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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.
Theatrical
Jul 25, 1986
Box Office
$7.4M
Budget
$10.0M
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0.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 10, 2001
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Cast
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Emilio Estevez
Bill Robinson
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Pat Hingle
Hendershot
L
Laura Harrington
Brett
Y
Yeardley Smith
Connie
J
John Short
Curt
E
Ellen McElduff
Wanda June
J
J.C. Quinn
Duncan
C
Christopher Murney
Camp Loman
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Holter Graham
Deke
F
Frankie Faison
Handy
P
Pat Miller
Joe
J
Jack Canon
Max
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Barry Bell
Steve
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John Brasington
Frank
J
J. Don Ferguson
Andy
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Leon Rippy
Brad
R
Robert Gooden
Barry
R
R. Pickett Bugg
Rolf
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Giancarlo Esposito
Videoplayer
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Martin Tucker
2nd Man
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