History Film / JoyRide3Roadkill

* AgentScully: Trooper Jenkins repeatedly denies the presence of Rusty, or that his deaths are murders despite how he's became FamedInStory (and not in a good way) by that point.

* AssholeVictim: The meth-addicts who try to rob Rusty Nail.

* CassandraTruth: The group really should have listened to Barry about not taking that shortcut, although to be fair, the fact that there was a cop near by denying his claims helped.

* ConspiracyTheorist: Barry is completely on the money with his warnings that there is a serial killer stalking the highway. That being said, he also believes that the killer is a satanist, and that that there is an NSA communications-jamming system and socialist pot smugglers out there, making it harder for Jordon and Austin to take him seriously.

* CreepyGasStationAttendant: Averted. The gas station attendant, while having a slightly vacant stare, is a fairly pleasant, non-threatening guy. It's merely the fact that the characters are rattled after their run in with Rusty that has them creeped out already. Played straighter in an extended version of the scene, where the guy [[JumpScare appears suddenly with a wrench in his hand]] after Jewel and Alissa go inside, but then this is explained when he apologizes for scaring them and says he was working on his car in the garage and didn't hear them at first.
* CreepyGood: Barry the trucker is a bit unsettling to be around, with his intense warnings and twitchy smiles. However, his warning to stay away from Rusty's highway that has been dubbed "Slaughter Alley" for all of the people Rusty's killed on it is an earnest one that could have saved several lives if followed.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: All over the place. Throughout the film we see 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...

* DarkerAndEdgier: In the first film, Rusty only kills about two people to throw the police off of his trail and the main group of teens who tricked him is left intact; this suggests that his primary goal was to teach the group a lesson. In this film and the one before it he just kills left and right.

* DisproportionateRetribution: All of the film's protagonists harmed Rusty Nail in varying ways, but none of their wrongdoings warrant the gruesome deaths he deals out as punishment and Austin (although admittedly he had insulted Rusty earlier) and Jewel were going to to alert the authorities to get help after thinking he might be hurt after the drag race when he first attacked them.

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

* MuggingTheMonster: In the opening of 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.

* PoliceAreUseless: Zigzagged. Jenkins isn't very helpful and doesn't believe that there are any crimes, but Williams is a decent investigator who does believe that there's a killer out there, notices the signs that Rob and Candy were probably killed by a truck, and acts accordingly after finding the crashed car, as well as when encountering a potential suspect. Jenkins also gets a little redemption by believing the kids story and hurrying to go follow the trucker he saw passing by. The rest of the cops also do a game job conducting road blocks to try and trap Rusty Nail in the last act.

* RunForTheBorder: After their first run in with Rusty, the group tries to speed up for the Canadian border to avoid both him and the police in case he calls anyone.

* ShortcutsMakeLongDelays: Barry warned the group not to take highway 17, but because they believed it would get them to their destination quicker, they ignored the warning.

* BareYourMidriff: Most of Jewel and Alissa's shirts.

* CreepyGood: Barry the trucker is a bit unsettling to be around, with his intense warnings and twitchy smiles, but his warning to stay away from Rusty's highway that has been dubbed "Slaughter Alley" for all of the people Rusty's killed on it is an earnest one that could have saved several lives if followed.

* DisproportionateRetribution: All of the film's protagonists harmed Rusty Nail in varying ways, but none of their wrongdoings warrant the gruesome deaths he deals out as punishment and Austin (although admittedly he had insulted him earlier) and Jewel were going to to alert the authorities to get help after thinking he might be hurt after the drag race when he first attacked them.

* HopeSpot: Offer Williams is seen pulling over a truck leaving behind a blood trail and managing to handcuff the driver, while Jordon and the others, truing to find Rusty, not a cop car up ahead. Then it turns out that they've come across Officer Jenkins, and the man who Williams is in the process of arresting [[spoiler: turns out to be a second trucker who Rusty tricked into taking a crate with the bodies]].

* ItsPersonal: Williams becomes more intent on catching the killer [[spoiler: after finding the wreck of Jenkins car]], and Jordon also goes hard after Rusty [[spoiler:upon finding that he killed Jewel]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Austin, the blank-faced diner waitress who ignores Jewel saying she doesn't want any coffee, and Rusty Nail himself (who Austin calls "an even bigger prick than me").

* MomentOfWeakness: Jordon is a fairly nice, sensible guy, but his refusal to call the police after Rusty gets run off the road is treated this way.

