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Joy Ride
It started as a joke. Now the joke is on them.
Genres
MysteryThrillerDrama
Overview
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 psychotic killer.
Details
Budget
$23000000
Revenue
$36642838
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
2001-10-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1243
Vote Average
6.512
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Paul Walker
Lewis Thomas
Steve Zahn
Fuller Thomas
Leelee Sobieski
Venna
Ted Levine
Rusty Nail (voice) (uncredited)
Michael McCleery
Officer Akins
Dell Yount
Gas Station Mechanic
Rachel Singer
Gas Station Manager
Jim Beaver
Sheriff Ritter
Jessica Bowman
Charlotte
Stuart Stone
Danny, Lewis' Roommate
Basil Wallace
Car Salesman
Brian Leckner
Officer Keeney
Mary Wickliffe
Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk
McKenzie Satterthwaite
Assistant Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk
Kenneth White
Ronald Ellinghouse
Luis Cortés
Night Manager
Satch Huizenga
Ice Truck Man
Terry Leonard
Bartender
Gwenda Deacon
Truck Stop Waitress
Robert Winley
Truck Stop Manager
Ali Gage
Waitress
Jack Moore
Hotwire Consultant
Hugh Dane
Man at Door
Lee Stepp
Traveling Salesman
Jay Hernandez
Marine
Huey Redwine
Policeman #1
John Maynard
Policeman #2
Peter Weireter
Policeman #3
James MacDonald
Local in Nebraska Bar
Walton Goggins
Cop (uncredited)
Matthew Kimbrough
Rusty Nail (uncredited)
Anna Malle
Porn Actress (uncredited)
Tim Cooney
(voice)
Sheryl Giffis
(voice)
Pamela Senatore
(voice)
Greg Bronson
Truckstop Patron (uncredited)
Chris Cummins
Deputy (uncredited)
Chuck Murphy
Medic (uncredited)
Patrick Robert Smith
Cop (uncredited)
Vern Urich
Officer Alexander (uncredited)
Brien Varady
Paramedic (uncredited)
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