About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the film Joy Ride with guests Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.

“Rusty Nail is clearly a fan of Looney Tunes” - Steve On a very special We ❤️ Movies, the gang welcomes Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from Radio Silence to chat about the great John Dahl highway thriller, Joy Ride ! How awesome is all the neon lighting in this movie? How great is the cast here, including a never-better Paul Walker? Can we find a theater to book-in a short series on “motel movies”? How great is it to have so many killer car stunts in this? And remember when we could have eerie, ambiguous movie endings without assuming they were just cash-grab sequel setups? PLUS: Be sure to catch Matt & Tyler’s latest film, the super-fun, super-bloody Ready or Not 2: Here I Come , which is a must-see in theaters, y’all! Out everywhere wide on Friday, with early shows starting Thursday night. Joy Ride stars Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski, Jessica Bowman, and the great Ted Levine as the voice of Rusty Nail; directed by John Dahl. This is a very special W❤️M we wanted to release on the main feed. You can snag commercial-free episodes of WHM, W❤️M and more over on our Patreon. Click through here to sign up now! Be sure to catch us on the road in Minneapolis on…

People in this episode

Hosts: WHM Entertainment, Steve

Guests: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

Topics covered

• horror films
• car stunts
• movie endings
• neon lighting
• motel movies
• film discussion

Keywords

• Joy Ride
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
• Tyler Gillett
• Paul Walker
• horror
• film analysis
• car chases
• movie endings
• neon aesthetics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Radio Silence, WHM

Books & works: Joy Ride, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, Conan the Barbarian, Big

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