Watch the video for goin down the road feeling bad from grateful deads europe 72 vol. 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. Oct 21, 2011 while the car may be the same, the road were goin down is different. Provided to youtube by virtual label llc goin down the road elizabeth mitchell elizabeth mitchell you are my sunshine. Nov 20, 2014 provided to youtube by virtual label llc goin down the road elizabeth mitchell elizabeth mitchell you are my sunshine. Goin down the road was digitally remastered as one of the key films in the canadian film canon and was honoured with a screening at the art gallery of ontario. The two roadgoerdowners in this film are nova scotia buddies doug mcgrath and paul bradley. Forty years after the events of goin down the road, joey has died in vancouver and pete who left toronto with joey after a violent incident must return to the city to honour joeys request that his ashes be taken back to cape breton island.
Donald shebib, filmmaker, goin down the road, down the road again, 0712 duration. A grateful dead traveling companion is an excellent road map and companion and i thank jackson for everything. And in a strange way, goin down the road is far more relevant today than it ever was. They soon end up wistful and nostalgic about nova scotia though after finding out that toronto isnt as fun as theyd hoped. Mar 06, 2017 goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, cowritten by william fruet and don shebib. Im agoin where the water taste like wine, im agoin where the water taste like wine, im agoin where the water taste like wine, lord, an i aint agonna be treated. He also played in acclaimed canadian films wedding in white 1972, the hard part begins 1973, the original black christmas 1974, russian. 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. Story of desolation as two friends travel from nova scotia to toronto in hope of finding a better life.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. They soon end up wistful and nostalgic about nova scotia though after finding out that. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, cowritten by william fruet and donald shebib. Watch him as he sits opposite pierre berton on the late, iconicinhisownright bertons nightly interview show in 1972, an incident included on the 2002 dvd release ofgoin down the road hair long and uncombed, dressed in a faded denim work shirt, whiskered and wary, shebib looks as. 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. Bettyjo, joey and bettys daughter, joins him in the journey, driving crosscanada in the same 1960 chevy impala convertible that joey and.
Grateful dead best goin down the road feelin bad headyversion. Goin down the road down the road again 2 film collectors. Shot in 16 mm on a shoestring budget, goin down the road became an unexpected critical success in both canada and the united states and was named the best englishlanguage canadian feature of the century by the torontobased newsweekly macleans. In 1970, there werent any homeless people in toronto and a lot of that film deals with people who become. 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 where the climate suits my clothes goin where the climate suits my clothes goin where the climate suits my clothes i dont want to be. Two friends leave the picturesque yet rural province of nova scotia for the nightlife and culture of toronto. With gordon pinsent, frank converse, will geer, linda goranson. While the car may be the same, the road were goin down is different. Set 1 candyman, china cat sunflower i know you rider, not fade away goin down the road feelin bad not fade away set 2. Jan 12, 2015 provided to youtube by rhinoelektra goin down the road painter painter. Belatedly, revisiting the cold, grey 1969 toronto in a cancon classic. May 18, 2017 culture where goin down the road was filmed in toronto.
Traditional played by the grateful dead from 1970 right through to the 1990s. Grateful dead goin down the road feelin bad into not. But as in any classic road movie, things never seem to work out as planned. Peter and joey would serve as the models for countless characters in canadian culture, including bob and doug mckenzie.
Now my old vhs tape has seen its better days so i finally got a hold of the dvd release. The grateful dead at the bickershaw festival in wigan england on may 7th, 1972 doing the traditional goin down the road feelin bad into not fade away buddy holly. Goin down the road launched a fertile wave of canadian national cinema. The two road goerdowners in this film are nova scotia buddies doug mcgrath and paul bradley. I hate buying 2nd hand books but these guys produce the best. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, cowritten by william fruet and don shebib. The 1970 film was partially improvised and shot in.
Even pauline kael of the new yorker said the performances were so natural that it was hard to believe that they were acting at all. At the moment of his emergence as a public figure, donald shebib seems suspicious of the attention. 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. Its tempting to say this is the movie shebib wouldve made in hollywood. Goin down the road is a real marvel of low budget filmmaking, filmed for an estimated 87,000 canadian dollars. Provided to youtube by rhinoelektra goin down the road painter painter. Paul bradley september 2, 1940 september 2003 was a canadian actor, best known for his role as joey in the classic canadian film goin down the road bradley and his goin down the road costar doug mcgrath were jointly named the winners of the canadian film award for best actor in 1970. With doug mcgrath, paul bradley, jayne eastwood, cayle chernin. What can i say about this movie, great characters, made on a shoestring budget, great story about two maritimers going to toronto to live their dreams of a better life only to find that life in t. The story of two dropouts from the maritimes looking for luck, the film shows off going down the road 1969 by don shebib.
By david fleischer torontos extensive work on the silver screen. Seeking a better life in toronto, the boys land deadend jobs at a softdrink factory. Blowing down that old dusty road words and music by woody guthrie and lee hays. A sequel, down the road again 2011, features some of the original cast members as well as a new generation of characters. It stars doug mcgrath, paul bradley, jayne eastwood and cayle chernin. 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. Two friends leave the picturesque yet rural province of. Watch him as he sits opposite pierre berton on the late, iconicinhisownright bertons nightly interview show in 1972, an incident included on the 2002 dvd release ofgoin down the road. 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. It has an ever present sense of melancholy as the two heroes think that maybe their dead end lives in the maritimes werent so bad after all.
Jerry garcia apparently learnt it from delaney bramlett during the festival express train ride across canada in 1970. 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. Im a goin where the water taste like wine, im a goin where the water taste like wine, im a goin where the water taste like wine, lord, an i aint agonna be treated. Mar 09, 2017 two friends leave the picturesque yet rural province of nova scotia for the nightlife and culture of toronto. The film is the sequel to shebibs 1970 film goin down the road. Doug mcgrath born april, 1935 is a canadian actor whose most notable role was that of peter in the acclaimed canadian film goin down the road 1970 and its sequel down the road again 2011. It chronicles the lives of two young men from the maritimes who move to. A man who refuses to grow up and take responsibility has his world crash down on him when his friends suffer as a result of his antics. They find none of the former and precious few of the latter. Overview of goin down the road, 1970, directed by donald shebib, with doug mcgrath, paul bradley, jayne eastwood, at turner classic movies.
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