Movie Profile: JOY RIDE 2: DEAD AHEAD
| Attribute | Details |
| Title | Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead |
| Release Date | October 7, 2008 (Direct-to-Video / DVD) |
| Director | Louis Morneau (Retroactive, Bats) |
| Writers | James Portolese, Bennett Yellin |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller |
| Runtime | 91 minutes |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Lead Cast |
• Nick Zano (Ben) • Kristin Kowalski (Melissa) • Laura Jordan (Kayla) • Kyle Schmid (Nik) • Mark Gibbon (Rusty Nail) • Nicki Clyne (High-Risk Girl) |
Plot Overview
Four friends—Melissa (Kristin Kowalski), her fiancé Ben (Nick Zano), Melissa’s sister Kayla (Laura Jordan), and Kayla’s punk online boyfriend Nik (Kyle Schmid)—are driving across the desert on a road trip to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. Their trip hits a wall when their car breaks down in a desolate stretch of the Utah desert.
Seeking help, they stumble upon an apparently abandoned house containing a restored 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle in the garage. They decide to borrow the vehicle to get to the nearest truck stop, leaving a note and money for the owner. Unbeknownst to them, the house and car belong to Rusty Nail (Mark Gibbon), the vengeful, sadistic semi-truck driver with a lethal hatred for disrespectful travelers.
Realizing his vehicle was taken, Rusty Nail stalks the group in his massive 18-wheeler. Instead of a quick assault, he subjects them to a series of sadistic psychological games and horrific physical tortures, forcing the friends to make brutal sacrifices to stay alive as he hunts them down along the highway.
