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Joy Ride (2001) 6.6
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6.6/10 from 50,722 users
Metascore: 75/100
Reviews: 338 user | 140 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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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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This fall, everything you say will come back to haunt you. Everything you see will terrify you. And everything you hear will drive you over the edge. 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:
$7,347,259 (USA) (5 October 2001)Gross:
£2,215,996 (UK) (24 May 2002)Company Credits
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Written by Bill Bergman
Performed by Bill Bergman and The Metrojets
Courtesy of Bill Bergman Productions
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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. See more »Goofs
When Fuller and Venna are outside the motel room, Fuller takes her key and uses it to open the lock. When he turns the key, the whole knob turns, indicating that the knob was never locked. (See Goodfellas for the same mistake.) See more »Quotes
Venna: I'm not going anywhere until somebody tells me why I should be afraid of a radio.See more »
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Referenced in Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006) See more »Soundtracks
Take Me to Your HeavenWritten by Bill Bergman
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Gripping, white-knuckler of a film was one of the best thrillers of its year!
Brothers driving across the American west play a prank on a truck driver, who then seeks some harsh vengeance.
Joy Ride may recall a lot of road thrillers, such as Duel (1971), Road Games (1981), or The Hitcher (1986), but it's a film that firmly stands out among the genre. The story is genuinely engrossing, with plenty of well-time shocks, suspenseful build up, and intense action sequences. Joy Ride also has a good share of eerie sequences to help it sustain a hair-raising atmosphere and the feeling that doom could be around any turn in the road. This comes off especially effective as our heroes are likable characters. It all builds to a loud, dramatic conclusion. The direction is well done, the cinematography is nicely captured, there's plenty of scenic filming locations, and a moody music score.
The films stars are one of its biggest highlights. Paul Walker makes for a decent good-guy. The lovely Leelee Sobieski is perfect as Walker's head-strong girlfriend. But greatest of all is Steve Zahn as Walker's no-account big brother. Zahn's performance is great and he adds more than a few moments of good comic relief to the film. Ted Levine, who does the voice of our villain, is perfectly frightening.
Road thrillers certainly aren't anything new, but this film is one of the best of them! For thriller fans, Joy Ride lives up to its title.
*** 1/2 out of ****