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Joy Ride

Joy Ride

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Key Information
Directors: John Dahl
Stars: Leelee Sobieski
Actors: Stuart Stone
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Subgenre: Road Trips · Brothers · Theatrical Release · Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (MPAA)
Available Formats: DVD: French; Sensormatic
UPC: 024543050773
Release Date: 2001
Running Time: 1hr 36min
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD: French; Sensormatic, 1hr 36min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (May 09, 2006)
UPC: 024543036289
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS: Spanish Subtitled, 1hr 36min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (March 12, 2002)
UPC: 024543034537
Credits
Screenwriter: Clay Tarver
Professional Reviews
: (10/05/2001, p.E23, A. O. Scott): "...JOY RIDE is stylized and referential without being arch or secondhand....It's also surprisingly funny..."
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Details: 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 Venna (Leelee Sobieski), the girl Lewis has been pining for, on the way home. The mysterious trucker, who they know only by his CB handle, "Rusty Nail," goes further than they could ever imagine to exact his revenge. Zahn is pitch-perfect here, capturing both Fuller's charm and his stupid recklessness. Dahl builds the suspense beautifully, creating a real sense of being out on the highway in t...
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