The American Way (film)

The American Way
The American Way
Directed by
Written by	Scott Roberts
Produced by	Keith Cavele (Supervising) Paul Cowan, Laurie Keller Executive Producers = Jean Ubaud, Maqbool Hameed
Starring	Dennis Hopper ; Michael J. Pollard
Cinematography	John Metcalfe
Music by	Brian Bennett ; Simon Webb
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	1986;
Language	English

The American Way, also known as Riders of the Storm, is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by and starring Dennis Hopper and Michael J. Pollard.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Premise[]

SM is a pirate TV station, which is broadcast from a B-29 plane by a group of Vietnam war veterans. After many years, the crew considers shutting down the show to go back to a more normal life. However, as the US presidential campaign is starting, the captain of the plane decides SM has a last job to do: to prevent the pro-war conservative candidate from winning the election.

Cast[]

Dennis Hopper as The Captain
Michael J. Pollard as Tesla
Eugene Lipinski as Ace
James Aubrey as Claude
Al Matthews as Benedict
William Armstrong as Jerry
Michael Ho as Minh
Derek Hoxby as Sam
Nigel Pegram as Mme Westinghouse
Mark Caven as Don
Craig Pinder as Irving
Jeff Harding as Doug
Linda Lou Allen as Mary
Norman Chancer as Dr. King
Gwen Humble as Linda
Ozzy Osbourne as Himself

Production[]

Parts of the film were shot at Glen Canyon in Utah.^[4]

References[]

^ Canby, Vincent (May 7, 1988). "Review/film: 1960’s counter culture spirit becomes airborne". New York Times (137). p. 12.
^ Groves, Don (May 23, 1988). "The American Way". Variety (323), p. 42.
^ Lanning, Michael Lee (1994). Vietnam at the movies. Fawcett Columbine, 1994. pp. 303–4. ISBN 0449908917.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

External links[]

The American Way at IMDb
The American Way at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Canby, Vincent (May 7, 1988). "Review/film: 1960’s counter culture spirit becomes airborne". New York Times (137). p. 12.

[2] Groves, Don (May 23, 1988). "The American Way". Variety (323), p. 42.

[3] Lanning, Michael Lee (1994). Vietnam at the movies. Fawcett Columbine, 1994. pp. 303–4. ISBN 0449908917.

[4] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

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