Product Details

• Actors: Jordan Christopher Michael, Martha Quinn, Michael Naegel, Susan Tyrrell, Harper Flaherty
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: August 8, 2000
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302756413
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #429,500 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A kid from a broken home on a epic journey worth $500million, January 11, 2000

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ROBERT DOUGLASS (Chillin at Gabbara's) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorama [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I stopped counting the number of times i've watched Motorama after 56. It is the Godfather of all independent films, with it's vividly strange scenes. Put the $.79 bag of cheap popcorn in the microwave and get ready for a trip into the very heart of twisted bizarre insanity! The story of Motorama is pretty basic, a kid from a broken home steals a classic 1965 candy apple red mustang and goes on a quest to collect all the Motorama cards, you get Motorama game cards with every purchase of $5 worth of gasoline from any Chimera station. If you get all 8 of the letters that spell out "Motorama" you are elegible for the grand prize of $500million! With that kind of money Gus could leave his disgusting abusive parents behind and live the good life. Gus cashes in his pennies for gas money, steals a mustang and heads off in search of the illusive Motorama cards. Everything seems normal and your waiting for a state trooper to see this 10 year old driving an expensive classic car and take him to Juvenille Hall. But after gus washes his face in a little creek off the side of the road, you find that you along with Gus have taken one step too many, crossed into the world of the bizarre and there's no turning back baby! The twisted and dimented characters, along with the open landscape and dark shadows that mirror reality make Motorama a classic among independent movie fans. Gus is on a quest, an odyssey through the most exotic of imaginations, come hell or highwater he's gonna get those cards and you better just give him his space! I highly recommend this movie for anyone with a wild imagination and an open mind.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MOTORAMA Rocks. The end. Amen., May 18, 2006

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The Dark Cow (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Motorama (DVD)

I first saw this movie around 12 or 13 years ago. I watched it at least a dozen times, but lost track of it. I just found out it's out on DVD so I ordered it today. It's one of the strangest movies I have ever seen. I love it. You can't be a prude if you're going to watch this movie. If you're easily offended by FICTION, or super-sensitive to FICTION, then don't watch this movie.
I don't see any "deep meaning" behind the movie. It really makes no sense. But take that into mind if you see it. I get sick of hearing people complain about movies, saying such things as: "That movie wasn't realistic." What is the point of seeing a movie if you want everything to be realistic? Might as well videotape yourself eating cereal for 2 hours and watch it every night for entertainment.

If you have a good sense of humor and you'd like a break in monotony, watch this movie.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Odd movie....but what a film to view, August 10, 2005

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Jakey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorama (DVD)

I have read several reviews of this film, where people are saying, "I don't get it." "What's the point?".

Some have labeled "Motorama" as the worst movie they've ever seen.

I feel sorry those who possess such a miniscule scope of imagination when it comes to the world of cinema.

At the end of the film.... wasn't Gus back where he started? And what does this normally tell us has happened? Was it actually something that he experienced.... or something he dreamed/imagined?

No... this is not a cinematic masterpiece. In fact, there is one scene in which the editing is so terrible, they literally missed a huge on-screen error. During the gas station scene (which is set in the middle of "no-where, Canada"), the attendant is supposedly alone when Gus arrives. Gus cuts the man's kite string... the man runs down the barren highway.... then lo and behold... on the left-hand side of the screen we can see several people running beside the road as well. Obviously, the director thought they were out of sight for the camera... but they weren't... and this stood out to me as a huge error in the film.

But the story itself is unlike any other. It should be noted that even those who have complained and whined and panned this movie.... most have admitted that they sat and watched the entire film. Why? Because this movie is mesmerizing to view. Whether someone wishes to admit it or not, it is literally impossible to get up and walk away from this film. And the reason is quite simple.... it's fascinating to the mind.... and we don't know where the story is going to take us next. Seems to me, that is a key element of success in any work of art.... in film or otherwise.

Although "Motorama" does star a 10-year-old boy in the lead role, this is definitely not a film for children.

And for those hoping to see Drew Barrymore, her role in this film is not likely more than 30 seconds.

I am willing to admit that this film drew me in from the start, and I never paused the film to grab a soda or snack. At times startling, often shocking to view.... I still believe this movie is a success, because of its ability to captivate.