Route 666

Director: William Wesley William Wesley

Overview

"The brutal murder of a prison chain gang reverberates through time, leaving an unsuspecting pair of special agents doing battle against the forces of the undead in this tale of highway horror from director William Wesley. When a pair of mafia hitmen force special agents Jack (Lou Diamond Phillips) and Stephanie (Lori Petty) off the beaten path and down a haunted desert shortcut, vengeful ghosts quickly take precedence over begrudged gangsters. Now left to do battle with the forces of evil on a lonely stretch of highway, Jack and Stephanie must face off against the brutal specters or risk losing their lives as well as their souls."

Product Details

Release Date:	10/30/2001
UPC:	0658149788121
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	R
Source:	Lions Gate
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	28,320

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lou Diamond Phillips	Jack La Rocha
Lori Petty	Steph
Steven Williams	Rabbit
L.Q. Jones	Sheriff Conaway
Dale Midkiff	PT
Alex McArthur	Nick
Mercedes Colon	Mary
Sven Ole Thorsen	Russian Hit Man
Rob Roy Fitzgerald	Joe
Adam Vernier	Deputy Gil
Chester Tripp lll	Deputy Tim
Rhino Michaels	LaRoca
Gary Roberts	Pickaxe
Peewee Piemonte	Jackhammer
Michael Chance	Sledgehammer
Dick Miller	Bartender
Gary Farmer	Shaman
Mike Long	Hit Man
John Carle	Hit Man
Steve Hudis	Prison Guard
Chuck Hicks	Prison Guard

Technical Credits

Norman Cabrera	Special Effects
Diane Carroll	Executive Producer
Aaron Griffith	Casting
Terence M. O'Keefe	Producer
Nick Plantico	Special Effects,Stunts
William Wesley	Director,Producer
Cami Winikoff	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

When was the last time you saw stiff-legged zombies fighting screaming humans with heavy machinery? There's an authentic sense of B-movie whimsy amid the gruesome horror that doesn't rob the macabre monsters of their menace (think Tremors), and the witty one-liners heighten rather than dilute the action. The abundant action sequences are shot high-speed, à la Gladiator's leaping tiger sequence, a technique that works very well in the arid desert setting, and the editing for the whole shebang is appropriately blisteringly fast. Lou Diamond Phillips, Lori Petty, and the rest of the cast, including sci-fi favorite L.Q. Jones (A Boy and His Dog), sink their teeth into this slick production and raise it several notches above expectations. Horror and action fans should pass the word to others that Route 666 is a fun little romp worth a look.