Trucks (film)

Trucks
Directed by	Chris Thomson
Written by	Brian Taggert
Produced by	Robert Simonds
Starring	Timothy Busfield Brenda Bakke Aidan Devine Roman Podhora Rick Skene Brendan Fletcher
Music by	Michael Richard Plowman
Production company	DawnField Entertainment(VHS/DVD)
Distributed by	Trimark Pictures
Release date	October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Canada United States
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. The trucks end up prompting violence, starting to destroy houses and kill people. 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
• Kirk Harper as Lino
• Harry Nelken as Phil

Production

Principal photography concluded on August 22, 1997. Shooting took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Reception

TV Guide rated it 2/4 stars and wrote, "The film is all premise and no plot, a problem made worse by the clumsy addition of extraneous gory sequences."

External links

• Trucks at IMDb
• Trucks at Rotten Tomatoes