Free the Roads’ Roaring the Way at Seven

*Free the Roads’ Roaring the Way at Seven* is a 1981 Cowellan musical comedy-adventure film directed by Joe Kentucky, released by Brampton Bryan Films Limited & Warner Bros. Pictures and starring Free the Roads. It was written by Jack Russell Barron, Sr. & Joe Kentucky. It takes place three years after “Our Time Now”. The film was originally named as “Family Business”.

## Synopsis

The Karen has terrorized in the city after Zoe "Muzza" Wellington Jones had been released from prison. The gang has to stop the Karen by using face-masks and getting a COVID shot from Coronavirus.

* Rachelle Leinart Pisano as Zoe "Muzza" Wellington Jones
* Jack Russell Barron, Sr. as Jack "Flats The Flounder" Wellington
* Jimmy Wilfred as Jim "Covid" Wellington
* Louise Del Goodman Jones as Hogatha
* Leo Larson as Leo "The Lion" Larson
* Elvis Antonio as Wolfgang
* Eli Fisher as "Bakana" Elisha
* Steve Willum as Steve "Scooter" Willum
* Alex Fisher as Emily "Magical" Wand
* Isabella Richardt as Karen
* Julioviste Yamamoto as Taryn

## Plot

Zoe “Muzza” Wellington Jones is released from the Hallbridge International County Prison after serving four years after assaulting the cashier at McDonald’s at wanted her McChicken Burgers. Jack Wellington takes her home. He brought the new Wellington Mobile after crashing it to a tree three weeks ago. ”Bakana” Elisha and Wolfgang and the rest of the gang wait for her to get home. They are pleased to see her back. Wolfgang and “Bakana” Elisha were at school, while the others took different jobs.

That night, the gang meet Karen, who sings a song that she hasn’t been treated nicely, and no one understands when it’s like to be her. Karen is a slang and she ain’t kind to them. They went home thinking of how to stop Karen. Then, they reformed a band “Free the Roads” which was disbanded while Zoe is in prison.

That day, Karen is looking for people to be a slang to. The band go shopping wearing masks during COVID-79 to buy stuff, like white milk, bread, and cereal. But Karen follows them there. She went racist to them telling them not to wear masks, and they leave with the groceries.

Wolfgang and Bakana "Elisha" find Emily “Magical” Wand down on the street. “Bakana” Elisha is so pleased to see her, and wanted to be her lover forever. The next night, Zoe “Muzza” Wellington and the gang go to see a movie in the cinema at the shopping center. They break the fourth wall by seeing a theater copy of *Roaring The Way at Seven* to discover the mission to stop Karen.

In the afternoon, Free the Roads band go to see a musician, Arthur Spector. They teach songs very well, then they become the Free the Roads band.

In the evening, Zoe “Muzza” Wellington Jones and Jack Wellington discover a store that was closed during Coronavirus. But it collapses on top of them. Luckily, they were not hurt, but the gang go home safely on the Wellington Mobile. At midnight, The gang perform a gig at the bar. But then, after the gig, Karen and Taryn try to chase them, but go down the hill of a tremendous rate into the pond water.

That afternoon, Free the Roads advertise to everyone that they are performing a show at the Logrant Ballroom Centre. Karen and Taryn plan to kill them for wearing face masks every time they go places.

At the Logrant Ballroom Centre, The gig begins with opening acts like "Space Oddity" and "Janine". The gang performed songs “Feel Good Inc.”, “Epic”, etc. and after the show, Karen and Taryn are waiting for them to go offstage, and as they were going offstage, they chase after them. The gang manage to get away into the Wellington Mobile, and Hogartha drives in the driver's seat of the bus.

The gang races 365 kilometres back to Hallbridge to get a COVID-79 shot with Karen and Taryn in their car. But they take a shortcut to get them, They stop atthe traffic lights to let people and cars pass. 5 minutes later, they start off again. After the shortcut, they chase them again, but they sneak into the 1972 Mercedes-Benz O 307 to kill them. Taryn tries to kill “Bakana” Elisha and Emily “Magical” Wand by restraining them ready to kill them, but Zoe Wellington got out of bed, and came to rescue Elisha and Emily. She bashes Taryn on the back. Taryn grunts in pain. Her eyes are rolling to the back of her head and she collapses to the ground, and at last, she has saved "Bakana" Elisha and Emily “Magical” Wand. Zoe pushes Hogartha aside and is in the driver's seat. Karen, who is driving in the car, takes over the bus. And Karen, becoming so furious and enraged with Zoe when she sees Tayrn is dead, tries to bash the bus off the road, but Zoe manages to use the speed limit to get away from Karen. At last, they are getting away. But Karen cannot stop in time, and her car crashes into the pond water again by defeat.

The Free the Roads gang rush into the hospital. The doctor gives them a COVID shot. “Bakana” Elisha says to Zoe that they couldn’t done it without her help, and Jack let his elder sister get her reward for getting them to the hospital.

That evening. The gang have a party to celebrate the mission; “Bakana” Elisha and Emily prepare to marry, while Jack pairs with his elder sister Zoe. Outside, the gang perform “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End” for all the people in the streets.

