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The film begins at a [[truck stop]] in an unspecified rural location. It is night time in the midst of a heavy rainstorm, and a [[Prostitute|hooker]] gets into a large, black [[Peterbilt]] and offers her "services" to the trucker inside. The trucker is revealed to be Rusty Nail, when he recites his phrase "I like the rain. Keeps everybody inside and washes everything clean". He asks the hooker to go out into the rain to [[wetlook|get wet]]. When she is unnerved by his strange behavior and states she is leaving, Rusty Nail locks the doors and tells her to leave through the open window. He shuts the window halfway as she is climbing out, trapping her with half of her body outside the truck. Rusty Nail then drives off, decapitating the woman as he drives alongside another truck trailer. |
The film begins at a [[truck stop]] in an unspecified rural location. It is night time in the midst of a heavy rainstorm, and a [[Prostitute|hooker]] gets into a large, black [[Peterbilt]] and offers her "services" to the trucker inside. The trucker is revealed to be Rusty Nail, when he recites his phrase "I like the rain. Keeps everybody inside and washes everything clean". He asks the hooker to go out into the rain to [[wetlook|get wet]]. When she is unnerved by his strange behavior and states she is leaving, Rusty Nail locks the doors and tells her to leave through the open window. He shuts the window halfway as she is climbing out, trapping her with half of her body outside the truck. Rusty Nail then drives off, decapitating the woman as he drives alongside another truck trailer. |
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Meanwhile, Melissa and her fiancé Bobby, an engaged couple in their early twenties, are on a cross country road trip in a 1983 [[Chevrolet Caprice]] Wagon. They are heading |
Meanwhile, Melissa and her fiancé Bobby, an engaged couple in their early twenties, are on a cross country road trip in a 1983 [[Chevrolet Caprice]] Wagon. They are heading to [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], to get married. Joining them for the ride is Melissa's sister Kayla, who along the way picks up her online boyfriend Nick "Nik". |
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When their car breaks down in the desert, the four find a seemingly abandoned house. In the barn is a silver 1971 [[Chevrolet Chevelle]] in working order with a full tank of gas. Melissa and Bobby are reluctant to take the car, as it amounts to theft, but due to Kayla and Nik's persistence, they relent. However, Melissa leaves a note in the house with her contact details for the owner of the car. |
When their car breaks down in the desert, the four find a seemingly abandoned house. In the barn is a silver 1971 [[Chevrolet Chevelle]] in working order with a full tank of gas. Melissa and Bobby are reluctant to take the car, as it amounts to theft, but due to Kayla and Nik's persistence, they relent. However, Melissa leaves a note in the house with her contact details for the owner of the car. |
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The next day, Melissa receives a phone call from the person who |
The next day, Melissa receives a phone call from the person who owns the car they stole: it’s Rusty. He calls Melissa "[[Goldilocks]]" (she is [[blonde]]), revealing that he can see her. He tells her that she has his car and that he is going to kill her. Soon after, Bobby disappears from a diner restroom. The others find a [[CB radio]] in the car, through which Rusty Nail orders them to destroy their [[cellphone]]s and obey his orders if Bobby is to survive. Rusty Nail promises them that they will all be reunited soon, after which he requests for Kayla to cut off her middle finger. Earlier she had flipped off a trucker who turned out to be Rusty. The group heads to a [[Morgue|mortuary hospital]], where Kayla cuts a finger from a corpse. Rusty knows they have broken the rules so he cuts off Bobby's finger and puts it in the [[glove compartment]] of the Chevelle, where it is eventually discovered by the group. |
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Rusty later instructs Melissa to "[[Striptease|strip]] down to her underwear" in front of his truck; it turns out not to be him, but a trucker named Kenny whom Rusty Nail had instructed to be there. Rusty Nail soon pulls up at a bar in Utah, and Bobby tries to escape. He gains the attention of the barman, who has gone outside to smoke, but Rusty Nail catches him and uses a chainsaw-chain to cut off the barman's jaw. He then commands Nik to walk through a party dressed as a female and to buy crystal meth. Nik refuses so Melissa puts a knife to his throat, whereupon Nik cries, confessing that he is just scared. Nik finally complies but gets kidnapped by Rusty. Melissa and Kayla chase them in the Chevelle. Rusty manages to ram the car several times, overturning it with his truck. Kayla's leg is pinned, and she is killed when he backs up and rams the car again. The car explodes but Melissa escapes. |
