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 |
| Directing | Stephen King | Director |
| Writing | Stephen King | Short Story |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Executive Producer |
| Art | Hilton Rosemarin | Set Designer |
| Crew | Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Todd Kasow | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Martha De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Mary Colquhoun | Casting |
| Art | Giorgio Postiglione | Production Design |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Evan A. Lottman | Editor |
| Production | Don Levin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mel Pearl | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ron Bochar | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Angus Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Malcolm Young | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Milton Subotsky | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clifford Capone | Costume Design |
| Production | Marilyn Stonehouse | Production Manager |
| Art | Mark S. Turner | Sculptor |
| Production | Angela Heald | Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Jock Brandis | Gaffer |
| Crew | Dean Gates | Makeup Effects |
| Art | Jeffrey Schlatter | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Mel Zelniker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Darrell Hanzalik | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Neil L. Kaufman | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Tony Lucibello | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Valerie E. Norman | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Thomas Michael Ryan | Propmaker |
| Lighting | David W. Strong | Rigging Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marlana May | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Gordy Wein | Makeup Effects |
| Art | David Brace | Sculptor |
| Sound | Larry Porche | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Michael Steinfeld | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Jeff Frink | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jayme Bednarczyk | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Roberto Croci | Translator |
| Crew | Mara Trovato | Translator |
| Visual Effects | Barry Nolan | Visual Effects Supervisor |
