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 gag turns out to be a psychotic murderer and soon the brothers
are being pursued by the relentless stalker, who gets his revenge in
gruesome fashion. Joy Ride, which co-stars Matthew Kimbrough, was
produced under the working title "Squelch."
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