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Road to Hell
Directed byAlbert Pyun
Written byCynthia Curnan, Ph.D.
StarringMichael Paré
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Clare Kramer
Courtney Peldon
Joei Fulco
Roxy Gunn
CinematographyMichael Su[1]
Jim Hagopian[2]
Music byTony Riparetti
The Roxy Gunn Project
Production
companies

Curnan Pictures[3]
Sound Logic Recording[4]
Filmwerks [5]
Distributed byWrekin Hill Entertainment
Moonstone Entertainment
Independent Pictures [6]
Release date
2008
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,440.00 [7]

Road to Hell is an action-fantasy film directed by Albert Pyun. It was inspired by Walter Hill's Streets of Fire and began shooting in June 2008 in Los Angeles. Pyun states that the genesis of Road to Hell began when he and Paré attended a film festival in Spain.[9]

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas in October 2008.[10] The Chicago premiere of Road to Hell was at the Patio Theater on March 9, 2013.[11] In November 2013, additional shooting was done with singer Joei Fulco from ABC's reality television show Wife Swap.[12]

Road To Hell has been selected to screen in the 16th annual Melbourne Underground Film Festival [13] The screening will be the film's Australian premiere. The Melebourne Undergroundground Film Festival Official Program, says of Road To Hell's director, Albert Pyun, "The past fifteen years have seen Albert Pyun working outside of the studio system to create his most original, controversial and personal work to date. None more intimate than ROAD TO HELL. [14][15]

Awards

2012 PollyGrind Film Festival:[16]

  • 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:[17]

  • Best Film

References

  1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/454736/Road-to-Hell/credits
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20141230053106/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/454736/Road-to-Hell/credits
  3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/454736/Road-to-Hell/credits
  4. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/454736/Road-to-Hell/credits
  5. ^ http://www.screendaily.com/sci-fi-actioner-road-to-hell-starts-shooting-in-la/4039756.article
  6. ^ http://www.houstonpress.com/movies/road-to-hell-3293949/
  7. ^ http://www.indiewire.com/box-office-box-office-chart-march-12-2013
  8. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20141230053106/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/454736/Road-to-Hell/credits
  9. ^ alexbledsoe.com
  10. ^ "Pics from Cast & Crew Live for STREETS OF FIRE and ROAD TO HELL". Drafthouse.com. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  11. ^ Chicagonow.com
  12. ^ http://starcasm.net/archives/44510
  13. ^ http://www.beat.com.au/arts/melbourne-underground-film-festival-reveals-2015-program
  14. ^ http://www.muff.com.au/fakeshemp-double-feature/
  15. ^ http://artnewsmovies.com/afca1.html
  16. ^ http://www.pollygrind.com/2012winnersoflasvegasundergroundfilmfestival.html
  17. ^ Past YFIFF Award Winners