Overview of goin down the road, 1970, directed by donald shebib, with doug mcgrath, paul bradley, jayne eastwood, at turner classic movies. Im goin down that road feelin bad, bad, bad im goin down that road feelin bad goin down that road feelin bad, o lord an i aint gonna be treated this way verse 2 away down in jail on my knees, knees, knees away down in jail on my knees away down in jail on my knees, o lord and i aint gnna be treated this a way verse 3. Belatedly, revisiting the cold, grey 1969 toronto in a cancon classic. They soon end up wistful and nostalgic about nova scotia though after finding out that toronto isnt as fun as theyd hoped. Goin down the road, directed by donald shebib, 1970 goin down the road 1970 theres a scene in this movie, set at allan gardens, that smacks me in the gut every time. That flight westward was actually my first time in an aircraft. With doug mcgrath, kathleen robertson, anthony lemke, jayne eastwood. A huge hit for the country, a critical success paraded around by the likes of ebert and kael, constantly referenced and parodied by canadian media, and among international success included a best director win at the taormina international film festival. Shot on cheap filmstock with a skeleton crew, goin down the road follows two scrappy nova. Goin down the road is about hard times here and now, and its the best movie to hit town in a long time. It tells the story of two young men who decide to leave the maritimes, where jobs and fulfilling lives are hard to find, for the excitement and perceived riches of toronto. It is an accomplished, welldirected film but is nonetheless sentimental in tone and has none of the real pain of shebibs earlier works. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, cowritten by william fruet and donald shebib. Kingston canadian film festival goin down the road.
Released in july 1970, goin down the road ushered in the modern era of englishcanadian filmmaking. Buy goin down the road movie posters from movie poster shop. Im blowin down this old dusty road, im ablowin down this old dusty road, im ablowin down this old dusty road, lord, lord, an i aint agonna be treated this away. Their previous life is looking better all the time. Why do you think goin down the road is a less complete film than the sequel. It is about the universally understood rite of passage. Paul bradley and doug mcgrath in goin down the road 1970 goin down the road 1970. Looking at the packed set list and jer also did a set with nrps you might think this was one of the best shows of 71. Going down that road feeling bad the max hunter folk. Uncle johns band is tighter than expected for endoflongnight and run. Kidder is terrific as the foulmouthed, manhungry rita. Experience anything and everything macleans has ever published over 3,500 issues and 150,000 articles, images and advertisements since 1905.
Some of the reconstructed material includes,i do believe originally recorded by the highwaymen. Its too bad so few younger canadians know little about goin down the road, one of the most influential canadian films of all time. Two friends leave the picturesque yet rural province of nova scotia for the nightlife and culture of toronto. Leonard malton, in his movie and video guide wrote, goin down the road puts most hollywood blockbusters to shame. Grateful dead goin down the road feeling bad lyrics. Watch the video for goin down the road feeling bad from grateful deads europe 72 vol. Besides directly influencing such pictures as the hard part begins 1974, the rowdyman 1972 and paperback hero 1973, goin down the road was able to create a purely canadian film style and subject, combining social commentary, the travel narrative and documentary realism in a way that still affects the shape of canadian film today. Blowing down that old dusty road words and music by woody guthrie and lee hays.
Released in 1970, it was directed by don shebib, and stars doug mcgrath and paul bradley, with jayne eastwood in a supporting role. Hear classic music from goin down the road, 1970, directed by donald. The road is a 2009 american postapocalyptic survival film directed by john hillcoat and written by joe penhall, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by cormac mccarthy. Bob dylans the basement tapes complete consequence. Story of desolation as two friends travel from nova scotia to toronto in hope of finding a better life. In 1970, there werent any homeless people in toronto and a lot of that film deals with people who become. This was a oneoff show played for bill graham in between a oneoff in france and a oneoff in connecticut.
