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Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

Drives through Lost L.A.

★7.0 1995 1h 31m Harry Pallenberg PG-13

Before "L.A. Confidential", there was "Shotgun Freeway" -- the groundbreaking 1995 documentary about Los Angeles coming to grips with it's own history. Against a backdrop of never-before-seen archival footage, Shotgun Freeway presents a diverse group of "Angelinos" who guide the film through their own past as well as the city's. We get crime scribe James Ellroy reliving his youth as a burglar, Actor/writer Buck Henry's tour of Hollywood fakery, Jazzman Buddy Collette's trip down Central Avenue, Historian Mike Davis' tour of LA's eventual Armageddon, and writer Joan Didion's take on LA's own ephemerality. From the Beaches to the Valley, "Shotgun Freeway" will show you a Los Angeles you never knew existed.

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Synopsis

Before "L.A. Confidential", there was "Shotgun Freeway" -- the groundbreaking 1995 documentary about Los Angeles coming to grips with it's own history. Against a backdrop of never-before-seen archival footage, Shotgun Freeway presents a diverse group of "Angelinos" who guide the film through their own past as well as the city's. We get crime scribe James Ellroy reliving his youth as a burglar, Actor/writer Buck Henry's tour of Hollywood fakery, Jazzman Buddy Collette's trip down Central Avenue, Historian Mike Davis' tour of LA's eventual Armageddon, and writer Joan Didion's take on LA's own ephemerality. From the Beaches to the Valley, "Shotgun Freeway" will show you a Los Angeles you never knew existed.

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Cast

8 principal cast

Joan Didion

Joan Didion

self
James Ellroy

James Ellroy

self
Buck Henry

Buck Henry

self
John Milius

John Milius

self
David Hockney

David Hockney

self

Gene Norman

self

Frank Wilkinson

self

Elaine Young

self

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Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. (1995) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 31m documentary directed by Harry Pallenberg is rated 7.0/10 by 1 viewers.

Frequently asked

When was Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. released?

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. was released on March 1, 1995.

Who directed Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.?

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. was directed by Harry Pallenberg.

How long is Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.?

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. has a runtime of 91 minutes (1h 31m).

What genre is Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.?

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. is categorized as Documentary.

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