Joy Ride, also known as Road Kill, is a 2001 American thriller road movie. The film was written by J. J. Abrams and Clay Tarver, and directed by John Dahl. It stars Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, and Leelee Sobieski. Lewis Thomas is a university student of UC Berkeley in California, is packing to go home at the end of his freshman year and the beginning of summer break. In an attempt to get his childhood friend, Venna , who attends the University of Colorado at Boulder, romantically interested in him, Lewis offers to pick her up and drive her home in a scenic and pleasant cross-country road trip,... she enthusiastically agrees, and with a plane ticket refund he buys a 1971 Chrysler Newport, heading East to Colorado. However, he is asked to bail out his troublesome older brother, Fuller in Salt Lake City. Much to Lewis' chagrin, Fuller invites himself on the trip. The brothers stop at a truck stop near the Wyoming border, where Fuller buys a CB radio for $45 merely for the purpose of fun and breaking the tension in the car. He chats with several truckers in a mock hillbilly accent.
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| Release date: | October 5, 2001 |
| Directed by: | John Dahl |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Producer: | J.J. Abrams, Chris Moore |
| Editor: | Eric L. Beason, Scott Chestnut, Todd E. Miller, Glen Scantlebury |
| Music by: | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography: | Jeff Jur |
| Screenplay by: | Clay Tarver, J.J. Abrams |
| Estimated budget: | $23,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller |