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Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008)

Audience Score
55
One year after running away from home, Nicole and Jesse are still missing. When Jesse's brother, Tom, returns home from active duty, he sets out with his friends Marilyn and Jared to locate the lost couple. Their search leads them to the stretch of old highway with a mysterious Rest Stop, where they find themselves in the same predicament as Nicole and Jesse: confronting a madman.
DirectorShawn Papazian
WriterJohn Shiban

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 30th, 2008
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 30th, 2008 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Raw Feed

Rest Stop Collection

These two films revolve around a rest stop with supernatural occurrences and a missing couple. The first film follows an aspiring actress whose boyfriend is abducted by a man in a yellow truck. The second film, set a year later, follows the boyfriend's brother as he searches for the couple, leading him to the rest stop and a deranged individual. Both films explore themes of mystery, thrill, and horror, critiquing society's neglect of mundane lives in favor of romanticizing unconventional lifestyles. They highlight poverty, societal rejection, and abandonment, offering social commentary on the consequences of neglect and ostracization. Through contrasting settings, the films invoke thought on community importance and the impact of societal behavior during turmoil.