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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Joyride
1996 0h 10m EN
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 10
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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A power-line repairman gets off of work early and heads home (to his family?). Unfortunately, he gets kidnapped is locked up in the trunk of his own car.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Christopher Fulford
Victim
Frank Gallagher
Thug
David MacKay
Thug
Carolyn Bonnyman
Policewoman
Stevie Hannan
Policeman
Paul Featherstone
Policeman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jim Gillespie
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jim Gillespie directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Christopher Fulford and Frank Gallagher and David MacKay carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0239078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 10 min · 0h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Joyride (1996)
Also by
Jim Gillespie
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1996-02-21
