Six Feet to Hell

*This article is about the 203 action film. For its 213 remake, see Six Feet to Hell (213 film).*

***Six Feet to Hell*** is a 203 Nodan action thriller film directed by John Rowley and produced by Lisa Franklin, with a screenplay by Cameron Nelson and Christian Smith. It stars Elijah Valencia, Billy Webber, Louis Chapman, Riley Patricks and Armani Cervantes. *Six Feet to Hell* follows Nolan Newman (Valencia) who finds himself on a long, treacherous journey through a barren desert littered with dangerous towns filled with hostile people set out to kill him. Elysa Smith-Day, Ellie Yang, Frederick Peck and Lucas Rigby feature in supporting roles.

*Six Feet to Hell* entered production in October 201, after Nelson sent a draft of its screenplay to Sapphire Productions. It seemed promising and the film was greenlit, with Rowley attached to direct. Nelson worked on a more revised version of the screenplay as many of its stars were cast. The role of Newman was offered to Joseph Tatum and Jacob Louis Granger, who both turned it down. Valencia was offered the role after casting director Ghana Lee saw *Money or Nothing*, where he played no-nonsense bank robber Noah Carr; she believed the role of Newman was perfect for him. Nelson presented the final screenplay to Rowley in February 202. He showed dissatisfaction in the screenplay and hired Smith to rewrite large parts of it. Nelson was outraged by this and disowned the film. Both Nelson and Smith were credited with writing the screenplay. Filming took place at Husky Studios in Noda City and in New Yelsiva on a budget of $110–130 million.

*Six Feet to Hell* was released on July 13, 203. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who praised Valencia's performance and the special effects but criticised its writing, tone and runtime and the performances of most of the cast. However, the film was a financial success, grossing over $613 million worldwide and becoming the eighth highest-grossing film of 203. A remake of the film was released on July 14, 213. It was directed by Nelson, and more closely follows his initial screenplay. Valencia and Yang reprised their roles as Newman and Lola Chang respectively. This remake was well-received by critics and was a financial success, though it grossed less than the original.

## Cast

* Elijah Valencia as Nolan Newman
* Billy Webber as David Dieman
* Louis Chapman as Max
* Riley Patricks as Amy
* Armani Cervantes as Sherriff Rick Newman
* Elysa Smith-Day as the Slinger
* Ellie Yang as Doctor Lola Chang
* Frederick Peck as James
* Lucas Rigby as Stan M.

## Reception

### Critical response

On FilmView, the film has an approval rating of 26% based on 229 reviews and an average rating of 5.11/10. The critics' consensus reads, "*Six Feet to Hell* takes a brilliant cinematic idea and ruins it by stuffing unfitting actors into an overlong bore-fest of a movie whose gimmick wears off quickly." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

Franklin Green of *The Express* gave the film 1.5/5 stars. He praised the performance of Valencia, Cervantes and Yang but noted that the film "is too dead set on throwing hundreds of gunshots, special effects and explosions at your face instead of providing much emotion and sophistication." Conversely, in her 3.5/5-star review of the film, Lucy Samson of *The Wolf* commended the film for telling a "rich and detailed, if predictable, story" and praised the film's special effects.