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Straight to Hell

Play trailer Poster for Straight to Hell R,  1987,  1h 25m,  Western/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 27% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
27% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Three bank robbers (Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude) and a pregnant woman tear up a desert town.

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Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch Aug 16, 2021
Little is less entertaining than bad parody, and Cox shows it here. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
1.5/4
Straight to Hell is simply a record of aimless behavior, of a crowd of pals asked to dress up like cowboys and mill about on a movie set. Go to Full Review
Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger Jan 12, 2026
Written in three days and shot in as man weeks, "Straight to Hell" looks like the sort of movie everyone had fun making, but that's murder to watch. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 8, 2020
3/10
The story is hilariously pointless, seemingly moving forward with random events just to fill up a feature-length time slot. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Jan 17, 2011
It's a very weird vibe, and it requires one to not only accept, but also embrace, boredom. If the movie has one theory, it's this: if you stare long enough at a certain spot, something weird and cool is bound to happen. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Mar 9, 2008
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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Alex Cox

Director

Sy Richardson

Norwood

Joe Strummer

Simms

Dick Rude

Willy

Dennis Hopper

I.G. Farben

Grace Jones

Sonya

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Straight to Hell

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Movie Info

Synopsis Three bank robbers (Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude) and a pregnant woman tear up a desert town.
Director
Alex Cox
Rating
R
Genre
Western, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 26, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 28, 2018
Runtime
1h 25m
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