AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Steve Pulaski Roadie is a slow, lackluster experience from an actor who could have the potential to do a very funny slapstick film. Meat Loaf has the charisma, attitude, appearance, and ability to play a character in a buddy comedy. Alas, Roadie is not that movie. And it's not really any movie.The problem is a typical one for comedies in the eighties; they don't know what they want to be. Roadie could've been one of three things; a musical with performances by many great people like Alice Cooper and Hank Williams Jr., a deep character study into Meat Loaf's Travis W. Redfish character, or a buddy comedy involving one making it big, the other left to eat dust. This reminds me of Footloose in the sense that all of its intentions, when focused on their own, could've been successful. But morphing them all into one wasn't.Travis W. Redfish (Loaf) is a Texas man who has a talent for fixing any and all pieces of equipment. Instruments, trucks, machines, etc. His unique talent gets him a job with as a roadie. The only reason Redfish takes the job is because of a sexy woman named Lola (Hunter) who basically reals him in with her eyes and along for the ride.The musical numbers are nice, yet far too short. The acting is decent, but sub-par all around, Loaf is nice, but not fully shown, and the script is inconsistent and sometimes dreadfully boring. What could've made Roadie work? Only a major tuneup in the screenplay area? I find it surprising to read that it took four people to write this film. Maybe there was a lot of indecisiveness and compromises among them.Starring: Meat Loaf and Kari Hunter. Directed by: Alan Rudolph.

dino42 Roadie is a silly movie, but it has its moments. My husband & I still have our occasional brain locks. We saw this on HBO in about 1980, and hadn't seen it since, but still talked about it. We found it on DVD last month and we laughed and sometimes said oh--didn't Blondie look really good then, and Hank Williams Jr. was kinda tame. We liked it. Some times it is over the top, but most times is kinda sweet and the music is not bad, except the title version of Everything Works if you Let It (there is another version which is not so bad in the movie) by Cheap Trick. Alice Cooper is fun to watch, but not as much fun as Meatloaf, and luckily they got Art Carney to play Dad.

paulproia Where to begin? How best to describe just how awful this movie is???Let's start with the campy hick humor. It isn't very funny. Add a bunch of musicians impersonating actors - Meat Loaf is horrible and Deborah Harry is even worse. Pity poor Art Carney, who should have known better than to do this movie.And then there is the plot. A roadie whose life goal is to work an Alice Cooper show meets a girl whose life goal is to be a groupie for Alice Cooper. At least they get what they want...And then, just when the movie should end, they can't come up with a more plausible last scene than a - well, I won't ruin it for you if you really want to see the movie.There are certain actors that let you know that this is going to be a "B" movie or perhaps worse. Gailard Sartain is one of them for me - and he has a more prominent role. That's a sure sign that the movie probably won't be very good. If nothing else, the movie lives up to the low expectations - even exceeds them by being worse than poor.Let's just say this. This is the movie against which all bad movies are compared. And none are worse than Roadie.

Infofreak 'Roadie' is an absolutely awful and unfunny road movie about a country hick (Meatloaf) who inadvertently becomes "the world's best roadie" while pursuing a wanna-be groupie (Kaki Hunter) whose ambition is to lose her virginity to shock rock legend Alice Cooper. Cooper plays himself and performs, as do Hank Williams, Jr, Blondie and Roy Orbison. The rest of the very odd cast includes 'The Honeymooners' Art Carney (as Meatloaf's Dad), Joe Spano ('Hill Street Blues') as a clueless road manager, and 'Soul Train's Don Cornelius as a flamboyant promoter to name just a few familiar faces. Also keep an eye out for a very brief appearance by Kurtwood Smith ('Robocop'/'That '70s Show') in a gaggle of security guards who chase Meatloaf towards the end of the picture. The eclectic cast is one of two reasons to sit through this crud. The other, main reason is the soundtrack which is an eclectic and interesting musical snapshot of Top 40 America circa 1979/1980. Cheap Trick's obscure 'Everything Works If You Let It' is the unofficial movie theme, and their 'Gonna Raise Hell' also features. Blondie cover Johnny Cash's 'Ring Of Fire', which is lots of fun. Alice Cooper performs with members of Utopia. Roy Orbison duets with Crystal Gayle. And we also hear Styx, Eddie Rabbitt, Joe Ely and The B52s. The only thing missing is Devo! Most movie goers will find 'Roadie' a pointless exercise, but obsessive musical nerd record collector types (like me) will be entertained. The movie stinks, but the soundtrack is fascinating!