Joyride to Nowhere (1977)

Plotzle Expert · E31 · April 1, 2026 · Action / Crime

Six plot descriptions for Joyride to Nowhere (1977). One is the real plot. Five are convincing fakes. Read them and guess which is real.

1. A woman drives aimlessly through Nevada after killing her abusive boyfriend but realizes she has nowhere to go and no one who will help her disappear.
2. A parolee agrees to transport counterfeit cash for his former cellmate but the destination keeps changing and the job becomes increasingly pointless and dangerous.
3. Two brothers smuggle heroin across state lines in a stolen ambulance while their estranged father dies alone in a hospice ward they refuse to visit.
4. Two teenage girls flee their homes in a stolen car and unknowingly take another vehicle containing stolen money from a bank robbery, prompting the thief to pursue them for his cash.
5. A veteran carjacker in Detroit takes a teenage runaway along on his final theft spree and both end up shot by police during a highway chase.
6. An undercover narcotics officer becomes addicted to methamphetamine during his assignment and destroys his marriage while his handlers ignore the obvious signs of his deterioration.