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I really enjoyed this movie, that I have never heard about before, even though I watch a lot of movies. It must have been extremely poorly distributed for me to miss it, especially since it actually has quite good ratings. It has humor, message, talent, attitude and after thought. It might be 16 years old, but it still MUCH better than some of the stuff that is made today. It puzzles me that I have never heard about it, considering the amount of big actors in it. But better late than never. Don't let this slip away, see it you too!

This brilliantly original film somehow bypassed theatres due to the usual studio stupidity. An intelligent, offbeat road movie with fantasy elements is a hard thing to sell, so they don't bother and the film eventually limps its way onto DVD.

With a bit more money this could have been one of the best films ever. As it is, director Bob Gale makes the best of things and it's a reflection on how strong the story is that he can get away with it on a measly budget. There are great cameos from Michael J.Fox and Kurt Russell amongst others.

Like Donnie Darko, this is a weird little indie film you may never have heard of but buying the DVD will be one of the best choices you'll make.

The only way I got to see this film, was to order it online from amazon.com and ship it over from the US. I can't even remember how I came across hearing of the film, I think I was just browsing the net one day and saw the name 'Bob Gale' attached.

I'm a huge fan of the BTTF series, and pretty much appreciate all works done by cast and crew of the series in other titles. Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Christopher Lloyd, and the great MJF to name a few! So how come I'd never heard of this film 'Interstate 60', as it contains 3 of the 4 aforementioned magical ingredients (albeit the 2 actors in secondary roles).

Intrigued, I set about attempting to obtain the movie, which proved more painstaking than trying to remove barbed wire from your rear end.

Nowhere in the UK has it or had even heard of it, there was no cinema release, no straight-to-video, nothing. Not even big Brit name Gary Oldman (who appears for his fair share in the film), or legend Kurt Russell seemed to have secured its distribution.

Anyway, to the film, I think it has to be seen to be appreciated, I rate the plot quite well, with its quirky and surreal sense of humour. The direction and camera work are fantastic (albeit a little rough around the edges) for a low-end budget film, and is something Bob Gale should be proud of for his first outing as a director. The narrative element from BTTF, using the main character as eyes and ears for the audience is again used to good effect, and is once again an engrossing way to tell the story in 'Interstate 60'.

Perhaps big distributors felt that the film was too odd, or strange to merit a push for release, which is a shame, as it's a hidden gem and well worth shipping over international waters anywhere. Strangely enough, it seems as though its one of the only films amazon will ship over to another country (so maybe they know its true value).

If your at all interesting or intrigued as I first was, then you should definitely attempt to get hold of the film while its still about.

Once in awhile there's a film that comes along that is amazingly fresh in it's idea. Interstate 60 is one of the best movies I've seen recently. I saw in a rental store and there was only one copy they had. I didn't see it in on the shelves of the other rental chains I usually visit several times per week. I debated whether or not I should even rent the movie. But, it had Christopher Lloyd in it...so it couldn't be that bad.

I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed the movie. It's fun and utterly different than what I was expecting it to be. Interstate 60 cannot be classified into a single genre. It is many genres, from fantasy to comedy, to romance, to drama...and back again switching between these and so much more.

The script is very well written, with many memorable lines of intelligent dialogue. There are several notable cameos by high profile actors such as Michael J. Fox, Ann-Margret, and Kurt Russell. All of their performances made use of their stellar acting abilities. Another must see role was played by Chris Cooper.

Interstate 60 should really have had a wide theatrical distribution. It has the look and feel of a big budget movie, and surely has a wide ranging appeal. A lot happens in this movie and that is a good thing! It's a shame that a lot of people will probably never see or hear of the movie. If you can find it around you should definitely rent it. You also couldn't go wrong with just buying it, I know it is next on my list of movies to buy for my personal collection. I give this exceptional movie a 10 rating out of a possible 10!

"Interstate 60" is about a highway that doesn't seem to exist, yet somewhere in between two highways in Louisiana it does, indeed, exist. The main character of the film has a hard time trying to find it at first, for his destiny lies somewhere upon the seemingly non-existent highway.

People looking for "Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road" may have just as hard a time looking for the movie itself, as it was not theatrically released, has not been released on DVD, but continues to circulate around small theaters and film festivals since 2002, in search of more eager viewers who will no doubt be both surprised and inspired by the film's truthfulness and sense of morals.

Yet "Interstate 60" plays like anything but a Surgeon General's warning. It isn't as openly strict or hard-nosed. It has a sort of subtle warning inside it that lets the viewer decide what it is about. It's a film that stays with you after it's over, and that's a rare thing these days.

