Monster Trucks

"Two different worlds. One monster team."

2016 1h 44m EN

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6.1

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32%

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METACRITIC

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5.7

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 954🥫32%Rotten Tomatoes●41Metacritic★5.7IMDB · 19,739

ActionComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation, turning it into a real-life super-powered Monster Truck. Together, this unlikely duo with a shared taste for speed team up on a wild and unforgettable journey to reunite Creech with his family.

“Two different worlds. One monster team.”

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Cast

Lucas Till
Tripp Coley
Jane Levy
Meredith
Amy Ryan
Cindy Coley
Rob Lowe
Reece Tenneson
Danny Glover
Mr. Weathers
Barry Pepper
Sheriff Rick
Jedidiah Goodacre
Jake
Holt McCallany
Burke

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Wedge
Writers: Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel, Matthew Robinson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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$125M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 52% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chris Wedge, shot by Don Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Sardy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Conrad Buff IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lucas Till and Jane Levy and Amy Ryan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Two different worlds. One monster team.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chris Wedge directs. Don Burgess behind the camera. David Sardy scores. Conrad Buff IV cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$125M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Earned back only 52% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 10 years ago.
4Directed by Chris Wedge, shot by Don Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Sardy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Conrad Buff IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lucas Till and Jane Levy and Amy Ryan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Two different worlds. One monster team.".
9IMDB entry: tt3095734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Don Burgess
Original score: David Sardy
Editing: Conrad Buff IV
Production design: Andrew Menzies
Costume design: Tish Monaghan
VFX supervisor: Nicolas Aithadi
Sound: Addison Teague
Stunt coordinator: Owen Walstrom
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $125,000,000
Box office: $64,493,915
Return: 52% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Monster Trucks (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes: 32% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 41/100
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 19,739 votes
MPAA: PG

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Reno2017-04-26
★ 6/10
Very intentional film, but could not deliver! There are lots of similarities with other films, maybe not directly. In todays world, it became practice to give kids (and sometimes for women) their own version of what meant for only grownups. So there's no use whining about that. Because those who does might not be the target audience. This is I think purely for kids, otherwise it would have not got bold PG, but like usual for any film, I gave it a try. Even though it's not original, somewhat I enjoyed watching it. The story was in usual pattern that opened with an intro, then moving to unleash the long trapped ancient creatures into the human society. One becomes friend with it and a few starting to hunt it with the rest are as the neutral or unaware of it. There's nothing unpredictable in it. And so the tale comes to halt with a finale where maximum push was given, but overall it fails to impress on the average expectation. Good title, good idea, even the graphics were not bad, but not good enough stunts with okay performances. I feel it could have become a good television series than the film. So they should scrap the idea if they have one for a sequel and instead make a shift to television. Other than what I thought, this is a good entertainer for little kids. So it should be watched by them more than their counterparts. 5½/10
Gimly2017-07-10
★ 4/10
Did I enjoy Monster Trucks? No. But I am actually pretty on board with this as a kids movie. Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal.
CinemaSerf2023-04-14
★ 5/10
Hmmm! "Tripp" (Lucas Till) is the boy-next-door type working in a local scrap-yard where he discovers a rather large, octopus like, creature that likes to take over the undercarriages of trucks - making them bigger, faster and leaner to drive. All they require in return is a regular feeding of oil. Just like a baby drinks gallons of milk, well they can't get enough of the stuff. Thing is, though, this originally sea-dwelling creature (and two of his companions) are suffering at the hands of a fracking company that is after their oil supply and, of course, is after them too! It is soon down to "Tripp" and his feisty friend "Meredith" (Jane Levy) to save the day, the beasties and to thwart the evil plans of Rob Lowe (yes, THE Rob Lowe) whose "Reece Tenneson" character is determined to sow it all up and make a killing. Danny Glover also features here, so clearly director Chris Wedge has some numbers in his phone book, but perhaps he ought to have focussed more on some folks who could write and on a lead actor who didn't look like he had come straight out of a Dairylea cheese advert. Till is easy enough on the eye but he has no screen presence whatsoever, and from him on down this rather clunkily presented, environmentally stodgy, sci-fi adventure just trundles along for far too long before an ending that delivers just desserts on everyone and makes the audience want to go "awww, bless...". Some of the action stunts must have been fun to make and once it's up and running it doesn't hang about, but sadly the sum of these parts should all end up where "Tripp" works - in a junk yard.