Curtis Taylor, Deanna Russo, Edmund Entin

While on a road trip with her boyfriend, a young woman (Alexander) is pulled into a cat-and-mouse game with a deranged psychopath, after her boyfriend is abducted at the rest stop.

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8,225 ratings

R, 80 min.

Directed by: John Shiban

Release Date: October 7, 2006

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DVD Release Date: October 17, 2006

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  • August 19, 2009
    And on the topic of "horror movies that don't contribute much in any sense"...

    I really cannot think of anything constructive or interesting to say about Rest Stop. It's dull and the ending is infuriating. My friends and I had more fun discussing the heroine's big chin instead ...( read more)of anything the movie itself had to offer. No scares, no tension, not even any horror movie schadenfreude. This is a total waste of time.
  • June 22, 2009
    started off okay, with some homage to duel but quickly descended into what we've all seen too many times before. it just tries to copy texas chainsaw... and it's not a good attempt. fairly poor
  • September 17, 2008
    Pretty standard genre fodder that offers nothing you haven't already seen in better movies. Still, aside from its unlikable heroine and unpolished story, Rest Stop isn't all bad, particularly in the second half when the action picks up. It's not terribly creative, but gorehound...( read more)s will be satisfied. Overall, a decent flick.
  • September 10, 2008
    Completely illogical script, many "went down the wrong road" cliches. Small setting that makes for the only genuinely jarring emotions. Too many plot twist jump-scare combos. Photography is a little more considerate than expected but on par with anything else and offers no innova...( read more)tion. Lost my attention a couple times. Two decent gore scenes of footage set in the torture bus, but again setting over gore or filming in terms of what is effective.
  • September 9, 2008
    This movie was absolutely hysterical. Even the alternate endings and extras were funny, but as a testament to its genre it fails miserably.
    The tension is ratcheted up a bit because the setting is plausible, but everything else...not even close.
    Right from the start you star...( read more)t the internal screaming at the characters, "What are you an idiot? Yeah take a swig of that booze that will help you keep your wits. Oh yeah, barricade yourself into a corner that will help. HEY...let's antagonize anyone who might help us."
    The list goes on.
    Some of this will make you laugh out loud.
    At some point it takes a turn into a surreal place that almost makes it more interesting, but it never gets there. It is just a whole bunch of set ups for tense moments that are more amusing than tension filled.
    The cheese factor was quite high and in that arena it earns two stars, but a horror movie this was not.
    I have seen reviews about the "gore factor." I watched the unrated version...where was the gore?
    The most gore to be found was the "On the bus" extra, everything else was tripe.
    Watch it on a lark.
  • November 18, 2009
    One of the most ridiculous pieces of gutter trash i've ever seen, it's a disgrace to American Horror. The only redeeming quality was the fact that you get to see Joey Lawrence tortured beyond belief. First he gets hit by a pick-up truck, then gets his legs run over by the same tr...( read more)uck, drug into a bathroom and mercy shot in the face. Just when you think it's over, he's still alive and says "You Missed!". Then he is shot more accurately in the face and dies.
  • November 7, 2009
    whew,.,watta movie.,.a faur,., its part2 is only way to move on with the 1,.,haaaiizzt,., much better was it sequel!!.,.
  • October 23, 2009
    Lousy horror film.Soooo glad I decided to not rent it
  • September 27, 2009
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  • August 31, 2009
    Recommended by HorrorChick27.

    Picked it up for £3 at HMV...bargain! I really enjoyed it,it was nice to see a serial killer road movie with a supernatural twist.

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  • AshleyJade
    November 28, 2007
    omg this movie totally freaked me out! i couldnt sleep for two nights after watching it, and then when i finally did end up sleeping i kept waking up from nightmares about it! i think i just cant handle scary movies, but if you like phycopathic killers, blood, gore, suspense and a little supernatural, then watch this movie!
    i will never ever forget it... im afraid to stop at rest stops now...
  • Aritosgold
    October 20, 2007
    This movie is great.
  • dancingcsichick
    September 22, 2007
    i totally agree with rachaelnabbs. this movie is terrible and there is no way anyone in their right mind would find anything scary or realistic about this movie. it was poorly acted, very cliche. overall, i think it never should have been made and (ugh) never should have been released to the general public. that was so bad i think my eyes and memory have been scarred for life (in a bad way).

    >sorry for all you people that actually thought it was good<
  • ilybc28
    September 7, 2007
    Good Movie it for realz Scarred the crap Out off me Goood actors never drop down!@
  • SupernaturalTeen
    August 12, 2007
    This movie ROX!!! I can watch it 100 times and still LOVE IT!!!
  • rachaelnabbs
    July 14, 2007
    Worse movie I have ever seen!!! It what was worse was that it wasn't even funny corny bad it was just terrible. I can't believe this was ever made let alone the fact it has a sequel (starts to feel queasy at the thought).
  • r46jkfhmj
    July 1, 2007
    Weak acting and cliche plot. Nothing to like about this movie. I kept waiting for Joey from Blossom to way 'WOAH!', but it never happened.
  • sexysadie069
    June 28, 2007
    I saw it three times just to see what I saw in it the first time. It had poor acting and was not sick or scary to me.
  • LiTTLeJuS
    March 2, 2007
    i like the movie so much i mean is from the producers of supernatural it has to be awsome.

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  • What movie featured a killer in a Ford truck with the licensce plate KZL 303?  Answer »
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