Road to Nowhere (2010)

A young filmmaker gets wrapped up in a crime while shooting his new project on location.

Director:

Monte Hellman

Writer:

Steven Gaydos

Stars:

Tygh Runyan, Dominique Swain, Shannyn Sossamon

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tygh Runyan	...	Mitchell Haven
Dominique Swain	...	Nathalie Post
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Laurel Graham / Velma Duran
John Diehl	...	Bobby Billings
Cliff De Young	...	Cary Stewart / Rafe Taschen
Waylon Payne	...	Bruno Brotherton
Rob Kolar	...	Steve Gales (as Robert Kolar)
Nic Paul	...	Johnny Laidlaw
Fabio Testi	...	Nestor Duran
Fabio Tricamo	...	Desk Clerk
Moxie	...	Self
Peter Bart	...	Self
Pete Manos	...	El Cholo Bartender
Mallory Culbert	...	Mallory
Beck Latimore	...	Doc Holliday Bartender

Storyline

There's a murky tenuous balance between reality and fiction; particularly when it involves a beautiful young woman, murder, a powerful politico, a missing fortune and suicide. A passionate filmmaker creating a film based upon a true crime casts an unknown mysterious young woman bearing a disturbing resemblance to the femme fatale in the story. Unsuspectingly, he finds himself drawn into a complex web of haunting intrigue, obsessed with the woman, the crime, her possibly notorious past and the disturbing complexity between art and truth. From the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina to Verona, Rome and London, new truths are revealed and clues to other crimes and passions, darker and even more complex are uncovered.

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Plot Keywords:

filmmaker | passion | murder | hairy chest | bare chested male | 

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Taglines:

Illusion is the first of all pleasures

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Genres:

Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and brief violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was shot on a Canon 5D.

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Connections

Features The Lady Eve (1941)

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Soundtracks

Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son
Written by Tom Russell (As Thomas George Russell)
Performed by Tom Russell (As Thomas George Russell), Dave Alvin, Peter Case
Courtesy of Shout! Factory
Frontera Music ASCAP
Administered by Bug Music

User Reviews

A Long Time Coming

The first Monte Hellman I saw is his most famous, "Two Lane Blacktop" when it came out in 1971. I think everyone from that film is dead, except for James Taylor, who played "The Driver". That was a brilliant film. This one, however, is not quite the same. I do want to point out Shannon Sossamon is cast in this. I think she is a very underrated actress. She is beautiful as well, reminds me of Nastassja Kinski, but doesn't have Ms. Kinski's unique eyes. This film syarts out good, but peters out, unfortunately. It is worth a watch.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2011 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Caminho para o Nada

Filming Locations:

Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,521, 12 June 2011

Gross USA:

$40,294

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$161,619

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tigers Den Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1