Every Friday, as a service to your weekend’s entertainment, I will hand-pick two movies that together form a thematic Double Feature. I will also throw in a Wild Card film, should you feel like expanding the event to a Triple Feature. You’re welcome.
Double Feature Theme: “Killer Truckers”
Wild Card:
Info:
Breakdown and Joy Ride are both stylishly-shot, underrated thrillers regarding truckers and how they will try to kill you if you’re kind of yuppie-ish and driving cross-country. Breakdown features a vintage Kurt Russell performance, who here gives a master class in channeling middle-class privilege into man-of-action rage. Joy Ride is notable for featuring Steve Zahn in a loose, funny supporting role, as well as having a villain who is almost never seen on screen (a very different approach from the standard teen-oriented fare of the time). As for the Wild Card, Jeepers Creepers isn’t necessarily a “killer trucker” movie per se, but it does concern a similar scenario of being menaced on a road trip by a bad guy in a large vehicle.
Suggested Props:
To liven up your Double Feature experience, I recommend adding some props into the mix. For the “Killer Trucker” Double Feature, I suggest…
-Trucker hats
-Very unhealthy, road trip-style snacks; Slim Jims, mini-donuts (which ties into Breakdown), pork rinds, etc.
-Cheap domestic beer, like a killer trucker might drink
Suggested Extreme Props:
-Truck stop meth
-A dead yuppie to taunt
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