Hell's Highway
Hell's Highway
NR | 12 February 2002 (USA)
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Four college friends take a fateful road trip. The road, Hell's Highway--a direct route to terror. They pick up Lucinda: A hot young hitchiker, full of sexual deviance and lust for the bloody kill. After being terrorized and nearly killed, the group manages to turn the tables. They thought they killed her, but around the next ben--around every ben-- she appears like a mirage ready to murder again. Is she the devil? Can anyone stop her killing spree?

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Five-Dollar-Bin-Fanatic

This was an AMAZING WASTE of my time. I mean, I LOVE stupid movies. I pretty much feed off of them. They make me feel so much better about my own movie making escapades, but this film, this dirty pile of gut wrenching, fake looking, I.Q lowering SLOP makes me feel like I should be up for Oscars. To begin with, the effects in this movie suck. That's putting it LIGHTLY. Now, I don't know about you, but when I watch horror flicks, I like to be persuaded that someone's ACTUALLY GETTING KILLED. Instead, I was persuaded that Phoebe Dollar was slicing through a red Jell-O filled rubber bag. Secondly, a lot of the sequences, a long with most of the acting, is more than laughable. Allow me to point out three of the MANY things that made me die laughing.1. There was an unneeded sequence involving a cellphone/beeper that went on entirely too long, and just consisted of them looking at each other with a bunch of close ups. As an added bonus, I got to see a makeshift cardboard satellite hung up against a blue sheet with paper stars taped on it. I guess it was supposed to pass as space?2. Toward the end, when we finally get to see what the Hell was actually going on, they try to pass off a TOY building as a research facility. WTF!? Oh, and the real kicker? They used TONKA DUMP TRUCKS TO PASS OFF AS REAL TRUCKS!!! SERIOUSLY!? So yeah, those toy trucks you're toddler plays with in the sand box, you know, the plastic ones? Apparently those can pass off as real trucks now. Go figure. You could see the sunlight right through them.3. Last but CERTAINLY not least, the credits. Now, normally, people just skip through these, but with five-dollar-bin movies, I like to see what kind of stupid stuff they credit people with. For this movie in particular, it was additionally satisfying. I won't spoil it on here, but check the crazy credits on this page. It's fantastic. So, to wrap things up, the premise is horrible, the characters are horrible, all of the acting is horrible, the effects are horrible, and the ending is the worst ending I've ever seen in my short life. Promise me you won't waste your time.

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Andrew Crandall

If you ever decide to watch a film like this, please take into consideration that it was probably shot for the price of a used car and in the spans of a week. Total Roger Corman/Ed Wood style, so you should never expect a Spielburg quality film(His catering budget is usually bigger than the entire budget of a film like this.) So what does a film like this have to offer a viewer? A dialog heavy script with thick subplots and well known actors? Mind blowing special effects? Beautiful breath-taking 35mm Cinematography? No, but it has couple things that make it unique. Despite the fact that it was probably shot on a camcorder, some of the shots were well planned and executed. Unlike the normal all-hand-held Shot-on-Video features usually do. Of course the Director and the Cinematographer were the same person, which can be difficult. The Characters were unique, yes at sometime they were over-the-top or flat at certain times, but I feel that they were tolerable. It's also obvious at time there was a lot of ad libbing and some of it didn't work. I am a fan of Beverly Lynn though. She started out in the Brain Damage world and has definitely out-shined many of her counterparts. I do hope that she will grow in her craft and lands roles that will gain her the respect that she deserves. This was Phoebe Dollar's first film credit, she definitely shines as the evil Lucinda. She is definitely a presence that will go far in the future. The story also is unique for the fact if you actually try to follow what's going on, you will be pulled in many different directions and will be left still wondering what exactly happen. It definitely had some interesting twists in it. Now onto the special effects, outside the low quality of the video image the special effects look even worse than normal. They are totally laughable. Especially Joe Haggerty's blow to the head.( Which can really be the charm of a film like this, where the gore is so over-the-top that it's actually funny. I can imagine how a movie like this would be in a college dorm, with a room full of drunk men.) Especially when watch the toy model cars driving by or see the miniature gas station blow up! That was funny!! I had to rewind to make sure I saw what I thought I saw!! The Sound was something to be desired. It was for the most part inconsistent. Some of the sound effects were very "fake" sounding and again laughable at times. There also obvious continuity issues like switching props, road movement in the background in a car scene when the car is supposedly stopped. But what do you expect when you can afford re-shoots? To me this movie, seems to be a turning point for the whole Brain Damage world. Where their movies started moving up the ladder from their pocket-change budget beginnings. Good job Jeff LeRoy!! If you want a movie that scares you, it probably won't. If you want a movie that will challenge your intellect, don't rent this. But if you appreciate the micro-budget, and want to see something different that the normal movie studios wouldn't put out, then you might want to check it out.

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misfit146

The quality of this movie sucks... I mean, this movie takes low budget to an all new low. This film appears to have been shot with someone's home camcorder. The acting sucks and the "special effects" were just terrible. When we saw Ron Jeremy's name listed in the beginning, we decided to trudge through this muck, in order to see his role in the film. After that, we shut it off because neither of us could stand to watch anymore of this poorly done attempt at a movie. So, if you're looking for a good horror flick, pass this one up. If you're looking for a good laugh, pass this one up. If you're looking for high quality good acting, pass this one up. If you hate your life and you want to hate it even more, and enjoy putting yourself through miserable experiences, then this is the movie for you.

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Dr. Gore

*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT* I bought this video for four bucks. Four friends hit the devil's interstate. They pick up a female hitchhiker with funky eyes. Those eyes bewitch the travelers and the viewer. She may be the devil, or psychotic, or both. Much blood will be spilled to find the truth.I bought this video because I saw that Ron Jeremy was in it. For some reason, I thought he would be the devil but the hedgehog only stays around for one scene. If you know what Jeremy is famous for, you'll know what to expect. He's a pretty good actor. I always like to see him in other kinds of flicks. I was not disappointed."Hell's Highway" is gory stuff. Not scary, but nice and gory. I was laughing my head off at some of the nastiness. The funniest thing in this one is watching Lucinda, (Phoebe Dollar), attack. She is not athletic at all so watching her run at a moving car with a shovel was quite amusing. It put the SPLAT in splatter. Her carcass being dragged behind the car was also humorous. In other good news, Beverly Lynne provides all of the abundant nudity. What a trooper she is.Overall, I was entertained. Isn't that what it's all about? The blood, the guts, the eyes...it's all ours...

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