Devil's Highway (film)

Devil's Highway
	DVD cover
Directed by	Fabien Pruvot
Produced by	Michael Lustig; Fabien Pruvot;
Written by	Jennifer Farrell
Starring	Shane Brolly; Robert Miano; Al Sapienza; Natassia Malthe;
Music by	Billy Mallery
Cinematography	Grisha Alasadi
Edited by	Ken Cravens
Production; company	Tomas Pictures
Distributed by	Image Entertainment
Release date	2005;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Devil's Highway is a 2005 American horror film directed by Fabien Pruvot, written by Jennifer Farrell, and starring Shane Brolly, Robert Miano, Al Sapienza, and Natassia Malthe as passengers on a bus who are targeted by a demon.

Plot summary

Roger, a thief, picks up a female hitchhiker. Later, he boards a tour bus headed to Las Vegas; the woman is no longer with him. Roger goes missing at the bus' first stop, and, thereafter, another passenger disappears at each stop. The missing passengers are later revealed to be the victims of a demon that can jump from body to body, able to possess them at will. As each character's back story and secrets are revealed, they are targeted by the demon.

Cast

Shane Brolly as Roger
Robert Miano as Joe
Al Sapienza as Hector
Natassia Malthe as Michelle
Sarah G. Buxton as Woman
Corbin Timbrook as Father O'Connell
Jennifer Farrell as Lisa
Dayton Knoll as Scott
Wilmer Calderon as Manuel
Natalie Alexander as Edna
Robert Ambrose as Charlie
Kacia Brady as Randi
Nicholas Pajon as Bob

Production

Devil's Highway was directed by Fabien Pruvot.[1]

Release

Critical reception

Jon Condit of Dread Central rated it 1/5 stars and wrote that it does not effectively use its "relatively interesting concept".[2] Serene Dominic of the Metro Times called it "part Dante's Inferno and part Murder on the Orient Express".[3] Thomas Spurlin of DVD Talk rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "[T]he visual crispness and simple, character-driven plot within this eerie mystery makes this one worth a watch."[4]

Accolades

Devil's Highway won best feature and best cinematography at the 2005 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.[5]

Home media

Image Entertainment released Devil's Highway on DVD on February 27, 2007.[6]

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References

Chang, Justin (August 15, 2005). "Players". Daily Variety. Reed Elsevier Inc. p. 6 – via LexisNexis and Westlaw.
Condit, Jon (February 26, 2007). "Devil's Highway (2005)". Dread Central. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
Dominic, Serena (January 24, 2007). "Eye sore". Metro Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
Spurlin, Thomas (March 8, 2007). "Devil's Highway". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
"Las Vegas Awards 2005". New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
Miska, Brad (February 26, 2007). "Horror In Your House For February 27, 2007". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

External links

Devil's Highway on IMDb

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[1] Chang, Justin (August 15, 2005). "Players". Daily Variety. Reed Elsevier Inc. p. 6 – via LexisNexis and Westlaw.

[2] Condit, Jon (February 26, 2007). "Devil's Highway (2005)". Dread Central. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

[3] Dominic, Serena (January 24, 2007). "Eye sore". Metro Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

[4] Spurlin, Thomas (March 8, 2007). "Devil's Highway". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

[5] "Las Vegas Awards 2005". New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

[6] Miska, Brad (February 26, 2007). "Horror In Your House For February 27, 2007". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.