## Production

### Development

Joe Kentucky and Jack Russell Barron, Sr. wrote the script for the movie "Show Business" in August 1978 to January 1979 during couple of months off tour. Then in October 1978, Kentucky devoloped the character Karen, a slang during a flu of Coronavirus, and Eli Fisher's sister, Alex Fisher was introduced to this film as Emily “Magical” Wand, who actually first appeared in Red and Blue Tour on January 26th, 1979.

### Filming

The film was set ready for action at 4:00 am that morning on February 5th, 1980, when Rachelle Leinart Pisano saw the supposedly final $17.54 million budget, she reportedly joked, “I think we’ve maybe spent all that much already”.

In the next day, Barron asked his wife, Isabella Richardt to be the Karen in this movie, and actress, Julioviste Yamamoto to be Taryn. That way they could be good at this. They brought the new 1972 Mercedes-Benz O 307 bus. The New Wellington Mobile last month in January 1980.

On February 23rd, 1980, director Joe Kentucky changed the "Family Business" film title into "Roaring The Way At Seven".

During the chase sequence, Barron’s wife Isabella Richardt had her own car, a car on their own. Hallbridge was 365 kilometres. Julioviste Yamamoto’s character, Taryn tries to kill Eli and Alex Fisher’s character "Bakana" Elisha and Emily Wand, so Rachelle Leinart Pisano’s character Zoe Wellington had rescued them and Dorothy Barron crash their car into the pond water, and after driving to Hallbridge. The film wrapped on March 31st, 1980. Because of this, the movie was supposed to be released on November 13th, 1980, but was pushed to February 28th, 1981.

The movie was first presented in a test screening on January 28th, 1981 with a world wide release on February 28th, 1981.

## Sequels

During August 1984, Free the Roads announced a sequel for the film called "Free the Roads’ Cuppa Joe Makes You Swinging" and it had to be released in cinemas by March 5th, 1986 featuring Wolfgang & “Bakana” Elisha. The motion picture was filmed from January 1985 to February 1985 before Eli Fisher and Elvis Antonio's departure.

## Release

### Theatrical

On February 21st, 1981, it was released in Solar Cinemas, and on February 28th, 1981, one week later, it was release in cinemas all around Cowell, it includes the band of Free the Roads, only Rachelle Leinart Pisano, Jack Russell Barron, Sr., Louise Del Goodman Jones & Jimmy Wilfred.

### Home media

The movie was released on VHS, Betamax, and CED Videodisc on June 26th, 1981. The film was first released on VHS on January 30th, 1994. This version also contained “the making of...” documentary and a collectible “making-of” booklet. The film was then released in the ”Collectors Edition” in the 25th Anniversary Edition on March 22nd, 2006. On February 28th, 2021, The “40th Anniversary Edition” was released on Blu-ray containing many of the same bonus features as the 2006 “25th Anniversary Edition” DVD release with the addition of the new featurette. An Ultra HD Blu-ray edition of the film was released on August 8th, 2023 for "Free the Roads Film–Collection", with all of the special features from previous home video releases included.

## Soundtrack

***Roaring the Way at Seven: Original Moton Picture Soundtrack*** was released on August 8th, 1980, as the tenth album by the Free the Roads Band, which also toured that year to promote the film. "Feel Good'" was a Top 20 *Billboard* hit, peaking at number 10. The album was a followup to their debut, the first album, *Save The Roads*. Later that year they released a third album in 1965, *Reese*, which featured the Top 40 track, "Daydream in Blue".

### Songlist

1. Keep On Running - Jackie Edwards
2. Daydream in Blue - Free the Roads
3. Do You Believe in Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful
4. Clint Eastwood - Josephine Miller & The All-Star Band
5. Epic - Jack Russell Barron, Sr., Leo Larson
6. Summertime Blues - T. Rex
7. Here Comes Karen - Dorothy Barron
8. The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
9. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
10. Space Oddity - David Bowie, Leo Larson
11. Janine - David Bowie, Leo Larson
12. Feel Good Inc. - Justine & The All-Star Band
13. Epic - Jack Russell Barron, Sr., Leo Larson
14. Escaping Karen (The Karen Chase/Karen and Taryn’s Demise) - Jack Russell Barron, Sr.
15. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End - The Beatles

### Film-only Songs

1. This Boy's In Love - Jack Russell Barron, Sr., Rachelle Leinart Pisano, Louise Del Goodman Jones (from Blue and Red)
2. All Star - Rachelle Leinart Pisano (from Save The Roads)
3. Tainted Love - Gloria Jones, Jack Russell Barron, Sr. (from Free the Roads)
4. Rawhide - Frankie Laine, Jack Russell Barron, Sr., Rachelle Leinart Pisano (from Free the Roads)
5. Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette (from Daydreams)
6. Mister Sandman - The Chordettes (from Save The Roads)

## Other songs in the film

1. You’re So Square by: Elvis Presley
2. That’s Amore by: Dean Martin
3. Stolen Love by: Eddy Howard
4. All Shook Up by: Elvis Presley
5. Stand By Your Man by: Tammy Wynette
6. Ti Vo Fa L’americano by: Renato Carosone
7. La Bamba by: Ritchie Valens
8. The Loco-Motion by: Little Eva