A young man working at a small town junkyard discovers and befriends a creature which feeds on oil being sought by a fracking company.
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Chris Wedge
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Lucas Till | ... | Tripp | |
| Jane Levy | ... | Meredith | |
| Thomas Lennon | ... | Jim Dowd | |
| Barry Pepper | ... | Sheriff Rick | |
| Rob Lowe | ... | Reece Tenneson | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Mr. Weathers | |
| Amy Ryan | ... | Cindy | |
| Holt McCallany | ... | Burke | |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Wade Coley | |
| Aliyah O'Brien | ... | Junior Scientist | |
| Daniel Bacon | ... | Technician | |
| Faustino Di Bauda | ... | Roughneck | |
| Jedidiah Goodacre | ... | Jake (Letterman Kid) | |
| Samara Weaving | ... | Brianne | |
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Ruairi MacDonald | ... | 9th Grader |
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In a small town, an oil company is drilling for oil. The geologist, Dowd, informs his boss, Tenneson that they detected what could be an ecosystem which could affect their drilling rights. But Tenneson tells them to go on and something happens. Something came out and Tenneson wants to keep it quiet by keeping what came out on ice. In the town, something's been taking the fuel tanks off vehicles, leaving a big hole. Tripp, who lives in the town is frustrated at his life, specifically not having a vehicle of his own. He works at a scrap yard and he's been working on restoring an old truck. One day he thinks he hears something and traps it in the storage pit. He calls the Sheriff who's his step-father, whom he doesn't like. And when he gets there, it's gone. Later he sets a trap for it and sees it's a slug like creature who feeds on oil. He would bond with it. Later a man from the oil company shows up at the yard and asks him about the thing he reported earlier. Tripp feigns it was ... Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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wilhelm scream | part computer animation | part computer animated | two word title | junkyard |Taglines:
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Rated PG for action, peril, brief scary images, and some rude humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
13 January 2017 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$125,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$10,950,705, 15 January 2017, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$33,370,166, 16 March 2017Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$64,361,194, 16 March 2017Company Credits
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Tripp: Rick. I'm sorry I said all those terrible things about you,
Sheriff Rick: Wait. What?
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Written by Greg Holden & Drew Pearson
Performed by Phillip Phillips
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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WILHELM SCREAM: When an evil truck driver sees, then crashes into, a large rock. See more »Goofs
When everyone gets in their new "monster trucks", they all put on 5-point harnesses. When Lucas Till is nearly pushed off the cliff, he isn't wearing a seat belt, and has to hang off the door to avoid falling. In the next scene, he is back in his harness. See more »Quotes
Sheriff Rick: You be careful, son.Tripp: Rick. I'm sorry I said all those terrible things about you,
Sheriff Rick: Wait. What?
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Performed by Phillip Phillips
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I want to commend the filmmakers on this film. There was a lot of bad press about it even coming from the studio as writing it off as a loss before it was even released.
My kids (11 and 8) have been wanting to see it since we saw a trailer ages ago. I thought the concept was a bit crazy, but it did seem like fun.
After reading that Paramount was already writing it down as a loss, pretty much told me the movie must not be that good. I didn't want to not take my kids just because of that.
Cut to today. We saw the fist showing this morning. I have to say the movie was a lot of fun. It called back to films from the 80's when I was a little film-goer. Director Chris Wedge really made a fun film that has monsters and trucks, it truly lived up to it's title. I feel like he (the director) was really pulling from films like the Explorers, Flight of the Navigator, and a bit of Gremlins. Funny, action packed and not long for the sake of being long like so many movies today. It told a cute story and let us on our way.
About halfway through the movie, I realized why I was enjoying it. It was not something from another property, no comic book characters, it wasn't a sequel. It was something to get wrapped up in and enjoy.
I just wanted to say that we really enjoyed it and I hope more people give it a chance. It's not going to solve the world's problems, but it's certainly going to entertain you. First thing my 11- year-old said after it was over was, "Can we see this again tomorrow?" Not sure if there is a better admission of how fun it was.
Very fun!