Route 666
Route 666

Route 666

2001
Movie
86 min
English

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. The Feds catch up with him and rescue him just before a group of hitmen can manage to silence him for good. In the course of getting Smith away from the mafia thugs, the pair of agents assigned to protect him turn onto an abandoned stretch of highway nicknamed 'Route 666' after the mysterious death of a prison chain gang. As the three continue on their way, they soon discover just what happened to the chain gang, and how the highway earned its name.

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IMDb4.7/10
Director: Kari SkoglandGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of travelers on Route 66 become the targets of a demonic entity that possesses a mysterious truck. As the entity picks them off one by one, a lone survivor must uncover the dark history of the highway to stop the supernatural killer.

Critical Reception

Route 666 was a direct-to-video release that garnered mixed to negative reviews. Critics often cited its predictable plot and derivative horror elements, though some acknowledged its atmospheric tension and the performances of its lead actors.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on familiar horror tropes.
  • Attempts to build suspense but often falls flat.
  • Features a visually menacing truck as the primary antagonist.

Google audience: Audience reviews for Route 666 are scarce, but those available often point to it being a serviceable B-movie horror flick with a few decent scares, though it's not particularly original.

Fun Fact

The film's title is a play on the famous U.S. highway, Route 66, and the biblical number of the beast, 666.

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Gimly

Gimly

Copped this one on a Lou Diamond Philips kick. It's bad, but actually not as bad as I was maybe expecting. Feels very _Masters of Horror_, if you go in expecting that sort of material, it won't make _Route 666_ good, but there can be a time...