When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of murderous 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines…Or be killed by them.
Directed by Stephen King
man vs machine
gas station
roadhouse
dark comedy
siege
lorry
comet
automation
truck
arcade
exploding truck
exploding gasoline station
inanimate objects come to life
eighteen wheeler
semi truck
Rank
#69 in 1986·#7729 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Emilio Estevez
Bill Robinson
Pat Hingle
Hendershot
Laura Harrington
Brett
Yeardley Smith
Connie
John Short
Curt
Ellen McElduff
Wanda June
J.C. Quinn
Duncan
Christopher Murney
Camp Loman
Holter Graham
Deke
Frankie Faison
Handy
J. Don Ferguson
Andy
Leon Rippy
Brad
Crew
Stephen King
Director
Stephen King
Screenplay
Milton Subotsky
Co-Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Skip Lievsay
Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jock Brandis
Gaffer
Gene Hartline
Stunts
Julius LeFlore
Stunts
Bernie Pock
Stunts
Bruce Moriarty
Stunts
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Popular Reviews
160 reviews
danny
3.5★ · 05/09/24
#bringbacktheexplodingheadcut2024
#bringbacktheexplodingheadcut2024
Caitlyn
6.0★ · 05/18/26
Doesn’t make any sense but fun
Doesn’t make any sense but fun
Tessa
3.0★ · 05/02/26
just wish that this was actually good
just wish that this was actually good
brePRO
7.0★ · 04/24/26
The type of stuff that happens in my dreams
The type of stuff that happens in my dreams
austin
5.0★ · 04/18/26
its okay for what it is, an unserious silly horror. but im looking at my microwave with extra caution now
its okay for what it is, an unserious silly horror. but im looking at my microwave with extra caution now
