Highway of Heartache
| Highway of Heartache | |
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| Directed by | Gregory Wild |
| Written by | Gregory Wild |
| Produced by | Gregory Wild |
| Starring | Barbara Chamberlin Serge Houde Klaus Kohlmeyer Pat Patterson |
| Cinematography | Brian Pearson |
| Edited by | Reginald Harkema |
| Music by | Barbara Chamberlin |
| Distributed by | Scorn-a-rama |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Highway of Heartache is a Canadian musical comedy film, directed by Gregory Wild and released in 1994.
The film follows the misadventures of Wynona-Sue Turnpike (Barbara Chamberlin, who also wrote the film's score) on a raucous and unlikely road to Nashville superstardom. Backed up by a pair of drag queen guardian angels (played by The Big Wigs), Wynona-Sue faces a variety of indignities including her abusive husband Clive (Serge Houde), the threat of life imprisonment and venereal disease. The film's humor ranged from gross-out to surreal (the heroine's gynecologist was an Elvis Presley imitator), and the entire film was shot on Day-Glo sets designed and built by Wild.
The film received a one-night preview screening in Vancouver, Wild's hometown, at a fundraiser for the Vancouver Meals Society on August 11, 1994, before having its official theatrical premiere at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.