Joy Ride (2001 film)

Joy Ride
Joy Ride
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Dahl
Written by	Clay Tarver; J. J. Abrams;
Produced by	J. J. Abrams; Chris Moore;
Starring	Steve Zahn; Paul Walker; Leelee Sobieski;
Cinematography	Jeffrey Jur
Edited by	Eric L. Beason; Glen Scantlebury;
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; companies	Regency Enterprises; Bad Robot; LivePlanet;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	September 9, 2001 (TIFF); October 5, 2001 (United States);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$23 million
Box office	$36.6 million

Joy Ride (known as Road Kill in the UK and Roadkill in Australia)^[2] is a 2001 American horror-thriller film directed by John Dahl and written by Clay Tarver and J. J. Abrams. It stars Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, and Leelee Sobieski. It follows three young people on a road trip who talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychopathic killer.

The film had its world premiere at the 26th Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2001, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 5, 2001, by 20th Century Fox. It grossed over $36.6 million worldwide against a $23 million budget. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised Dahl's direction, the screenplay, and performances of the cast (particularly Zahn), and was nominated for Best Action, Adventure, or Thriller Film at the 28th Saturn Awards. The film has since become a cult classic and spawned two direct-to-video sequels, Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008) and Joy Ride 3: Roadkill (2014).^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Joy Ride". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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^ Tinnin, Drew (July 1, 2023). "The Largely Forgotten Joy Ride Let Paul Walker Play A Horror Movie 'Final Guy'". /Film. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.