* NeverMyFault: Rusty Nail accuses Jordon and Theo there of breaking the deal by talking to a cop, when he was the one who broke the deal by [[spoiler: kidnapping Bobby]] instead of just making the exchange.

* PoliceAreUseless: Zigzagged. Jenkins isn't very helpful and doesn't believe that there are any crimes, but Williams is a decent investigator who does believe that there's a killer out there, notices the signs that Rob and Candy were probably killed by a truck, and acts accordingly after finding the crashed car, as well as when encountering a potential suspect. Jenkins also gets a little redemption by believing the kids story and hurrying to go follow the trucker he saw passing by. The rest of the cops also do a game job conducting road blocks to try and trap Rusty Nail in.

[[caption-width-right:220:[[BerserkButton You insulted a trucker;]][[DisproportionateRetribution what's the worst that could happen??]]]]

%%* DamselInDistress: Jewel.

''Joy Ride 3'' is a 2014 American thriller horror film. The film was written and directed by Declan O'Brien and released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2008 film ''Film/JoyRide2DeadAhead'' and the third installment of the ''Film/JoyRide'' series.

* ConspiracyTheorist: Barry is completely on the money with his warnings that there is a serial killer staling the highway. That being said, he also believes that the killer is a satanist, and that that there is an NSA communications-jamming system and socialist pot smugglers out there, making it harder for Jordon and Austin to take him seriously.

* HopeSpot: Offer Williams is seen pulling over a truck leaving behind a blood trail and managing to handcuff the driver, while Jordon and the others, truing to find Rusty, not a cop car up ahead. Then it turns out that they've come across Officer Jenkins, and the man who Williams is in the process of arresting [[spoiler: turns out to be a second officer who Rusty tricked into taking a crate with the bodies]].

* PopCultururalOsmosisFailure: Bobby is disappointed when no one else gets it when he says a waitress looks like Large Marge from ''Film/PeeWeesBigAdventure''.

* ItsPersonal: Williams becomes more intent on catching the killer [[spoiler: after finding the wreck of Jenkins car]]., and Jordon also goes hard after Rusty [[spoiler: upon finding that he killed Jewel]].
* {{Jerkas}}: Austin, the blank-faced diner waitress who ignores Jewel saying she doesn't want any coffee, and Rusty Nail himself (who Austin calls "an even bigger prick than me").

%%* NeverFoundTheBody: Played straight.
* NeverMyFault: Rusty Nail accuses Jordon and theo there of breaking the deal by talking to a cop, when he was the one who broke the deal by [[spoiler: kidnapping Bobby]] instead of just making the exchange.

* BewareYourMidriff: Most of Jewel and Alissa's shirts.

* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Bobby is disappointed when no one else gets it when he says a waitress looks like Large Marge from ''Film/PeeWeesBigAdventure''.

* RaceAgainstTheClock: Rusty Nail tells Jordon and the others that he'll release [[spoiler: Jewel and Austin]] if they drive 100 miles in one hour to meet him at a location. They arrive on time, but obviously her refuses to let them off that easily.

* StayIkTheKitchen: Austin and Jordon laugh a little when Alissa says she could drive the car instead of them.

* CreepyGood: Barry the trucker is a bit unsettling to be around, but his warning to stay away from Rusty's highway that has been dubbed "Slaughter Alley" for all of the people Rusty's killed on it is an earnest one that could have saved several lives if followed.

%%* EvilSoundsDeep
* TheFaceless: Averted for Rusty this time around. His face is seen within the first five minutes of the movie and is shown on multiple occasions thereafter.

* PitGirls: Jewel and Alisa both wear the outfits and serve the roles, although they also have other jobs on the team.
* PoliceAreUseless: Zigzagged. Jenkins isn't very helpful and sweeps the crimes under the rug, but Williams is a decent investigator who does believe that there's a killer out there and acts accordingly.

%%* AllForNothing: Poor [[spoiler:Jewel]].

* BeardOfEvil: [[spoiler: Rusty, when we finally see his face in the series, sports a fairly impressive beard]].

* DecoyProtagonist: To an extent. [[spoiler: While Jordan is clearly TheHero of the movie, Jewel, his girlfriend, is set up to be the co-lead and FinalGirl. She's the biggest name of the teen cast, dating TheHero, and even taken hostage by Rusty with a large amount of emphasis placed on saving her life. She ends up dying while Alyssa, who comes off as a disposable supporting victim, survives the film instead.]]