The story you want is part of the macleans archives. And in a strange way, goin down the road is far more relevant today than it ever was. Jul 09, 2012 goin down the road down the road again. They made money nine who prospered in saint john, while. The film stars viggo mortensen and kodi smitmcphee as a father and his son in a postapocalyptic wasteland the film received a limited release in north american cinemas from november 25, 2009, and was released in united. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Doug mcgrath, paul bradley, jayne eastwood, cayle chernin. The two road goerdowners in this film are nova scotia buddies doug mcgrath and paul bradley. Goin down rockin by waylon jennings on amazon music.
Belle of the ball was the b side to waylons mega hit lukenbach, texas and goin down rockin was a main stay on his concert play list during the nineties. Goin down the road feelin bad goin down the road feelin bad goin down the road feelin bad i dont want to be treated this away goin lyrics. The film and soundtrack have more recently been given the polish and rerelease. Goin down the road dvd donald shebibs seville signature. Why goin down the road is the north star for canadian. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, co written by william fruet and donald shebib.
Jul 21, 2017 its goin down from descendants 2soundtrack version dove cameron, sofia carson, cameron boyce, booboo stewart, china anne mcclain, mitchell hope, thomas doherty, dylan playfair. Traditional played by the grateful dead from 1970 right through to the 1990s. The opening scene from goin down the road goin down the road reflects the real life issue that occurred in canada when thousands of young people emigrated from the maritimes to ontario looking for work throughout the 1950s. Three years earlier, shebib directed and cowrote goin down the road, a downbeat tale of two drifters that is still considered to be the. Goin down the road is now available on bluray dvd at a fabulous price, or you can view for free on youtube. Eastwood was born and raised in hoggs hollow of york mills road, in toronto, ontario. The two roadgoerdowners in this film are nova scotia buddies. Jerry garcia apparently learnt it from delaney bramlett during the festival express train ride across canada in 1970. Don shebibs goin down the road feels at times like a film realization of studs terkels hard times, until you remind yourself that the movie. Grateful dead going down the road feeling bad lyrics. Costar jayne eastwood stated that chernin put off cancer treatment in order to complete the film. Geoff peveres new book, donald shebibs goin down the road is an essential companion to the classic canadian film.
Contrary to eastwoods quote, when cayle chernin was diagnosed, she. Pete and joey migrate from nova scotias economic dead end to the promise they imagine in the big city, a new toronto of chrome and glass, but also an understory of buginfested rooming houses and the pop bottling plant that, for a while, provides them a minimumwage living. Goin down the road 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Five years later, london roads darkest days were turned into a musical, and now that show has become a film.
It should be required reading in every film course in canada and elsewhere. The film was theatrically released posthumously in october 2011. It will never have the effect the original one had, that was kind of a unique film in its own way, but it was also filled with flaws, a lot of montages, musical sequencesthere. Goin down the road is considered to be one of the greatest englishcanadian films of all time. Winter, ulster county in upstate new york, about a twohour drive from manhattan. Browse on your own, or explore our curated collections and timely. However, decades later it remains a unique blend of fiction and documentary. Join us for a postfilm discussion with director donald shebib. Goin down the roaddown the road again bluray disc, 2012. The complete recordings 1,643 words view diff exact match in snippet view article find links to article. Its goin down from descendants 2 official video youtube. Mississippi grind 2015 soundtrack complete list of songs.
Jun 28, 2017 nonetheless, the 39yearold quickly dove in headfirst. Bobby quotes lovelight in good lovin a song that wouldnt return until 84. The two roadgoerdowners in this film are nova scotia buddies doug mcgrath and paul bradley. Regarder film goin down the road en streaming, telecharger film goin down the road gratuitement, voir film goin down the road en ligne. Dead and company keeps the grateful dead spirit alive. Going down the road feelin bad, also known as the lonesome road blues, is an american traditional song, a white blues of universal appeal and uncertain origin ralph rinzler, quoted on. Kingston canadian film festival down the road again. Le film goin down the road 1970 vostfr film complet. For atlantic canada, goin down the road is a bit of a legend, at least for the older generations. However, as time went on things became a bit overly dramatic. Goin down the road ive been at my pension almost two weeks now and its about time ive discovered what lies down the road past my place. The story of two dropouts from the maritimes looking for luck, the film shows off going down the road 1969 by don shebib.
