Young agreed, and the end product was comes a time. I come down from the misty mountain i got lost on the human highway take my head refreshing fou. Neil youngs insane 1982 film human highway takes on a new. Several scenes from the movie appeared on the devo music video collections were all devo and the complete truth about devolution, and. Dean stockwell codirected the film and acted along with russ tamblyn, dennis hopper, and the band devo.
Neil young human highways live at farm aid 2004 youtube. I come down from the misty mountain i got lost on the human highway take my head. Watch the video for human highway from neil young s comes a time for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Human highway is a 1982 american comedy film starring and codirected by neil young under his pseudonym bernard shakey. Neil youngs surreal 1982 comedy human highway will finally get a nationwide theatrical release on february 29th. Rocker neil young headlines this socially conscious comedy about people living in fear beside a nuclear power plant. I come down from the misty mountain i got lost on the human highway take my head refreshing fountain take my eyes from what theyve seen take my head and change my mind. Boy, did i go for a big trip, says neil young s character at one point in the film human highway, a line that. Neil young jams out with booji boy and devo duration. Human highway is a 1982 american comedy film starring and codirected by neil young under.
Um, forgive the intrusion, but i just wanted to tell you i think human highway is the greatest movie ever made. Young and devo playing hey hey, my my during a dream sequence. Some funny scenes, but too uneven and boring to be enjoyed by the casual viewer. Provided to youtube by reprise human highway 2016 remaster neil young comes a time. The weird story of neil youngs human highway features tim burton, alex cox, david lynch, and a whole bunch of indie directors owe quite a bit to neil youngs weird little musical comedy.
Neil young performs human highways at the farm aid concert in seattle, washington on september 18, 2004. Original vhs version from the film, 1982 human highway. It has that dark, spooky vibe that on the tonights the night and on the beach lps. Its an unfocused satire of incompatible subjects, it abruptly abandons its plot to become a straight up art film for 20 minutes before returning to the story to resolve it incoherently, it has a cast of professional actors giving career. Neil percival young oc om born november 12, 1945 is a canadianborn singersongwriter, multiinstrumentalist and self described activist. Since his early solo albums and those with his backing band crazy horse, young has been prolific, recording. Dec 08, 2014 neil young performs human highways at the farm aid concert in seattle, washington on september 18, 2004. All three previously appeared together in the last movie 1971. Apr 12, 2015 neil young in a striped shirt with charlotte stewart, as the goofball garage mechanic lionel switch in his film human highway, first seen in 1982. Neil young human highways live at farm aid 2004 duration.
Neil youngs 1982 film human highway and his 1979 concert movie rust never sleeps are coming back to. In all, the group recorded about halfanalbums worth of songs, but those four strong personalities couldnt stay together to finish what they started. Neil young is one of the most respected and prolific rockfolk guitarists of the late 20th century. Neil youngs insane 1982 film human highway takes on a new life. The weird story of neil young s human highway features tim burton, alex cox, david lynch, and a whole bunch of indie directors owe quite a bit to neil young s weird little musical comedy. Neil young, devo human highway a film by neil young. Neil young s 1982 comic mess of a feature left many faithful fans baffled and was otherwise unappreciated at the time of its release. Included is a collaborative performance of hey hey, my my into the black by devo and young with booji boy singing lead vocals and young playing lead guitar. Neil young, devo human highway a film by neil young 1995. Lionel dreams of becoming a professional musician, and idolizes frankie. Sally kirkland has filed a lawsuit against dennis hopper and neil young, relating to an incident which had occurred five years previously.
The csny version of the song human highway is so much better than neils solo version on comes a time. Neil young s human highway is probably a gem just for his musical fans. Neil youngs insane 1982 film human highway takes on a. Neil young talks filmmaking, new human highway restoration. And for your holiday enjoyment, neils recent performance on dec.
