i love science fiction and roger zelzany be one of my favorite author . damnation alley be first a short story and then expand to a novella ( probably to make the movie from ) . hell tanner ( yes and his first name be hell ) be not jan michael vincent and george parpard would have be good cast a hell tanner . in the book hell tanner be about as anti a you could get an antihero to be . i be a great story about drive from california to the east coast to take vaccine for a plague . hell tanner be a motorcycle gang member and use to smuggle candy to the mormon in utah . i be so excited when i saw that this movie be be make because i have enjoy the short story so much and then to see how hollywood butcher it . i be surprise that roger zelzany even allow his name to be use in connection with this movie . don not waste your time with this one .