The read
Audiences rate it 46 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
In Texas, the aspirant actress Nicole Carrow runs away home to Los Angeles with her boyfriend Jess Hilts. They drive through a shortcut in an old road, and when they park in a rest stop, Jess is abducted by the sadistic driver of an old yellow truck. Along the night, Nicole is threatened by the sick maniac, while mysterious things happen to her in the place.
Ratings
IMDb4.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes0%
Audiences rate it 46 points higher than critics do.
316 audience votes
Key crew
- John ShibanDirector
- Bear McCrearyOriginal Music Composer
- John ShibanWriter
Cast
- Jaimie AlexanderNicole Carrow
- Joey MendicinoJess Hilts
- Deanna RussoTracy Kress
- Diane SalingerThe Mother
- Curtis TaylorThe Ranger
- Joey LawrenceOfficer Michael Deacon
- Gary EntinTwin #1
- Edmund EntinTwin #2
- Jennifer CormackCollege Student
- Mikey PostScotty
- Michael ChildersThe Father
- Nick OreficeThe Killer
Stills
Themes
roadhouselorrytruck drivermissing personbuilding on fireabductioneating one's fingershot to death