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Scenic Route

  • 2013
  • R
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
11K
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Josh Duhamel in Scenic Route (2013)
Mitchell and Carter, life-long friends who have drifted apart, are on a road trip when their old pickup breaks down, leaving them stranded on an isolated desert road. Nobody can pick apart a man like his best friend, and as the relentless elements of the desert grind them down, they start to attack each otherÂ’s life decisions with unwavering brutality. As they question who they are and who they could have been, their agitation leads to physical confrontation and ultimately knife-wielding madness, and what begins as an inconvenience becomes a very real life or death struggle.
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Tensions rise between lifelong friends Mitchell and Carter after their truck breaks down on an isolated desert road as they start to attack each other's life decisions with unwavering brutal... Read allTensions rise between lifelong friends Mitchell and Carter after their truck breaks down on an isolated desert road as they start to attack each other's life decisions with unwavering brutality.Tensions rise between lifelong friends Mitchell and Carter after their truck breaks down on an isolated desert road as they start to attack each other's life decisions with unwavering brutality.

  • Directors
    • Kevin Goetz
    • Michael Goetz
  • Writer
    • Kyle Killen
  • Stars
    • Josh Duhamel
    • Dan Fogler
    • Miracle Laurie
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Kevin Goetz
      • Michael Goetz
    • Writer
      • Kyle Killen
    • Stars
      • Josh Duhamel
      • Dan Fogler
      • Miracle Laurie
    • 74User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Josh Duhamel in Scenic Route (2013)
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    Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler in Scenic Route (2013)
    Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler in Scenic Route (2013)
    Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler in Scenic Route (2013)
    Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler, and Peter Michael Goetz in Scenic Route (2013)
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    Josh Duhamel
    Josh Duhamel
    • Mitchell
    Dan Fogler
    Dan Fogler
    • Carter
    Miracle Laurie
    Miracle Laurie
    • Joanne
    Christie Burson
    Christie Burson
    • Annie
    Peter Michael Goetz
    Peter Michael Goetz
    • Old Man in Car
    Jamie Donovan
    Jamie Donovan
    • Tow Truck Driver
    Ethan Maher
    Ethan Maher
    • Cole
    Michael Silva
    • Conference Businessman
    • Directors
      • Kevin Goetz
      • Michael Goetz
    • Writer
      • Kyle Killen
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    • Trivia
      The character "Old Man in Car" is played by Peter Michael Goetz, father of directors Kevin Goetz and Michael Goetz (The Goetz Brothers).
    • Quotes

      Carter: You look like a goddamn horror movie extra!

      Mitchell: Let's remember why I look like this. This, this was your idea. Oh, "what am I afraid of, what could it hurt." Well, there ya go. That is exactly why you can't have a Mohawk in the real world.

      Carter: I gave you a haircut, not a lobotomy!

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    User reviews74

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    Featured review
    5/10
    Scenic Route Would Make A Great Short
    The film is basically an hour of two friends needlessly bashing each other physically and psychologically to the point where you are ready to leave the theater - which is what I did. I thought the film was terrible, but at the behest of a friend, I rented the DVD. I scrubbed through 90% of the film to the end where I was pleasantly surprised by a great plot twist that was well executed.

    So my rating goes from a minus something to a reluctant five for a cool ending of a first effort. To those thinking of renting the DVD though - watching is still torture unless you chop the second act. If you do watch this film the repetitive bashing starts twenty minutes in so whenever you tire of this you can save your sanity by skipping to the start of the plot twist at an hour and fifteen minutes for a reasonably entertaining half hour short.

    FLASH TO FILMMAKERS - No one but your parents and friends will pay $20 to see a feature film that takes an hour and fifteen minutes to engage its audience. The static script might have worked as an off-Broadway one act but as an 86 minute moving picture film this needed a lot of development - or at the very least a lot of heavy editing.

    FLASH TO PARENTS AND FRIENDS WHO POSTED INCREDIBLE REVIEWS - if your reviews were disingenuous, you are not only cheating IMDb readers but the people behind this film. Think about it. You are building unreasonable expectations for a $20 movie ticket or DVD sale that the material cannot support. What should have been a great "reel" and learning experience for the filmmakers is now going to be held to the unreasonably high standard of your reviews. This is not going to sit well with people who watch based on your recommendations.
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    • Nov 11, 2013

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    • Release date
      • August 23, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wrecked
    • Filming locations
      • Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Anonymous Content
      • Best Medicine Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,434
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,434
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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