Monster Trucks

2016
PG
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

19K

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Danny Glover, Rob Lowe, Thomas Lennon, Lucas Till, and Jane Levy in Monster Trucks (2016)

Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend.

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Car Action Teen Adventure Action Adventure Comedy Family Sci-Fi

A young man working at a small town junkyard discovers and befriends a creature which feeds on oil being sought by a fracking company.A young man working at a small town junkyard discovers and befriends a creature which feeds on oil being sought by a fracking company.A young man working at a small town junkyard discovers and befriends a creature which feeds on oil being sought by a fracking company.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

19K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Videos21

Monster Trucks: Driving On The Roof

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Monster Trucks: Engine For My Truck

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Monster Trucks: I Touched His Eye

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Trivia
Five green 1950s-era Dodge trucks were built for the movie. One, with its engine in the pickup bed, could be driven from a position under the hood. Creech drives from that position.

Goofs
When everyone gets in their new "monster trucks", they all put on 5-point harnesses. When Lucas Till is nearly pushed off the cliff, he isn't wearing a seat belt, and has to hang off the door to avoid falling. In the next scene, he is back in his harness.

Quotes
Sheriff Rick: You be careful, son.
Tripp: Rick. I'm sorry I said all those terrible things about you,
Sheriff Rick: Wait. What?

Connections
Featured in Hollywood Express: #676 (2016)

Soundtracks
Barracuda
Written by Ann Wilson, Roger Fisher (as Roger Douglas Fisher), Michael DeRosier (as Michael Joseph Derosier) & Nancy Wilson (as Nancy Lamoureaux Wilson)
Performed by Heart
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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Featured review

7/10

Good fun.

A young loner discovers a monster in a junkyard and finds he can use it to power his car. Soon he befriends the monster and sets out to help it find it's way home.

Great special effects and some good performances from some likable lead actors makes this an enjoyable movie to watch. Don't expect the plot to hold up to well under strict scrutiny but it is a kids film after all. There are some good positive messages about family and friends with a little bit of a green message too but nothing heavy handed.

The monster is very likable and the film has some funny moments too. Definitely recommended. I know I would have loved this as a kid and would have certainly enjoyed the action scenes in the second half of the movie. I can imagine younger kids of today having fond memories of this movie in the future. I just hope people give the movie a chance.