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Rest Stop

Rest Stop

The First Stop on the Road to Hell

20065.41h 25m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Shiban
Written by John Shiban
Produced by Tony Krantz, Reece Pearson, Shawn Papazian
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Top Cast

Jaimie Alexander

Jaimie Alexander

Nicole Carrow

Joey Mendicino

Joey Mendicino

Jess Hilts

Deanna Russo

Deanna Russo

Tracy Kress

Diane Salinger

Diane Salinger

The Mother

Curtis Taylor

Curtis Taylor

The Ranger

Joey Lawrence

Joey Lawrence

Officer Michael Deacon

Gary Entin

Gary Entin

Twin #1

Edmund Entin

Edmund Entin

Twin #2

Jennifer Cormack

Jennifer Cormack

College Student

Mikey Post

Mikey Post

Scotty

Themes & Keywords

roadhouselorrytruck drivermissing personbuilding on fireabductioneating one's fingershot to death

About Rest Stop

Rest Stop is a horror, thriller film released in 2006 exploring themes of roadhouse, lorry, truck driver, missing person, building on fire, abduction. Directed by John Shiban, it stars Jaimie Alexander, Joey Mendicino, Deanna Russo. 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.

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