Melanie Griffith, Robert Carradine, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Anne Lockhart in Joyride (1977)

Joyride

Movie1977• R• 1h 32m
AdventureComedyCrimeDramaRomance
⭐ 5.7 / 10(638)

Three teenagers leave Los Angeles and drive north to Alaska, wind up robbing a pipeline and taking one of the employees hostage.

Rated
R
Runtime
1h 32m
Released
1977
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1977

Storyline

Three teenagers leave Los Angeles and drive north to Alaska, wind up robbing a pipeline and taking one of the employees hostage.

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Did you know

• All 4 main actors are children of famous parents. Anne Lockhart - June Lockhart, Desi Arnaz Jr. - Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball, Robert Carradine - John Carradine, Melanie Griffith - Tippi Hedren.

• When the film went to VHS there was no Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) songs despite the band being credited in the opening credits. However, since then those songs have been reinserted.

• Film debut of Richard Riehle.

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

Worthwhile 70's road flick

👍 10 · 3/10/2014
⭐ 6/10

A lot of bad luck for the three main leads

👍 2 · 7/9/2023
⭐ 6/10

Good 70s atmosphere, better than expected

👍 4 · 5/19/2012

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
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