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Human Highway (1982)

Directed by Dean Stockwell, Neil Young · Cinematography by David Myers

88 min41 frames

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When love and fate collide

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Human Highway (1982) movie still: fullbody — Five workers in red jumpsuits stand in a row before a dark warehouse opening. Metal drums marked with…Human Highway (1982) movie still: wide — A rural gas station sits before a painted backdrop of hills under a purple sky. A diverse group of people…Human Highway (1982) movie still: wide — A vintage black car is parked on the side of a concrete bridge. A person exits the vehicle while mountains…Human Highway (1982) movie still: establishing — A spherical representation of Earth occupies the center of a black void. Scattered white dots…Human Highway (1982) movie still: wide — A long, industrial steel bridge spans a wide rocky gorge under a dark sky. A passenger bus sits stationary…Human Highway (1982) movie still: establishing — Four vertical chimney stacks are arranged in a row atop a dark building. A large, circular glowing…Human Highway (1982) movie still: medium — A dark night setting featuring a wooden fence and barrels marked with radiation symbols. A man in a red…Human Highway (1982) movie still: closeup — The frame shows a close view of a man's face in a dim room. He looks directly at the camera with a…Human Highway (1982) movie still: closeup — A dark vehicle interior with the man framed through the open car window. The man sits in the driver seat…Human Highway (1982) movie still: medium — A woman stands on a rooftop against a dark sky at night. She is viewed through a circular aperture as she…Human Highway (1982) movie still: wide — People stand in a circle on a gravel surface holding shovels inward. Each shovel blade displays a red and…Human Highway (1982) movie still: wide — A decorative arched pedestrian bridge at night sits partially obscured by a thick ground fog. A person…Human Highway (1982) movie still: fullbody — A gravel-covered area at night featuring a wooden building and two vintage blue cars. Two men are…Human Highway (1982) movie still: medium — The man stands inside a brightly lit commercial diner setting with pale walls. He wears formal attire…Human Highway (1982) movie still: medium — A 1980s diner interior features wood-paneled walls and a tiled floor. A man with red suspenders speaks to…Human Highway (1982) movie still: medium — A cluttered small office has glass walls looking out onto a bright exterior field. A man in a suit sits…
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Human Highway — official trailer

What is Human Highway about?

The new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance. However, an assortment of bizarre characters and weird events (such as spaceships flying around) gets in his way.

Human Highway is a 1982 American comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young in his film and directional debut under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. Dean Stockwell co-directed the film and acted along with Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Hopper, and the band Devo. Included is a collaborative performance of "Hey Hey, My My " by Devo and Young with Booji Boy singing lead vocals and Young playing lead guitar.

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What does the cinematography of Human Highway look like?

Across 41 sampled frames, Human Highway builds its coverage from medium shots (29% of the sample), with wide compositions (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer David Myers keeps 51% of it in low-key light. 66% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 61% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Human Highway?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Human Highway (1982) are #070606, #353232, #fc0202, #47494b, #d3d1ce, #291210 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #070606
  • #353232
  • #fc0202
  • #47494b
  • #d3d1ce
  • #291210

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