Like everybody else I saw Deadhead Miles on TV years ago and then never seen hide nor hair of it again. Thanks to internet piracy you can now download a blurry version someone had the wherewithal to record the last time A&E aired it.
It's an odd little movie, but if you're a fan of Arkin's other 'odd' movies you'll love it as I do. If you're looking for a road film ala Burt Reynolds, look elsewhere. Think 'Little Murders', but not as surreal. There's no plot to speak of. Arkin's character, Cooper, drives a twice stolen rig across New Mexico presumably to get all the cash for himself. He picks up a mostly silent hitchhiker who acts as proxy for the audience to witness Cooper's jibes. It's full of memorable and inexplicable moments and characters. At one point Cooper stops with the intention of visiting a girl to get laid only to find her tethered to the wall in mid-seduction. Did he ever really know her? Why was she tied to the wall with a harness? You'll never know.
Why this movie hasn't had a DVD release when so many other crap movies have is beyond me.
It's an odd little movie, but if you're a fan of Arkin's other 'odd' movies you'll love it as I do. If you're looking for a road film ala Burt Reynolds, look elsewhere. Think 'Little Murders', but not as surreal. There's no plot to speak of. Arkin's character, Cooper, drives a twice stolen rig across New Mexico presumably to get all the cash for himself. He picks up a mostly silent hitchhiker who acts as proxy for the audience to witness Cooper's jibes. It's full of memorable and inexplicable moments and characters. At one point Cooper stops with the intention of visiting a girl to get laid only to find her tethered to the wall in mid-seduction. Did he ever really know her? Why was she tied to the wall with a harness? You'll never know.
Why this movie hasn't had a DVD release when so many other crap movies have is beyond me.