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. Lionel dreams of becoming a professional musician, and idolizes frankie. But with the benefit of hindsight and shifts in pop culture in the last couple of decades, much of human highway now feels warm and funny where it once looked disastrously undisciplined. Its an unfocused satire of incompatible subjects, it abruptly abandons its plot to become a straight up art film for 20 minutes before returning to the story to resolve it incoherently, it has a cast of professional actors giving career. One of the wilder visions neil young ever had, human highway is an anarchic satire. Neil young talks filmmaking, new human highway restoration. Young and devo playing hey hey, my my during a dream sequence. Human highway directors cut trailer festival 2014 youtube. Neil youngs human highway to get nationwide theatrical.
Boy, did i go for a big trip, says neil young s character at one point in the film human highway, a line that. Neil young s human highway is probably a gem just for his musical fans. It will be paired with his 1979 concert movie rust. Human highway 1982 directed by dean stockwell, neil young. Oct 05, 2017 neil young human highways live at farm aid 2004 duration.
All three previously appeared together in the last movie 1971. In all, the group recorded about halfanalbums worth of songs, but those four strong personalities couldnt stay together to finish what they started. Check out human highway by neil young on amazon music. Um, forgive the intrusion, but i just wanted to tell you i think human highway is the greatest movie ever made. Russell tamblyn, dean stockwell, devo, neil young, dennis hopper, geraldine baron, charlotte stewart. The csny version of the song human highway is so much better than neils solo version on comes a time. I come down from the misty mountain i got lost on the human highway take my head refreshing fou. Islands members evan gordon, geordie gordon and aaron harris were recruited to fill out the band. Raised in canada, he first became wellknown as a guitarist and occasional vocalist for the band buffalo springfield. Since his early solo albums and those with his backing band crazy horse, young has been prolific, recording. Holiday greetings to all the zumans along the human highway wishing all of you happy, healthy lives in the new year and a world that works for peace.
Getting lost again on neil youngs human highway while still riding the wave of what could possibly have been the greatest run of recorded music in rock and roll history, neil young decided to make a movie. Human highway is a 1982 american comedy film starring and codirected by neil young under his pseudonym bernard shakey. Neil youngs human highway finally hits theaters decades. Neil youngs insane 1982 film human highway takes on a new life. Watch the video for human highway from neil young s comes a time for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Neil youngs human highway is probably a gem just for his musical fans. Original vhs version from the film, 1982 human highway. Neil young and cast revisit his 1982 film human highway at.
The rocker addressed a toronto film festival audience at directors cut premiere. Several scenes from the movie appeared on the devo music video collections were all devo and the complete truth about devolution, and. And for your holiday enjoyment, neils recent performance on dec. Jun 04, 2018 the weird story of neil youngs human highway features tim burton, alex cox, david lynch, and a whole bunch of indie directors owe quite a bit to neil youngs weird little musical comedy. Some funny scenes, but too uneven and boring to be enjoyed by the casual viewer. Youngs slapdash style, which suggests a roger corman movie. I come down from the misty mountain i got lost on the human highway take my head. Russ tamblyn and neil young in human highway 1982 human highway 1982 dennis hopper and. Rocker neil young headlines this socially conscious comedy about people. However, he also has spent more than 30 years performing with the. However, an assortment of bizare characters and weird events such as spaceships flying around gets in his way.
Neil young jams out with booji boy and devo duration. Young agreed, and the end product was comes a time. The weird story of neil young s human highway features tim burton, alex cox, david lynch, and a whole bunch of indie directors owe quite a bit to neil young s weird little musical comedy. Nov 04, 2016 provided to youtube by reprise human highway 2016 remaster neil young comes a time. It has that dark, spooky vibe that on the tonights the night and on the beach lps. After the bands breakup, young became a solo performer. Human highway is a 1982 american comedy film starring and codirected by neil young under. The duos debut album, moody motorcycle, was released in august, 2008 on secret city records in canada and suicide squeeze records in the united states. Neil youngs 1982 film human highway is a comedy, a hallucination. Neil young, devo human highway a film by neil young.
Apr 12, 2015 neil young in a striped shirt with charlotte stewart, as the goofball garage mechanic lionel switch in his film human highway, first seen in 1982. Neil young human highways live at farm aid 2004 youtube. Two songs look out for my love and lotta love were backed by crazy horse. Neil young in a striped shirt with charlotte stewart, as the goofball garage mechanic lionel switch in his film human highway, first seen in 1982. Neil young is one of the most respected and prolific rockfolk guitarists of the late 20th century. Neil young is back on the human highway with recut film. Neil young human highways live at farm aid 2004 duration. Try to imagine a film shot on cheap tv cameras and a shitty soundstage and boasting a script written in lines of cocaine.
Neil young, devo human highway a film by neil young 1995. Provided to youtube by reprise human highway 2016 remaster neil young comes a time. Neil percival young oc om born november 12, 1945 is a canadianborn singersongwriter, multiinstrumentalist and self described activist. Tho the directors cut left me disappointed yes better quality image and sound,however the cadence and mystery of the original was replaced by an overcast of radio disc jocks doing an annoying play by play not to unlike phil rizzutos monologue on dashboard lights. With neil young, russ tamblyn, dean stockwell, dennis hopper. Farm aid was started by willie nelson, neil young and john mellencamp in 1985 to keep. Human highway 1982 dean stockwell, neil young synopsis. The weird story of neil youngs human highway features tim burton, alex cox, david lynch, and a whole bunch of indie directors owe quite a bit to neil youngs weird little musical comedy. Neil youngs insane 1982 film human highway takes on a new. Julie gardner neil young is an artist forever looking in two. Its hard to defend human highway, neil youngs debut nondocumentary directorial effort, as a good movie. Dean stockwell codirected the film and acted along with russ tamblyn, dennis hopper, and the band devo. Mar 01, 2016 neil young surveyed his filmmaking legacy at an l.
Human highway 1982 directed by dean stockwell, neil. Neil young performs human highways at the farm aid concert in seattle, washington on september 18, 2004. Neil youngs surreal 1982 comedy human highway will finally get a nationwide theatrical release on february 29th. Boy, did i go for a big trip, says neil youngs character at one point in the film human highway, a line that. Neil youngs 1982 comic mess of a feature left many faithful fans baffled and was otherwise unappreciated at the time of its release. 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. Shakey pictures presents, human highway, a film by neil young.
Dec 08, 2014 neil young performs human highways at the farm aid concert in seattle, washington on september 18, 2004. Neil youngs 1982 film human highway and his 1979 concert movie rust never sleeps are coming back to. Neil youngs 1982 film human highway is a comedy, a hallucination, an environmental statement, and a few hundred other things that dont have names. Neil young human highway directors cut 2016, bluray.
I come down from the misty mountain i got lost on the human highway take my head refreshing fountain take my eyes from what theyve seen take my head and change my mind. Sally kirkland has filed a lawsuit against dennis hopper and neil young, relating to an incident which had occurred five years previously. Backbeat d bernard shakey usa, 1982 neil youngs rare, bizarre. They gathered backstage at the regal movie theater at l. Rare human highway film poster click photo to enlarge heres a rare human highway by neil young film poster via steve cross in wichita, kansas. The bands name is a reference to the neil young song human highway the duos debut album, moody motorcycle, was released in august, 2008 on secret city records in canada and suicide squeeze records in the united states.
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