Rusty later instructs Melissa to "[[Striptease|strip]] down to her underwear" in front of his truck; it turns out not to be him, but a trucker named Kenny whom Rusty Nail had instructed to be there. Rusty Nail soon pulls up at a bar in Utah, and Bobby tries to escape. He gains the attention of the barman, who has gone outside to smoke, but Rusty Nail catches him and uses a chainsaw-chain to cut off the barman's jaw. He then commands Nik to walk through a party dressed as a female and to buy crystal meth. Nik refuses so Melissa puts a knife to his throat, whereupon Nik cries, confessing that he is just scared. Nik finally complies but gets kidnapped by Rusty. Melissa and Kayla chase them in the Chevelle. Rusty manages to ram the car several times, overturning it with his truck. Kayla's leg is pinned, and she is killed when he backs up and rams the car again. The car explodes but Melissa escapes. |
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Rusty takes Bobby and Nik back to his home and has them play a sadistic game of dice. In this game, whatever one person rolls makes the other person suffer. Bobby's kneecap is struck |
Rusty takes Bobby and Nik back to his home and has them play a sadistic game of dice. In this game, whatever one person rolls makes the other person suffer. Bobby's kneecap is struck with a hammer and his nipple branded by the letter R. Rusty kills Nik by stabbing him with a steel bar through the top of his head. Melissa breaks into a police station and steals a motor bike, racing off to find Bobby. Rusty Nail hangs Bobby by his neck in the back of his truck. Melissa uses the motor bike to distract Rusty, allowing her the opportunity to repeatedly hit him in the back with a shovel. She drives away in his truck, accidentally disconnecting the trailer and leaving Bobby behind. Rusty manages to grab on to the side of the truck and climb on the roof. Melissa keeps drving until finally plowing into a gas tank, causing the truck to catch fire. She jumps from the truck as Rusty takes control, but it's too late, and he drives off of a cliff, the truck exploding on impact. Bobby escapes from the trailer and meets back up with Melissa. |
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Later, in the middle of nowhere. A girls car has broken down roadside. A big red Peterbilt truck drives past her, only to stop and back up after she makes a nasty comment. She explains what's happened and asks for a ride. As the truck door opens, it is revealed that the driver has a badly burned right arm. The girl climbs in and a familiar voice says "You'll catch your death out there," revealing that the driver is Rusty Nail, who survived the explosion. He drives away with the girl as the film cuts to black. |
Later, in the middle of nowhere. A girls car has broken down roadside. A big red Peterbilt truck drives past her, only to stop and back up after she makes a nasty comment. She explains what's happened and asks for a ride. As the truck door opens, it is revealed that the driver has a badly burned right arm. The girl climbs in and a familiar voice says "You'll catch your death out there," revealing that the driver is Rusty Nail, who survived the explosion. He drives away with the girl as the film cuts to black. |
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Revision as of 21:01, 13 February 2019
| Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Louis Morneau |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Connie Dolphin |
| Starring | |
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| Edited by | Mike Jackson |
| Music by | Joe Kraemer |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead is a 2008 American horror thriller film and the sequel to Joy Ride (2001). The film was directed by Louis Morneau and stars Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano, Kyle Schmid, Laura Jordan and Mark Gibbon. The film was released direct-to-video on October 7, 2008. It was followed by a sequel, Joy Ride 3: Roadkill (2014).
Plot
 | This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (September 2016) |
The film begins at a truck stop in an unspecified rural location. It is night time in the midst of a heavy rainstorm, and a hooker gets into a large, black Peterbilt and offers her "services" to the trucker inside. The trucker is revealed to be Rusty Nail, when he recites his phrase "I like the rain. Keeps everybody inside and washes everything clean". He asks the hooker to go out into the rain to get wet. When she is unnerved by his strange behavior and states she is leaving, Rusty Nail locks the doors and tells her to leave through the open window. He shuts the window halfway as she is climbing out, trapping her with half of her body outside the truck. Rusty Nail then drives off, decapitating the woman as he drives alongside another truck trailer.
Meanwhile, Melissa and her fiancé Bobby, an engaged couple in their early twenties, are on a cross country road trip in a 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon. They are heading to Las Vegas, to get married. Joining them for the ride is Melissa's sister Kayla, who along the way picks up her online boyfriend Nick "Nik".
When their car breaks down in the desert, the four find a seemingly abandoned house. In the barn is a silver 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle in working order with a full tank of gas. Melissa and Bobby are reluctant to take the car, as it amounts to theft, but due to Kayla and Nik's persistence, they relent. However, Melissa leaves a note in the house with her contact details for the owner of the car.