It chronicles the lives of two young men from the maritimes who move to. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, co written by william fruet and don shebib. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. He began covering the grateful dead live staple goin down the road feeling bad in his solo sets, and his next two albums as a solo artist. Despite the lack of a large production budget, the movie is generally regarded as one of the best and most influential canadian films. Going down the road, feeling bad contributor names emrich, duncan 1908 recordist. Jun 09, 2015 in 2006, the murder of five prostitutes made one quiet ipswich street notorious. Though once parodied on sctv, 1970s goin down the road. Her childhood was spent at a cottage in muskoka, skiing in collingwood, ontario during winter and attending northern. A grateful dead traveling companion is an excellent road map and companion and i thank jackson for everything.
Jul 24, 2012 the material consists of new songs and some reworked tunes from his original set. Goin down the road represented a brief interregnum in canadas checkered film history where artists seemed to be in control of the industry and. In 1996 canada post honoured the film as an example of a true canadian classic and issued a commemorative 45 cent postage stamp above. In this variation of goin down the road, 2 workingclass women head for toronto in search of a future. Jun 03, 20 grandpa jones, stringbean and roy clark old joe clarklive hee haw show jan 29, 1972 duration. Bob dylan, recovering from a motorcycle accident, has moved his family up to byrdcliffe, new york, where he is editing a film about his 1966 tour. I hate buying 2nd hand books but these guys produce the best. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Bettyjo, joey and bettys daughter, joins him in the journey, driving crosscanada in the same 1960 chevy impala convertible that joey and. Goin down the road movie posters from movie poster shop. Don shebibs goin down the road feels at times like a film realization of studs terkels hard times, until you remind yourself that the movie is fiction and the time is now.
They find none of the former and precious few of the latter. A charming yet realistic portrait of a very canadian experience, goin down the road is known as one of don shebibs finest films, and has landed on the toronto international film festivals top 10 canadian films of all time list for four decades in a row. To access it, log in here or sign up for your free 30day trial. Goin down the road launched a fertile wave of canadian national cinema. Pete doug mcgrath and joey paul bradley are two young maritimers travelling from nova scotia to try and get work in toronto, finding a city very different from their big dreams.
Seeking a better life in toronto, the boys land deadend jobs at a softdrink factory. Jayne eastwood born december 17, 1946, also credited as jane easton or jane eastwood, is a canadian film, voice, and television actress. Woody guthrie going down the road feeling bad lyrics. Goin down the road down the road again 2 film collector. Goin down the road 1970 in rural nova scotia, childhood friends joey paul bradley and peter doug mcgrath set off in search of a better life in the big city. Too bad goin down the road isnt in the vid the 2nd solo is nice. Goin down the road feeling bad goin down the road feeling bad goin down the road feeling bad, yeah, yeah i dont want to be treated this away. Good acting from garcia, and the rest of the cast, in the first half of the movie. It stars doug mcgrath, paul bradley, jayne eastwood and cayle chernin. It tells the story of two young men from canadas maritime provinces who come to the big city, toronto, lured by the possibility of good jobs and good times.
I think down the road again has a better script, more emotional. Director donald shebib on the set of down the road again paul lynchs 1973 sliceoflife film the hard part begins previously discussed in a profile of lynch on this blog may never have seen the light of day if not for donald shebib. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, cowritten by william fruet and don shebib. Goin down the road 1970 just so also happens to be a classic canadian film, and one of my favourites, about two nova scotians who travel west looking for work. Aug 12, 2015 all 37 songs from the mississippi grind 2015 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
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