One Way In, No Way Out
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.
Lou Diamond Phillips
Jack La Roca
Lori Petty
Steph
Steven Williams
Rabbit aka Fred
L.Q. Jones
Sheriff Bob Conaway
Dale Midkiff
P.T.
Alex McArthur
Nick
Mercedes Colon
Mary
Rob Roy Fitzgerald
Joe
Adam Vernier
Deputy Gil Conaway
Chester E. Tripp III
Deputy Tim Conaway
Rhino Michaels
John La Roca
Gary Roberts
Pickaxe aka Miles Hackman
Peewee Piemonte
Jackhammer aka Steve Pikowski
Michael Chance
Sledgehammer aka Frank Slater
Dick Miller
Bartender
Anne Lockhart
Radio Dispatcher
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Russian Hitman
Gary Farmer
Shaman
Michael R. Long
Hitman #1
John Cade
Hitman #2
Director
William Wesley
Writers
Thomas Weber, William Wesley, Scott Fivelson
William Lakoff
Production Design
Erin Farrell
Costume Design
Terry Plumeri
Original Music Composer
Howard Flaer
Editor
Philip Lee
Director of Photography
Gimly
5/19/2020
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 and a place for that. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._
Sierbahnn
5/9/2026
Surprising heart - poor execution Let's be fair; the casting of this movie is perfect the way it is. Even Sven-Ole gets to do his best Arnie-impersonation for a bit (he could have had more room in this movie, honestly), and everyone else is acting hard and straight, given the somewhat ludicrous premise. The movie did not pick up how to do actionscenes from other movies of its time, and relies on shakycam and manual recoils. It cheapens the experience considerably. The journey is nice, the setting gorgeous, and the acting great. It just looks and sounds cheap, that's all. I still recommend it.
