this be an entertaining surreal road movie . it be write by joseph minion and who also write after hour and martin scorsese excellent surreal film . the film follow the adventure of a ten year old kid name gu and who drive a red ford mustang across some fictional state with name like tristana ( a tribute to luis buñuel film and perhaps . ) and essex and south lyndon and in search of eight elusive motorama game card from various chimera company gas station . the film have a surreal feel to it because a lot of the thing be unusual and like the money for instance and which be like blank paper with number on . most of the character be nasty to gus on his trip . they tattoo him and punch him and but this doesn not stop the kid on his relentless quest . some oddball actor like david lynch incumbent jack nance and meat loaf and flea also make appearance . jack nance play a motel owner and who when he first meet gus tell him and if you see any squirrel and give them to me . this be a movie where a man and his wife abandon their young child because the man owe gus $ 100 while and a mother encourage her son to raise his voice louder while speak rudely . if youre a fan of twin peak and surreal movie and you will like this . an odd little gem of a movie .