oneofthecraziestroadmovieevermade!Toobad’Motorama’neverfoundanaudiencethatwouldappreciateit!Misleadinglythoughtbysometobeakidsmovie,itiscloserinspirittoDavidLynch’sstylizedsurreallooksattherealAmerica.JordanChristopherMichaelplaysayoungboywhorunsawayfromhome,andtravelacrossAmericainastolencar.Onlyitisn’texactlyAmericaasweknowit.Atagasstationheisgivensomemotoramacards,whicharepartofacompetitionwhichhasapossible500milliondollarprize.Heslowlybecomesobsessedwiththegameashecontinuesonhisincreasinglybizarretrip,whichseeshimencounterastrangebunchofoddballs,eccentricsandweirdos.Heevenlosesaneyealongtheway!ThenuttersheinteractswithareplayedbyanamazingarrayofcharacteractorsandcultfiguresincludingLynchfavouriteJackNance(’Eraserhead’),SusanTyrrell(’FleshandBlood’),MaryWoronov(’EatingRaoul’),MichaelJ.Pollard(’BonnieAndClyde’),JohnDiehl(’Stripes’),DickMiller(’ABucketOfBlood’),RobertPicardo(’Innerspace’),Flea,Meatloaf,andateenageDrewBarrymore(notesleazefans-apre-breastreductionteenageDrewBarrymore!).Thismovieiseasilyoverlookedinthevideoracks-especiallywithitsmisleadingHomeAlonemeetsThelmaAndLouisepackaging-butitisreallyworthwatching.Fansofquirkyroadmovieslike’WildAtHeart’,’Highway61’or’RoadsideProphets’shouldenjoythisquietlysubversivedarkfantasy,whichinmyopinionisoneofthemostunfairlyoverlookedmoviesofthelasttenyearsorso.