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* FingerInTheMail: Well, more like in the glove compartment.



* HollywoodCB: Many times throughout the movie, the boys and their pursuer have inexplicable privacy on the radio.

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* HollywoodCB: Many times throughout the movie, movies, the boys main characters and their pursuer have inexplicable privacy on the radio.radio. In RealLife, State Highway Patrols have a tendency to monitor CB channels and other truckers would also be listening in so in reality the cops would have been all over Rusty about half-way through the first movie.
* IHaveYourWife: Our girlfriend (first and third) or boyfriend (second).
* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: Rusty forces part of the gang in the second movie to put on a little "show" in front of what they think is his truck. It isn't, it is another trucker who promptly records the entire thing and uploads it immediately.

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* ForcedToWatch: Rusty is very prone to doing this his victims. The hotel and the shotgun booby-trap climax in the first, the craps game in the second, Jewel in the trailer with the electric winch in the third.



* HairTriggerTemper: Rusty, of course. In fact, a lot of the time it is unclear if Rusty is a SerialKiller actively searching for victims or simply a lonely trucker that turns really, ''really'' angry when somebody messes with him and is prone to DisproportionateRetribution.



* PitGirls: Jewel and Alisa in the third movie.



* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Rusty's motivation in all three movies. First one was to make Fuller and Lewis pay for incident at the hotel. The second one was for the group breaking into his house and stealing his car. The third was for the Austin nearly running him off the road while showing off.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Rusty's motivation in all three movies. First one was to make Fuller and Lewis pay for the little incident at the hotel. The second one was for the group breaking into his house and stealing his car. The third was for the Austin nearly running him off the road while showing off.



* SerialKiller: Rusty Nail, by the events of ''Dead Ahead'', which has him pick up and kill a prostitute in the opening, and a female hitchhiker in the epilogue.

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* SerialKiller: Rusty Nail, by the events of ''Dead Ahead'', which has him pick up and kill a prostitute in the opening, and is implied to have killed a female hitchhiker in the epilogue.

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''Joy Ride'' is a 2001 horror film written and produced by Creator/JJAbrams ([[Film/StarTrek yes, that]] [[Film/StarWars7 J.J. Abrams]] and starring Creator/PaulWalker that subsequently spawned two direct-to-video sequels: ''Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead'' (2008) and ''Joy Ride 3: Road Kill'' (2014). All three films follow roughly the same narrative. A group of young adult pranksters make the ''big'' mistake of pissing off a [[AxCrazy deranged]] truck driver, "Rusty Nail". Being the old-school road-rager that he is Rusty retaliates by stalking and terrorizing said pranksters in his [[BigBadassRig large and ominous Peterbilt]] and often taking out a few innocent bystanders in the process. The original ''Joy Ride'' was well-received by fans of the genre and critics alike; the two sequels not-so-much but they still are largely considered to be above average popcorn slasher flicks.

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''Joy Ride'' is a 2001 horror film written and produced by Creator/JJAbrams ([[Film/StarTrek yes, that]] [[Film/StarWars7 J.J. Abrams]] Abrams]]) and starring Creator/PaulWalker and LeeleeSobieski that subsequently spawned two direct-to-video sequels: ''Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead'' (2008) and ''Joy Ride 3: Road Kill'' (2014). All three films follow roughly the same narrative. A group of young adult pranksters make the ''big'' mistake of pissing off a [[AxCrazy deranged]] truck driver, "Rusty Nail". Being the old-school road-rager that he is Rusty retaliates by stalking and terrorizing said pranksters in his [[BigBadassRig large and ominous Peterbilt]] and often taking out a few innocent bystanders in the process. The original ''Joy Ride'' was well-received by fans of the genre and critics alike; the two sequels not-so-much but they still are largely considered to be above average popcorn slasher flicks.



* MuggingTheMonster: In the opening of the third movie two meth-heads think it is a good idea to lure a trucker to their hotel room so they can rob him. Unfortunately for them, said trucker is Rusty Nail.

