pik-lustig I disagree completely with the reviewer who posted the negative review from the BUT Film Festival. I saw road to hell on Sunday and thought it was by far the most daring and ambitious film of the entire program me. The only negative was noisy a--holes who tried to disrupt the screening by being rude. I do agree that not all the songs were good but the Jim Steinman songs soared. It was good to hear real rock and roll instead of overly loud screeching so called music that was featured by the festival. Was the film perfect, of course not, its called B-movie, underground and trash film festival. Best about the film was Mike Pare and the psycho girl, Clare Cramer. Both were superb in difficult demanding roles. as I watched, I found myself thinking about Waiting for Godot. Its a theater piece set in a theater type setting. The copy of the film was not good but I would buy the finished blue-ray for sure. Violent, profane and dark. Perfect for the festival.

girl-that I saw Road to Hell recently, on opening night of the Pollygrind Film Festival in Las Vegas. i really didn't know what to expect because I had seen several clips already, some of beautiful moments and some that looked pretty disturbing. There was one scene in particular that I was concerned about, which I won't spoil here, but I told myself I would just close my eyes and power through it. I'd remember my son telling me it is "only make-believe". I could not have been more happily surprised. The story is engrossing and edgy. While it does take some very dark turns, you can see that there is more to Tom Cody than a man with nothing left. He seems to have lost all sense of compassion, but really, there is still a spark of human spirit in him that won't let him give it up completely. We are given a look at both deep despair and redemption. Michael Paré creates a deeply touching and emotional persona for Tom Cody. This actor can give us more depth and understanding of a character in a brief glimpse on camera than many can muster in the entire length of a movie. He is fascinating. I feel a little silly now, but I admit, he brought tears to my eyes.Clare Kramer and Courtney Peldon are gorgeous and terrifying. That was their intention and they definitely pulled it off! I would not like to meet either of their characters in a dark alley, but I hope to meet the actresses at the next Film Fest!Roxy Gunn is breathtaking on the big screen. I was overwhelmed by her performance. She was perfect in the role of Ellen Dream, a talented and beautiful rock and roll legend-to-be; and in that sense, art imitates life. The soundtrack, performed by the Roxy Gunn Project, was amazing. The in-studio videos and "radio-play" tied the whole movie together, building the anticipation for her performance at the end. Everything about her concert scene brought back the feeling of the original, with an updated and contemporary point of view of the fantasy. Every member of the band is so extremely talented. I know they are going to skyrocket!I won't spoil the ending, but I will say that the entire audience was moved to give the movie, and the filmmakers, a standing ovation when the lights came up.The script, the style, the pace, and the transitions kept me completely involved from the first moment to the last. The movie won nine awards, among them Best Picture, Best Actor for Michael Paré, Best Actress for Clare Kramer, Best Supporting Actress for Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Best Screenplay for Cynthia Curnan, and Best Newcomer for Roxy Gunn. Albert Pyun, the director, also received a Lifetime Achievement award.I can't wait to see it again in San Francisco!

Leonard Franklin I attended the Las Vegas screening and I have to say that it wasn't at all what I expected. As a huge Streets Of Fire fan I was expecting more of a sequel or part two as the buzz around the internet suggested. I loved that it went into the darker side of the story and the music was out of this world. Roxy Gunn is stunning and the songs and concert scenes are musical masterpieces! Casting Gunn as Michael Pare and Diane Lane's daughter was brilliant! I'm so glad I got to see this. Again I think this will be a huge cult classic. I think I might even travel to a few other film festivals so I can see it again. I can't wait to get this on DVD.

Rain Anthony "Road to Hell" played at the Rave Motion Pictures in Las Vegas to a Big Happy Audience for PollyGrind Underground Film Festival. I went because I love The Roxy Gunn Project. I already knew the music would be great but I didn't expect the movie to be so shocking. At first I was shocked but then some of the audience laughed at places that told me it was okay to laugh. The movie is very different, but the music carries you into it. I never knew where it was going. I had not seen the movie it is supposedly based on "Streets of Fire", but they play a couple scenes to help us understand better. The music was fantastic and some of the audience chair danced. The lead actor, Michael Pare' was so young and beautiful in the first movie and in "Road to Hell" he looks 'rode hard and put away wet' but he is Movie Star all over - both scary and fascinating.The female lead Clare Kramer is All Scary until the end when I felt sad for her ...which was quite a feat from where she started out. At the end we learn just how messed up she was. The Best is Roxy Gunn in her first movie role. She was Luminous - tough on the outside, but you could see through to how fragile she was. She still needs her father, CODY to be her father. CODY somehow managed to be a Monster, a Dad and a Hero. To enjoy this movie, you have to let go of thinking you know what will happen next. It's not mainstream for sure and it will have to find a Wild & Crazy audience. Count me in.