Joy Ride (2001)

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

Writers:

Clay Tarver, J.J. Abrams

Stars:

Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Zahn	...	Fuller
Paul Walker	...	Lewis
Leelee Sobieski	...	Venna
Jessica Bowman	...	Charlotte
Stuart Stone	...	Danny (Lewis's Roommate)
Basil Wallace	...	Car Salesman
Brian Leckner	...	Officer Keeney
Mary Wickliffe	...	Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk
McKenzie Satterthwaite	...	Asst. 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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cb radio | first part | truck driver | college | truck | 

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Taglines:

Don't play with strangers

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/terror and language

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [UK] Fox / Regency Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Candy Cane

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,347,259, 7 October 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$21,973,182, 6 January 2002

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$37,000,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency Enterprises,Epsilon Motion Pictures,New Regency Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paul Walker and Ted Levine (voice of Rusty Nail) also worked on The Fast and the Furious (2001) the same year.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Fuller Thomas: [40:30] Stay the fuck back, man. I've got a gun!
Ice Truck Driver: And I've got a MasterCard.

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Connections

Referenced in Bob's Burgers: Christmas in the Car (2013)

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Soundtracks

Weightless
Written and Performed by Old 97's
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

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 ****.