Joy Ride

Joy Ride (known as Roadkill in the United Kingdom) is a 2001 American mystery thriller film directed by John Dahl and written by J. J. Abrams and Clay Tarver. The film stars Paul Walker and Steve Zahn as two brothers embarking on a cross-country road trip, who play a cruel prank on a mysterious trucker who turns out to be a psychotic murderer, desperate to get revenge at any cost. The film was released on October 5, 2001, and received generally positive reviews from critics. Plot While traveling from California to Colorado to pick up his childhood friend and crush Venna, Lewis Thomas is forced to stop in Salt Lake City after he learns his estranged brother Fuller has been arrested. Lewis bails him out and Fuller tags along for the ride.