Trucks (film)

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Trucks
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Directed by Chris Thomson
Produced by Robert Simonds
Written by Brian Taggert
Based on Trucks by Stephen King
Starring Timothy Busfield
Brenda Bakke
Aidan Devine
Roman Podhora
Jay Brazeau
Rick Skene
Brendan Fletcher
Music by Michael Richard Plowman
Production
company
Distributed by Trimark Pictures
Release dates
October 29, 1997
Running time
95 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Trucks is a 1997 Canadian and American television Horror film directed by Chris Thomson. It is based on Stephen King's short story "Trucks", which also serves as the source material for the earlier film Maximum Overdrive, the only film directed by King.

Synopsis

In a small American town, the town residents live peacefully. But one day, trucks mysteriously start to come to life and develop their own minds, but they end up prompting violence, starting to destroy houses and kill people, and the rest of the townspeople have to figure out a way to destroy them all before they kill all the residents of the town.

Cast

  • Timothy Busfield as Ray Porter
  • Brenda Bakke as Hope Gladstone
  • Aidan Devine as Trucker Bob
  • Roman Podhora as Thad Timmy
  • Jay Brazeau as Jack
  • Brendan Fletcher as Logan Porter
  • Amy Stewart as Abby Timmy
  • Victor Cowie as George "Georgie"
  • Sharon Bajer as June Yeager
  • Jonathan Barrett as Brad Yeager
  • Rick Skene as Trucker Pete
  • Don Granberry as Sheriff
  • Barbara Lee Edwards as TV Reporter
  • Gene Pyrz as Refrigerator Truck Driver
  • Kirk Harper as Lino
  • Harry Nelken as Phil
  • Chris Thomson as Toxic Worker 2 (cameo)
  • David Brown as Gas Station Customer in Car
  • Chuck Robinson as Lunar town Bus Driver
  • Erich Hicks as Toxic Suit Killer with Axe

Reception

Critical reception for Trucks has been negative.[1]

References

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