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* MuggingTheMonster: MetallicarSyndrome: Averted in the second movie and third movies, there aren't too many silver 71 Chevrolet Chevelles on the road and that makes it rather easy for Rusty to track the group. The racing team's customized Subaru Impreza in the third is also hard to miss.
* MuggingTheMonster:
** The group in the second movie break into a house after their car breaks down and end up stealing a beautifully restored classic muscle car from the barn. Said house and car belong to Rusty, who takes it about as well as you would expect.
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In the opening of the third movie two meth-heads think it is a good idea to lure a trucker to their hotel room so they can rob him. Unfortunately for them, said trucker is Rusty Nail.


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* StalkerWIthoutACrush: Good old Rusty, of course. It takes a lot to get him to quit following and messing with you if you are unlucky enough to have attracted his attention.
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* BloodierAndGorier: The first movie was more of a physiological thriller with minimal bloodshed (Rusty only killed one guy and put another in the intensive care ward). The two sequels were more slasher flicks that showcased Rusty using his truck to kill people in increasingly sadistic and creative ways.

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* BloodierAndGorier: The first movie was more of a physiological psychological thriller with minimal bloodshed (Rusty only killed one guy and put another in the intensive care ward). The two sequels were more slasher flicks that showcased Rusty using his truck to kill people in increasingly sadistic and creative ways.
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* BadassDriver: Rusty may be a psychopath with anger management issues but he is a damn good truck driver.
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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Fuller, why oh why did you feel the need to insult Rusty over the CB ''after'' the cops had taken you to the hospital and shown you what happens to people who piss Rusty off?


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* MuggingTheMonster: In the opening of the third movie two meth-heads think it is a good idea to lure a trucker to their hotel room so they can rob him. Unfortunately for them, said trucker is Rusty Nail.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Rusty's motivation in all three movies. First one was to make Fuller and Lewis pay for incident at the hotel. The second one was for the group breaking into his house and stealing his car. The third was for the Austin nearly running him off the road while showing off.



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Said by Mickey to Jordan in the third movie when he forces them to stop and gets out of the car. Unfortunately, he runs into Rusty while walking down the road.



* TattooedCrook: Rusty.



* TattooedCrook: Rusty.

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* TattooedCrook: Rusty.TooDumbToLive: The meth heads in the third movie, the crushing of the cell-phones in the second, Fuller's insulting diatribe towards Rusty when they already know he is not somebody to mess with, hell there is usually at least three or four examples in each movie.

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: In all three movies Rusty does a brutal number on his targets and escapes the police alive (albeit injured in the last two films and minus his truck in all three)]].



* BigBad: Rusty, of course.



* EvilIsFunny: Rusty Nail definitely has an, albeit seriously warped, sense of humor.



* PoliceAreUseless: Both averted and played straight.



* SlashersPreferBlondes: Averted in Joy Ride 2 where blonde girl Melissa is movie FinalGirl. But played straight in [[spoiler: Joy Ride 3 where two blondes girls Candy and Jewel is killed]]

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* SlashersPreferBlondes: Averted in Joy Ride 2 where blonde girl Melissa is movie FinalGirl. But played straight in [[spoiler: Joy Ride 3 third movie where two blondes girls girls, Candy and Jewel is Jewel, are killed]]
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* AxCrazy: Take a wild guess as to who.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Throughout the films we have seen Rusty shove one guy's hands, and later face, [[DeadlyRotaryFan into the cooling fan of truck engine]]; use a electric winch and chain to drive a bunch of bolts slowly and painfully into another guy's skull; etc...

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Throughout the films we have seen Rusty shove one guy's hands, and later face, [[DeadlyRotaryFan into the cooling fan of his truck engine]]; use a electric winch and chain to drive a bunch of bolts slowly and painfully into another guy's skull; etc...


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* SpiritualSuccessor: The first film drew a lot of inspiration and themes from '' Film/{{Duel}}''.
* SurpriseVehicle: A lot of times the main characters don't seem to notice Rusty's truck until it is right on top of them.

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* FiveFiveFive: Rusty's cellphone number in the third movie is a 555 number.



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* BoobyTrapBoobyTrap: Rusty rigs one up using a shotgun with its trigger connected via string to the hotel door in the climax of the first movie.
* CallBack: In the pre-opening credits of the third movie intro one of the meth heads uses "Candy" as her CB handle prompting Rusty to respond that he knew a Candy Cane once.



* DistressedDamsel: Venna in Joy Ride
** DudeInDistress: Bobby in Joy Ride 2

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* DistressedDamsel: Venna in Joy Ride
Ride. Jewel in the third.
** DudeInDistress: Bobby in Joy Ride 2 2.



* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler: Well, woman in this case. Rusty ties Jewel in the third to top of his truck's trailer and drives towards a low-hanging bridge]].



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Rusty.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Rusty.Rusty is only known by his CB handle.

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* TheFaceless: Rusty's face is always blocked by his cap. [[spoiler: This changes in the third movie where his face is seen within the first five minutes of the movie and is shown on multiple occasions thereafter.]]



* OhCrap: Usually happens whenever someone sees Rusty's truck behind them.

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* OhCrap: Usually happens whenever someone sees Rusty's truck behind them.them or he calls them on the CB.



* SchmuckBait: In the third film Rusty forces two meth-heads who tried to rob him to ride on the front of his truck with their wrists chained to the drive axle. If they let go the chain will slacken, get caught in the U-joint and wrap around the axle, dragging them under the truck. Rusty promises them that if they can hold on for a mile he will not only let them go but give them a bag of meth which, he promptly tapes to the truck's windshield and if they try to grab it the chain will slacken. Three guesses what happens.



* TheFaceless: Rusty's face is always blocked by his cap. [[spoiler: This changes in the third movie where his face is seen within the first five minutes of the movie and is shown on multiple occasions.]]

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* TheFaceless: Rusty's face is always blocked by his cap. [[spoiler: This changes in the third movie where his face is seen within the first five minutes of the movie and is shown on multiple occasions.]]TattooedCrook: Rusty.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Throughout the films we have seen Rusty shove one guy's hands, and later face, into the cooling fan of truck engine; use a electric winch and chain to drive a bunch of bolts slowly and painfully into another guy's skull; etc...

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* CoolCar: Rusty's silver 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle in the second film (which is promptly stolen by the main characters) and the racing team's heavily customized Subaru Impreza in the third.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Throughout the films we have seen Rusty shove one guy's hands, and later face, [[DeadlyRotaryFan into the cooling fan of truck engine; engine]]; use a electric winch and chain to drive a bunch of bolts slowly and painfully into another guy's skull; etc...



* DeadlyRotaryFan: Shows up in the third movie when Rusty uses his truck's engine fan to dispatch one of his victims.
* DeadpanSnarker: One of Rusty's defining traits, besides sadism and brutality.



* {{Jerkass}}

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* {{Jerkass}}{{Jerkass}}: Fuller in the first movie, Nik in the second movie; hell, it seems like half the protagonists in all three movies are assholes.



* MyCarHatesMe

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* MyCarHatesMeMyCarHatesMe: In all three movies the protoganists' car gives them trouble (like having a flat tire after they had put some distance between them and Rusty and therefore allowing Rusty to catch up).



* OhCrap

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* OhCrapOhCrap: Usually happens whenever someone sees Rusty's truck behind them.



* ScareChord

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* ScareChordScareChord: Often used to introduce Rusty's truck.



* TheFaceless: Rusty's face is always blocked by his cap. until Joy Ride 3 [[spoiler: where his face is seen.]]

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* AssholeVictim: A good chunk of the people Rusty targets are usually not-so-innocent and often deliberately provoked him first. Examples include the meth-addicts who tried to rob him, the main group in the second movie (they did break into his house, trash it some and steal his car after all), hell even Lewis and Fuller (Fuller especially when Rusty asked for an apology) in the first movie went out of their way to piss him off.



* BloodierAndGorier: The first movie was more of a physiological thriller with minimal bloodshed (Rusty only killed one guy and put another in the intensive care ward). The two sequels were more slasher flicks that showcased Rusty using his truck to kill people in increasingly sadistic and creative ways.



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* CarFuCarFu: A good chunk of the movies is Rusty playing bumper cars with the protagonists' vehicles.


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* ChronicallyCrashedCar: [[spoiler: In all three movies Rusty's truck is destroyed. Shot by police and crashed into a hotel in the first one; set on fire and driven over a cliff in the second; ripped apart by a junk-yard crane and dropped into a car crusher in the third]].


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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Throughout the films we have seen Rusty shove one guy's hands, and later face, into the cooling fan of truck engine; use a electric winch and chain to drive a bunch of bolts slowly and painfully into another guy's skull; etc...

