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Trucks (1997)

Trucks poster
Directed by
Chris Thomson
Genre
thriller, horror film, action film, science fiction film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 90 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a remote town, people are trapped when trucks and other vehicles suddenly become alive and start attacking everyone. The survivors must band together to find a way to escape the relentless machines.

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What happens

Trucks is a 1997 horror television film directed by Chris Thomson, which follows the story of a group of tourists and locals attacked by autonomous trucks and other inexplicable phenomena in a rural town. It is based on Stephen King's short story "Trucks", which also served as the source material for Maximum Overdrive, the only film directed by King. Trucks aired on the USA Network on October 29, 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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