# Rolling Kansas

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{{Short description|2003 American comedy film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Rolling Kansas
| image          = Rolling Kansas.jpg
| caption        = DVD cover
| director       = [Thomas Haden Church](/source/Thomas_Haden_Church)
| producer       = [Paul Brooks](/source/Paul_Brooks)<br />Ed Cathell III<br />David Denney
| writer         = Thomas Haden Church<br />David Denney
| starring       = [James Roday Rodriguez](/source/James_Roday_Rodriguez)<br />[Sam Huntington](/source/Sam_Huntington)<br />Ryan McDow<br />[Jay Paulson](/source/Jay_Paulson)<br />[Charlie Finn](/source/Charlie_Finn)<br />[Rip Torn](/source/Rip_Torn)
| music          = [Anthony Marinelli](/source/Anthony_Marinelli)
| cinematography = [Nathan Hope](/source/Nathan_Hope)
| editing        = [Sandra Adair](/source/Sandra_Adair)
| released       = {{Film date|2003|01|24}}
| runtime        = 89 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}

'''''Rolling Kansas''''' is a 2003 [independent film](/source/independent_film) directed by [Thomas Haden Church](/source/Thomas_Haden_Church), and written by Church and David Denney.<ref name=AllMovie>{{cite web|author1=Andrea LeVasseur|title=Rolling Kansas (2002) Directed by Thomas Haden Church|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/rolling-kansas-v280301|publisher=[AllMovie](/source/AllMovie)|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=Variety>{{cite magazine|author1=Scott Foundas|title=Review: 'Rolling Kansas'|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/rolling-kansas-1200543247/|accessdate=4 November 2015|magazine=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=20 February 2003}}</ref>

==Plot==
5 men (a T-shirt salesman, his two brothers, a large [narcoleptic](/source/Narcolepsy) nursing student, and a dim-witted gas station attendant) embark on a journey to find a secret [government](/source/government) [marijuana](/source/marijuana) field in [Kansas](/source/Kansas) that was discovered on a map that three of the young men's parents left for them (known as the Hippies Murphy). On the way, they encounter cops, crazy geese, strippers, and a crazy old man played by [Rip Torn](/source/Rip_Torn).

==Cast==
*[James Roday Rodriguez](/source/James_Roday_Rodriguez) as Dick Murphy
*[Sam Huntington](/source/Sam_Huntington) as Dinkadoo Murphy
*[Jay Paulson](/source/Jay_Paulson) as Dave Murphy
*[Charlie Finn](/source/Charlie_Finn) as Kevin Haub
*Ryan McDow as Hunter Bullette
*[Rip Torn](/source/Rip_Torn) as Oldman
*[Lisa Marie Newmyer](/source/Lisa_Marie_Newmyer) as Satin
*Mia Zottoli as Cheyenne

==Production==
The film was shot in [Lockhart, Texas](/source/Lockhart%2C_Texas).

==Soundtrack album details==
#"Ride With Yourself" – [Rhino Bucket](/source/Rhino_Bucket)
#"Mindrocker" – Fenwyck
#"Marseilles" – The Angels
#"Beat to Death Like a Dog" – Rhino Bucket
#"I Was Told" – Rhino Bucket
#"Alabama Sky" – The Dusky Picks
#"No Friend of Mine" – Rhino Bucket
#"One Night Stand" – Rhino Bucket
#"[Ebony Eyes](/source/Ebony_Eyes_(Bob_Welch_song))" – [Bob Welch](/source/Bob_Welch_(musician))
#"She Rides" – Rhino Bucket
#"Train Ride" – Rhino Bucket
#"Golden Ball and Chain" – [Jason & the Scorchers](/source/Jason_%26_the_Scorchers)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0304638|title=Rolling Kansas}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|rolling_kansas}}

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Category:Cannabis in Kansas
Category:Films directed by Thomas Haden Church
Category:Films scored by Anthony Marinelli
Category:Films set in 1986
Category:Films set in Kansas
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Category:Gold Circle Films films
Category:Stoner films

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