Deadhead Miles (1972)

  • R
  • 08/08/1972 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 33m

Sit back and take a look at the heavy side of life through the window of a semi...

Overview

A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in his 18 wheeler mumbling manic, southern accented non sequiturs; carnivalizing roadside stops and happenstance towns while out-weirding cops and weigh stations with his new cryptic, over-coated hitchhiker buddy.

Vernon Zimmerman

Director, Screenplay

Terrence Malick

Screenplay

Cast

Alan Arkin's headshot

Alan Arkin

Cooper
Paul Benedict's headshot

Paul Benedict

Hitchhiker
Charles Durning's headshot

Charles Durning

Truck Driver in Cafe
Héctor Elizondo's headshot

Héctor Elizondo

Duke
Bruce Bennett's headshot

Bruce Bennett

Johnny Mesquitero
Ida Lupino's headshot

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino
George Raft's headshot

George Raft

George Raft
Loretta Swit's headshot

Loretta Swit

Lady with glass eye

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