Joy Ride Joy Ride (film) Joy Ride, also known as Road Kill, is a 2001 American thriller road movie. The film was written by J. J. Abrams and Clay Tarver, and directed by John Dahl... Character
Rusty Nail
Portrayed by:	Voice Ted Levine Ted Levine Frank Theodore "Ted" Levine is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs and Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk.-Early life and career:...   Actor Matthew Kimbrough Mark Gibbon Mark Gibbon - Filmography :* Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead as Rusty Nail * Totally Awesome as Tv Coach * Stargate SG-1 as M'zel * The Chronicles of Riddick as Irgun * Smallville as Deputy...
Motto:	"I like the rain. Keeps everybody inside and washes everything clean."
Gender:	Male Male Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
Occupation:	Truck driver Truck driver A truck driver , is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck, usually a semi truck, box truck, or dump truck.Truck drivers provide an essential service to...
Status:	Unknown
First Appearance:	Joy Ride Joy Ride (film) Joy Ride, also known as Road Kill, is a 2001 American thriller road movie. The film was written by J. J. Abrams and Clay Tarver, and directed by John Dahl...

Rusty Nail is a fictional character in the films Joy Ride

Joy Ride (film)

Joy Ride, also known as Road Kill, is a 2001 American thriller road movie. The film was written by J. J. Abrams and Clay Tarver, and directed by John Dahl...

and Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead

Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead

Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead is a 2008 thriller film. Released in October 2008, it is a direct-to-DVD sequel to the 2001 film Joy Ride. The film is directed by Louis Morneau, and stars Mark Gibbon, Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano, Kyle Schmid, and Laura Jordan....

. He is the antagonist

Antagonist

An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...

 and an unseen

Unseen character

In fiction, an unseen character is a character that is never directly observed by the audience but is only described by other characters. They are a common device in drama and have been called "triumphs of theatrical invention". They are continuing characters — characters who are currently in...

  truck driver

Truck driver

A truck driver , is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck, usually a semi truck, box truck, or dump truck.Truck drivers provide an essential service to...

 who hunts and kills his victims. However, in Joy Ride

Joy Ride (film)

Joy Ride, also known as Road Kill, is a 2001 American thriller road movie. The film was written by J. J. Abrams and Clay Tarver, and directed by John Dahl...

, different alternate endings ends up that Rusty Nail got killed. The theatrical cut is the only one in which Rusty Nail lives. His truck is clearly identified as a black Peterbilt

Peterbilt

Peterbilt Motors Company is an American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty Class 5 through Class 8 trucks headquartered in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1939 Peterbilt operates manufacturing facilities in Denton, Texas , and Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec...

 359 Class 8 truck. Both of the films depict Rusty Nail as a psychological sadist. He contact with his victims using a CB radio

Citizens' band radio

Citizens' Band radio is, in many countries, a system of short-distance radio communications between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the 27-MHz band. Citizens' Band is distinct from the FRS, GMRS, MURS and amateur radio...

 attached to his truck. Anonymity

Anonymity

Anonymity is derived from the Greek word ἀνωνυμία, anonymia, meaning "without a name" or "namelessness". In colloquial use, anonymity typically refers to the state of an individual's personal identity, or personally identifiable information, being publicly unknown.There are many reasons why a...

 is one of Rusty's tricks to evade and be undetected by the law.

Victims

Rusty Nail creates a psychological mind game

Mind game

The term mind games refers to three main categories:* a largely conscious struggle for psychological one-upmanship, often employing passive–aggressive behavior to specifically demoralize or empower the thinking subject, making the aggressor look superior - 'mind games or power games'.* 'the...

 that ensues his victims of a gory, life-and-death situations.

Black Sheep

Black sheep is the codename chosen by Fuller (Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

-Early life:Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carleton E. Zahn, a retired Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School...

), respectively. They use this nickname to prank other CB radio user, but, by mistake, it ends up in the wrong hands. Along with his brother, Lewis (See Candy Cane), they prank Rusty who turns out to be a murderer. He is a part of Rusty's sick games, although he survives throughout.

Momma's Boy

Another nickname chosen by Fuller. It was the first nickname Fuller used. It was originally used for Lewis.

Candy Cane

Candy Cane is the false radio handle used by Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Paul William Walker IV is an American actor. He became well known in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues. He is also known for starring in the surprise summer hit The Fast and the Furious. His other films include Joy Ride, Running Scared, Into the Blue and Eight Below...

). He was coerced by his brother to play a prank over the air, and unintentionally fell to the wrong hands. He survived Rusty Nail's sick games.

Goldilocks

A nickname Rusty gave to Melissa (Nicki Aycox

Nicki Aycox

-Personal life:Aycox was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma. She has a younger brother, Steve. She speaks fluent German according to an interview in Jack magazine. She also comes from a Native American heritage.-Career:Aycox began performing at a young age...

) because she had blonde and curly hair.

It also seems that he called her "Goldilocks" due to her being uninvited in his home like Goldilocks and the 3 bears.

Buttercup

A nickname Rusty gave to Katherine (Anna Parker Rose) because she had black and pig tail hair.

It also seems that he called her "Buttercup" due to her being a superhero from being created like Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls

The Powerpuff Girls

The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera for Cartoon Network...

.