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Gary Busey double-crosses everyone in a dairy farm crime thriller nobody asked for.
TMDB
65
Rotten Tomatoes
14

Detour (1998)

straight-to-video fever dreamBusey unhingednoir-ish but make it rural

Overview

ActionDramaThrillerCrime

When Danny and his gang attempt to rob the warehouse of a mob boss, they find themselves on the run. Danny goes back to his hometown to find his mother has recently died leaving him the farm on the condition that he must open the dairy and run it for two years. However the gang is double crossed by Mo and the mob begin to hunt them down, meanwhile Danny and his gang consider robbing the mill in his town.

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Content warning
on the rundouble crossfarmmob bosswarehouse
failed redemptionfamilial obligation vs criminal impulserust decay and moral rot

Standout Aspects

Acting

Busey delivers unhinged chaos; Madsen phones it in spectacularly.

Direction

Joey Travolta: proving nepotism works sideways, not up.

Best for:Solo: 3am insomnia viewing with questionable life choices.·Friends: Irony-forward movie night with Busey impression contests.
Heads up:Violence: Mob hits and warehouse shootouts, occasionally competent.
Joey Travolta

Director

Joey Travolta

ReleasedOct 5, 1998
Runtime1h 33m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Shoreline Entertainment
North by Northwest Entertainment

Top Cast

Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Danny Devlin

James Russo

James Russo

Ziggy Rotella

Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

Burl Rogers

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Mo Ginsburg

Tim Thomerson

Tim Thomerson

Mel Kiner

Robert Miano

Robert Miano

Gianni Grasso

Stacie Randall

Stacie Randall

Inga

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Daniella Rogers

Elizabeth Lambert

Elizabeth Lambert

Britt Rogers (as Locky Lambert)

Paul Sampson

Paul Sampson

Petey

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Joey Travolta directed this between bit parts; brother John was busy being a movie star elsewhere.

Cultural

Peak '90s direct-to-video thriller: Fahey, Madsen, Busey, and Thomerson all collecting paychecks in the same rural location shoot.

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