Joy Ride
Film
2023
United States, China
Deadeye, a non-binary K-pop fan played by American non-binary actor Sabrina Wu, accompanies friends on a chaotic trip to China.
Trailer.
Available Summary:
"Four Asian American women experience mishaps and mayhem as they set out on a journey to China in search of one of their birth mothers." -Netflix.
Jack's Summary:
Sabrina Wu, an actor who describes themself as transmasc, gender non-conforming, and non-binary, stars in Joy Ride as a non-binary character named Deadeye. Deadeye is canonically trans and also uses they/them pronouns but, according to Wu's interview with Variety, they asked that Deadeye not have a coming-out scene. Instead, reportedly, Deadeye's gender is normalised as an average, everyday character trait, rather than the focus of a plotline.
WARNING: Adult themes.
The trailer features hard drug use and a racial slur against Asian people. (Hilariously, though, the girl targeted with the slur immediately punches the racist kid in the face.)
Entry last updated:
8 Feb 2026