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'''''Zyzzyx Road''''' is a 2006 [[independent film|independent]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[film]]. It stars [[Katherine Heigl]], [[Leo Grillo]], and [[Tom Sizemore]]. The screenplay was written by [[John Penney]], who also directed the film. |
'''''Zyzzyx Road''''' (<small>[[IPA]] [[IPA chart for English|pronunciation]]</small>: /zʊzɪzɪkʰs/; <small>or [[phonics]]</small>: /''zuh-zih-zix''/) is a 2006 [[independent film|independent]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[film]]. It stars [[Katherine Heigl]], [[Leo Grillo]], and [[Tom Sizemore]]. The screenplay was written by [[John Penney]], who also directed the film. |
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The film has gained a degree of infamy due to its [[box office bomb|extremely low U.S. box office gross]]. |
The film has gained a degree of infamy due to its [[box office bomb|extremely low U.S. box office gross]]. |
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| Zyzzyx Road | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Penney |
| Written by | John Penney |
| Produced by | Leo Grillo Valerie McCaffrey John Penney Dorian Vernacchio |
| Starring | Katherine Heigl Leo Grillo Tom Sizemore |
| Music by | Ryan Beveridge |
| Distributed by | Regent Releasing |
Release dates | February 25, 2006 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,000,000[1] |
Zyzzyx Road (IPA pronunciation: /zʊzɪzɪkʰs/; or phonics: /zuh-zih-zix/) is a 2006 independent thriller film. It stars Katherine Heigl, Leo Grillo, and Tom Sizemore. The screenplay was written by John Penney, who also directed the film.
The film has gained a degree of infamy due to its extremely low U.S. box office gross.
Plot synopsis
Grant is an accountant with a bad marriage and a daughter whom he loves. He takes to the road to service his accounts in Las Vegas. While there he meets seductive Marissa. They have a week-long affair which culminates in the arrival of Marissa's ex-boyfriend, Joey. Joey attempts to kill the lovers, but Grant gets the upper hand. Grant and Marissa then drive Joey's body to Zyzzyx Road and Grant buries Joey in the desert there. But in the morning the body is missing and something is trying to kill Grant and Marissa.
Production
Filming 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.[2]
Tom Sizemore was arrested during the film's production, but was not jailed, making it possible for him to film his scenes.[1]
Release and box office gross
Zyzzyx Road was shown once-a-day for six days (February 25, 2006 through March 2, 2006) at Highland Park Village Theater in Dallas, Texas,[3] a movie theater rented by the producers for $1,000.[1] The limited release was deliberate: Grillo was uninterested in releasing the film domestically until after it underwent foreign distribution, but needed to fulfill the U.S. release obligation required by the Screen Actors Guild for low-budget films[1] (films with budgets less than $2.5 million that are not for the direct-to-video market).[4]
The strategy had the side effect of making the film the lowest grossing film of all time, earning just $30 at the box office from exactly six patrons.[5] Unofficially, its opening weekend netted $20. The $10 difference is due to a personal refund by Grillo to makeup artist Sheila Moore, who had worked on the film, and her friend.[1]
Both Zyzzyx Road and the similarly-named Zzyzx have been cited as the lowest-grossing film of all time; Zyzzyx Road is in fact the lowest-grossing film.[6]
The film was released in twenty-three countries and by the end of 2006, had earned about $368,000.[1] As of 2008, the film has not yet received the legitimate domestic distribution that was supposed to follow its foreign release.
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f Brunner, Rob (February 16, 2007). "The Strange and Twisted Tale of...The Movie That Grossed $30.00". Entertainment Weekly. pp. 46–49.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Leo Grillo Interview". Katherine Heigl Online. 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ^ Strowbridge, C.S. (2006-02-24). "Little Films Hoping to be Big Fish in Limited Release Pond". The Numbers News. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ^ The New Ishtar, a February 2007 article from Time magazine
- ^ "Zyzzyx Road (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ^ Faraci, Devin. (January 10, 2007) Chud.com Crisis on infinite Zyzzyx roads.
