Motorama

Motorama

28/3/1992 1h 30m 6.5/10

Overview

A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game.

Director

Kris Krengel

Top Billed Cast

Jordan Christopher Michael

Jordan Christopher Michael

Gus

John Laughlin

John Laughlin

Man at Wagon Wheel

Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Bartender

Martha Quinn

Martha Quinn

Bank Teller

Harper Flaherty

Old Man at Wagon Wheel

Michael Naegel

Boy at Wagon Wheel

Reviews

Wuchak

8/24/2025

5/10

**_A 10 years-old boy takes a surreal “Thelma & Louise” journey_** "Motorama" (1991) is an amusing ride through the American Southwest; an offbeat satire about the sometimes crazy trek of life. It’s filled with familiar guest stars, such as Robert Picardo, Mary Woronov, Meat Loaf, Irwin Keyes, Michael J. Pollard, Vince Edwards, Flea, Susan Tyrrell and more. Drew Barrymore appears prominently on the movie poster (and DVD/Blu-ray cover), but she’s only actually in the movie for like 20 seconds as the boy’s fantasy girl (with no lines). I say “girl” because she was only 15 during shooting, a couple months shy of 16 years-old. Similarly, Cynthia King appears slightly longer as the backseat teen. I smiled and laughed here & there and enjoyed the Southwest landscapes during winter, but there weren’t enough interesting bits to keep my interest. It’s a quirky curiosity that needed a rewrite to flush out more entertainment. Still, if you like road movies and can roll with the wacky approach, you might appreciate it more than I did. It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot in the Glen Canyon area of north-central Arizona and south-central Utah; Fox Plaza in Century City was used for the Chimera Headquarters. GRADE: C

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