The next day, Melissa receives a phone call from the person who owns the car they stole: it’s Rusty. He calls Melissa "Goldilocks" (she is blonde), revealing that he can see her. He tells her that she has his car and that he is going to kill her. Soon after, Bobby disappears from a diner restroom. The others find a CB radio in the car, through which Rusty Nail orders them to destroy their cellphones and obey his orders if Bobby is to survive. Rusty Nail promises them that they will all be reunited soon, after which he requests for Kayla to cut off her middle finger. Earlier she had flipped off a trucker who turned out to be Rusty. The group heads to a mortuary hospital, where Kayla cuts a finger from a corpse. Rusty knows they have broken the rules so he cuts off Bobby's finger and puts it in the glove compartment of the Chevelle, where it is eventually discovered by the group.
Rusty later instructs Melissa to "strip down to her underwear" in front of his truck; it turns out not to be him, but a trucker named Kenny whom Rusty Nail had instructed to be there. Rusty Nail soon pulls up at a bar in Utah, and Bobby tries to escape. He gains the attention of the barman, who has gone outside to smoke, but Rusty Nail catches him and uses a chainsaw-chain to cut off the barman's jaw. He then commands Nik to walk through a party dressed as a female and to buy crystal meth. Nik refuses so Melissa puts a knife to his throat, whereupon Nik cries, confessing that he is just scared. Nik finally complies but gets kidnapped by Rusty. Melissa and Kayla chase them in the Chevelle. Rusty manages to ram the car several times, overturning it with his truck. Kayla's leg is pinned, and she is killed when he backs up and rams the car again. The car explodes but Melissa escapes. Rusty takes Bobby and Nik back to his home and has them play a sadistic game of dice. In this game, whatever one person rolls makes the other person suffer. Bobby's kneecap is struck with a hammer and his nipple branded by the letter R. Rusty kills Nik by stabbing him with a steel bar through the top of his head. Melissa breaks into a police station and steals a motor bike, racing off to find Bobby. Rusty Nail hangs Bobby by his neck in the back of his truck. Melissa uses the motor bike to distract Rusty, allowing her the opportunity to repeatedly hit him in the back with a shovel. She drives away in his truck, accidentally disconnecting the trailer and leaving Bobby behind. Rusty manages to grab on to the side of the truck and climb on the roof. Melissa keeps drving until finally plowing into a gas tank, causing the truck to catch fire. She jumps from the truck as Rusty takes control, but it's too late, and he drives off of a cliff, the truck exploding on impact. Bobby escapes from the trailer and meets back up with Melissa.
Later, in the middle of nowhere. A girls car has broken down roadside. A big red Peterbilt truck drives past her, only to stop and back up after she makes a nasty comment. She explains what's happened and asks for a ride. As the truck door opens, it is revealed that the driver has a badly burned right arm. The girl climbs in and a familiar voice says "You'll catch your death out there," revealing that the driver is Rusty Nail, who survived the explosion. He drives away with the girl as the film cuts to black.
Cast
- Nicki Aycox as Melissa Scott
- Nick Zano as Bobby Lawrence
- Laura Jordan as Kayla Scott
- Kyle Schmid as Nick "Nik" Parker
- Mark Gibbon as Rusty Nail
- Krystal Vrba as Lot Lizard
- Kathryn Kirkpatrick as Big Wheels Waitress
- Rob Carpenter as Trucker #1
- Gordon Tipple as Trucker #2
- Rebecca Davis as Woman Stuck in Snow
- Daniel Boileau as Bald Trucker
- Lyle St. Goddard as Kenny Chesney (credited as Goofy Looking Truck Driver)
- Mackenzie Gray as Bartender
- Sean Tyson as Drunk Trucker #1
- Chris Kalhoon as Drunk Trucker #2
- Gardiner Millar as Mortician
- Colette Hills as Female Corpse
Development
Originally titled Joy Ride 2: End of the Road in promotional artwork, Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead was filmed in British Columbia, Canada, at Cache Creek, Kamloops and Vancouver.[1]
Like the original film, Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, although unlike the original it was direct-to-DVD.
Release
The film was released on DVD on October 7, 2008 in the United States and opened at #9 at the DVD sales chart, making $1,492,635 off 62,000 sold DVD units. As per the latest figures, 200,000 units have been sold, translating to $4,307,361 in revenue. This does not include Blu-ray sales/DVD rentals.[2]
References
- ^ Cameron McGaughy, "Review of Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead," DVD Talk (September 28, 2008).
- ^ "Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
External links
- 2008 films
- 2008 direct-to-video films
- 2000s psychological thriller films
- American films
- 20th Century Fox direct-to video films
- Direct-to-video thriller films
- Direct-to-video horror films
- Direct-to-video sequel films
- English-language films
- Films set in abandoned houses
- Films set in the United States
- Films shot in British Columbia
- American road movies
- 2000s road movies
- Trucker films
- Serial killer films
- Films scored by Joe Kraemer