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Joy Ride

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Joy Ride
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R,1hr 36min
Genre:
Action
Released:
October 5, 2001
Director:
John Dahl
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski  ...more
Synopsis: After forays into film noir, thrillers, dramas, and even documentaries, director John Dahl tries the teen horror genre on for size. Paul Walker stars as Lewis Thomas, a college freshman embarking on a cross-country road trip during summer break to pick up his girlfriend Venna (Leelee Sobieski). Along for the ride is Lewis' brother Fuller (Steve Zahn), a practical joker who uses the car's CB radio to play a cruel prank on a lonely trucker known only by the handle Rusty Nail. The victim of Fuller's ... Full Synopsis
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Josh Ralske, AMG Review
With Joy Ride, director John Dahl abandons the sophisticated plotting of his earlier films, Red Rock West and The Last Seduction, in favor of more visceral thrills, and it pays off with a suspenseful and darkly comic kick. The script, by Clay Tarver and Felicity co-creator J.J. Abrams, cribs from the TV movie that put Steven Spielberg on the map, Duel. It has a surfeit of wit and strong, believable ... Full Review
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Steve Zahn
Fuller Thomas
Paul Walker
Lewis Thomas
Leelee Sobieski
Venna
Jessica Bowman
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