''Me and Will'' is a 1999

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written, starring and directed by Melissa Behr and Sherrie Rose. Additional casting includes Patrick Dempsey, Seymour Cassel, Grace Zabriskie, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Wirth,

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, and Julie McCullough. It was produced by Melissa Behr, Sherrie Rose, Pierre David, Joey Forsyte, Jason Hall, Gary Kohn, and Vesco Razpopov. The film's score was composed by

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guitarist,

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with Additional Music by

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& Thomas Morse. The movie's tagline is Nobody rides for free. In the film, two women (Rose and Behr) meet while going to

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. They discover that they've both longed to ride Captain America's red, white, and blue

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from ''

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'' (1969) and they escape the rehab clinic and go on the highway in search of their dream bike.

Plot

Jane and Will are familiar faces in the

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club scene who meet at a drug rehab after Will smashes her motorcycle while stoned and Jane has overdosed. They connect easily, and after one of them claims to know where they can find the red, white, and blue bike from Easy Rider they hatch a plan to escape the clinic and take the long ride to

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on their own bikes in search of the legend.

Cast

* Sherrie Rose as Jane * Melissa Behr as Will *

Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and racing driver best known for playing neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd in ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005–15; 2020–21). He is also known for his leading man romantic film roles, such ...

as Fast Eddie *

Seymour Cassell Seymour Joseph Cassel (January 22, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 films and television shows, with a career spanning over 50 years. He first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering independent f ...

as Roy *

Grace Zabriskie Grace Zabriskie (née Caplinger; born May 17, 1941) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sarah Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Lois Henrickson in ''B ...

as Edith *

M. Emmet Walsh Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 – March 19, 2024) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles as Earl Frank in '' Straight Time'' (1978), the Madman in ''The Jerk'' (1979), Captai ...

as Dean *

Billy Wirth Billy Wirth (born June 23, 1962) is an American Cinema of the United States, Hollywood actor, film producer, and former fashion model, best known for his role as the vampire, Dwayne in the 1987 horror film, ''The Lost Boys''. Life and career Nic ...

as Charlie *

as Fred *

as Jack * Julie McCullough as Stacey * Michael Bowen as George *

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as Rob * Bojesse Christopher as Joseph *

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as a Biker

Filming Location

The film was shot in

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References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, me_and_will American road movies 1990s American films 1990s English-language films 1990s road movies