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Rest Stop (other)
Rest stop A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary roads. Other names include motorway servi ... is a rest area for motorists. Rest stop may also refer to: * ''Rest Stop'' (film), a 2006 horror film **'' Rest Stop: Don't Look Back'', the 2006 sequel to ''Rest Stop'' * "Rest Stop" (short story), a 2003 short story by Stephen King *"Rest Stop", a 2000 song by Matchbox Twenty from '' Mad Season'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rest Stop
A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary roads. Other names include motorway service area (UK), services (UK), travel plaza, rest stop, oasis (US), service area, rest and service area (RSA), resto, service plaza, lay-by, and service centre (Canada). Facilities may include park-like areas, fuel stations, public toilets, water fountains, restaurants, and dump and fill stations for caravans / motorhomes. A rest area with limited to no public facilities is a lay-by, parking area, scenic area, or scenic overlook. Along some highways and roads are services known as wayside parks, roadside parks, or picnic areas. Overview The standards and upkeep of service station facilities vary by jurisdiction. Service stations have parking areas allotted for cars, trucks, articulated trucks, buses and caravans. Most state-run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rest Stop (film)
''Rest Stop'' is the first direct-to-video horror film released by Warner Studios' "Raw Feed" imprint on October 17, 2006. It was written and directed by John Shiban. The film was followed by a sequel, '' Rest Stop: Don't Look Back'' (2008). Plot Jess picks up his girlfriend, Nicole, to head out to California in his convertible. On the way, Nicole complains she needs to urinate, and she urges Jess to find a rest stop. After exiting the building, she finds her boyfriend gone. A deranged truck driver throws her the red cell phone from the convertible, convincing her he has Jess. Nicole goes to look for help, notices an RV, bangs on the door, and asks for help. She has a short eerie ride with the passengers until she is eventually thrown out for looking at the deformed individual hidden in the back of the vehicle. She then returns to the restroom, where she hears a girl coughing up blood (Tracy) with cuts all over whimpering in the maintenance room. She cautions Nicole about the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back may refer to: Film and television * '' Dont Look Back'', a 1967 documentary about Bob Dylan * ''Don't Look Back'' (1996 film), an action/thriller television film * ''Don't Look Back'' (1999 film), a Japanese film * ''Don't Look Back'' (2009 film), a French thriller * "Don't Look Back" (''Heroes''), a 2006 episode of ''Heroes'' * "Don't Look Back" (''In the Heat of the Night''), an episode of ''In the Heat of the Night'' * '' Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus'', a 2013 South Korean KBS television series * '' Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige'', a 1981 television film about the baseball player Music Albums * ''Don't Look Back'' (Boston album), or the title song (see below), 1978 * ''Don't Look Back'' (Celeste Buckingham album), or the title song, 2012 * ''Don't Look Back'' (Harold Vick album), 1974 * ''Don't Look Back'' (John Lee Hooker album), or the title song (see below), 1997 * ''Don't Look Back'' (Nat Adderley album), 1976 * ''Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rest Stop (short Story)
"Rest Stop" is a short story by the American writer Stephen King, originally published in the December 2003 issue of '' Esquire'' and collected in King's 2008 collection ''Just After Sunset''. In 2004, "Rest Stop" won the National Magazine Award for Fiction. Plot synopsis Author John Dykstra, who writes under the pen name Rick Hardin, has had too much beer to drink at his mystery writer's group meeting and desperately needs to find a rest stop on his return from Jacksonville to Sarasota. There is only one other car at the rest stop, and he overhears its occupants in the ladies' bathroom. He hears a woman's and a man's voice coming from the bathroom, and the sounds of domestic abuse. Dykstra is too timid and frightened to act, but he assumes the mentality of his alter-ego, Hardin, and attacks the man with a tire iron. Hardin calls the police and orders the woman to leave the scene in the car, and much to her protest, Hardin smashes the man's glasses to ensure the man doesn't fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