It all starts with a rich kid named Neal Oliver (James Marsden, "X-Men"). Neal's 22nd birthday has just arrived, and with it a shiny-red BMW sports car, with the license plate specially modeled after his father's own personal motto. In fact, the entire convertible seems to be modeled after Neal's father's own tastes. "I woulda killed to have something like this when I was your age," his dad mutters. We have a feeling he really would have, too.

Neal makes a wish for his birthday, to find a meaning to his life. It is overheard by an odd man named O.W. Grant (full name: One Wish Grant), who decides to grant Neal his wish - by sending a painter's bucket flying from above, only to come to a stop on Neal's skull.

Out of it for a while, Neal wakes up again and finds his perception noticeably different. He notices things he never noticed before; his senses are more acute. A strange doctor named Ray (Christopher Lloyd) explains a thing or two about perception and blindness to Neal, before Neal finds out there is no doctor on the staff at the hospital named Ray (though that seems a bit odd, don't you think?).

Neal meets Ray again in a skyscraper, where Ray gives Neal a job to transport a small briefcase to Denvar (yes, DenVAR), a small town located along I-60. Neal reluctantly agrees to go on this journey in hopes of finding a girl he can't rid his mind of, and so he finally locates this nonexistent highway. Along his journey he once again meets O.W. Grant (Gary Oldman), as well as Laura (Amy Jo Johnson), a woman seeking as much sex as possible; a cop (Kurt Russell) in a small drug-infested town; an ex-advertising agent played by Chris Cooper; and finally he finds the girl of his dreams (literally), Lynn (Amy Smart). Along his journey, Neal comes to terms with himself and who he really is, and though this is predictable the way the film gets the message across is more than ingenious.

The writer and director of the film is Bob Gale, the man most people will always remember as the creator and sole writer of the three "Back to the Future" films. Gale tried his hand at directing a few times, including the 1995 "interfilm" called "Mr. Payback," which I have not seen but have heard is a supposedly horrid excuse for a film. "Interstate 60" is not - it is a cleverly-written little film that avoided being released into the mainstream, and for a reason: It didn't want to become Hollywoodized. It hasn't. And it shows.

"Interstate 60" is unmistakably a low-budget film, but it is all the better for it. It has some important messages that really should be seen by everyone. In a time when films like "Gigli" are invading the film market, this is a breath of fresh air, a step towards a better side of film-making, a side with morals for today's youth and future generations.

There are some great messages in this film, it's a shame that the majority of moviegoers and families seeking quality films will never even see this film, much less hear about it.

This film is one of the few modern movies, that really HAS something to say. I was very touched, as it reflected my own feelings of incertitude about the future. It contains the motive of the trip(escape), bravery to rise against the authority, but mainly the courage to change one's own life, while preserving the humorous aspect. Contains the love-story sub-motive, but just as moderate, as appropriate. I just loved the script. This film gives the viewer the hope, he can entirely change his life just by making a few crucial decisions.

I'm giving 10 and going to buy the DVD!

'Interstate 60' is a light movie and despite being made in the early 2000's, it looks like the product of the eighties. Including the kitsch and the cheesiness involved. Generally, I thought it started kind of slow but gradually improved as the movie went on.

The things I liked:

• The story. It's original and rich. Not everything is great, but overall, I really appreciate the effort.

• Has genuinely funny moments.

• Never boring. You know how it ends, but you still want to see what's next.

• The lawyer town is a stroke of genius. Very smart and very funny episode.

The not so much:

• There was no real bond between me, the viewer, and the main character. Mainly because some of his actions made him look rather unlikable (nothing too serious but I wouldn't applaud such behavior). Also, there was no real depth to him.

• Visually too simple. It really could have used some atmospheric visuals/score to augment the surrealism.

• O. W. Grant's problem was really unnecessary.

My conclusion, is that if you have a mood for a light movie and don't mind a bit of surrealism, this one is a good choice. Eventually it bears a good message as well - which is follow your heart - even if it is not as pronounced as one would expect.

I've seen the I60 for the second time in 2 days, and believe truly that it's absolutely gorgeous! a beautiful fairy tale, which gave me a positive energy, at least for today. gary oldman was crazier than ever, mardsen wasn't that good, but still real nice, and I really think that this movie just might enter my list of 5 best movies I've ever seen. It really doesn't matter if it's made by Bob Gale,I really don't get the fact that some people expect another Back To The Future from him... why? It's like expecting that Tarantino should always make Pulp Fiction movies... Anyways, it was a real breath of fresh air to me, and I'm really happy that I didn't miss it. Delicious!

I just bumped into "Interstate 60" on TV. It puzzled me, at first.

