikings encouraged him to think on a bigger scale with a bigger name director.

"We could have done a fast road movie and still sold toys," said Spikings. "But to do this film right it had to be vast and expensive."

John Schlesinger, who was keen to try a comedy, agreed to direct in January 1979. Schlesinger later said "some of the charm comes from Clinton’s naivete, which was one of my original attractions to the script. Clinton’s writing is fresh and completely original. He is highly imaginative. It is not a smug or knowing film at all. In fact, it’s very charming. It’s also quite intelligent."

The director added, "If we had really wanted to make it totally surefire commercial, we would have hired six gag writers and I wouldn't have directed it. It would have been a series of gags, which is what the public seems to be oriented to... I wanted to do an affectionate comedy that had a dark side, and yet had moments when you could be absolutely serious...

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