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Joy Ride (2001) 6.5
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6.5/10 from 38,662 users
Metascore: 75/100
Reviews: 319 user | 134 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:John Dahl |
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| Leelee Sobieski | ... | ||
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Danny, Lewis' Roommate
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College student Lewis decides to drive across the country to see Venna, a friend who doesn't know that Lewis is interested in her romantically. Unfortunately for his plans, Lewis gets saddled with his raucous-spirited older brother, Fuller, whose on-the-road pranks get the brothers and Venna sucked into a nightmare when a psychotic truckdriver takes offense. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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How much fun can you have... when the joke is on you? See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 October 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Candy Cane See more »Box Office
Budget:
$23,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,138,429 (UK) (26 April 2002)Gross:
£2,215,996 (UK) (24 May 2002)Company Credits
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Venna: Have you guys named it yet?
Fuller: Not yet, but we were thinking about "Tad" or "Lewis's Shitty Newport".
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Written by Dub Albritten, Ronnie Self
Performed by Brenda Lee
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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As Lewis is looking at his map in the car, his finger follows the road from Red Rock past Green River and down SW. Director John Dahl's earlier motel based thriller was Red Rock West. See more »Goofs
In the climax, a crew member's hand-held two-way radio with red and green lights is sitting on top of an abandoned box/crate Lewis retrieves to rescue Fuller off the fence. See more »Quotes
[about the car]Venna: Have you guys named it yet?
Fuller: Not yet, but we were thinking about "Tad" or "Lewis's Shitty Newport".
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"Everybody Loves Me But You"Written by Dub Albritten, Ronnie Self
Performed by Brenda Lee
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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An intense action/horror/thriller directed by John Dahl that stars Steve Zahn (Stuart Little 2, Sahara), Paul Walker (2 Fast 2 Furious, Into the Blue), and Leelee Sobieski (The Glass House, Eyes Wide Shut).
This movie is one of the most intense and most psychologically frightening movies ever made, that includes a shocking surprise ending. I'm surprised Wes Craven didn't direct this film, it would have been twice as scary. But John Dahl did a very good job. It is so freaky and so intensely strong that my heart kept racing. Each action/horror sequence kept eclipsing the last. Each thrill gets more thrilling and more shocking as time goes on. Joy Ride is a film everyone that's over the age of 12 will enjoy. I say 12 because it is extremely intense and there is some nasty violence in this film that might not be suitable for people under the age of 12.
Without giving too much away, I can only say never buy a crappy forty dollar C.B. and prank call anyone you don't know. Bad things could happen. And believe me, this guy is very dangerous and does not like to be messed with, little do Lewis (Walker) and Fuller (Zahn) Thomas, and Lewis's girlfriend, Venna (Sobieski) know. Mwahahahahahahahaha!
My tip...NEVER EVER PRANK SOMEBODY YOU DON'T KNOW! Joy Ride is a weirdly named title, and yet it isn't. I think it partly isn't because I can't think of a better name for it, so, yet, I think it's a pretty good title.
**** out of **** stars.
10/10
Original MPAA rating: R: Violence/Terror and Language
My MPAA rating: R: Intense Sequences of Violence and Terror, Strong Language, and Male Nudity.
My Canadian Rating: 14A: Violence, Frightening Scenes, Nudity