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.
Practical Effects
Nasty finger-eating gag that'll make you wince.
Acting
Jaimie Alexander commits hard to screaming in dirt.
Director
John Shiban
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was John Shiban's only feature directorial credit—he spent most of his career writing for The X-Files and Breaking Bad, which explains the sweaty desperation but not the finger-eating.
Released during the torture porn boom (Saw, Hostel), this straight-to-DVD oddity tried to graft that cruelty onto a rural slasher template. It mostly just made everyone feel greasy.
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