CinemaOSMovie · 1995 · 1h 31m

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

Drives through Lost L.A.

70%(1)IMDbDocumentary

Before "L.A. Confidential", there was "Shotgun Freeway" -- the groundbreaking 1995 documentary about Los Angeles coming to grips with it's own history. Against a backdrop of never-before-seen archival footage, Shotgun Freeway presents a diverse group of "Angelinos" who guide the film through their own past as well as the city's. We get crime scribe James Ellroy reliving his youth as a burglar, Actor/writer Buck Henry's tour of Hollywood fakery, Jazzman Buddy Collette's trip down Central Avenue, Historian Mike Davis' tour of LA's eventual Armageddon, and writer Joan Didion's take on LA's own ephemerality. From the Beaches to the Valley, "Shotgun Freeway" will show you a Los Angeles you never knew existed.

Directed byHarry Pallenberg, Morgan Neville

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
EN
Released
March 1, 1995
Studios
King Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Joan Didion

Joan Didion

self

James Ellroy

James Ellroy

self

Buck Henry

Buck Henry

self

John Milius

John Milius

self

David Hockney

David Hockney

self

Gene Norman

self

Frank Wilkinson

self

Elaine Young

self

Mike Davis

self

Budy Collette

self

Creative team
Directed by
Harry Pallenberg
Morgan Neville
Morgan Neville
Written by
Morgan Neville
Morgan Neville
Harry Pallenberg
Produced by
David Hockney
David Hockney

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