YMMV / Detour

• Alternative Character Interpretation:
  • Is the world a terrible place or is this guy just really unlucky? Or is he even telling the truth?
  • Did Al's girlfriend leave him to the West Coast for better work — or did she flee a guy who is abusive towards women?
• Harsher in Hindsight: In 1965, actor Tom Neal was arrested after his estranged third wife was shot dead in their home. Neal declared that she was killed accidentally during an argument when she took out the gun and it accidentally fired when they struggled over it. He was convicted of manslaughter and served six years in prison. Neal died in 1972 eight months after his release.