Roadie

Roadie is a 1980 film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling rock and roll show. The film stars Meat Loaf and marks his first starring role in a film. There are also cameo appearances by musicians such as Roy Orbison, Hank Williams Jr., Blondie and Alice Cooper. The film was marketed with the tagline "Bands make it rock, but roadies make it roll."

Film

Directed by

Alan Rudolph

Alan Steven Rudolph (born 18 December 1943) is an American film director and screenwriter. Rudolph was born in Los Angeles, the son of Oscar Rudolph (1911–1991), a television director and actor. He was a protégé of Robert Altman and worked as an assistant director on his adaptation of Raymond...

Tagline:

  • Bands make it rock, but roadies make it roll.

Runtime:

  • 1 h 45 min

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