The Neon Highway

The Neon Highway is a 2024 American drama film written by Phillip Rob Bellury and William Wages, directed by Wages and starring Rob Mayes, Beau Bridges and Sam Hennings.

Plot

Wayne Collins pursues a career as a country music singer-songwriter in Nashville but his plans are derailed after he is involved in a car accident. Seven years later, he is economically struggling with a 9 to 5 job to support his family until he meets Claude Allen, a famous country musician near the end of his career. The two form a partnership to pair Collins's songwriting and Allen's fame but face a challenge when they find the changing country music industry is not interested in recording their song.

Cast

Rob Mayes as Wayne Collins
Beau Bridges as Claude Allen
Sam Hennings as Ray
T.J. Power as Lloyd Collins
Lee Brice as Lamont Johnson
Pam Tillis as Herself
Jennifer Bowles as Ginny Collins
Sandra Lee-Oian Thomas as Pepper Dewberry
Wilbur T. Fitzgerald as Buck Bates
Brett Gentile as Elton

Production

Filming occurred in Columbus, Georgia, in March 2021. Filming also occurred in Pine Mountain, [Harris County, Georgia], and Hamilton, Georgia.

Release

Film producer Stratton Leopold stated in a November 2023 interview with the Ledger-Enquirer: "We’ll premiere on the 27th of February. It’ll be the first of March in the theaters." In February 2024, it was announced that the film will be released in theaters on March 15, 2024, after a premiere in Nashville on March 13. The film also was released via streaming on February 27, 2024. The movie then made its Netflix debut in the US on July 11, 2024.