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Director:
Stephen King
Writers:
Stephen King (short story "Trucks")
Stephen King (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 July 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
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Plot:
A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
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User Comments:
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Cast

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Emilio Estevez ... Bill Robinson
Pat Hingle ... Hendershot
Laura Harrington ... Brett

Yeardley Smith ... Connie
John Short ... Curtis
Ellen McElduff ... Wanda June
J.C. Quinn ... Duncan Keller
Christopher Murney ... Camp Loman

Holter Graham ... Deke Keller
Frankie Faison ... Handy
Pat Miller ... Joe
Jack Canon ... Max
Barry Bell ... Steve Gayton
John Brasington ... Frank
J. Don Ferguson ... Andy

Leon Rippy ... Brad

Robert Gooden ... Harry (as Bob Gooden)
R. Pickett Bugg ... Rolf
Giancarlo Esposito ... Videoplayer
Martin Tucker ... 2nd Man

Marla Maples ... 2nd Woman
Ned Austin ... Bridgemaster
Richard Chapman Jr. ... Helper
Bob Gunter ... Coach
Bill Huggins ... Umpire
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Adams ... Bobby, Deke's friend (uncredited)
Christine Anne Baur ... Dead woman on bridge (uncredited)

Christopher Britton ... Drive-thru machine voice (voice) (uncredited)
George Cox ... Guy in Red Convertable on bridge (uncredited)
Robin Grathwol ... White Tanker truck driver on bridge (uncredited)
Gene Hartline ... AC / DC van driver (uncredited)
Kent Hays ... Dead Pizza Guy (uncredited)

Stephen King ... Man At Cashpoint (uncredited)
Dick Langdon ... Dump truck driver on bridge (uncredited)
Julius LeFlore ... Guy Falling Off Motorcycle And Going Through Car Window (uncredited)
Gary McLarty ... Guy In AC / DC van (uncredited)
Bruce Moriarty ... Dead Man On Porch Swing (uncredited)

Dean Mumford ... Motorcycle Guy Sliding Off Drawbridge (uncredited)
Armando Nannuzzi ... Dead man killed by chainsaw (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
Bernie Pock ... Dead Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Glenn Randall Jr. ... Dead woman's feet in bushes (uncredited)
Milton Subotsky ... Grey van driver on bridge (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stephen King 
 
Writing credits
Stephen King (short story "Trucks")

Stephen King (written by)

Produced by
Dino De Laurentiis .... executive producer
Martha De Laurentiis .... producer (as Martha Schumacher)
Don Levin .... executive producer
Mel Pearl .... executive producer
Milton Subotsky .... co-producer
 
Cinematography by
Armando Nannuzzi 
 
Film Editing by
Evan A. Lottman  (as Evan Lottman)
 
Casting by
Mary Colquhoun 
 
Production Design by
Giorgio Postiglione 
 
Costume Design by
Clifford Capone 
 
Makeup Department
Dean Gates .... special makeup effects artist
Marlana May .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Marilyn Stonehouse .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Lucibello .... first assistant director
Elizabeth Scherberger .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Hilton Rosemarin .... set designer
Jeffrey Schlatter .... construction coordinator
Mark S. Turner .... sculptor
 
Sound Department
Michael Berenbaum .... assistant sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist
Lee Dichter .... sound re-recording mixer
Phil Hadaway .... adr engineer
Chris Hyams-Hart .... digital sound
Neil L. Kaufman .... sound editor
Rich Macar .... sound editor
Larry Porche .... boom operator
Greg Sheldon .... sound editor
Steven Visscher .... supervising assistant sound editor
Ed White .... sound mixer
Mel Zelniker .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Jeff Frink .... special effects
Steve Galich .... special effects (as Steven Galich)
 
Visual Effects by
Barry Nolan .... special visual effects
 
Stunts
Phil Adams .... stunts
Christine Anne Baur .... stunts (as Christine Bauer)
George Cox .... stunts
Robin Grathwol .... stunts
Gene Hartline .... stunts
Kent Hays .... stunts
Dick Langdon .... stunts
Julius LeFlore .... stunts
Denver Mattson .... stunts
Gary McLarty .... stunts
Bruce Moriarty .... stunts
Edgard Mourino .... stunts (as Edgar Mourino)
Dean Mumford .... utility stunts
Bernie Pock .... stunts
Glenn Randall Jr. .... stunt coordinator
David Koseruba .... stunt double on sailboat (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Joe D'Alessandro .... grip
Chicca Ungaro .... assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Craig Fincannon .... additional casting
Mark Fincannon .... additional casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jayme Bednarczyk .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
David Mann .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Todd Kasow .... music editor
 
Other crew
Roberto Croci .... translator
Chip Hackler .... production assistant
Angela Heald .... production coordinator
Michael Klastorin .... unit publicist
Valerie E. Norman .... script supervisor
Mara Trovato .... translator
 

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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (re-rating 2006) | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-16 | Australia:R | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18
Filming Locations:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Company:
De Laurentiis more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the game room of DIXIE BOY truck stop, they had a Bally Night Rider pinball game, and a Williams Pokerino (also had a few video games: A Cinematronics Star Castle, Atari Tempest Cocktail and a Konami Time Pilot '84 in a Stern cabinet). Fairly early on in the movie, the Night Rider playfield glass smashes itself, and very late in the movie, for a split second, you can see the games being plowed into by a semi truck. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Duncan goes to get his son, his eyes are puffy from gasoline but there's no blood. Joe grabs his arms and we get a close-up shot of Duncan's face and there's blood all over his face. Then they cut back to longer shots and the blood disappears. more
Quotes:
Man At Cashpoint: [First lines]
[as the ATM machine is calling him an asshole]
Man At Cashpoint: Honeybun! This machine just called me an asshole!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Cinemania: Stephen King: O vasilias tou tromou" (2009) more

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20 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
A guilty pleasure., 7 March 2003
8/10
Author: Aaron1375 from Alabama

Oh, how I wished I hated this movie. However, I don't...I actually enjoy this movie a lot. All the critics hate it, most people I talk to hate it, but I like it. Maybe it is the cool AC/DC soundtrack...I don't know. The action is pretty good and there are some pretty good kills in this one, though it isn't anything that is very scary at all. A couple of the scenes are annoying, but for the most part I enjoy this take on the King short story "Trucks". This one has the machines of the world suddenly turning on humans, though in the end it is mainly trucks that are featured. Survivors at a gas station are stranded there as the trucks circle the facility. They have to find a way out or else. This isn't a movie that is worthy of awards or something, but I think it is a fun movie to watch.

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