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      • "Joy Ride" is a well crafted thriller which methodically builds suspense while avoiding the usual gore and guts of horror flicks.
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  2. Joy Ride (known as Road Kill in the UK and Roadkill in Australia) [2] is a 2001 American thriller film directed by John Dahl and written by Clay Tarver and J. J. Abrams. It stars Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, and Leelee Sobieski.

  3. Joy Ride: Directed by John Dahl. With Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski, Jessica Bowman. Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychopathic killer.

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    • Action, Mystery, Thriller
    • John Dahl
    • 2001-10-05
  4. Dec 19, 2023 · Joy Ride includes elements of psychological horror. Beyond being a simple suspense thriller, Joy Ride incorporates elements of psychological horror to heighten the tension. It plays with the characters’ fears and emotions, adding a deeper layer to the overall experience.

  5. Apr 20, 2024 · In 2001, a riveting thriller called Joy Ride changed the rules, and didn't reveal its killer face. How did they pull it off?

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    Joy Ride - originally titled Squelch - was written by Clay Tarver and none other than JJ Abrams, the man who would eventually shephard in the new era of Star Wars. Paul Walker stars as Lewis, a college student traveling from California to Colorado in his run-down Chrysler Newport to pick up his childhood friend and long-time crush Venna. But along ...

    Director John Dahl - who had previously dabbled in the crime genre, but has never directed a straight-up thriller before - spent four years trying to get Joy Ride off the ground, clearly seeing the underlying potential in the insidiously simple premise. Dahl successfully elevates the pulpy material into something truly invigorating. And the success...

    Dahl does an amazing job putting the audience in Lewis and Fuller’s shoes thanks to the film’s stellar technical aspects. Visually speaking, the color is a bit drained, but that’s normal for a movie released in the early-2000s; that’s just how it was back then. But the action - which predominantly takes place at night - is expertly shot by cinemato...

    Is Joy Ride flawless? No, of course not. There are a few...let’s say improbable scenes that strain the limits of believability. And the cliffhanger ending - of which many variations were filmed - doesn’t make a lot of sense, and was most likely included for the sake of leaving the possibility of sequels open. But these are small gripes regarding a ...

  6. Director John Dahl prepares for a shot on the set of his contemporary thriller, JOY RIDE. Leelee Sobieski, left, Steve Zahn and Paul Walker make a horrific discovery. Leelee Sobieski eyes a ...

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  7. Aug 18, 2024 · After ‘The Fast and the Furious,’ Paul Walker Got Back Behind the Wheel in This Horror Movie. Joy Ride features a strong cast, with Paul Walker playing the straight man against Steve Zahn’s...

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