Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alan Myerson
Written by	David S. Ward
Produced by	Tony Bill Michael Phillips Julia Phillips
Starring	Donald Sutherland Jane Fonda Peter Boyle Howard Hesseman John Savage
Cinematography	László Kovács Stevan Larner
Edited by	Robert Grovener
Music by	Nick Gravenites
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	January 31, 1973 (1973-01-31)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1 million (US/ Canada rentals)

Steelyard Blues is a 1973 American comedy crime film, directed by Alan Myerson, and starring Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda and Peter Boyle.

Plot

A group of misfits tries to find a happier life against the norms of society. Donald Sutherland plays an ex-con with a passion for demolition derbies. He has wrecked almost every possible car. He violates his parole when confronted by a 1950 Studebaker. This embarrasses his brother, a politically ambitious district attorney played by Howard Hesseman in an unlikely respectable role. Jane Fonda plays a prostitute who engages in an off-again/on-again relationship with Sutherland's character. The plot hilariously thickens when this gang of merry misfits tries to repair an old Consolidated PBY Catalina airplane, and get it flying again.

Cast

• Mel Stewart – Black Man in Jail
• Donald Sutherland – Jesse Veldini
• Howard Hesseman – Frank Veldini
• Morgan Upton – Police Capt. Bill
• Peter Boyle – Eagle Thornberry
• Jessica Myerson – Savage Rose
• Beans Morocco – Rocky (as Dan Barrows)
• John Savage – Kid
• Jane Fonda – Iris Caine
• Nancy Fish – Pool Hall Waitress
• Roger Bowen – Fire Commissioner Francis
• Garry Goodrow – Duval Jax
• Lynette Bernay – Bar Waitress
• Richard Schaal – Zoo Official Mel
• Edward Greenberg – Rookie Cop

Alternate title

In 1979, the film was broadcast on NBC under the title, Final Crash.

Soundtrack album

All tracks written by Nick Gravenites and Mike Bloomfield, except where indicated.

Side One

1. "Swing With It"
2. "Brand New Family"
3. "Woman's Love"
4. "Make the Headlines"
5. "Georgia Blues" (Maria Muldaur/Bloomfield/Gravenites)
6. "My Bag (The Oysters)"
7. "Common Ground"

Side Two

1. "Being Different"
2. "I've Been Searching"
3. "Do I Care" (Merl Saunders/Muldaur)
4. "Lonesome Star Blues" (Maria Muldaur)
5. "Here I Come (There She Goes)"
6. "If You Cared"
7. "Theme from Steelyard Blues (Drive Again)"

Performers: John Kahn, Chris Parker, Merl Saunders, Annie Sampson, Mike Bloomfield, Maria Muldaur, Nick Gravenites, Paul Butterfield

External links

• Steelyard Blues at IMDb
• Steelyard Blues at Rotten Tomatoes