* DisproportionateRetribution: All of the film's protagonists harmed Rusty Nail in varying ways, but none of their wrongdoings warrant the gruesome deaths he deals out as punishment.

%%* IHaveYourWife

%%* PitGirls: Jewel and Alisa.

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

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[[caption-width-right:220:[[BerserkButton You insulted a trucker;]][[DisproportionateRetribution what's the worst that could happen??]]]]

''Joy Ride 3'' is a 2014 American thriller horror film. The film was written and directed by Declan O'Brien and released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2008 film ''Film/JoyRide2DeadAhead'' and the third installment of the ''Film/JoyRide'' series.
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!!This film provides examples of:

* FiveFiveFive: Rusty's cellphone number is a 555 number.
%%* AllForNothing: Poor [[spoiler:Jewel]].
* AssholeVictim: The meth-addicts who try to rob Rusty Nail.
%%* TheBadGuyWins: He always does.
* BeardOfEvil: [[spoiler: Rusty, when we finally see his face in the series, sports a fairly impressive beard]].
* BerserkButton: In every single film, Rusty kills those who have wronged him in some way. It could be anything from a cruel prank to insulting those who work in his profession. He does not kill anyone otherwise.
* BigBad: Rusty Nail.
* CallBack: In the pre-opening credits of the movie, one of the meth heads uses "Candy" as her CB handle prompting Rusty to respond that he [[Film/{{Joyride}} knew a Candy Cane once]].
* CoolCar: The racing team's heavily customized Subaru Impreza.
%%* DamselInDistress: Jewel.
* DarkerAndEdgier: In the first film, Rusty only kills about two people to throw the police off of his trail and the main group of teens who tricked him is left intact; this suggests that his primary goal was to teach the group a lesson. In this film and the one before it he just kills left and right.
* DecoyProtagonist: To an extent. [[spoiler: While Jordan is clearly TheHero of the movie, Jewel, his girlfriend, is set up to be the co-lead and FinalGirl. She's the biggest name of the teen cast, dating TheHero, and even taken hostage by Rusty with a large amount of emphasis placed on saving her life. She ends up dying while Alyssa, who comes off as a disposable supporting victim, survives the film instead.]]
* DeadlyRotaryFan: Shows up when Rusty uses his truck's engine fan to dispatch one of his victims.
* DisproportionateRetribution: All of the film's protagonists harmed Rusty Nail in varying ways, but none of their wrongdoings warrant the gruesome deaths he deals out as punishment.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep
* TheFaceless: Averted for Rusty this time around. His face is seen within the first five minutes of the movie and is shown on multiple occasions thereafter.
%%* FauxAffablyEvil: Zigzagged.
* FinalGirl: One girl survives the movie.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Rob and Candy's plan was to lure a trucker to their hotel room in order to steal his money and buy more drugs. [[MuggingTheMonster Tragically, they picked the wrong guy to mess with.]]
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler: Well, woman in this case. Rusty ties Jewel on to the top of his truck's trailer and drives towards a low-hanging bridge.]]
* HellIsThatNoise: The group hears Bobby's agonizingly painful death over their walkie-talkies and they can't do anything about it.
%%* IHaveYourWife
* MetallicarSyndrome: Averted. The racing team's customized Subaru Impreza is hard to miss.
* MuggingTheMonster: In the opening of 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.
%%* NeverFoundTheBody: Played straight.
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Everyone assumes this at the end of the movie. [[spoiler:[[KarmaHoudini They're wrong.]]]]
%%* PitGirls: Jewel and Alisa.
* PunBasedTitle
* SchmuckBait: 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.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Said by Mickey to Jordan when he forces them to stop and gets out of the car. Unfortunately, he runs into Rusty while walking down the road.
* SerialKiller: Rusty Nail, by the events of this film, which has him pick up and kill a prostitute in the opening, and he is implied to have killed a female hitchhiker in the epilogue.
* ShortcutsMakeLongDelays: Barry warned the group not to take highway 17, but because they believed it would get them to their destination quicker, they ignored the warning.
* SlashersPreferBlondes: [[spoiler:Played straight as two blonde girls - Candy and Jewel - are killed]].
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: How does Rusty kill [[spoiler:Jewel]]? [[spoiler:He straps her to the top of his truck and rams it into the bridge.]]
%%* TooDumbToLive: The meth heads.

