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It started as a joke. Now the joke is on them.
It started as a joke. Now the joke is on them.
Drama, Mystery, Thriller - 2001
6.6
74%
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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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Rated:
R
Runtime:
97 min
Release date:
5 Oct 2001
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$23,000,000
Revenue:
$36,642,838
Awards:
5 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Expertly toys with the fear any carbon-based life-form feels when one of those Peterbilt express trains comes rolling by with a thundercrack of vibration at about 240 mph, gently urging us to move right or die crushed and bleeding.
– Stephen Hunter,
Washington Post,
5 Oct 2001
fresh:
It's encouraging to see more than passing attention paid to character development.
– Michael Rechtshaffen,
Hollywood Reporter,
5 Oct 2001
fresh:
Climb into this rig and you'll be sweating bullets.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
5 Oct 2001
fresh:
Dahl works the audience like the dial of a car radio, testing out all manner of squeals and static and all-out, high-pitched terror.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
12 Oct 2001
fresh:
If you're looking to have your nerves fried and your pulse pounded, this is your ticket to ride.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct 2001
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