Riding the Rails
Riding the Rails
1988, English. Directed by Neil Hollander.
Fallen Wall Street yuppie turned hobo train-hopping across America in search of work and a new life.
Wiped out by a stock market crash, Sam Spencer suddenly finds himself broke and homeless in New York. When a friend offers him a job in California, Sam heads west the only way he can afford, hopping trains. Along the way, he befriends Enrique, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and Enrique's canine companion who together introduce Sam to hobo culture.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 1 June 1988
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Riding the Rails runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Riding the Rails isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 June 1988. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Riding the Rails?
Riding the Rails (1988) was directed by Neil Hollander and stars Jim Babchak, José Zúñiga.