DVR DRIVE-IN REVIEW: "ROADIE"

I wanted to see this as a kid but it never arrived my hometown's theater. It's available as part of Comcast's Impact On Demand Package (look under "Free Movies") and is well worth watching for the cast alone.

Travis Redfish (Meatloaf) is a cowboy inventor who sets out to be a beer truck driver. When he meets wannabe groupie Lola (Kaki Hunter), his career shifts focus and he becomes a super roadie. His boss is promoter Mohammed Johnson (Don Cornelius), who represents everybody from Blondie to Hank Williams Jr. to Alice Cooper (all appear and perform in the film).

This movie is all over the place with no real plot. Redfish winds up in a botched drug deal (subbing Tide detergent for coke), uses solar power to fuel a rock fest, leads cops on a car chase in Austin, instigates a brawl at a Hank Jr. show and has frequent "brain freezes" (spouting off random phrases).

It's pretty crazy but fast-paced enough to keep any rock fan entertained. Great performances from Hank, Blondie, Alice and Asleep at the Wheel. Plus, Meatloaf delivers a tour de force performance as Redfish.

Art Carney plays the senior Redfish...also an inventor, and Gailard Sartain plays Travis' buddy (and soon-to-be brother in law) B.B.

It's a perfect Saturday night party flick...best of all it's free with On Demand.