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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Road to Hell
| name = Road to Hell
| image =
| image = Road to Hell One Sheet.jpg
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| director = [[Albert Pyun]]
| director = [[Albert Pyun]]
| producer = Cynthia Curnan, Ph.D.<br />Tony Riparetti<br />Sazzy Lee Calhoun<br />Paul Rosenblum<ref name="archive1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/454736/Road-to-Hell/credits |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230053106/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/454736/Road-to-Hell/credits |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-12-30 |title=Road-to-Hell - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |accessdate=2017-02-15}}</ref>
| producer = [[Paul Rosenblum]]<br>[[Cynthia Curnan]]<br>[[Sazzy Lee Calhoun]]
| writer = [[Cynthia Curnan]]
| writer = Cynthia Curnan, Ph.D.
| starring = [[Michael Paré]]<br>[[Deborah Van Valkenburgh]]<br>[[Clare Kramer]]<br>[[Courtney Peldon]]
| starring = [[Michael Paré]]<br />[[Deborah Van Valkenburgh]]<br />[[Clare Kramer]]<br />[[Courtney Peldon]]<br />Joei Fulco<br />Roxy Gunn
| music = [[Anthony Riparetti]]<br>The Roxy Gunn Project
| music = Tony Riparetti<br />The Roxy Gunn Project
| cinematography = Michael Su<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite web|last=Kenny |first=Glenn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/454736/Road-to-Hell/credits |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230053106/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/454736/Road-to-Hell/credits |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-12-30 |title=Movie Reviews - The New York Times |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |accessdate=2017-02-15}}</ref><br />Jim Hagopian<ref name="archive1"/>
| cinematography =
| studio = Curnan Pictures<ref name="nytimes1"/><br />Sound Logic Recording<ref name="nytimes1"/><br />Filmwerks<ref>{{cite web|last=Kay |first=Jeremy |url=http://www.screendaily.com/sci-fi-actioner-road-to-hell-starts-shooting-in-la/4039756.article |title=Sci-fi actioner Road To Hell starts shooting in LA &#124; News &#124; Screen |publisher=Screendaily.com |date=2008-07-09 |accessdate=2017-02-15}}</ref>
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| distributor = [[Wrekin Hill Entertainment]]<br />Moonstone Entertainment<br />Independent Pictures<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/movies/road-to-hell-3293949/ |title=Road to Hell |publisher=Houston Press |date=2013-03-09 |accessdate=2017-02-15}}</ref>
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| released = {{Film date|2008}}
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| runtime = 87 minutes
| released = {{Film date|2008|9|22|Austin Fantastic Fest|2012|1|24|United States}}<ref>http://www.dreadcentral.com/story/the-road-hell-leads-fantastic-fest</ref>
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| country = United States
| country = {{Film US}}
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = $1,440.00<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/box-office-box-office-chart-march-12-2013 |title=Box Office Chart: March 12, 2013 &#124; Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews &#124; Indiewire |website=www.indiewire.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109093002/http://www.indiewire.com/box-office-box-office-chart-march-12-2013 |archive-date=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''''Road to Hell''''' is a 2008 action-fantasy film, starring [[Michael Paré]], [[Deborah Van Valkenburgh]], [[Clare Kramer]] and [[Courtney Peldon]], directed by [[Albert Pyun]]. It is a non-official [[sequel]] to Walter Hill's ''[[Streets of Fire]]''.


'''''Road to Hell''''' is a 2008 action-fantasy film directed by [[Albert Pyun]]. It was inspired by [[Walter Hill (director)|Walter Hill]]'s ''[[Streets of Fire]]'' and began shooting that same year in June at [[Los Angeles]]. Pyun states that the genesis of ''Road to Hell'' was when he and Paré attended a film festival in [[Spain]].<ref>[http://alexbledsoe.com/2008/10/06/interview-albert-pyun-director-of-road-to-hell/ alexbledsoe.com]</ref>
==Plot==
A soldier (Michael Paré) who has been fighting a long war is driven mad because he no longer believes in any purpose or righteous truth behind the killing. He comes home to a surreal world looking for his first and only love from his youth (Roxy Gunn), believing she will rescue him from his demons. On the road to Edge City he encounters two seductive spree killers (Clare Kramer, Courtney Peldon) who oppose his efforts to find his love and the redemption he desperately seeks.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Michael Paré]] as Cody
* [[Michael Paré]] as Tom Cody
*[[Deborah Van Valkenburgh]] as Sister
* [[Deborah Van Valkenburgh]] as Reva Cody, Tom's sister
*[[Clare Kramer]] as Caitlin
* [[Clare Kramer]] as Caitlin
*[[Courtney Peldon]] as Ashley
* [[Courtney Peldon]] as Ashley
*[[Roxy Gunn]] as Ellen Dream
* Anita Leeman as Ellen Aim
* Lauren Sutherland as McCoy

* Joei Fulco as Gabriel The Archangel
==Production==
* Roxy Gunn as Ellen Dream
A majority of the filming for the project took place in 2008. However, a technical problem with the digital cameras extended the film's post-production time significantly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=11469844&l=06d34cc706&id=172106871258 |title=ROAD TO HELL |publisher=Albert Pyun's Facebook|accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> Further shooting took place in late 2011 at the [[Hard Rock Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] to add additional scenes featuring the band [[The Roxy Gunn Project]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/48963/sneak-peek-roxy-gunn-performing-road-hell |title=A Sneak Peek of Roxy Gunn Performing in Road to Hell |publisher=dreadcentral.com|accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref>
* Chris Reject as DJ Dante
* Paige Lauren Billiot as "Honey Dew"
* Nicholas Lahesich as "Baby Doll"
* [[Norbert Weisser]] as Farnsworth, The Interrogator
* [[Scott Paulin]] as Brick Bardo, The Driver


