Joy Ride (2001 film)

Joy Ride, also known as Roadkill, is a 2001 American mystery thriller horror road film. The film was written by J. J. Abrams and Clay Tarver and directed by John Dahl and starring Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, and Leelee Sobieski.

University students Lewis Thomas Paul Walker and Venna Wilcox Leelee Sobieski, Lewis childhood friend and crush, prepare to go home for the summer holiday. Lewis offers to come by Vennas campus they go to different universities to drive her home instead of both of them flying back Venna happily agrees. Lewis calls his parents to announce the change of plan and learns that his older brother Fuller Steve Zahn, the familys black sheep, has been arrested once again. Lewis drives to Salt Lake city and bails out Fuller, who then tags along for the trip.At a gas station, Fuller has a CB radio installed on Lewis car, and the two begin listening on truckers chatters. Fuller coaxes Lewis into playing a prank on a truck driver nicknamed Rusty Nail voiced by Ted Levine uncredited. Lewis pretends to be a woman named Candy Cane and sets up a meeting with Rusty Nail in the motel where Lewis and Fuller will be spending the night. Lewis gives him the number of the room next door. The rooms occupant is an irritable businessman. When Rusty Nail arrives at the mans room, arguments and sounds of a scuffle are briefly heard. The next morning, Sheriff Ritter announces to Lewis and Fuller that they found the businessman on the highway, still alive with his lower jaw ripped off. Ritter figures out the two are involved in the incident, but lets them go as hes already had his hands full and they dont know anything other than the mans nickname. ........

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