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''Joy Ride'' is a 2001 horror film written and produced by Creator/JJAbrams ([[Film/StarTrek yes, that]] [[Film/StarWars7 J.J. Abrams]] that subsequently spawned two direct-to-video sequels: ''Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead'' (2008) and ''Joy Ride 3: Road Kill'' (2014). All three films follow roughly the same narrative. A group of young adult pranksters make the ''big'' mistake of pissing off a [[AxCrazy deranged]] truck driver, "Rusty Nail". Being the old-school road-rager that he is Rusty retaliates by stalking and terrorizing said pranksters in his [[BigBadassRig large and ominous Peterbilt]] and often taking out a few innocent bystanders in the process. The original ''Joy Ride'' was well-received by fans of the genre and critics alike; the two sequels not-so-much but they still are largely considered to be above average popcorn slasher flicks.

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''Joy Ride'' is a 2001 horror film written and produced by Creator/JJAbrams ([[Film/StarTrek yes, that]] [[Film/StarWars7 J.J. Abrams]] and starring Creator/PaulWalker that subsequently spawned two direct-to-video sequels: ''Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead'' (2008) and ''Joy Ride 3: Road Kill'' (2014). All three films follow roughly the same narrative. A group of young adult pranksters make the ''big'' mistake of pissing off a [[AxCrazy deranged]] truck driver, "Rusty Nail". Being the old-school road-rager that he is Rusty retaliates by stalking and terrorizing said pranksters in his [[BigBadassRig large and ominous Peterbilt]] and often taking out a few innocent bystanders in the process. The original ''Joy Ride'' was well-received by fans of the genre and critics alike; the two sequels not-so-much but they still are largely considered to be above average popcorn slasher flicks.



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* BatmanGambitBatmanGambit: Rusty just isn't brutal, ruthless and sadistic; he is also very cunning and typically more intelligent than his targets and is usually one step ahead of them.
* BigBadassRig: In all three movies Rusty drives a jet-black Peterbilt 379, one of the most visually impressive and intimidating trucks on the road (there is a reason that it is the same make and model of truck used for [[Film/{{TRANSFORMERS}} Optimus Prime]]).
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Horror film and its sequel about a [[AxCrazy deranged]] truck driver, "Rusty Nail", who stalks and terrorizes some pranksters in his [[CoolCar large and ominous Peterbilt]]. The victims consist of anyone who annoys him, as well as a few random unlucky folks.

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Horror ''Joy Ride'' is a 2001 horror film written and its sequel about produced by Creator/JJAbrams ([[Film/StarTrek yes, that]] [[Film/StarWars7 J.J. Abrams]] that subsequently spawned two direct-to-video sequels: ''Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead'' (2008) and ''Joy Ride 3: Road Kill'' (2014). All three films follow roughly the same narrative. A group of young adult pranksters make the ''big'' mistake of pissing off a [[AxCrazy deranged]] truck driver, "Rusty Nail", who stalks Nail". Being the old-school road-rager that he is Rusty retaliates by stalking and terrorizes some terrorizing said pranksters in his [[CoolCar [[BigBadassRig large and ominous Peterbilt]]. The victims consist of anyone who annoys him, as well as Peterbilt]] and often taking out a few random unlucky folks.innocent bystanders in the process. The original ''Joy Ride'' was well-received by fans of the genre and critics alike; the two sequels not-so-much but they still are largely considered to be above average popcorn slasher flicks.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Ted Levine, who was uncredited in the movie for some reason.
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* EveryoneSurvives: Played straight in Joy Ride where all main cast members survive. But averted in other two movies.

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* EveryoneSurvives: EveryoneLives: Played straight in Joy Ride where all main cast members survive. But averted in other two movies.



* Final Girl: Melissa in Joy Ride 2

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* Final Girl: Melissa in Joy Ride 22, but fiancé Bobby survives too.



* NotQuitDead: [[spoiler: Rusty in every movie ending is look like is finally killed, but turn out he is alive.]]

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* NotQuitDead: NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Rusty in every movie ending is look like is finally killed, but turn out he is alive.]]



