Rebel Highway (TV Series)

TV Series. A series of made-for-TV movies inspired by B-movies of the 1950s. Rebel Highway was a short-lived revival of American International Pictures created and produced by Lou Arkoff for the Showtime channel in 1994. The concept was 10-week series of 1950s "drive-in classic" B-movies remade "with a '90s edge". Arkoff and Hill invited several directors to pick a title from one of Samuel Arkoff's movies, hire their own writers and create a story that could resemble the original if they wanted. In addition, they had the right to a final cut and select their own director of photography and the editor. Each director was given a $1.3 million budget and 12 days to shoot it with a cast of young, up and coming actors and actresses. Episodes: 'Roadracers' - Directed by Robert Rodriguez with David Arquette & Salma Hayek. 'Confessions of a Sorority Girl' - Directed by Uli Edel with Jamie Luner, Brian Bloom & Alyssa Milano. 'Motorcycle Gang' - Directed by John Milius with Gerald McRaney, Carla Gugino, & Jake Busey. 'Runaway Daughters' - Directed by Joe Dante with Julie Bowen & Paul Rudd. 'Girls in Prison' - Directed by John McNaughton, written by Samuel Fuller & Christa Lang and starring Anne Heche, Jon Polito & Ione Skye. 'Shake, Rattle and Rock!' - Directed by Allan Arkush with Renée Zellweger & Howie Mandel. 'Dragstrip Girl' - Directed by Mary Lambert with Mark Dacascos, Traci Lords, Raymond Cruz & Natasha Gregson Wagner. 'Jailbreakers' - Directed by William Friedkin with Antonio Sabato Jr., Adrien Brody & Shannen Doherty. 'Cool and the Crazy' - Directed by Ralph Bakshi with Jared Leto & Alicia Silverstone. 'Reform School Girl' - Directed by Jonathan Kaplan with Aimee Graham & Matt LeBlanc.