Neil young in a striped shirt with charlotte stewart, as the goofball garage mechanic lionel switch in his film human highway, first seen in 1982. Human highway 1982 dean stockwell, neil young synopsis. Russell tamblyn, dean stockwell, devo, neil young, dennis hopper, geraldine baron, charlotte stewart. Nov 04, 2016 provided to youtube by reprise human highway 2016 remaster neil young comes a time.
Neil youngs human highway is probably a gem just for his musical fans. Holiday greetings to all the zumans along the human highway wishing all of you happy, healthy lives in the new year and a world that works for peace. With neil young, russ tamblyn, dean stockwell, dennis hopper. Jun 04, 2018 the weird story of neil youngs human highway features tim burton, alex cox, david lynch, and a whole bunch of indie directors owe quite a bit to neil youngs weird little musical comedy. Neil youngs human highway finally hits theaters decades. Its hard to defend human highway, neil youngs debut nondocumentary directorial effort, as a good movie.
Youngs slapdash style, which suggests a roger corman movie. However, he also has spent more than 30 years performing with the. Oct 05, 2017 neil young human highways live at farm aid 2004 duration. Human highway 1982 directed by dean stockwell, neil young. Check out human highway by neil young on amazon music. Getting lost again on neil youngs human highway while still riding the wave of what could possibly have been the greatest run of recorded music in rock and roll history, neil young decided to make a movie. Backbeat d bernard shakey usa, 1982 neil youngs rare, bizarre. Human highway 1982 directed by dean stockwell, neil. Deniss hopper, russ tamblyn and dean stockwell also appear, but the highlight. Shakey pictures presents, human highway, a film by neil young.
Boy, did i go for a big trip, says neil youngs character at one point in the film human highway, a line that. Jan 14, 2016 neil youngs surreal 1982 comedy human highway will finally get a nationwide theatrical release on february 29th. Neil youngs 1982 comic mess of a feature left many faithful fans baffled and was otherwise unappreciated at the time of its release. Neil young is back on the human highway with recut film. It will be paired with his 1979 concert movie rust. The rocker addressed a toronto film festival audience at directors cut premiere. Two songs look out for my love and lotta love were backed by crazy horse. Although it is a csny album that has 100% crosby, 100% nash, 83% stills and 66% young, human highway is a road that now can be taken at all. Neil youngs 1982 film human highway is a comedy, a hallucination, an environmental statement, and a few hundred other things that dont have names. After the bands breakup, young became a solo performer. The bands name is a reference to the neil young song human highway the duos debut album, moody motorcycle, was released in august, 2008 on secret city records in canada and suicide squeeze records in the united states. One of the wilder visions neil young ever had, human highway is an anarchic satire.
The new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance. Tho the directors cut left me disappointed yes better quality image and sound,however the cadence and mystery of the original was replaced by an overcast of radio disc jocks doing an annoying play by play not to unlike phil rizzutos monologue on dashboard lights. Young was born in toronto, but he moved to the family home of winnipeg as a child, which is where his music career began. Farm aid was started by willie nelson, neil young and john mellencamp in 1985 to keep. But with the benefit of hindsight and shifts in pop culture in the last couple of decades, much of human highway now feels warm and funny where it once looked disastrously undisciplined. Julie gardner neil young is an artist forever looking in two. The duos debut album, moody motorcycle, was released in august, 2008 on secret city records in canada and suicide squeeze records in the united states. Included is a collaborative performance of hey hey, my my into the black by devo and young with booji boy singing. Try to imagine a film shot on cheap tv cameras and a shitty soundstage and boasting a script written in lines of cocaine. They gathered backstage at the regal movie theater at l.
Raised in canada, he first became wellknown as a guitarist and occasional vocalist for the band buffalo springfield. Neil young human highway directors cut 2016, bluray. Rare human highway film poster click photo to enlarge heres a rare human highway by neil young film poster via steve cross in wichita, kansas. Mar 01, 2016 neil young surveyed his filmmaking legacy at an l. Islands members evan gordon, geordie gordon and aaron harris were recruited to fill out the band. However, an assortment of bizare characters and weird events such as spaceships flying around gets in his way.
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