* SlasherPreferBlondes: Averted in Joy Ride 2 where blonde girl Melissa is movie FinalGirl. But played straight in [[spoiler: Joy Ride 3 where two blondes girls Candy and Jules is killed]]

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* SlasherPreferBlondes: SlashersPreferBlondes: Averted in Joy Ride 2 where blonde girl Melissa is movie FinalGirl. But played straight in [[spoiler: Joy Ride 3 where two blondes girls Candy and Jules Jewel is killed]]

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* ActionGirl / ActionGirlfriend: Melissa in Joy Ride 2.



* DistressedDamsel

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* DistressedDamselDistressedDamsel: Venna in Joy Ride
** DudeInDistress: Bobby in Joy Ride 2



* EveryoneSurvives: Played straight in Joy Ride where all main cast members survive. But averted in other two movies.



* Final Girl: Melissa in Joy Ride 2



* NotQuitDead: [[spoiler: Rusty in every movie ending is look like is finally killed, but turn out he is alive.]]



* SlasherFilm: Joy Ride 2 and 3 turned in this.
* SlasherPreferBlondes: Averted in Joy Ride 2 where blonde girl Melissa is movie FinalGirl. But played straight in [[spoiler: Joy Ride 3 where two blondes girls Candy and Jules is killed]]



* TheFaceless: Rusty's face is always blocked by his cap.

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* TheFaceless: Rusty's face is always blocked by his cap. until Joy Ride 3 [[spoiler: where his face is seen.]]
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Steal Rusty's car? He'll kill you horribly. Insult truckers? Kill you horribly. Then again, he kills some people horribly for no particular reason at all.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Steal Rusty's car? He'll kill you horribly. Insult truckers? Kill you horribly. Give him the finger? [[LiteralGenie He'll take that finger.]] Then again, he kills some people horribly for no particular reason at all.
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* AssholeVictim: The first death is a guy who had a racially-charged altercation with the desk clerk at a motel and proceeded to threaten Fuller when he interrupted to try and get a room. Before realizing he's a killer, Fuller has the bright idea to tell Rusty to meet up with "Candy Cane" in the room in which Asshole is staying.
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* TemptingFate: When Rusty asks for an apology for the prank, Fuller responds instead with a diatribe. This results in an OhCrap when Rusty implies he's behind them by commenting on their burned-out tail light.
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* DeadlyPrank
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Jim Beaver shows up briefly as a cantankerous deputy, frustrated at the extra work created for him by two guys driving around in an old car.
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* AssholeVictim: The first death is a guy who had a racially-charged altercation with the desk clerk at a motel and proceeded to threaten Fuller when he interrupted to try and get a room. Before realizing he's a killer, Fuller has the bright idea to tell Rusty to meet up with "Candy Cane" in the room in which Asshole is staying.



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* HollywoodCBHollywoodCB: Many times throughout the movie, the boys and their pursuer have inexplicable privacy on the radio.
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Fuller pressures his brother into pretending to be a girl on the radio to prank a stranger.
--> '''Fuller''': Get him goin', get him all worked up, and then in the middle of it, say 'Hey guess what! I'm a dude!' Come on, man, it'll be fun!
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* HollywoodCB
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Horror film and its sequel about a [[AxCrazy crazy]] truck driver who goes by the CB call-sign "Rusty Nail", and his adventures in stalking and murdering his victims with the help of his [[CoolCar large and ominous Peterbilt]]. The victims consist of anyone who annoys him. And a few random unlucky folks.

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Horror film and its sequel about a [[AxCrazy crazy]] deranged]] truck driver who goes by the CB call-sign driver, "Rusty Nail", who stalks and his adventures terrorizes some pranksters in stalking and murdering his victims with the help of his [[CoolCar large and ominous Peterbilt]]. The victims consist of anyone who annoys him. And him, as well as a few random unlucky folks.
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Horror film and its sequel about an AxCrazy truck driver named Rusty Nail, and his adventures in stalking and murdering his victims with the help of his [[CoolCar large and ominous Peterbilt]]. The victims consist of anyone who annoys him. And a few random unlucky folks.

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Horror film and its sequel about an AxCrazy a [[AxCrazy crazy]] truck driver named Rusty Nail, who goes by the CB call-sign "Rusty Nail", and his adventures in stalking and murdering his victims with the help of his [[CoolCar large and ominous Peterbilt]]. The victims consist of anyone who annoys him. And a few random unlucky folks.

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