A new drama on the Sci-Fi Channel that premieres tonight called “The Lost Room,” which takes place in the fictitious Sunshine Motel in New Mexico along old Route 66.
Here’s a summary of the show, straight from its Web site:
In the 1960s, there still were hundreds of motels with thousands of rooms along Route 66 as it twisted its way from Chicago to L.A. and back. None of them stood out from the rest until one day when some unknown event at the Sunshine Motel transformed ordinary things into items of wonder.
Room 10 of the Sunshine Motel and many of its mundane contents — a pair of scissors, a comb and so on — gained unique and inexplicable properties on that day, transforming them from ordinary objects into indestructible Objects.
The Scissors can turn and rotate any item in three dimensions. The Comb stops time for 10 seconds when you run it through your hair. The Eyeglasses inhibit all combustion in a 20-foot radius. The Room itself is an unchanging haven and a portal to any destination. But it can also take that which you value more than your own life.
To possess an Object is to possess its power.
There’s more, but you get the gist.
The connection to the Mother Road is a tad peripheral, but here’s a nice photo from the site’s gallery that shows the motel. The show might be worth checking out.
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll have to record it VCR as DaBears play tonight.
Since I don’t have cable, Roaddog, let me know how it is.
The mini-series was shot entirely in New Mexico I’ve heard. Lots of Albuquerque was standing in for Pittsburg.
Recognized downtown Albuquerque along Central Ave in part one. Lindy’s was featured in part two. In part three there were several scenes shot at the Book Stop on Central in Nob Hill.
Any idea where the “Sunshine Motel” shown in the mini-series is actually located?
The motel was built for movie, afterwards it was torn down. It does not exist. https://motelman.blogspot.jp/2011/08/motel.html
The Sunshine Motel claims to be on old Route 66 near Gallup, N.M. However, I’ve driven the road numerous times, and there is no such motel in that area with that name.
However, the IMDB Web site lists New Mexico and Albuquerque as shooting locations. I’ll see whether I can narrow it down.
I got off the phone with a publicist for Lions Gate, which produced the miniseries. She confirmed that much of the series was shot in New Mexico, including Santa Fe and Albuquerque, and that the Sunshine Motel was indeed fictional. She also said that many of the “Lost Room” interior settings were constructed sets.
Greatt movie..
no Sunshine Motel but there is a Sunset Motel more than one actually – https://www.flickr.com/photos/11103085@N05/1394287031/
Yes, but again, the series is supposed to take place in New Mexico along Route 66. The photo you’ve cited is in Arizona, more than 100 miles from the nearest Route 66 town.
Spoke to Christopher Leone, and he said that the Sunshine Motel was a purpose built set they built in Albuquerque New Mexico.