Directed by: John Dahl Written by: Clay Tarver & J.J. Abrams Starring: Steve Zahn .... Fuller Thomas Paul Walker .... Lewis Thomas Leelee Sobieski .... Venna Jessica Bowman .... Charlotte Stuart Stone .... Danny Ted Levine .... Voice of Rusty Nail Special Appearance: Jim Beaver .... Sherriff Ritter Release Date: Toronto Film Festival: September 9, 2001; Theatrical: October 5, 2001; Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival: October 26, 2001; Fantiastic Film Festival: April 12, 2002 (Netherlands) *Photo's courtesy at www.beyondhollywood.com Rating:

A young man named Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker) goes on a road trip to pick up his girlfriend Venna Wilcox (Leelee Sobieski) from college.
On his way there he bails his brother Fuller (Steve Zahn) out of jail. Fuller still wants to act like a wild child and decides to go along for the car ride.
Before they pick up Venna, Fuller decides to play what he calls a harmless prank on Lewis' CB radio as he is talking to a truck driver named Rusty Nail (voiced by Ted Levine) making out that he is a sexy woman named Candy Cane.
After they pick up Venna they stay at a hotel and Fuller continues to talk to Rusty Nail as they try to get even to a grumpy resident at the hotel telling Rusty to come over to his room for fun.
Rusty does just that but then things turn serious as Rusty nearly kills the man by breaking open his jaw.
They are not off the hook that easily as Rusty follows them wherever they go and terrorises them half to death.

Oh yesssss. Full of mystery and lots of scares too as you will fear what if a driver does that to you, terrorising you to pieces and won't leave you alone.
The film teaches you a lesson on what can happen if you pull off a prank to a stranger. This film is a must for all horror film buffs.
I am hoping that there will be a sequel to this film as a door was open for one.

The acting is great as everyone performs very realistic.
Uncredited voice actor Ted Levine is the best with his cold sounding voice and sounds very threatening and deadly.

A man's bottom jaw is torn off.

Steve Zahn and Paul Walker show partuial nudity while walking into a diner.

John Dahl is terrifically horrifying with his work opn this film which is a great compliment.
He can direct equally as many horror film directors like Tobe Hooper delivering frights and terrifying mysteries.
His best frightening scene with his work on the film is when Rusty Nails walks into the grumpy hotel resident and theres noise then there's silence while Zahn, Walker and Sobieski's characters wonder what is going on.
Also the truck constantly chasing after the three by smashing into anything especially crashing their car into a tree is absolutely marvellous.

Marco Beltrami composes his stuff perfectly for the film by making his music sound suspenseful.

We also have a soundtrack by groups like Sinomatic, Paco, Alien Crime Syndicate, Gene Bowen, Pell Mell, John Bohlinger, Sarah Slean, Old 97's, Ultra V, Embrace, Deep Audio featuring Heather Bradley, Bill Bergman and The Metrojets, Brenda Lee and Caroline Lavelle

Lewis: He's watching us!

Fuller: Do a woman's voice.

Rusty Nail: I was just playing.

Lewis: Do you ever miss Mom and Dad?
Fuller: Yeah, I miss Mom's chocolate chip cookies, playing football with Dad on Sundays, going to... oh wait, I must have mixed my child-hood with someone else's I mean... no.

Rusty Nail: Candy Cane? Hey anybody know a Candy Cane?
Lewis: Rusty Nail?

Ice Truck Driver: Do you guys need help back to the main road?
Fuller: No, we're okay, now that we're not murdered or anything.

[about the car]
Venna: Have you guys named it yet?
Fuller: Not yet, but we were thinking about "Tad" or "Lewis's Shitty Newport".

Fuller: I have never felt like more of a pussy in my entire life.

[after installing the CB]
Fuller: This is like some kinda prehistoric Internet.

Fuller: I'VE GOT A GUN!
Ice Truck Driver: OH, YEAH, WELL, I'VE GOT A MASTERCARD

Venna: I'm not going anywhere until somebody tells me why I should be afraid of a radio.

Rusty Nail: [on the phone] Ya know what I really get a kick out of? Pretending the person I'm talking to is right next to me. Right next to me...

Venna: How afraid should I be?
Fuller: More than usual.

[Over the CB radio]
Rusty Nail: You know, Black Sheep, you really oughtta get that fixed.
Fuller: Get what fixed?
Rusty Nail: Your tail light.

Rusty Nail: Apologize.
Fuller: No. Listen, you sick fuck, you pathetic, lonely, walkie-talkie, freak show motherfucker. You're not getting anything from me. Know why? Because I have something that's more powerful then your psychosis. It's called a volume knob, and the only thing I have to do to make you go away is to turn it counterclockwise. You got that? You copy that?
Rusty Nail: You know, Black Sheep, you really ought to get that fixed.
Fuller: Get what fixed?
Rusty Nail: Your taillight.

[after Paul Walker intentionally runs off the road]
Fuller: So, do you need me to drive, er, you good?

Fuller: [holding up his thumb and index finger] I got a gun!

Fuller: [talking into the CB radio] Howdy, you got Black Sheep here with Mama's Boy. Who we got? over.
Lewis: Can I please get a better handle than Mama's Boy?
Fuller: No.

Fuller: Alright no cops 'til Jamestown. Free to speed like a mother fucker for like the next 40 miles or so.

Fuller: [Fuller and Lewis are driving] You know, with the exception of the seat spring piercing my ass, this ride's excellent.

Lewis: I've got a plan.
Venna: What's your plan?
Lewis: Let's never go back there again.
Venna: Oh, I can't wait to never go back there.

Fuller: Do what I do. Just remind yourself that in a hundred years you're gonna be dead. It's the closest thing I've got to a philosophy.

[after fuller has the cb radio installed]
Lewis: You put a hole in my car.

Fuller: Come on, I know what Dad says about me behind my back. That I'm the world's biggest loser. And that's coming from a plumber! That's coming from a man who wears a lime green jumpsuit to work everyday!

Rusty Nail: Now they know what it feels like... to be the butt-end of the joke. Your palms sweating, your face burning up. Now they know what it's like... to be the fucking punch line.

Lewis: You should call home every once in a while. You know, when you don't need bail money?
Fuller: Yeah, but how often is that?

The DVD Features:

• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Commentary by: director Victor SalvaUnknown Format

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