Due to the somewhat cheapish look of the film and the surreal subject matter, I initially thought that I was watching an episode of the newest "Twilight Zone" series. Then I realized there were simply too many famous actors cropping up for this to be a TV production. Gary Oldman, Chris Cooper, Ann-Margaret, Kurt Russell - dang, that's actually a great cast! I still couldn't tell what on Earth I was watching, though.

Well, thanks to the magic of IMDb, I know now that "Interstate 60" is an indie flick, courtesy of "Back to the Future" scribe Bob Gale. I'm not too surprised to find out that it has weird origins. And I'm also not too surprised that lots of people love it, and lots of people hate it, judging from the user comments I've scanned.

My opinion is somewhere between the extremes. I was intrigued enough by the movie to keep watching, even though it was pretty darn late when I started. The social satire, though obvious, sort of amused me, and I was curious to see where it was going.

The trouble with a movie like this, though, is that its greatest strengths are also its weaknesses. The aggressive "oddness" of the film is compelling, but it kept me at a distance from the characters. In other words, the people and the proceedings were a little too surreal for their own good. It's interesting stuff, yeah, but I'm not too sure that it's profound or deep or anything. The general storyline of a young artist trying to "find" himself is actually pretty basic, run-of-the-mill material; only the weird execution makes it memorable.

On the acting end, I really had no problem with James Marsden's performance, unlike a lot of other commentators on this site. I find him to be a pretty charismatic actor, and I was glad to see him in a starring role for a change (I'm used to him playing second fiddle in super-hero films). But I've got to give the acting laurels to Chris Cooper, who steals every scene he's in. I became genuinely fond of his character, but not really anybody else.

In the end, I enjoyed this. I was glad to see Gale mock aspects of contemporary society that I can really do without - rampant substance abuse, out-of-control litigation, etc. He wasn't exactly subtle in his approach here, but he was memorable. And that's worth something, right?

Also, the movie's got the Pink Power Ranger as a crazy seductress! Nice bonus there. I could certainly think of worse movies to watch at 2 AM.

"Interstate 60:Episodes from the Road" involves a confused college man, Neal Oliver (James Marsden), who wants to be an artist while his father pressures him to go to law school. He desperately wants answers and O.W. Grant (Gary Oldman) magically grants him his wish. Neal ends up on the non-existent I-60 traveling to the non-existent city of Danver where he hopes to meet his dream girl (Amy Smart). Along the way he meets many interesting people and learns several valuable lessons. Christopher Lloyd is also on hand along with glorified cameos by various notable actors (e.g. Michael J. Fox, Kurt Russell and Ann-Margret).

The plot starts out a little tortuous, but it morphs into a road movie before too long, broken up into several quirky segments, which is why the flick is subtitled "Episodes from the Road." Critics deride the picture on the grounds that the messages are clunky, moralistically naive, and preachy. But it's unique and intelligent with quality reflections about life, which are made simple so "stupid people" or teens can grasp them. In short, this is a fairly entertaining oddball road fantasy that's distinctive and insightful.

If you like films like "Michael" (1996), "City of Angels" (1998), "Holy Man" (1998), "Bruce Almighty" (2003) and "Evan Almighty" (2007), "Highway 60" (2002) is cut from the same thematic cloth, except that the supernatural being is a magical Irishman.

The movie runs 1 hour, 56 minutes and was shot in Ontario (Sunderland, Cannington and Toronto) and Arizona (Phoenix).

GRADE: B

James Marsden. Gary Oldman, Ann Margret. And the old team of Michael Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Think back to the future. And this film has many references to B. T. T. F. the legendary galaxy of stars. Oldman is O. W. Grant, who grants wishes. Mysterious. And Ray (LLoyd) keeps popping up too. With options. Possibilities. Marsden is Neal, an artist at heart. But his dad wants him to become a lawyer. Ray gives Neal an assignment. On a road that doesn't exist. So off he goes, and meets all kind of strange, wacky magical folks. On strange missions of their own. Kurt Russell is a cop. Lots of talk of choices. What's inevitable. What isn't. Just roll with it. Written and directed by Bob Gale. ... who just happened to write the screenplay for back to the future. Full circle. Good stuff. Fun fairy tale.

I can't help being disappointed by this movie. Sure it was fun but the movie itself feels empty like it has no heart. Bob Gale is a good writer but he ain't exactly a sensational director. Also having James Mardsen playing the main character didn't exactly helped the movie an awful lot...

