Wrecker (film)

It stars Anna Hutchison and Drea Whitburn as friends on a road trip who are menaced by a psychopathic tow truck driver.

Elsewhere, Emily joins her friend Leslie on a road trip after she becomes frustrated with her boyfriend, whom she believes may have cheated on her.

Before long, they become stuck behind a foul-smelling tow truck that carries the earlier couple's car, a 1973 Ford Torino station wagon.

Emily and Leslie pull off the road to a diner, only to become nervous when they realize the tow truck driver is also parked there.

She takes the dead cop's pistol and returns to her own car, which has again ran low on gas.

She closes the trunk door after being horrified at the contents, then uses her car to ram the tow truck off the cliff.

Bafaro came up with the film's concept when he overheard two women argue at a remote gas station.

[6] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter, in comparing it negatively to Duel, wrote, "Director Bafaro shows little aptitude for the driving sequences, which are stunningly dull in their repetitiveness and lack of visual flair.

"[7] Maitland McDonagh of Film Journal International wrote, "Pitched somewhere between Duel and Joy Ride, this motor-psycho picture fails to stake out new territory or ring any significant changes on a decades-old formula.

[9] Joel Harley of Starburst rated it 5/10 stars and wrote, "It's fast, slick and lovely to look at, but there's absolutely nothing there beneath the hood.

"[10] Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine rated it 1.5/4 stars and called it "an undistinguished entry" that "offers minor pleasures" despite its lack of payoff.

[11] Matt Boiselle of Dread Central rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "[T]his was one of the more repetitious, haphazardly, and ultimately boring series of chases I've seen in a long time.

"[12] Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News wrote, "I really would rather recommend Duel any day of the week before I would tell someone they should check out Wrecker.