Trucks (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Chris Thomson

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (short story)
Brian Taggert (teleplay)

Release Date:

26 December 2000 (UK)

Genre:

Horror | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

U-Turn, U-Die!

Plot:

Based on the short story by Stephen King, this tells the tail of trucks suddenly coming to life and attacking their owners.

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Remake

Cast

Timothy Busfield	...	Ray
Brenda Bakke	...	Hope
Aidan Devine	...	Trucker Bob
Roman Podhora	...	Thad
Jay Brazeau	...	Jack
Brendan Fletcher	...	Logan
Amy Stewart	...	Abby
Victor Cowie	...	George
Sharon Bajer	...	June
Jonathan Barrett	...	Brad
Rick Skene	...	Trucker Pete
Don Granberry	...	Sheriff (as Don Granbery)
Barbara Lee Edwards	...	TV Reporter
Gene Pyrz	...	Refrigerator Truck Driver
Kirk Harper	...	Lina
Harry Neeken	...	Phil

Directed by
Chris Thomson

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen King		(short story)
Brian Taggert		(teleplay)

Produced by
Mark Amin	....	executive producer
Bruce David Eisen	....	co-producer
Jerry Leider	....	executive producer
Jonathon Komack Martin	....	co-producer
Derek Mazur	....	executive producer
Michael J.F. Scott	....	co-producer (as Michael Scott)

Original Music by
Michael Richard Plowman

Cinematography by
Robert Draper		(director of photography) (as Rob Draper)

Film Editing by
Lara Mazur

Casting by
Ellen Meyer

Production Design by
David Ferguson

Costume Design by
Darena Snowe

Makeup Department
Rosemarie Diekmann	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Lara Mazur	....	post-production supervisor
Lesley Oswald	....	production manager

Art Department
Kristen Deem	....	art department assistant
Ken Wills	....	property master

Sound Department
Michael Colomby	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gordon Durity	....	sound effects editor
Gordon Durity	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Haskill	....	sound effects editor
Philip Hunter	....	dialogue editor
Gael MacLean	....	sound designer
Gael MacLean	....	sound supervisor
Dave Stephens	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Cara E. Anderson	....	special effects assistant
Rory Cutler	....	special effects coordinator
Erich Martin Hicks	....	special effects: pick-up shots
Kevin Stadnyk	....	special effects crew

Stunts
David Brown	....	stunts (as Dave Brown)
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt driver
Rick Skene	....	stunts
Geoff Williams	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Allan Belyea	....	grip
Grace Donaldson	....	grip
Keith Holland	....	additional cinematographer
Stephan Lentz	....	key grip
David Perkins	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Norman Porticella	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
David C. Whitten	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Dave Perich	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Ken Friss	....	script supervisor
Ross Ikeda	....	post-production accountant
Nghia Nguyen	....	legal services
David Porter	....	chef

Production Companies

• Credo Entertainment Group (as Credo Entertainment)
• USA Pictures

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
• Trimark Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Trimark Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• Video Film Express (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence/terror and a scene of sensuality.

Runtime:

Australia:95 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:PG-13 (original rating) | USA:R (edited for re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Gunton, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Credo Entertainment Group

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 9 minutes and 45 seconds into the movie when the man gets out of his truck you can see the mechanical linkages/cables used to move the side view mirror especially when the mirror moves.

Quotes:

Ray: Get back inside!
Trucker Bob: No way.
Ray: [he points the gun at him] Now!
Trucker Bob: You're bluffin', and I know it.

Movie Connections:

References "The Twilight Zone" (1959)

Funny,not scary

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

I saw this movie at a hotel I was staying at on friday night,passingly as I thought I might as well.Stephen King seems to not be doing himself many favours by so constantly having his name plastered on direct-to-video horror duds,and I'm sorry to say that this is certainly no exception to the rule at all.I don't know that much about the film 'Maximum Overdrive'yet that is the film title so constantly thrown up whenever I read a review of the movie.As a film on it's own,I personally thought Trucks made very little sense indeed.The motivation behind the trucks getting up and wreaking havoc is never explained,and the ending is pitifully resolved.As I am actually reviewing the movie 2 days prior to having seen it,a lot of it has faded from my mind now,which is to say Trucks was rather unmemorable on just about every level.*