The story leaves way too many loose ends and the story takes the easy road at times, leading everything down a predictable path. Best way to describe the story is like a crossover of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Big Fish". Difference with those movies is is that they are way better and far more original in their own way than "Interstate 60". The story itself had very much potential but in the end it doesn't pay off.

The movie also features way too many cameo's. Problem with cameo's is that the actors are always overdoing their roles. Best man in the movie to me was surprisingly not Gary Oldman but Chris Cooper. But James "Cyclops" Mardsen simply was not the right choice for the main character.

Sure there are some nice moments that are mostly just mainly fun. Some people thought this movie was thought provoking but seriously to me it mainly was just good old fashioned fun entertainment. I wasn't really bored for a single time during the movie but still, maybe a more experienced and talented director would had done more and better with the story.

6/10

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From the man, Bob Gale, that gave us the Back to The Future trilogy comes Interstate 60. A story that everyone can pretty much relate to.

Well I say that this is one of the best movies that I have ever seen and I mean that 100%. This movie relates so much to life and shows you the results of the decisions that you make.

I waited so long to see this that I marked on my calender the day it would come out on DVD so I could go rent it at my local video store. When I first started watching it I wasn't to sure about it but by the time it was over I was sitting there amazed that a movie this good couldn't find distribution for so long and had to be put out as a direct to video release, especially with all the crap being put out at the theaters. I also couldn't wait to watch it again so I went out and bought it.

I thought the story was really good though I think the language was over the top. To me this movie was basically what everyone goes through in life. Finding that dream girl/guy, drugs, pressure from a parent/guardian,and wanting an answer to life.

The actors did a great job and Chris Cooper was hysterical. Amy Smart was hilarious when first introduced and Christopher Lloyd reminded me of his character in the Back to The Future movies.

If you need to see a thought provoking non-stop fun movie then please hop in your car and take the road less traveled down Interstate 60.

I am surprised I have never heard about this film. I became aware of it when I saw one of the YouTube shorts. It seemed interesting and I decided to give it a chance. I am glad I did. The movie was interesting, funny, and dynamic enough for me to never pause it and just see it all the way through, which is something that rarely happens. I liked the characters and actors' performances. There is a bit of a morale in the movie, so I think I may rewatch it with my son. This was an easy watch, light, humorous, and entertaining. Christopher Lloyd's and Gary Oldman's characters were my favorite. Recommended!

I actually feel compelled to comment on this movie, and I haven't been compelled in a long time.

Simply put this film was excellent from the outset. I was hooked from go. No other movie this year can touch its quirkiness. It's a road movie that takes you to the greatest places that aren't there - you'll see what I mean. Some of the comments on society (in most cases American society) were spot on. And you cannot predict where it will go next, you just have to take the ride and accept. Each stop gets better.

Now its entertainment, so don't think it has message written all over it (although it kinda does), Gary Oldman does a wonderful turn as our wish granter, and it's the best film Marsden and Smart have done. The rest of the supporting cast are superb with too many to mention.

I haven't spent two better hours this year.

I wanted to kill some idle hours and this movie did just that. It was not meant to be a deep movie as far as i see, but a light snack with a sideorder of fantasy. And as such, it did a good enough job. Gary Oldman could just stand there and it would also raise the value of the movie...

All in all, good enough entertainment.

I have walked by this movie in the cult section of my store many times and just recently I made the bold move of watching it. I couldn't believe I had never seen it before! Gary Oldman is brilliant in this movie and I was surprised at James Marsden as well. I guess the overall reason that I love this is that it exists in a truly unique genre, that of the existentialist cinema. It gets to join films like Donnie Darko, I Heart Huckabees, and Dead Man. Every time someone comes into my store looking for something that's more than a little "off-beat" I point them in the direction of this movie. All in all I gave this movie a nine out of ten because, while it was a brilliant movie, there's always room for improvement.

first off, i did like this movie, so this isn't intended as a criticism.

did anybody else detect some right wing themes in this movie? -when he said to his girlfriend he thought the letter was a rejection notice, she said you're not the right sex or colour -the town with everyone (choosing to be) on drugs, the guy with the "will work for food sign" (who was really just lazy) etc, which seemed to suggest "you get what you deserve" "life is a level playing field", "youve got no one to blame for your problems but yourself", seemingly conservative right wing views -the dream girls exaggerated foul language (could be seen as a representation of rough, working class language) plus the hero is from a pretty privileged background maybe I'm just over-analysing. your thoughts?

