Talk:Route 9 (film)

Route 9 location, other
I think the location setting of the film is left unstated; it is a rural area in the United States with a "Route 9" (of which there are many, see List of highways numbered 9). It could be set anywhere in the U.S., with a fictional "Route 9" being added, but it seems to me that the script may have set the story along California State Route 9 in Santa Cruz County, California and it may have been filmed there.

The film's establishing shots show a "Route 9" sign of format indicating a United States highway, but it is easy to create such a sign. Signage for California State Route 9 does not include the shield of U.S. routes; the filmmakers could have chosen to leave the location vague by not showing any California identification. The dry scenery appears to be in California. Landscape shots showing multiple ridges could be showing the Santa Cruz Mountains, I think, from my having visited that area years ago. Establishing scenes include a place named "Earl's" and a distinctive small white church, which I don't specifically recognize but I think its architecture is consistent with the area's architecture of the late 1800s/early 1900s, and I think it could well be located along or near the state route. (The church shown at :57 in the film is very similar to Felton Presbyterian Church (historic building) (1893), in fact located one block off CA Rt 9; both have a square white wooden tower.)  Of course the scenes could be from mixed faraway locations, but I am guessing that they are in fact from the California route 9 area. Does anyone else see scenes in the film which are specifically identifiable?

This article deserves some improvement, e.g. to report on some reviews.

The film is currently available online in free video streaming Crackle (service) by the way. Film credits at the end, which might state filming location, are cut off however. :( --Doncram (talk,contribs) 19:26, 2 January 2023 (UTC)


 * FWIW, at 1:30 in the movie is a shot of train cars including Caboose 570 (and here it is in a commons photo: File:FWRY_CA_Train_Fest_-_March_2004.jpg) of the Fillmore & Western Railroad, whose railcars have frequently been used in the film industry. Fillmore & Western is in Ventura County, north of Los Angeles. --Doncram (talk,contribs) 20:57, 2 January 2023 (UTC)