The First Stop on the Road to Hell
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.
- 5.4
- 2006
- Released
- 1h 25m
Jaimie Alexander
Nicole Carrow
Joey Mendicino
Jess Hilts
Deanna Russo
Tracy Kress
Diane Salinger
The Mother
Curtis Taylor
The Ranger
Joey Lawrence
Officer Michael Deacon
Gary Entin
Twin #1
Edmund Entin
Twin #2
Jennifer Cormack
College Student
Mikey Post
Scotty
Michael Childers
The FatherNick Orefice
The KillerReleased
en
- #roadhouse
- #lorry
- #truck driver
- #missing person
- #building on fire
- #abduction
- #eating one's finger
- #shot to death
Reviews
Straight-to-video had a simple but solid premise going in but throwing in a clear supernatural element (i.e. a phantom, immortal driver and vivid, interactive hallucinations) really turned me off. I will say Jaimie Alexander (in what looks like only her second feature film) wasn't bad. Watchable I guess but ultimately doesn't work. **2.25/5**
**No rest while a killer on the loose!** I watch B movies, but not that regularly. This was a direct-to-video film. I know nobody from it. At first it did not feel like I'm watching a film, but like someone who wanted to be a filmmaker is messing around with his camera. But it was not a matter, I got used to it, especially once the thrill part had started. It's an out and out thriller that is s
So I am going to give _Rest Stop_ a rating of half a star, because it's fucking terrible, but I must admit, I did have at least a little fun talking shit about the movie with some mates. Ridiculous. Final rating:½ - So bad it’s offensive.