"It started as a joke. Now the joke is on them."

2001

1h 37m

6.5(1250 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Drama

Overview

Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.

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Cast & Crew

41 members

Acting

Paul Walker

Lewis Thomas

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Steve Zahn

Fuller Thomas

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Leelee Sobieski

Venna

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Ted Levine

Rusty Nail (voice) (uncredited)

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Michael McCleery

Officer Akins

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Dell Yount

Gas Station Mechanic

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Rachel Singer

Gas Station Manager

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Jim Beaver

Sheriff Ritter

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Jessica Bowman

Charlotte

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Stuart Stone

Danny, Lewis' Roommate

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Basil Wallace

Car Salesman

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Brian Leckner

Officer Keeney

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Mary Wickliffe

Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk

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McKenzie Satterthwaite

Assistant Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk

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Kenneth White

Ronald Ellinghouse

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Luis Cortés

Night Manager

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Satch Huizenga

Ice Truck Man

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Crew

Terry Leonard

Bartender

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Gwenda Deacon

Truck Stop Waitress

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Robert Winley

Truck Stop Manager

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Ali Gage

Waitress

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Jack Moore

Hotwire Consultant

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Hugh Dane

Man at Door

Crew

Lee Stepp

Traveling Salesman

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Jay Hernandez

Marine

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Huey Redwine

Policeman #1

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John Maynard

Policeman #2

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Peter Weireter

Policeman #3

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James MacDonald

Local in Nebraska Bar

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Walton Goggins

Cop (uncredited)

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Matthew Kimbrough

Rusty Nail (uncredited)

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Anna Malle

Porn Actress (uncredited)

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Sound

Tim Cooney

(voice)

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Sheryl Giffis

(voice)

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Pamela Senatore

(voice)

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Greg Bronson

Truckstop Patron (uncredited)

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Chris Cummins

Deputy (uncredited)

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Chuck Murphy

Medic (uncredited)

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Patrick Robert Smith

Cop (uncredited)

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Vern Urich

Officer Alexander (uncredited)

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Brien Varady

Paramedic (uncredited)

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