Joy Ride (Road Kill) (2001)

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6.6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

John Dahl

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Steve Zahn
Fuller

Paul Walker
Lewis

Leelee Sobieski
Venna

Jessica Bowman
Charlotte

Stuart Stone
Danny

Basil Wallace
Car Salesman

Brian Leckner
Officer Keeney

Mary Wickliffe
Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk

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An average movie

10 years, 9 months ago at Jul 17 9:24

johanlefourbe

It is one movie I was really eager to watch for a very long time. Indeed, even though he is pretty much overlooked as a director nowadays, I always had a weak spot for John Dhal’s work (even though I didn’t care much for ‘The Last Seduction’ but I definitely have to re-watch it at some point). Unfortunately, it was not really good and I thought it was actually really disappointing. Indeed... read more

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Description: Director John Dahl knows his way around a thriller as few contemporary filmmakers do. He revitalized the film noir with his darkly witty films, RED ROCK WEST and THE LAST SEDUCTION. With JOY RIDE, Dahl streamlines the plot and ratchets up the tension. Two brothers, Lewis (Paul Walker) and Fuller (Steve Zahn) are driving home cross-country. Fuller bullies Lewis into using the CB radio ("Prehistoric internet," Fuller calls it) to play a mean-spirited practical joke on a trucker, and it backfires horribly. The psychotic trucker comes after them, but they get away. Foolishly thinking they're out of danger, they pick up Ven ... (more)

Release date: 5 October 2001
UPC: 024543036258

Tags: Thriller (12), Road Trip (11), Revenge (10), Prank (9), Horror (8), Brothers (8), Truck Driver (8), Candy Cane (8), Cb Radio (7), Rusty Nail (6), Mystery (5), 2001 (5), Suspense (5), Motel (4), (4), Murder (3), Teen (3), 2000s (3), Truck (3), Death (2)

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