Highway of Heartache
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gregory Wild
Klaus Kohlmeyer
Betsy Plamer
Barbara Chamberlin
Ronnie Reynoldson
Serge Houde
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The tortured tale of Wynona-Sue Turnpike, a lonely housewife in a cramped trailer home who yearns to follow her country-music idols to a life as a Nashville superstar. When her philandering husband Clive conspires to have her committed to an insane asylum, Wynona-Sue shoots Clive between the eyes, then analyzes her situation with the song "I've Got a Ring on My Finger and a Stiff on My Hands," accompanied by The Big Wigs, a drag duo who provide musical and moral support throughout the film. Wynona-Sue's life then takes a rollercoaster journey through venereal disease, chronic unemployment and homelessness, only to reach an epiphany by winning a talent contest on a TV show hosted by the excessively pompadoured Crawfish Crenshaw, who falls in love with the singing cutie. However, fate has more than a few tricks to play on Wynona-Sue.
Director
Gregory Wild
Cast
Klaus Kohlmeyer
Betsy Plamer
Barbara Chamberlin
Ronnie Reynoldson
Serge Houde
The Big Wigs
Christy Russell
Dusty Ryane
Sidney Morozoff
Jana White
Philip Maurice Hayes
Willie Taylor
Sean M Pritchard
Manfred Janssen
Marlene Franks
Arlene Belcastro
Pat Paterson
Crew
Pat Barry
Hal Foxton Beckett
Barbara Chamberlain
Barbara Chamberlain
Reginald Harkema
Druh Ireland
Druh Ireland
Janet Morris-reade
Pat Paterson
Brian Pierson
Dean Ryane
Dean Ryane
Terrence Weir
Darcy Wild
Darcy Wild
Gregory Wild
Gregory Wild
Gregory Wild
Gregory Wild
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States Fall September 6, 1996
Released in United States July 1995
Released in United States March 1995
Released in United States May 1995
Released in United States November 1994
Released in United States November 1995
Released in United States September 1994
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) as part of program: "Independents Showcase" May 17-28, 1995.
Shown at Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival November 11-20, 1994.
Shown at IMAGE & NATION gaie et lesbienne: festival international de cinema et de video de Montreal November 2-12, 1995.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices: Canada) in New York City September 18-26, 1994.
Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 18-31, 1995.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Panorama Canada) August 25 - September 5, 1994.
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Panorama Canada) August 25 - September 5, 1994.)
Released in United States March 1995 (Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 18-31, 1995.)
Shown at New York Underground Film Festival March 22-26, 1995.
Shown at Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 6-16, 1995.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Perspective Canada) September 8-17, 1994.
Released in United States March 1995 (Shown at New York Underground Film Festival March 22-26, 1995.)
Released in United States May 1995 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) as part of program: "Independents Showcase" May 17-28, 1995.)
Released in United States July 1995 (Shown at Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 6-16, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices: Canada) in New York City September 18-26, 1994.)
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Perspective Canada) September 8-17, 1994.)
Released in United States Fall September 6, 1996
Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival November 11-20, 1994.)
Released in United States November 1995 (Shown at IMAGE & NATION gaie et lesbienne: festival international de cinema et de video de Montreal November 2-12, 1995.)
