Hell's Highway (2002)

★ 4.1 1h 10m IMDb

Horror Thriller

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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Phoebe Dollar as Lucindia Polonia Age 50 · Durham, North Carolina, USA Phoebe Dollar was born on July 26, 1972 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress and producer and has been married to Daniel "Danny" Sinatra since May 29, 2009..

Beverly Lynne as Monique Age 52 · Sellersville, Pennsylvania Beverly Lynne Hubscher (born October 31, 1973 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania), better known plainly as Beverly Lynne is a Hollywood actress who is mainly showcased in erotic film. She is married to fel...

Kiren David as Sarah

Joseph Haggerty as Preacher

Joe Castro as Guard Age 55 · San Antonio, Texas, USA Director, Producer, and Special Effects Artist, Joe Castro was born in San Antonio, Texas and began his career at age 15 when he was hired to create special effects make-up for a PBS affiliate and gra...

Ron Jeremy as Jack Age 73 · Long Island, New York, USA Ron Jeremy is the stage name of an American pornographic actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", he was ranked by AVN at number one in their "The 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list. Jeremy has also appeared...

Director Jeff Leroy

Cast Phoebe Dollar, Beverly Lynne, Garrett Clancy, Kiren David, Jonathan Gray, Hank Horner, Joseph Haggerty, Joe Castro, Darlene Tygrett, Brandon Ellison

Wuchak 5/10 Jun 25, 2018

**_Tacky, but very entertaining micro-budget horror trash with Phoebe Dollar_**

Two couples traveling through Death Valley to the California coast pick up a hitchhiker from hell (Phoebe Dollar). Havoc ensues. The infamous Ron Jeremy is featured in a glorified cameo.

“Hell’s Highway” (2002) proves that an ultra-low budget doesn’t mean a movie can’t be entertaining. Yes, some of the gory parts are cheesy (while others are pretty impressive) and a miniature set is obvious, but both are serviceable (and somewhat charming) and keep the story flowing. Viewing the trailer, I thought this was going to be a horror comedy, but it’s not; it’s essentially a serious slasher with cheesy effects and campy elements, particularly Phoebe as the over-the-top nefarious hitchhiker. Jeff Leroy shows his genius in that “Hell’s Highway” is adept spare-change filmmaking and genuinely amusing DESPITE the obvious cheapness of it all.

Without Phoebe in the key role, however, it wouldn’t be half as effective as it is. She’s not blow-your-mind beautiful or anything, but she has a unique look and there’s something alluring about her demeanor, not to mention she has curves in all the right places. Beverly Lynne (Monique), with her conventional “hot blonde” look, can’t hold a candle to her (she has an unnecessary softcore sex scene, for anyone who might be offended). Kiren David, as Sarah, is the third main female in the cast and is a convincing actress. Actually, all the main cast members take the material seriously and offer respectable performances.

The score/soundtrack didn’t do much for me, unfortunately. This is a movie that needs a few quality rockin’ numbers. The last act features a couple of creative twists in the story and shows that Leroy put some time into the script. But, as semi-enjoyable as this flick is, there are regrettably too many unnecessary nasty elements to give it a higher grade.

The film has little filler at a mere 70 minutes and looks like it was shot in Southern California.

GRADE: C+