Route 666 (2001)

Director:

William Wesley

Writers:

Scott Fivelson (writer)
Thomas Weber (writer)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Gore | Chain Gang | Desert | Federal Marshal | Ghost

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Jack La Roca
Lori Petty	...	Steph, U.S. Marshal
Steven Williams	...	Rabbit aka Fred
L.Q. Jones	...	Sheriff Bob Conaway
Dale Midkiff	...	PT, U.S. Marshal
Alex McArthur	...	Nick, U.S. Marshal
Mercedes Colon	...	Mary, U.S. Marshal
Rob Roy Fitzgerald	...	Joe, U.S. Marshal
Adam Vernier	...	Deputy Gil Conaway
Chester E. Tripp III	...	Deputy Tim Conaway
Rhino Michaels	...	John La Roca, Jack's Dad
Gary Roberts	...	Pickaxe aka Miles Hackman
Pee Wee Piemonte	...	Jackhammer aka Steve Pikowski (as Peewee Piemonte)
Michael Chance	...	Sledgehammer aka Frank Slater
Dick Miller	...	Bartender

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

Germany:86 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | Denmark:15 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Germany:18 (cut) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Joshua Tree, California, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

There actually was a route 666. US Highway 666 ran from Gallup, New Mexico, to Cortez, Colorado, the gateway to Mesa Verde NP. Most of the route crossed the Navajo reservation and passes Ship Rock and near four corners, the only point in the US common to four states. The road itself still exists but has been renumbered by the New Mexico Department of Transportation because of superstitions about the number 666.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: 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.

Quotes:

Rabbit aka Fred: Don't leave me here with Helen Keller and the Three Blind Mice! I am not safe with these guys!

Movie Connections:

References Lac des morts vivants, Le (1981)

Soundtrack:

Time Of The Nagual

Not Worth the Effort...

...to spend a paragraph talking about, that is. But what is curious about the movie, which is quite awful even by the widest margins of quality, is why the director insists on shooting the action sequences as if he was re-making Spielberg's SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. The effect doesn't make the movie any better, simply because its action scenes are just, well, terrible.

And then prisoners turned ghosts appears and more foolishness happens. Then there are the characters whose only reason to exist is to get in the hero's way.

Oy.

2 out of 10

(go to www.nixflix.com for a more detailed review of the film)