- This film is the first American film shot by director John Hillcott.
- Hillcott had read a book review before the novel "Doomsday" was published in the United States, and he immediately decided to make it into a movie.
- "Doomsday Dangerous Way" once influenced the production of the game "Fallout 3".
- In order to find suitable locations, the crew visited Pennsylvania, Ohio, Louisiana, Washington and Oregon.
- The film was all shot in real scene, none of the shots were in the studio.
- In order to record a single sound of wind outdoors, instead of mixing the sounds of birds, siren, and motors, the sound engineer used a one-way microphone.
- In the film, Vigo Mortensen's beard and dirty hair are not the result of makeup. These "props" belong to him.
- In order to play the role of his father, Mortensen read a lot of Schopenhauer's works and communicated with homeless people.
- On the set, Mortensen distributed his camera, poetry collections and piano records he wrote and books he bought from Eastern Europe as gifts to the crew members.
- There is almost no music in the film, and only a few passages are composed using counterpoint.
- The release date of the film has been repeatedly postponed, and the earliest release date set by the production company is November 26, 2008. It was later pushed to November 25, 2009, a year later.
The Road behind the scenes gags
2022-01-25 08:08
Extended Reading
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[from trailer]
The Man: Everything depends on reaching the coast. I told you I would do whatever it takes.
Wife: Like what? Like what?
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The Man: You look at him again, I'll shoot you in the head.
The Gang Member: That boy looks hungry. Why don't ya'll come on to the truck? Get you somethin' to eat. Ain't no need to be such a hard-ass.
The Man: [pauses, shakes his head] You don't have anything to eat.