The two road goerdowners in this film are nova scotia buddies doug mcgrath and paul bradley. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. However, decades later it remains a unique blend of fiction and documentary. Its too bad so few younger canadians know little about goin down the road, one of the most influential canadian films of all time. Its goin down from descendants 2 official video youtube. 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. The story you want is part of the macleans archives. Goin down the road 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kingston canadian film festival down the road again.
Jerry garcia apparently learnt it from delaney bramlett during the festival express train ride across canada in 1970. 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. Too bad goin down the road isnt in the vid the 2nd solo is nice. This was a oneoff show played for bill graham in between a oneoff in france and a oneoff in connecticut. Buy goin down the road movie posters from movie poster shop.
Uncle johns band is tighter than expected for endoflongnight and run. Dead and company keeps the grateful dead spirit alive. The sequel is a worthy successor to the original film from the 70s. They find none of the former and precious few of the latter. And in a strange way, goin down the road is far more relevant today than it ever was. 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. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, co written by william fruet and donald shebib. 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. 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.
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. Despite the lack of a large production budget, the movie is generally regarded as one of the best and most influential canadian films. 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. With doug mcgrath, kathleen robertson, anthony lemke, jayne eastwood.
Goin down the road is about hard times here and now, and its the best movie to hit town in a long time. 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. Going down the road, feeling bad contributor names emrich, duncan 1908 recordist. Doug mcgrath, paul bradley, jayne eastwood, cayle chernin. 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. Goin down the road is now available on bluray dvd at a fabulous price, or you can view for free on youtube. Watch the video for goin down the road feeling bad from grateful deads europe 72 vol. Shot on cheap filmstock with a skeleton crew, goin down the road follows two scrappy nova. 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. Paul bradley and doug mcgrath in goin down the road 1970 goin down the road 1970. They made money nine who prospered in saint john, while. Why do you think goin down the road is a less complete film than the sequel.
Join us for a postfilm discussion with director donald shebib. Kingston canadian film festival goin down the road. Recently retired and living in vancouver, pete is estranged from his old life in eastern canada until he is brought back to toronto and nova scotia by the news that his old best friend, joey, has died. The two roadgoerdowners in this film are nova scotia buddies. Traditional played by the grateful dead from 1970 right through to the 1990s. 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.
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. 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. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, cowritten by william fruet and don shebib. Seeking a better life in toronto, the boys land deadend jobs at a softdrink factory. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, cowritten by william fruet and donald shebib.
Blowing down that old dusty road words and music by woody guthrie and lee hays. Cockburns songs for goin down the road lyrically address the plight of the films leads. In 1970, there werent any homeless people in toronto and a lot of that film deals with people who become. Jul 24, 2012 the material consists of new songs and some reworked tunes from his original set. Hear classic music from goin down the road, 1970, directed by donald. Grateful dead goin down the road feeling bad lyrics. Eastwood was born and raised in hoggs hollow of york mills road, in toronto, ontario. For atlantic canada, goin down the road is a bit of a legend, at least for the older generations. Jul 09, 2012 goin down the road down the road again. It chronicles the lives of two young men from the maritimes who move to. Their previous life is looking better all the time. Story of desolation as two friends travel from nova scotia to toronto in hope of finding a better life. 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. 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.
Le film goin down the road 1970 vostfr film complet. Apr 20, 2017 goin down the road represented a brief interregnum in canadas checkered film history where artists seemed to be in control of the industry and laying the foundation for what our cinema could be. Browse on your own, or explore our curated collections and timely. Bettyjo, joey and bettys daughter, joins him in the journey, driving crosscanada in the same 1960 chevy impala convertible that joey and. The film was theatrically released posthumously in october 2011. Kidder is terrific as the foulmouthed, manhungry rita. Woody guthrie going down the road feeling bad lyrics. Goin down rockin by waylon jennings on amazon music.
Grateful dead going down the road feeling bad lyrics. Goin down the road down the road again 2 film collector. It is about the universally understood rite of passage. Jun 28, 2017 nonetheless, the 39yearold quickly dove in headfirst. Goin down the road is a key 1970 canadian film directed by donald shebib, co written by william fruet and don shebib. Why goin down the road is the north star for canadian. To access it, log in here or sign up for your free 30day trial. Goin down the roaddown the road again bluray disc, 2012.
Though once parodied on sctv, 1970s goin down the road. Three years earlier, shebib directed and cowrote goin down the road, a downbeat tale of two drifters that is still considered to be the. That flight westward was actually my first time in an aircraft. Her childhood was spent at a cottage in muskoka, skiing in collingwood, ontario during winter and attending northern. 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. Winter, ulster county in upstate new york, about a twohour drive from manhattan. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. It is an accomplished, welldirected film but is nonetheless sentimental in tone and has none of the real pain of shebibs earlier works. With doug mcgrath, paul bradley, jayne eastwood, cayle chernin.
The complete recordings 1,643 words view diff exact match in snippet view article find links to article. Goin down the road dvd donald shebibs seville signature. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. It should be required reading in every film course in canada and elsewhere. Goin down the road represented a brief interregnum in canadas checkered film history where artists seemed to be in control of the industry and. Good acting from garcia, and the rest of the cast, in the first half of the movie. Diagnosed in june 2010, she filmed a sequel to goin down the road titled down the road again, in october 2010. 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.
However, as time went on things became a bit overly dramatic. They soon end up wistful and nostalgic about nova scotia though after finding out that toronto isnt as fun as theyd hoped. In 1996 canada post honoured the film as an example of a true canadian classic and issued a commemorative 45 cent postage stamp above. 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. 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. Jun 03, 20 grandpa jones, stringbean and roy clark old joe clarklive hee haw show jan 29, 1972 duration. Two friends leave the picturesque yet rural province of nova scotia for the nightlife and culture of toronto. The story of two dropouts from the maritimes looking for luck, the film shows off going down the road 1969 by don shebib. Jun 09, 2015 in 2006, the murder of five prostitutes made one quiet ipswich street notorious. Some of the reconstructed material includes,i do believe originally recorded by the highwaymen. 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. Aug 12, 2015 all 37 songs from the mississippi grind 2015 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. I hate buying 2nd hand books but these guys produce the best. Five years later, london roads darkest days were turned into a musical, and now that show has become a film.
Goin down the road movie posters from movie poster shop. Bob dylans the basement tapes complete consequence. Jayne eastwood born december 17, 1946, also credited as jane easton or jane eastwood, is a canadian film, voice, and television actress. Released in 1970, it was directed by don shebib, and stars doug mcgrath and paul bradley, with jayne eastwood in a supporting role.
A grateful dead traveling companion is an excellent road map and companion and i thank jackson for everything. Regarder film goin down the road en streaming, telecharger film goin down the road gratuitement, voir film goin down the road en ligne. The two roadgoerdowners in this film are nova scotia buddies doug mcgrath and paul bradley. Contrary to eastwoods quote, when cayle chernin was diagnosed, she. 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. Goin down the road is considered to be one of the greatest englishcanadian films of all time. Belatedly, revisiting the cold, grey 1969 toronto in a cancon classic. Geoff peveres new book, donald shebibs goin down the road is an essential companion to the classic canadian film. I think down the road again has a better script, more emotional. Overview of goin down the road, 1970, directed by donald shebib, with doug mcgrath, paul bradley, jayne eastwood, at turner classic movies. Goin down the road launched a fertile wave of canadian national cinema. Costar jayne eastwood stated that chernin put off cancer treatment in order to complete the film. 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.
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. 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. Bobby quotes lovelight in good lovin a song that wouldnt return until 84. Going down that road feeling bad the max hunter folk. 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. Leonard malton, in his movie and video guide wrote, goin down the road puts most hollywood blockbusters to shame. 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. Mississippi grind 2015 soundtrack complete list of songs. Released in july 1970, goin down the road ushered in the modern era of englishcanadian filmmaking. Experience anything and everything macleans has ever published over 3,500 issues and 150,000 articles, images and advertisements since 1905. 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. 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. 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.
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