Thunder Run (film)

Thunder Run
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gary Hudson
Produced by	Carol Lynn Cliff Wenger
Screenplay by	Charles Davis Carol Heyer
Story by	Carol Lynn Cliff Wenger
Starring	Forrest Tucker John Ireland John Shepherd Jill Whitlow Wallace Langham Graham Ludlow Alan Rachins
Music by	Matthew McCauley
Cinematography	Harvey Jenkins
Edited by	Lee Harry
Distributed by	The Cannon Group
Release date	May 30, 1986
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Thunder Run is a 1986 American action-thriller film starring Forrest Tucker and John Ireland. It was developed by special-effects expert Clifford Wenger Sr. and his wife, Carol Lynn. During the 1980s it 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.

A Korean War veteran/aging trucker spends his retirement mining an old cobalt mine with the assistance of his devoted grandson. A good friend lures the trucker out of retirement by offering him a quarter of a million dollars to drive some plutonium from Nevada to a high-security operation in Arizona. He begins his trek in a high-tech rig unaware that terrorists are waiting to ambush him and his deadly cargo.