Thunder Run (1985)
1h 24m
Running Time
October 22, 1985Release Date
Thunder Run (1985)
1h 24m
Running Time
October 22, 1985Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A vicious band of nuclear terrorists is threatening America's atomic weapons research. Truck jockey Charlie Morrison (Forrest Tucker) volunteers for a last-ditch, suicide scheme to lure them into a trap, baited with a vital shipment of bomb-grade plutonium. Soon, Charlie's high-balling it down a remote desert road with a small army of lethally equipped bandits zeroing in on him. Charlie's secret weapon? "Big Thunder", a 65-foot, 18-wheeled war wagon of merciless high-tech destruction!
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Cast & Crew.
Forrest Tucker
Charlie Morrison
John Ireland
George Adams
John Shepherd
Chris
Wallace Langham
Paul
Jill Whitlow
Kim
Graham Ludlow
Mike
Gary Hudson
Director
Cheryl M. Lynn
Jilly
Charles Davis
Writer
Charles Davis
Writer
Marilyn O'Connor
Maggie
Carol Heyer
Writer
Carol Lynn
Writer
Alan Rachins
Carlos
Tom Dugan
Wolf
Cliff Wenger
Writer
Matthew McCauley
Composer
Danny Daniels
Bard
Dennis Deal
General
James Ralston
Josh
Richard 'Robby' Robertson
Oscar
Bowd Beal
Shawn
Maripat Davis
Waitress
Elizabeth Kaitan
Blonde
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 22, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
Content RatingPG-13
Filming LocationsArizona, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Thunder Run is a 1986 American action-thriller film directed by Gary Hudson and starring Forrest Tucker and John Ireland. It was developed by special-effects expert Clifford Wenger Sr. and his wife, Carol Lynn. It was dedicated to their son, Clifford Wenger Jr., who also worked on the movie on special effects, while simultaneously working on Rambo: First Blood Part II, where he was killed in an explosion accident in 1984. During the 1980s the movie was frequently aired on cable channels such as Showtime and The Movie Channel where it developed a cult following. The film is notable for an action sequence in which an 18-wheeler jumps over a train.