Steelyard Blues

Jan 31, 1973

1h 33m

★ 5.0

If you can't beat 'em ... drive 'em crazy!

Overview

A group of misfits decide to leave for a place that they can all be free. Their mode of transportation is a PBY flying boat. The only problem is that the PBY needs a lot of work and they will need jobs to pay for the parts. When they find that they have only 10 days before the PBY is sold for scrap, they decide on borrowing the parts for their trip

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Jesse Veldini

Donald Sutherland

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Peter Boyle

Iris Caine

Jane Fonda

Frank Veldini

Howard Hesseman

Kid

John Savage

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Mel Stewart

Bill the Police Captain

Morgan Upton

Savage Rose

Jessica Myerson

Rocky (as Dan Barrows)

Beans Morocco

Pool Hall Waitress

Nancy Fish

Fire Commissioner Francis

Roger Bowen

Duval Jax

Garry Goodrow

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