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Trucks

1997 · 99 min

A scrappy, silly B-movie siege where killer trucks circle a diner, offering cheap thrills and unintentional laughs more than real scares.

Directed by
Chris Thomson
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Thriller
Tagline
U-TURN, U-DIE!
Overview
A group of seemingly humanistic trucks takeover a truck stop and starts killing everything in sight. The remaining townsfolk must band together and come up with a way to murder the inanimate objects, a seemingly difficult task considering the abnormal circumstances.

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Directed by
Chris Thomson
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • technology
  • isolation
  • fate
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
horror, science fiction, thriller, action, tv movie
Directed by
Chris Thomson
Written by
Brian Taggert
Starring
Timothy Busfield, Brenda Bakke, Aidan Devine, Jay Brazeau, Brendan Fletcher, Amy Stewart, Roman Podhora, Victor Cowie
Music
Michael Richard Plowman
Cinematography
Keith Holland, Robert Draper
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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