Route 666

2001
15
1h 26m

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Lou Diamond Phillips in Route 666 (2001)

A federal witness runs away and a team of government agents track him down, but when they take a shortcut on the return trip, they're attacked by zombies.A federal witness runs away and a team of government agents track him down, but when they take a shortcut on the return trip, they're attacked by zombies.A federal witness runs away and a team of government agents track him down, but when they take a shortcut on the return trip, they're attacked by zombies.

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4.4/10

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- 1 nomination

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Route 666

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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
One of the zombie road gang smashes the window of the Suburban. Soon afterwards, there is no damage to it.

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

Alternate versions
German version was supposed to be released uncut with a JK/SPIO certificate but the commision denied it. So the film was edited for violence to be released at all and the cut version was released with a "Not under 18" rating.

Connections
Referenced in Supernatural: The End (2009)

Soundtracks
Back To The Wild Side
Performed by Neil Mooney
Written by Neil Mooney
Courtesy of 4music
Published by Kingtone Music (BMI)

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6/10

Get Your Kicks On Route 666

Lou Diamond Phillips stars as a US Marshal trying to get witness Steven Williams to Los Angeles to testify at a mob trial. At first he and his team which consist of Lori Petty and Dale Midkiff among others have to only worry about a gang of mob hit men who they tangle with outside a New Mexico diner. Then its redneck sheriff L.Q. Jones and his dim bulb sons. Seeing these two I've no doubt that L.Q. was blood relations with mom. He's on the mob payroll as well.

But when Phillips and his crew make a turn off on a closed road to save some time, that's when trouble really starts. Lou's got a connection to that road which he finds out. And Jones has an even stronger connection. The road holds a terrible secret, there's a reason it's been closed off for years.

Route 666 was a made for television film for the Science Fiction Channel and it's pretty good considering some of what usually comes out of there. Lou and the rest of the cast deliver good performances in a film that glides effortlessly from an action/adventure to a horror flick. For those who like both genres and Lou Diamond Phillips, Route 666 will keep you on the edge of the seat at the end.