THE ROUTE 66 SERIES directed by JOHN PAGET
John Paget’s critically acclaimed Route 66 documentaries won numerous international film festival awards and helped spark a national movement to preserve the most legendary road in America’s history.
Thirty years after starring in the hit CBS-TV show "Route 66," Martin Milner returns to the road to host this heartwarming drive down America's Mother Road. It's an incredible 2400-mile journey that profiles the real-life people of the highway and their noble struggle against franchise blight.
Route 66: Return to the Road is a journey across eight states, profiling the unique people and places of America's Mother Road like no other film.
Here's a state-bystate list of what you'll experience:
ILLINOIS
CHICAGO: Lou Mitchell’s
DWIGHT: Marathon Oil Station
FUNK’S GROVE: Maple Sirup
MCLEAN: Dixie Trucker’s Home
SPRINGFIELD: Cozy Dogs RAYMOND: Frances Martin's Lady of the Highway Shrine
MISSOURI
ST. LOUIS: Ted Drewes Frozen Custard
STANTON: Meramec Caverns
and Jesse James Wax Museum
ST. JAMES: Grape Stands
CUBA: Wagon Wheel Motel JOPLIN: Joplin Drive In Theatre
KANSAS
GALENA: Howard Litch’s Museum
RIVERTON: Eisler Bros Store
WEST RIVERTON: Marsh Arch Bridge and Dean Walker
OKLAHOMA
CATOOSA: Blue Whale
TULSA: Michael Wallis’ study
ARCADIA: The Round Barn
STROUD: The Rock Cafe
HYDRO: Lucille’s Famous Gas Station
TEXAS
MCLEAN: Devil’s Rope Musuem
AMARILLO: The Big Texan Steakhouse and Cadillac Ranch
GLEN RIO: Ghost town
NEW MEXICO
TUCUMCARI: Tee Pee Curios
and the Blue Swallow Inn
SANTA FE: Father Sky Mother Earth Gallery
ALBUQUERQUE: Neon Art
GRANTS: Uranium Cafe
GALLUP: El Rancho Hotel
ARIZONA
HOLBROOK: Wig Wam Motel
JOSEPH CITY: Jack Rabbit Trading Post
SELIGMAN: Angel Delgadillo’s Barber Shop and Juan Delgadillo’s Snow Cap
HACKBERRY: Bob Waldmire’s Old Route 66 Visitor Center
OATMAN - Dangerous Curves
CALIFORNIA
ESSEX: Essex ghost town
NEWBERRY SPRINGS: General Bob
HELENDALE: Exotic World
SAN BERNADINO: Sign crusader
SANTA MONICA: The Pier
“Glorious. A riveting portrait of roadside America.”
-MOTORTREND
“More than a documentary, it's a nostalgic journey into the past.”
-AMERICAN RODDER
“Stunning Cinematography!”
-ALBUQUERQUE MONTHLY
“Magical...paints a spiritual piture of Route 66.”
-TULSA WORLD
"Unforgettable! Quirky U.S. history you'll never find in books."
-FT. LAUDERDALE SENTINEL
CREW
Director
JOHN PAGET
Producer
JIM JENNER
Host/Narrator
MARTIN MILNER
Original Score
MARC CONNELLY
Writers/Editors
JOHN PAGET &
MATT VALENTINE
Coordinator
DAVID ROSS
Sound
MICHAEL ELVIN
Cinematography
JOHN PAGET
MATT VALENTINE
Designer
MARC CONNELLY
CURT WILSON
coming soon...
ROUTE 66
STATE ASSOCIATIONS:
John Paget is an independent filmmaker originally from Olympia, Washington and now based in Buffalo, New York.
His documentary films (Alcatraz Reunion, Almost Elvis, Route 66) have won critical acclaim for their witty and provocative exploration of American cultural icons and idiosyncrasies.
John Paget | Paget Films
202 Hoyt St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
800-704-8894
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