Joy Ride (2001/I)

Director:

John Dahl

Writers (WGA):

Clay Tarver (written by) &
J.J. Abrams (written by)

Release Date:

5 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't screw with people you don't know (UK)

Plot:

Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Truck Driver | College | College Student | Prank

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Zahn	...	Fuller Thomas
Paul Walker	...	Lewis Thomas
Leelee Sobieski	...	Venna
Jessica Bowman	...	Charlotte
Stuart Stone	...	Danny, Lewis' Roommate
Basil Wallace	...	Car Salesman
Brian Leckner	...	Officer Keeney
Mary Wickliffe	...	Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk
McKenzie Satterthwaite	...	Assistant Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk
Dell Yount	...	Gas Station Mechanic
Kenneth White	...	Ronald Ellinghouse
Luis Cortés	...	Night Manager (as Luis Cortes)
Michael McCleery	...	Officer Akins
Jim Beaver	...	Sheriff Ritter
Rachel Singer	...	Gas Station Manager

Also Known As:

Road Kill (Australia) (New Zealand: English title) (UK)
Candy Cane (USA) (working title)
Highway Horror (USA) (working title)
Joyride (USA) (alternative spelling)
Squelch (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/terror and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | USA:R (certificate #37763) | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Arvin, California, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

Although Ted Levine provides Rusty Nail's voice, he actually wasn't brought in until post-production, and, physically, Rusty Nail is played by the hulking actor Matthew Kimbrough.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Lewis calls the sheriff's department at the gas station with the ice truck driver he asks for the Rawlins County Sheriff in Table Rock. Table Rock is in Sweetwater County and Rawlins is in Carbon County. There is no Rawlins County in Wyoming.

Quotes:

Fuller: Do what I do. Just remind yourself that in a hundred years you're gonna be dead. It's the closest thing I've got to a philosophy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006)

Soundtrack:

Telephone Song

Good little chiller

Joy Ride is a good scary movie. What makes the film scary is the lack of a monster, the villain is a real crazy guy who can easily find you.John Dahl makes the film suspenseful with it's dark tone and swift camera angles and the cast all play their roles effectively. I give it *** out of ****.