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 homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ... or be killed by them.
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| Writing | Stephen King | Screenplay |
| Production | Martha De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Mel Pearl | Executive Producer |
| Production | Don Levin | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Stephen King | Director |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Evan A. Lottman | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clifford Capone | Costume Design |
| Production | Mary Colquhoun | Casting |
| Art | Giorgio Postiglione | Production Design |
| Production | Milton Subotsky | Co-Producer |
| Art | David Brace | Sculptor |
| Directing | Valerie E. Norman | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Tony Lucibello | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Larry Porche | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Mel Zelniker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Jock Brandis | Gaffer |
| Sound | Ron Bochar | Foley Editor |
| Crew | Roberto Croci | Translator |
| Crew | Mara Trovato | Translator |
| Art | Mark S. Turner | Sculptor |
| Art | Hilton Rosemarin | Set Designer |
| Sound | Todd Kasow | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Gordy Wein | Makeup Effects |
| Sound | Michael Steinfeld | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | David W. Strong | Rigging Gaffer |
| Production | Angela Heald | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Jeffrey Schlatter | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marlana May | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Thomas Michael Ryan | Propmaker |
| Sound | Neil L. Kaufman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Angus Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Malcolm Young | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Stephen King | Short Story |
| Visual Effects | Barry Nolan | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Phil Adams | Stunts |
| Crew | Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Crew | Robin Grathwol | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Crew | Kent Hays | Stunts |
| Crew | Julius LeFlore | Stunts |
| Crew | Denver Mattson | Stunts |
| Crew | Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Crew | Bruce Moriarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Edgard Mourino | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Langdon | Stunts |
| Production | Marilyn Stonehouse | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Elizabeth Scherberger | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Daniele Nannuzzi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Claudio Nannuzzi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jeffrey Moore | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Greg Sheldon | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ed White | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Rod Schumacher | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jayme Bednarczyk | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dean Gates | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tammy Kusian | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Steve Galich | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Jeff Frink | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Joe Porter | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Joe D. Ramsey | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | David R. Wood | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | David Sandlin | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Melissa Edmonds | Special Effects Technician |
| Camera | Jürgen Vollmer | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Yvette Nabel | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Lee Fonvielle | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Darrell Hanzalik | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Steven Visscher | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sara Bolder | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert Nichols | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Berenbaum | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mike Goodman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Stuart Stanley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | James Y. Kwei | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eliza Paley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