==Release==
==Release==
The film had its unofficial North American premiere at the Alamo Draft House in [[Austin, Texas]] in October 2008 when Pyun screened a [[work print]] of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drafthouse.com/blog/entry/pics_from_cast_crew_live_for_streets_of_fire_and_road_to_hell|title=Pics from Cast & Crew Live for STREETS OF FIRE and ROAD TO HELL |publisher=drafthouse.com|accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref>
The film had its world premiere at the [[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]] in [[Austin, Texas]], in October 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drafthouse.com/blog/entry/pics_from_cast_crew_live_for_streets_of_fire_and_road_to_hell|title=Pics from Cast & Crew Live for STREETS OF FIRE and ROAD TO HELL|publisher=Drafthouse.com|accessdate=2012-01-30|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511122040/http://drafthouse.com/blog/entry/pics_from_cast_crew_live_for_streets_of_fire_and_road_to_hell|archivedate=2012-05-11}}</ref> The [[Chicago]] premiere of ''Road to Hell'' was at the [[Patio Theater]] on March 9, 2013.<ref>[http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-creepout/2013/02/triple-threat-fest-road-to-hell-chicago-premiere-and-more-with-albert-pyun/ Chicagonow.com]</ref> In November 2013, additional shooting was done with singer Joei Fulco from [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Reality television|reality television show]] ''[[Wife Swap (U.S. TV series)|Wife Swap]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starcasm.net/archives/44510 |title=ABC's 'Wife Swap': Watch Joey Fulco and The Fulco Family Band music videos |publisher=starcasm.net |date=2010-04-23 |accessdate=2017-02-15}}</ref>

==Awards==
2012 [[PollyGrind Film Festival]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pollygrind.com/2012winnersoflasvegasundergroundfilmfestival.html |title=pollygrind.com |publisher=pollygrind.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-15}}</ref>
*Best Fantasy Movie
*Best Actor: Michael Paré
*Best Actress: Clare Kramer
*Newcomer Award: Roxy Gunn
*Best Supporting Actress In A Fantasy Film: Deborah Van Valkenburgh
*Best Writer: Cynthia Curnan, Ph.D.
*Best Visual Effects: Daniel Ray Gutierrez
*Best Song: ''Streets of Fire''
*Best Use Of Music: Albert Pyun

2012 Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival:<ref>[http://theyfiff.webs.com/yfiffawardwinners.htm Past YFIFF Award Winners]</ref>
*Best Film


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.roadtohellmovie.com/ Official site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210806/http://www.roadtohellmovie.com/ Official site (archived)]
* {{IMDb title|1253859}}
*{{IMDb title|1253859}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|road_to_hell}}


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Road to Hell
Directed byAlbert Pyun
Written byCynthia Curnan, Ph.D.
Produced byCynthia Curnan, Ph.D.
Tony Riparetti
Sazzy Lee Calhoun
Paul Rosenblum[1]
StarringMichael Paré
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Clare Kramer
Courtney Peldon
Joei Fulco
Roxy Gunn
CinematographyMichael Su[2]
Jim Hagopian[1]
Music byTony Riparetti
The Roxy Gunn Project
Production
companies
Curnan Pictures[2]
Sound Logic Recording[2]
Filmwerks[3]
Distributed byWrekin Hill Entertainment
Moonstone Entertainment
Independent Pictures[4]
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,440.00[5]

Road to Hell is a 2008 action-fantasy film directed by Albert Pyun. It was inspired by Walter Hill's Streets of Fire and began shooting that same year in June at Los Angeles. Pyun states that the genesis of Road to Hell was when he and Paré attended a film festival in Spain.[6]

Cast

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Release

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The film had its world premiere at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas, in October 2008.[7] The Chicago premiere of Road to Hell was at the Patio Theater on March 9, 2013.[8] In November 2013, additional shooting was done with singer Joei Fulco from ABC's reality television show Wife Swap.[9]

Awards

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2012 PollyGrind Film Festival:[10]

  • Best Fantasy Movie
  • Best Actor: Michael Paré
  • Best Actress: Clare Kramer
  • Newcomer Award: Roxy Gunn
  • Best Supporting Actress In A Fantasy Film: Deborah Van Valkenburgh
  • Best Writer: Cynthia Curnan, Ph.D.
  • Best Visual Effects: Daniel Ray Gutierrez
  • Best Song: Streets of Fire
  • Best Use Of Music: Albert Pyun

2012 Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival:[11]

  • Best Film

References

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  1. ^ a b "Road-to-Hell - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  2. ^ a b c Kenny, Glenn (2014). "Movie Reviews - The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2008-07-09). "Sci-fi actioner Road To Hell starts shooting in LA | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  4. ^ "Road to Hell". Houston Press. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  5. ^ "Box Office Chart: March 12, 2013 | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire". www.indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ alexbledsoe.com
  7. ^ "Pics from Cast & Crew Live for STREETS OF FIRE and ROAD TO HELL". Drafthouse.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  8. ^ Chicagonow.com
  9. ^ "ABC's 'Wife Swap': Watch Joey Fulco and The Fulco Family Band music videos". starcasm.net. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  10. ^ "pollygrind.com". pollygrind.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  11. ^ Past YFIFF Award Winners
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