Route 666 (2001)

Smith, a mob informer hiding out with the Witness Protection Program, decides to make a break for it and hide out in the Arizona desert. The Feds catch up with him and rescue him just ... See full summary »

Director:

William Wesley

Writers:

Scott Fivelson, Thomas Weber,

Stars:

Lou Diamond Phillips, Lori Petty, Steven Williams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Jack La Roca
Lori Petty	...	Steph
Steven Williams	...	Rabbit aka Fred
L.Q. Jones	...	Sheriff Bob Conaway
Dale Midkiff	...	P.T.
Alex McArthur	...	Nick
Mercedes Colon	...	Mary
Rob Roy Fitzgerald	...	Joe
Adam Vernier	...	Deputy Gil Conaway
Chester E. Tripp III	...	Deputy Tim Conaway
Rhino Michaels	...	John La Roca
Gary Roberts	...	Pickaxe aka Miles Hackman
Peewee Piemonte	...	Jackhammer aka Steve Pikowski
Michael Chance	...	Sledgehammer aka Frank Slater
Dick Miller	...	Bartender

Storyline

Smith, a mob informer hiding out with the Witness Protection Program, decides to make a break for it and hide out in the Arizona desert. The Feds catch up with him and rescue him just before a group of hitmen can manage to silence him for good. In the course of getting Smith away from the mafia thugs, the pair of agents assigned to protect him turn onto an abandoned stretch of highway nicknamed 'Route 666' after the mysterious death of a prison chain gang. As the three continue on their way, they soon discover just what happened to the chain gang, and how the highway earned its name.

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Plot Keywords:

chain gang | highway | 666 | desert | witness protection | 

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

A 666-os út

Filming Locations:

Joshua Tree, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In New Jersey, there used to be a Morris County Route 666 that ran from Dover to Mount Hope, but the signs were constantly being stolen and the number was changed to 661.

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Goofs

About 20 minutes into the movie, Philips and Petty are looking off to the right and the reflector illuminating their faces is reflected in their sunglasses.

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Quotes

Jack: Federal Agents.
PT: Gun, badge, you know?
Deputy Gil Conaway: I don't care if you're fucking Santa Claus!
PT: Well, hopefully Mrs. Claus is the only one doing that.

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Connections

Spoofs Route 66 (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Infinite Ion"
Performed by Marcus Barone
Written by Marcus Barone
Published by Marcus Barone Music

User Reviews

Not terrible.

Good tension throughout, the living-dead guys are creepy enough (not easy to pull off in bright desert sunlight), and the Native American shaman looks more like a deli counterman than the time-worn cinema stereotype--all in all, worth a look-see. Personally, I could have lived without all the jiggling camera work during the action shots, and the ending was a little weak, but otherwise I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

One big problem--though out of fairness it's not something that is peculiar to this flick alone. In fact, this has been a pet peeve of mine for years, and I dearly wish it would be advised against by every teacher of cinema...

ACTION RULE # 1: If people shoot the "bad thing" fifty damn times, and with no effect, THEN DON'T HAVE THEM KEEP ON DOING IT!