Written & Directed by: Stephen King Starring: Emilio Estevez .... Bill Robinson Laura Harrington .... Brett Pat Hingle .... Hendershot Yeardley Smith .... Connie John Short .... Curtis Ellen McElduff .... Wanda June Pat Miller .... Joe J.C. Quinn .... Duncan Christopher Murney .... Camp Loman Holter Graham .... Deke Frankie Faison .... Handy Release Date: Theatrical: July 25, 1986; Fantasporto Film Festival: February, 1988 Rating:

A mysterious comet passes close within the Earth which causes machines to become homicidal ending up killing people.
Some people at a gas station diner called the Dixie Boy Truck Stop outside of Wimington, Carolina both workers and patrons end up being trapped there as they experience alot of terrifying accidents and fatal deaths as their trucks try to invade the diner led by by one for a toy company which sports a demonically-smiling goblin face - each start up on their own, circling the truck stop and preventing anyone from getting in or out.
The manager of the diner named Hendershot (Pat Hingle) and an ex-con who is serving probation time there named Bill Robinson (Emilio Estevez) tries to help the survivors to safety and finds a way by tricking these machines by causing explosions to destroy them before they end up being their next prey.
But things get a little tough when an army jeep with a machine gun as they order the people to pump gasoline for them as they are low or it would shoot and kill them.
They are struck between a rock and a hard place when this situation happens as they can be at risk while doing this but Bill has a plan up his sleeve.

Awesome!!! Totally awesome!!!! I was a big AC/DC fan and loved the song "Who Made Who". When I found out it was from thhis film I had to rent it and watched it with my cousin as the two of us were going to the Def Leppard concert the next night in 1992 my grad year from highschool.
At the time I wasn't a Stephen King fan and this was the only movie I loved of his. I considered this mainly a sci-fi flick but it's a mix of both sci-fi and horror with lots of dynamite action involved.
I'd advise anyone to check this movie out even if you're not a fan of horror films.

The acting is superb as the whole cast really performed their character's inside out.
Emilio Estevez is by far the best actor since he knows how to play a good tough as nails criminal on probation and does great playing a nice guy regardless and pulls off a great southern accent too. One of his best performances since I've seen him in Breakfast Club.
Pat Hingle is excellent as a bitter and grouchy manager at his bar and makes a believeable grumpy businessman making everyone wanting to hate him. Two thumbs up for him.
Laura Harrington is my favourite acterss in this film and does incredibly well for her part as she does great at playing a romantic part as well as being tough but caring too. She brings all of this to life a great deal.
I will never forget Yeardley Smith's part as a dweeby type shrieky newlywed and has terrific energy in her part of the film. I loved her work in the TV sitcom Herman's Head too which I watched after I saw this movie
John Short who played her dweeby husband brought alot into the film too proving to be a versatile actor.
Pat Miller stood out the most as a burly employee at the diner and could see him getting alot of work but sadly he was only in a handful of acting projects.
We have a fresh young talent by Holter Graham as young teenage kid and he puts everything he has into the film and is a true natural.
Christopher Murney lived to play a sleazy religious salesman.

A waitress gets her arm slit by an electric cutting knife and blood splatters.
A softball coach gets hit hard in the head with a pop can coming out of a machine and he is badly bloodied.
There's a bloodied corpse lying in a corner at a small gas station and repair shop.
There are bloodied corpses in a small neighborhood including a dead dog.
An employee gets bloodily run over by a truck
People are bloodily shot by a machine gun in an army truck

This was Stephen King's debut as a director and a fantastic job he did on the film. Lots of critics bombed this film and said he should never ever direct and sadly he hasn't on another project. Those critics can kiss my ass.
We have a hilarious start to the film which involves a came by King himself when the bank machine and other technical devices in the town starts using profanity.
Then there's a bridge that goes up as if a big boat is speeding by and a small one is just cruising through and there's perfect camera shots on the vehicles falling into the water looks good, same with the people that are freaking out when this happens.
There's great direction on the dialogue between Emilio Estevez and Pat Hingle for the first time in the diner.
There's a real effective scene with supporting actress Ellen McElduff when an electric cutting knife attacks her which shows a great camera shot on it and her reactions were great.
Another great tense scene was when another supporting actor named J.C. Quinn when his eyes are shot out by fuel which makes you jump a bit when it suddenly happens.
Next up we have terrific reactions by young actor Holter Graham after experiencing the deadly machines attacking his teammates and ball coach from softball practice. We show a cool scene with him riding in his bike in a small neighborhood and he spots dead bodies everywhere.
There's a great reaction with McElduff when she freaks out at the trucks telling them that they made them. Which is one of the memorable scene's in this film.
Emilio Estevez and Laura Harrington play off of one another terrifically thanks to King's direction as well as their romantic moments together too.
There's a very sad moment with Graham after he finds out that his father was killed and Graham shows his emotional reactions very well too.
Also his work on Pat Hingle as an unsympathetic manager is terrifically done as you just want to slap him and that's just what Harrington's character does to him.
We have excellent shots of the trucks charging at people especially the head one with the smiling goblin face (Man that truck is creepy looking)

Man At Cashpoint: Honey! C'mon over here, Sugar-buns. This machine just called me an asshole!

Connie: Curtis? Are you dead?

Brett: If you don't get your hand off my leg, you're going to be wiping your ass with a hook next time you take a dump!
Camp Loman: I never heard no talk like that when I was a boy.

Bill Robinson: You really going after Deke man?
Duncan: Yeah.
Bill Robinson: Look here, how many fingers you see, huh? Eight? Twelve?
Duncan: Okay, so I got a little double vision, but it's clearin' up Bill. I gotta find my boy! I gotta! Anything could be goin' on out there! Chrissakes!
Hendershot: You leave here without punching out, and you ain't never gonna have to punch out again, Bubba.
Duncan: Good! You leave me alone you fat fuck.
Hendershot: [grabs him] Why you...
Bill Robinson: Don't! Leave him alone.
Hendershot: Or what?
Bill Robinson: Or I'll knock your teeth in... Bubba.

Connie: Don't make me a widow on our wedding day Curtis!

Deke: Bill, where's my dad?
Hendershot: Uh, Duncan's got scrubbed by one of them big boys out there... tough break kid!
Brett: (Looks at Hendershot disgusted) You unbelieveable shithead!

Brett: Mr. Hendershot? (She walks up to him and slaps him in the face) Just a little lesson that matters from the road twitch!

Wanda June: You can't! WE MADE YOU!

Bill: (After the army jeep shoots Wanda June and Deke stands up) Deke goddamnit you're gonna be killed stay down!.
Deke: It's right there. If it wants to waste us it will.

Deke: (After giving a red truck fuel) All set big guy (flips the truck a bird)

Brett: I ain't never seen a hero with his ass in the air like that.

Bill Robinson: Adios mother fucker!

Oh yes!!!! The music in this film was all by the classic hard rock band AC/DC and they open up with "Who Made Who" which gives me goosebumps.
Angus Young has perfect guitar riffs with the intense scene's of the film and you can't find anyone better.
We have other songtracks playing throughout the film like:
"Sink the Pink"
"Ride On"
"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
"Hells Bells"
"Shake Your Foundations"
and during the closing credits their top hit "You Shook Me All Night Long"

The DVD Features:

Widescreen presentation
Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), English 2.0 (Dolby Digital)
English subtitles
Scene selection
Digitally mastered
Interactive menus
English closed captioning

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