Zyzzyx Road
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | John Penney |
| Produced by | John Penney |
| Written by | John Penney |
| Starring |
Leo Grillo Katherine Heigl Tom Sizemore |
| Music by | Ryan Beveridge |
| Cinematography | David Klein |
| Edited by | Joseph Gutowski |
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Production
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Zyzzyx LLC
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| Distributed by | GoDigital Media Group |
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Release date
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Running time
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86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
Zyzzyx Road (/zəˈzɪzɪks/ zə-ZIZ-iks), also called Zyzzyx Rd., is a 2006 American thriller film written, produced and directed by John Penney. It stars Leo Grillo, Katherine Heigl, and Tom Sizemore. The film involves a philandering accountant who goes to Las Vegas on a business trip, where he encounters the seductive Marissa and her jealous ex-boyfriend. The former pair kill and bury the latter along the eponymous "Zzyzx Road", a rural road off of Interstate 15 in California's Mojave Desert. (The road's name is slightly altered.) Zyzzyx Road is not associated with the similarly-named Zzyzx.
The film gained notoriety from its gross ticket sales of only $30 on its opening run, due to its intentionally-limited release at a single cinema, making it possibly the lowest-grossing film in U.S. history in terms of box office sales.
Principal photography took place in the summer of 2005 and lasted 18 days, plus an additional two days for pickup scenes. The film was shot entirely on location in the Mojave Desert, in and around local mines. Sizemore and long-time friend Peter Walton, who worked as Sizemore's assistant, were arrested during the film's production for repeatedly failing drug tests while on probation. Police discovered that Walton had a warrant out for his arrest for child pornography distribution and was subsequently jailed. Sizemore was not jailed, making it possible for him to film his scenes.
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