Directed by John Dahl Written by Clay Tarver   J.J. Abrams   Cast Steve Zahn ... Fuller Paul Walker ... Lewis Leelee Sobieski ... Venna Jessica Bowman ... Charlotte Stuart Stone ... Danny (Lewis's Roommate) Basil Wallace ... Car Salesman Brian Leckner ... Officer Keeney Mary Wickliffe ... Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk McKenzie Satterthwaite ... Asst. Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk Dell Yount ... Gas Station Mechanic Kenneth White ... Ronald Ellinghouse Luis Cortés ... Night Manager (as Luis Cortes) Michael McCleery ... Officer Akins Jim Beaver ... Sheriff Ritter Rachel Singer ... Gas Station Manager Satch Huizenga ... Ice Truck Man Terry Leonard ... Bartender James MacDonald ... Local in Nebraska Bar Gwenda Deacon ... Truck Stop Waitress Robert Winley ... Truck Stop Manager Ali Gage ... Waitress Jack Moore ... Hotwire Consultant Hugh Dane ... Man at Door Lee Stepp ... Traveling Salesman Jay Hernandez ... Marine Huey Redwine ... Policeman #1 John Maynard ... Policeman #2 Peter Weireter ... Policeman #3 Tim Cooney ... Voice Actor (voice) Sheryl Giffis ... Voice Actor (voice) Pamela Senatore ... Voice Actor (voice) Uncredited Cast Greg Bronson ... Truckstop Patron Chris Cummins ... Deputy Walton Goggins ... Cop Matthew Kimbrough ... Rusty Nail Ted Levine ... Rusty Nail (voice) Anna Malle ... Porn Actress (archive footage) Chuck Murphy ... Medic Patrick Robert Smith ... Cop Vern Urich ... Officer Alexander Brien Varady ... Paramedic Produced by J.J. Abrams   Jeffrey Downer   Bridget Johnson   Patrick Markey   W. Mark McNair   Arnon Milchan   Chris Moore   Original Music by Marco Beltrami

Additional Info Premiere: September 09, 2001 Theatrical Release: October 05, 2001 DVD Release: March 12, 2002 Blu-ray Release: September 10, 2013 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Alternate Titles Never Play With Strangers Radio Killer Road Kill Road Killer Production Companies New Regency Productions Epsilon Motion Pictures (in association with) Bad Robot LivePlanet Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (2001) (United States) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2002) (United States) (DVD) Fox Network   (2005) (United States) (TV) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Filming Locations 1628 Lincoln Boulevard, Venice, California, USA   (Used car lot) 5625 W. Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, Nevada, USA   (State Line Truck Stop) 600 Reno Highway, Fernley, Nevada, USA   (Hazen Market) 650 W. Front Street, Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA   (Venna buys Lewis a hat) 676 6th Street, Wells, Nevada, USA   (Lone Star Motel) 72 E. Front Street, Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA   (Owl Motel) Arvin, California, USA Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA Delle Exit Thoroughfare, Grantsville, Utah, USA   (Lewis and Fuller stop for gas) Delle, Utah, USA Fernley, Nevada, USA Hazen, Nevada, USA Interstate 80, Nevada, USA Lancaster, California, USA Long Beach, California, USA Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA Queen Mary Dome - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA Redlands, California, USA Santa Clarita, California, USA Skull Valley, Utah, USA University of Redlands, Redlands, California, USA   (University of Colorado) Utah, USA Wells, Nevada, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.6 / 10 Our Rating 6.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.5 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,975 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 7 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,971 Blindness (2008) #1,972 Duel (1971) #1,973 Street Fighter (1994) #1,974 The Dead Zone (1983) #1,975 Joy Ride (2001) #1,976 Unhinged (2020) #1,977 Ninja Assassin (2009) #1,978 American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005) #1,979 Angel: Season 5 (2003)