Zyzzyx Road is a 2006 independent thriller film. It stars Leo Grillo, Katherine Heigl, and Tom Sizemore. The screenplay was written by John Penney, who also directed the film. The film has gained a degree of notoriety due to being considered the lowest grossing movie in history . 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 and in turn kills Joey. Grant and Marissa then drive Joey's body to Zyzzyx Road and Grant buries Joey in the desert there. The next morning, the body is missing and something is trying to kill Grant and Marissa. Filming took place in the summer of 2005 and lasted 18 days, plus an additional two days for pickup scenes. The film is 88 minutes long. The film was shot entirely on location in the Mojave Desert, in and around local mines.
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| Release date: | February 25, 2006 |
| Directed by: | John Penney |
| Runtime: | 88 Minutes |
| Producer: | Leo Grillo |
| Estimated budget: | $2,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller |