Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead

"Detours can be deadly."

2009 1h 31m EN

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5.1

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★5.5TMDB · 294★5.1IMDB · 8,170

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Synopsis

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While driving to Las Vegas for the bachelor party of her sister Melissa and her fiance Bobby, Kayla stops the car at a gas station to meet her date, Nik, a guy she met on the internet. Nik convinces her to take a secondary road under the protest of Bobby but the car breaks down. They find a house in the middle of nowhere and decide to take the car parked in the house's garage to the next city...

“Detours can be deadly.”

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Cast

Nicki Aycox
Melissa
Nick Zano
Bobby
Kyle Schmid
Nik
Daniel Boileau
Bald Trucker
Laura Jordan
Kayla
Mark Gibbon
Rusty Nail
Krystal Vrba
lézard
Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Serveuse

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis Morneau
Writers: Bennett Yellin, James Robert Johnston, John Lund
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Joy Ride Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Louis Morneau, shot by Robert C. New. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Kraemer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mike Jackson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nicki Aycox and Nick Zano and Kyle Schmid carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Detours can be deadly.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1140941 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Louis Morneau directs. Robert C. New behind the camera. Joe Kraemer scores. Mike Jackson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Part of the "Joy Ride Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Louis Morneau, shot by Robert C. New. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joe Kraemer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mike Jackson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nicki Aycox and Nick Zano and Kyle Schmid carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Detours can be deadly.".
8IMDB entry: tt1140941 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 15 different titles around the world.