Dudes is a
1987 film by
Penelope Spheeris, of
Wayne's World and
The Decline of Western Civilization fame. It's a very 80s version of the
road trip genre; three New York City
punks head for L.A. in a V.W. Bug. Nearly there, they're set upon and one is murdered by a group of thrillseeking
rednecks. The two surviving punks (played by
Jon Cryer and Daniel Roebuck) set off in pursuit when no one will believe their story. After nearly being killed by the men they're chasing, they have epiphanies and assume their Wild West personas: Cryer's character sleeps with
Catherine Mary Stewart and morphs into a cowboy under the tutelage of an imaginary cowpoke named Witherspoon, who looks like the
Marlboro Man.
Biscuit (
Daniel Roebuck), on the other hand, dreams of a past life as a
Native American warrior. When they awaken, they don appropriate costumes, weapons, and a massive pink
Cadillac convertible with horns on the front, and set off to find their destiny in smoke and thunder.
Worth it just for the morning scene of the two of them walking in slo-mo down the highway towards the viewer as they assume their new identities and are headed to pick up the car. The tune playing at the time is 'Rock 'N Roll Outlaw' by Keel.