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Joy Ride (2001)
Front Cover Actor
Steve Zahn Fuller Thomas
Paul Walker Lewis Thomas
Leelee Sobieski Venna
Jessica Bowman Charlotte
Stuart Stone Danny, Lewis' Roommate
Basil Wallace Car Salesman
Brian Leckner Officer Keeney
Mary Wickliffe Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk
McKenzie Satterthwaite Assistant Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk
Dell Yount Gas Station Mechanic
Movie Details
Genre Action; Horror; Thriller
Director John Dahl
Producer J.J. Abrams; Jeffrey Downer
Writer Clay Tarver; J.J. Abrams
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 1 hr 37 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.5
Plot
Joy Ride follows the familiar conventions of road-movie thrillers with enough vitality to make everything old seem new again. A confirmed master of neo-noir suspense, director John Dahl (Red Rock West, The Last Seduction) sets a consistent tone of humor and horror as Lewis (Paul Walker) and his black-sheep brother Fuller (Steve Zahn) drive from Salt Lake City to pick up Lewis's friend Venna (Leelee Sobieski) in Boulder, Colorado. En route, they play a practical joke via CB radio, inviting vengeful terror as an unseen trucker (voiced with exquisite menace by Silence of the Lambs villain Ted Levine) pursues them with relentless, homicidal aggression. Inevitable comparisons to Steven Spielberg's Duel fail to appreciate Dahl's unique talent for energizing B-movie formulas while injecting his own brand of rib-tickling excitement. While Zahn deserves extra credit in his first top-billed role, Joy Ride wins a badge of honor for everyone involved. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 1426
Collection Status In Collection
Purchase Date 1/2/2007
Store WalMart
Links Amazon US
IMDB
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 2.35:1
UPC (Barcode) 024543036272
Release Date 3/12/2002
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1