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* DecoyProtgaonist: To an extent. [[spoiler: While Jordan is clearly TheHero of the movie, Jewel, his girlfriend, is set up to be the co-lead and FinalGirl. She's the biggest name of the teen cast, dating TheHero, and even taken hostage by Rusty with a large amount of emphasis placed on saving her life. She ends up dying while Alyssa, who comes off as a disposable supporting victim, survives the film instead.]]

''Joy Ride 3'' is a 2014 American thriller horror film. The film was written and directed by Declan O'Brien and released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2008 film ''Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead'' and the third installment of the ''Film/JoyRide'' series.

Joy Ride 3 is a 2014 American thriller horror film. The film was written and directed by Declan O'Brien and released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2008 film Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead and the third installment of the ''Film/JoyRide'' series.
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!! This film provides examples of:
* AllForNothing: Poor [[spoiler:Jewel]].
* TheBadGuyWins: He always does.

* DarkerAndEdgier: In the first film, Rusty only kills about two people to throw the police off of his trail and the main group of teens who tricked him is left intact; this suggests that his primary goal was to teach the group a lesson. In this film and the one before it he just kills left and right.

* EvilSoundsDeep
* FauxAffablyEvil: Zigzagged.

* NeverFoundTheBody: Played straight.

* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Everyone assumes this at the end of the movie. [[spoiler:[[Karma Houdini They're wrong.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:220:[[BerserkButton You insulted a trucker;]][[DisproportionateRetribution What's The worst that could happen??]]]]

* AllForNothing: Poor [[spoiler:Jewel]]
* BigBad:Rusty Nail

* DarkerAndEdgier:In the first film, Rusty only kills about two people to throw the police off of his trail and the main group of teens who tricked him is left intact; This suggests that his primary goal was to teach the group a lesson. In this film and the one before it he just kills left and right.

* FauxAffablyEvil:Zigzagged.
* GoHorriblyWrong:Rob and Candy's plan was to lure a trucker to their hotel room in order to steal his money and buy more drugs. [[MuggingTheMonster tragically, they picked the wrong guy to mess with.]]
* HellIsThatNoise:The group hears Bobby's agonizingly painful death over their walkie-talkies and they can't do anything about it.
* NeverFoundTheBody:Played straight
* NoKillLikeOverkill: How does Rusty kill[[spoiler:Jewel]]? He [[spoiler:Straps her to the top of his truck and rams it into the bridge.]]
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Everyone assumes this at the end of the movie.[[spoiler:[[Karma Houdini They're Wrong.]]

* ShortCutsMakeLongDelays: Barry warned the group not to take highway 17, but because they believed it would get them to their destination quicker, they ignored the warning.
* TheBadGuyWins:He always does.

[[caption-width-right:220:[[BerserkButton You insulted a Trucker.]][[DisproportionateRetribution What's The worst that could happen??]]]]

Joy Ride 3 is a 2014 American thriller horror film. The film was written and directed by Declan O'Brien and was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The film is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2008 film Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead and the third installment of the ''Film/JoyRide'' series. The film was released on DVD on June 17, 2014.

!! This Film Provides examples of:

* BerserkButton: In every single film, Rusty kills those who have wronged him in some way, anything from a cruel prank to merely insulting those who work in his profession will set him off. He does not kill anyone otherwise.
* DarkerAndEdgier:In the first film, Rusty only kills about two people to throw the police off of his trail and the main group of teens who tricked him is left intact more or less . This communicates that his primary goal was to teach the group a lesson. In this film and the previous he just kills left and right.
* DisproportionateRetribution:Sure, all of the film's protagonists harmed Rusty Nail in varying ways, but none of them warrant the gruesome deaths of any involved.

* GoHorriblyWrong:Rob and Candy's plan was to lure a trucker to their hotel room so they could steal his money and buy more Drugs. [[MuggingTheMonster tragically, they picked the wrong guy to mess with.]]
* HellIsThatNoise:The group hears Bobby's agonizingly painful death over their walkie-talkies and they can't do anything about it.
* ShortCutsMakeLongDelays: Barry warned the group not to take highway 17, but because it will get them to their destination quicker, they ignore the warning.

Joy Ride 3 (also known as Roadkill 3) is a 2014 American thriller horror film. The film was written and directed by Declan O'Brien and was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The film is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2008 film Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead and the third installment of the Joy Ride series. The film was released on DVD on June 17, 2014.

DarkerAndEdgier:In the first film, Rusty only kills about two people to throw the police off of his trail and the main group of teens who tricked him is left intact more or less . This communicates that his primary goal was to teach the group a lesson. In this film and the previous he just kills left and right.