Zyzzyx Rd (2006)

The family man accountant Grant travels to Los Angeles and meets the lascivious "Lolita" Marissa in a casino. While in the motel with Marissa, her violent ex-boyfriend Joey surprises them ... See full summary »

Director:

John Penney

Writer:

John Penney

Stars:

Leo Grillo, Katherine Heigl, Tom Sizemore

Cast

Cast overview:
Leo Grillo	...	Grant
Katherine Heigl	...	Marissa
Tom Sizemore	...	Joey
Rickey Medlocke	...	Meth Maker
Yorlin Madera	...	Truck Driver
Meguire Grillo	...	Natalie
Di Koob	...	Roulette Dealer
Nancy Linari	...	Voice of Brenda (voice)

Storyline

The family man accountant Grant travels to Los Angeles and meets the lascivious "Lolita" Marissa in a casino. While in the motel with Marissa, her violent ex-boyfriend Joey surprises them on the bed, hits Grant on the head, but he kills Joey. Grant brings Joey's body to bury in the desert Zyzzyx Road, but after digging a grave, he finds that the body is missing in the trunk of his car. Grant chases Joey with a shovel in the desert, and when he finds the man hidden in a abandoned mine, Joey discloses a secret about Marissa.

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Plot Keywords:

accountant | title ends with period | place name in title | period in title | box office flop | 

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Taglines:

What happens in Vegas, gets buried on Zyzzyx Road.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zyzzyx Road

Filming Locations:

Mojave, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zyzzyx LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film opened at one theater, Highland Park Village Theater in Dallas, Texas. It ran for six days, and made $30 at the box office. A crew member who took a friend got a refund, so the final domestic box-office gross was $20 or the equivalent of three tickets sold.

User Reviews

Not a bad flick

I'll go with 5 on this one, I don't think it's that bad of a watch, though it did lose me here and there and some of the flash-forwards and backwards threw me off in the way they're cut together. I do agree with others that this is a different role for Heigl and she doesn't do too bad at it. I'm not sure if she would take that as a compliment given the role, but I love seeing the diversity and you have to start somewhere, right :)? Why not Zyzzyx Rd? I guess I'm a little thrown by the different spellings of the road, since I believe the "other film" Zzyzx actually has it correct, which if that's the case, I'm not sure why they spelled the title of this film as they did. There's also the fact that the 2 apparently came out the same year. Nevertheless, this wasn't a bad watch and I would suggest it to folks who like the Horror/Suspense/Thriller thing.