The members of Devo play nuclear workers from Linear Valley. They wear red glowing suits, and Mark Mothersbaugh performs his role in the Boogi Boy costume.
Devo later figures prominently in a dream sequence jamming with Neil Young on My My Hey Hey.
Neil Young plays a geeky gas station attendant who wants to get a girl. The character's buddy who is also kind of a dork is played by Russ Tamblyn, the love interest is played by Charlotte Stewart, the short order cook is played by Dennis Hopper, and the new owner of the gas station/diner is played by Dean Stockwell. David Lynch fans have probably noticed that the entire preceding list has been involved with at least one of Lynch's projects (Tamblyn and Stewart with Twin Peaks, Hopper and Stockwell with Blue Velvet). I am not sure what the story is, but I suppose I could imagine David Lynch hanging out with Neil Young.
The tag line "It's so bad it's going to be huge" wound up not being prophetic. It is bad, but it's also fun to watch. The dream sequence in which Neil dreams of being a rock star as well as the Devo directed intro in which they sing the song "It Takes A Worried Man" make the film worth watching, and it running at 88 minutes, it will be over before you know it.
If you're wondering where I found this, I found it on eBay. It is pirated from a VHS. Like with the Time Fades Away album, Neil has chosen not to release this in a digital format. I suspect we will see Time Fades Away on CD before we see Human Highway on DVD. Call it intuition.
The trailer can be viewed here:
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