I am an admitted cinephile of sorts, and when I first saw this movie recommended to me by netflix, I cringed at the cover and the description. I read Gary Oldman's name and became perplexed...he has very deliberate choices in roles (aka tends not to be in too many bad movies) so I was immediately pawned into watching it, if for nothing else to see what Oldman was doing in this thing. Well, without giving much away - I was blown back. I mean, wow - this movie has some of the wittiest dialogue, most interesting characters, crazy situations, and in-depth philosophy of any movie I have ever seen. It fully deserves the ten/ten stars. It seems kind of cheesy at times, but even the harshest of critics tend to love this movie.

This is one of my go to movies when someone wants me to show them a great movie they have never seen. It will make you truly laugh AND truly think about important questions - an exceedingly rare combo in films these days.

Bob Gale will probably only be known by most Americans for co-creating the Back to the Future trilogy with director Robert Zemeckis and to be honest if that's all he's ever remembered for that's a pretty amazing legacy not to be topped.

Despite my love for his most famous work he and Zemeckis also made I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Used Cars (extremely underrated and well worth watching) and 1941 which they wrote with their friend and Back to the Future colleague Steven Spielberg directed. 1941 in my opinion is a mess that i have tried to watch three times and never made it all the way through while the other two movies were entertaining and effective.

While Zemeckis and Spielberg were the actual directors with Gale co-writing and producing this relatively obscure independent comedy marked his directorial debut and it seems he dragged a lot of elements from Back to the Future in this story.

He also has an excellent cast James Marden, Christopher Lloyd, Ann-Margret Gary Oldman Chris Cooper Kurt Russell and Michael J. Fox all big talents signed on for this even though it's not the mainstream movie you might expect. In fact in the days before streaming this was a direct to video movie despite a lot of talent behind and in front of the camera.

This movie doesn't really have any laughs per se in it but I find myself having a soft spot for it having just watched it.

I think it's a great and interesting commentary on human nature which is why I enjoyed it and while I expected laughs and not many (if any were there) I was far too interested in the plot and where this was going to dismiss it or not recommend it.

I wouldn't personally describe this as a comedy. It's more a thoughtful character study that's well acted and cleverly written that if you aren't turned off by its quirky eccentric style and you can find plenty to like here.

It reminds me of a Wes Anderson movie without the nice production design but there are some great actors here and even though the jokes don't pay off I would recommend this to anyone of the actor or directors work.

Not really a funny movie but a thought provoking one that challenges us to reconsider priorities in life, and a good screenplay with good actors communicates that very effectively in a low key way.

This movie will definitely be an acquired taste for many but if you have the acquired taste as I did you will find something here to enjoy and I most certainly did.

Honestly, I can't even remember when I last saw a movie as good as or better than this one. This movie has you thinking about some serious stuff in real life while enjoying a fairy tale. Deffinately one of the best movies I have seen !

"Neal Oliver" (James Marsden) is a young man who has come to a crossroad in his life. He wants to paint but his father, "Daniel Oliver" (John Bourgeois) wants him to work in a law firm. As luck would have it, while celebrating his 22nd birthday at a local restaurant, an individual of leprechaun and Cheyenne descent named "O.W. Grant" (Gary Oldman) offers him a chance to have a wish granted. But first he has to deliver a package to an address on a non-existent highway named Interstate 60. What follows is a multitude of temptations, trials and lessons which have severe consequences depending on which choices are selected. Both Gary Oldman and James Marsden perform very well while Melyssa Ade (as his girlfriend "Sally"), Deborah Odell (as his lawyer "Valerie McCabe"), Amy Smart (as his dream-girl "Lynn Linden") and Amy Jo Johnson (as the nymphomaniac "Laura") all add nice scenery along the way. Likewise, Ann-Margret (as "Mrs. James") continues to defy age. Be that as it may, there are several thought-provoking scenes and some light-hearted comedy as well. Even so, as good as this film was it could have been even better without the vulgar language and profanity. Why the writer/director (Bob Gale) felt compelled to include it is beyond me. Above average.

If you like being spoon-fed grade school level philosophy and corny, literal exposition, then this may be the most thought-provoking movie you've ever seen - knock yourself out! Otherwise you, like me, will have a hard time sitting through this contrived stinker. You can almost see the confident smirks on the faces of the filmmakers, believing that they have in fact wowed you with their deep, meaningful masterpiece. And while it appears that many have indeed been wowed, the bitter truth is it's just a horrible movie. Many defend this exercise in bad film-making as being "quirky." I love quirky movies, but there's a difference between quirky art (a David Lynch or Tim Burton movie perhaps) and quirky BAD (Interstate 60). I'm sure this movie is so well liked because it's a nice, feel-good movie with a happy-as-pie ending and those wonderful actors from Back to the Future. But if you don't consider yourself part of the lowest common denominator, stay as far away from Interstate 60 as you possibly can!