The Main Street of America
A New Film Celebrating the Centennial of Route 66 - America's Iconic Highway
Selected by the U.S. Route 66 Centennial Commission to help the nation celebrate the 100th anniversary this, feature length documentary film explores this, legendary road as a living path where hope, courage, and the American spirit are found in every mile.
Produced and Directed by John Paget
John Paget is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with deep roots on Route 66. In 1994, he strapped a TV camera to the hood of a 1969 cotillion white convertible Cadillac Coupe de Ville and hit the road. Destination: Route 66. It was the first of multiple cross-country trips on the Mother Road, during which John directed, shot, and edited Route 66: An American Odyssey and Route 66: Return to the Road with Martin Milner - documentary films that rank as the pinnacle among devoted Route 66 historians and advocates.
While researching, producing and promoting these films, John traveled the length of Route 66 a dozen times. He also met and worked with the road’s most iconic legends – singer Bobby Troup (1918-1999), TV-star Martin Milner (1931-2015) and Seligman barber Angel Delgadillo (considered the father of Historic Route 66) and best-selling author Michael Wallis (Route 66: The Mother Road).
