Interstate (2007) Directed by Marc A. Samson, 2007

Imagine a trip down Route 66, where drive-ins, eccentric diners, 1950s gas stations and neon stripped Tiki motels still stand. This is the backdrop of INTERSTATE: a hallucinatory journey across America into the bleak world of film noir. On his way to Los Angeles to meet his girlfriend, Edgar (Shiloh Fernandez, “Drake & Josh,” “Jericho”) picks up two suspicious looking teenage sisters; Veronica, a femme fatale nightmare, and Gloria, a quirky acid head obsessed with snapping Polaroids. The journey takes a strange turn when Edgar becomes stranded with the girls in a seedy roadside motel. Strange revelations are made and Veronica uncovers Edgar’s grim past and blackmails him for everything he’s got. A filmmaker to watch, director Marc Samson displays his talent in matte design – made famous in “I Am Legend” and “Apocalypto.” Here he recreates iconic symbols of Route 66- diners, motels, and gas stations. In the tradition of Alpha Dog, U-Turn and Taking Lives.