Deadly Drifter is a satirical 1982 film directed by Eli Hollander. The film is based on Ronald Sukenick's 1973 novel, OUT. It stars Peter Coyote, O-Lan Jones, and Danny Glover. The movie tells the tale of Rex roaming the U.S. doing various assignments for a mysterious group of "urban guerrillas" they call "Our Friends". In each meeting the person or persons designated "It" carries a hidden stick of dynamite. Deadly Drifter is about a team, known as "Our Friends", searching for the "Old Man", who is dying. Their trip across the U.S. takes many twists and turns along the way, as you see... through the eyes of the main character, Rex/Harrold, who ultimately questions society. Whales are part of his ultimate revelation. Deadly Drifter is structured in a 10 part journey/road film across America from the East to the West. The characters appear and disappear, morphing into other personalities and often using lines from previous scenes, thus the film, though linear, is a cyclic story. The movie was immortalized by O-Lan Jones's heartrending lines "allow simmer" and "you can't have the schleung.
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| Release date: | 1982 |
| Directed by: | Eli Hollander |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 83 Minutes |
| Producer: | Eli Hollander |
| Editor: | Eli Hollander |
| Music by: | David Cope |
| Cinematography: | Robert Stawell Ball |
| Screenplay by: | Ronald Sukenick, Eli Hollander |
| Adapted from: | Out |
| Genre: | Comedy |