i find this movie on netflix and have to add it to my queue . i wasn not disappoint when i get it a it just a funny now a when i saw it at a local drive in theater back then . it build to a climax nicely with you get glimpse of the various character a they begin their trip across america on the honky tonk freeway and america on wheel . this be a strange comedic role for william devane a i remember him a kennedy in the 1974 tv film the missile of october and felt no one could have pull that dramatic character off as well a he do . it remind me a bit of dick van dyke in cold turkey where van dyke play the local minister . devane role a mayor and minister and and activist be typical for small town so it make his character seem amuse and real . howard hessman and teri garr a the spoiled family in the rv be on target for the time as well . anyone who have travel across country with small child and ( be we there yet . ) will appreciate those scene . the scene of a small town struggle to survive remind me a lot of the small town i grow up in but they handle it with the charm and humor that you often only saw in small town . it sad that many small town disappear because of the freeway system and it give a realistic if humorous view of what they have to do to survive . ( used zoo animal anyone . ) all in all and it a lightweight comedy with no particular message but a humorous glance at america during the early 80 . well worth watch if you just need a bit of good cheer .