Documentary

Road 66

Datsit

Synopsis

NDG boys born in 1966 and having grown up together, want to celebrate their 50th birthdays with something special. They have been friends since kindergarten and want to do something special for the occasion. In 2016, they decide to cross the USA on Road 66. The epic trip spans 3945 km from Chicago to Santa Monica in California. Jean-Loup, François, Norman and Nicolas make the trip on motorcycles and travel through 8 States and 3 time zones.  Our friends discover some eccentric and colorful locals who have been shaped by Road 66. They reveal their secrets and life stories as having lived along the ´´the mother road'´.  This pilgrimage of their 50th becomes the adventure of a lifetime. From the effervescent city of  Chicago, home of the blues, to the never-ending Pacific Ocean of Santa Monica,  the boys cross Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California.

Road 66, a documentary or a pilgrimage of childhood friends, tells a story of adventure and history..... 

Technical Specifications

  • The bikers
    Nicolas, Jean-Loup, Norman et François
    Director
    Pierre-Antoine Fournier
    Production Director
    Annick Blanc
    Producers
    Marc S. Grenier and Nicolas Canuel
    Executive Producers
    Bruno Dubé and Robert Montour

  • Genre

    Documentary

  • Format

    10X60 minutes

  • Production years

    2017

  • Broadcaster

    Historia