Joy Ride

2001 film directed by John Dahl
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Joy Ride

Summary

Joy Ride is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,946 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Joy Ride's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Joy Ride was directed by John Dahl[4].
  • J. J. Abrams wrote the screenplay for Joy Ride[5].
  • Clay Tarver wrote the screenplay for Joy Ride[6].
  • Joy Ride's composer is recorded as Marco Beltrami[7].
  • Joy Ride's genre is thriller film[8].
  • Joy Ride's genre is mystery film[9].
  • Joy Ride's genre is horror film[10].
  • Joy Ride's genre is action film[11].
  • Joy Ride was followed by Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead[12].
  • A cast member of Joy Ride was Paul Walker[13].
  • A cast member of Joy Ride was Leelee Sobieski[14].
  • A cast member of Joy Ride was Jessica Bowman[15].
  • A cast member of Joy Ride was Jim Beaver[16].
  • A cast member of Joy Ride was Steve Zahn[17].
  • A cast member of Joy Ride was Stuart Stone[18].
  • A cast member of Joy Ride was Ted Levine[19].
  • Joy Ride was produced by J. J. Abrams[20].
  • Joy Ride was produced by Chris Moore[21].
  • Joy Ride's production company is recorded as Regency Enterprises[22].
  • Joy Ride's production company is recorded as Bad Robot Productions[23].
  • Joy Ride's production company is recorded as LivePlanet[24].
  • Joy Ride's director of photography is recorded as Jeffrey Jur[25].
  • The original language of Joy Ride was English[26].
  • Joy Ride was distributed by video on demand[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include J. J. Abrams[20] and Chris Moore[21]. Joy Ride was directed by John Dahl[4]. Screenwriters include J. J. Abrams[5] and Clay Tarver[6]. Cast members include Paul Walker[13], Leelee Sobieski[14], Jessica Bowman[15], Jim Beaver[16], Steve Zahn[17], and Stuart Stone[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2001[28] and December 27, 2001[29]. The original language of Joy Ride was English[26]. Genres include thriller film[8], mystery film[9], horror film[10], and action film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[27].

Reception

Reviews include 74%[30], 6.6/10[31], and 75/100[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Joy Ride was followed by it 2: Dead Ahead[12].

Why It Matters

Joy Ride ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,946 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Jamie7687 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unconsenting media id → 16219
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9821]]: 16219, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/281187001|Joy Ride (2001) (#281187001)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5134|Unconsenting Media"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 206314
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 206314, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 25722
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 29715, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  4. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 6130
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14587]]: 6130, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297639193|ロードキラー (#297639193)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n'mat"
  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2001-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2001-12-27T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → J. J. Abrams, Clay Tarver
    Duration → {'amount': '+97'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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