The film opens at a oil well for Terravex, an oil company.

CEO Reece Tenneson (Rob Lowe) goes to

the well and talks to Dr. Jim Dowd (Thomas Lennon) since this well is not pumping oil. As they
investigate the blockage, another scientist discovers a water pocket below the earth that may
indicate the possibility of an ecosystem living down there. The water pressure then starts to
destabilize. The well bursts and three monsters pop out.

Tenneson hires a man named Burke (Holt McCallany) to capture the monsters. Two are taken in but
one of them has escaped and is hiding inside a truck.

We meet high school student Tripp (Lucas Till). He lives with his mom Cindy (Amy Ryan) and her
boyfriend Rick (Barry Pepper), who is the town's sheriff. Tripp wants nothing more than to get out of
town and do something on his own. He works as a mechanic for Mr. Weathers (Danny Glover), who
has brought in the truck that the missing monster is hiding in.

At night, Tripp goes into the garage to mess around with a truck that he wants to fix up. He sees a
news report with his estranged father Wade (Frank Whaley) reporting from near the oil well after
witnessing the incident from the previous night. Tripp then hears a noise and sees one van in the
garage with a hole where the gas tank used to be.

At school, Tripp rides his bike and talks to Meredith (Jane Levy), a girl in his class who is supposed to
tutor him. He then runs into his friend Sam (Tucker Albrizzi), and they see people gathered around
another car with a hole in the gas tank.

In the garage at night, Tripp hears a growling noise by the oil canisters. He encounters the missing
monster and hides in the cellar before trapping it in there. He calls for help, leading to Rick and some
of his men to come by an investigate. However, the monster is gone when they look in the cellar.
Rick accuses Tripp of lying to cause trouble.

The next night, Tripp gets some oil canisters to lure the monster out. The monster makes its full
appearance as a large, squid-like blob. It starts to feed on the oil but then nearly gets crushed under
a compactor after Tripp drops the switch and it breaks. Tripp pulls it out in time. Although a bit
hostile at first, the monster warms up to Tripp, and they start to have fun by throwing things at the
Terravex truck.

Burke goes to the police station to ask around about the monster since it was reported as being
spotted. Both he and Rick butt heads over their concerns regarding the monster.

Tripp tries to keep the monster hidden from everyone. Burke comes by the shop asking questions,
though Tripp denies that he's seen what Burke and his goons are looking for. After getting them out
of the garage, Tripp finds Meredith coming by as she was looking for him but came walking. She asks
for a ride home, but Tripp tells her he can't take her. When the monster, who is hiding in Tripp's
truck, starts growling and making noises, it arouses the suspicion of Burke. Tripp gets Meredith and
hops in the truck so they can get out. Burke and his men start following them, and the monster
starts to take control of the truck to get them away from the villains. Meredith sees the monster,
which Tripp has decided to name Creech. She's freaked out at first but then sees that Creech is
harmless. She lets Tripp hide Creech out in a stable near her house.

Dowd has been doing research on the other two monsters. He determines that they feed off oil and
that they are quite intelligent.

Tripp and Meredith have fun with Creech as Tripp decides to use him as an engine for the truck.
Tripp modifies the truck to fit Creech and to keep him hidden. He and Meredith take Creech out and
stop for gas. However, since gas has more chemicals than regular oil, Creech goes wild and starts
riding like crazy through town, causing lots of damage to other cars and destroying an entire lot of
cars by riding over them.

Back at Terravex, Dowd continues to research the other two monsters, and has even developed an
affection for them. Tenneson says that they plan to poison the well that the creatures came from.

Tripp and Meredith stop by where Wade works. Tripp tries to talk to him about his situation, but
Wade instead sells them out to Burke. When Burke threatens Tripp to give up Creech, the monster
takes control of the truck. Tripp and Meredith hop in, and Tripp has Creech ram through Wade's
trailer. Burke and his goons chase after them, while Rick is in pursuit after they ride into town.
Creech manages to climb up the walls and sneak over Rick to avoid detection. The gang hides out
near Meredith's house for the night.

In the morning, Creech is gone. Since Tripp left his phone in the truck, Meredith uses an app to track
it. It leads them to Terravex. They find Creech has reunited with the other two monsters, who turn
out to be his parents. Tripp and Meredith get caught while the monsters are captured, and Tenneson
erases any trace of the monsters from their phones. Dowd escorts the two out of the building, but
he tells them he wants to help them because he cares about the monsters.

With help from Sam and Mr. Weathers, Tripp gets two more trucks that he and his friends fix up to
accommodate the monsters. They take the trucks back to Terravex and break out Creech and his
parents. Tripp, Meredith, and Dowd ride toward the oil well above the monster ecosystem as Burke
and his goons follow them. Rick gets in on it too, but Burke rams his car down a hill. Rick then gets
inside a larger vehicle to run Burke's goons off the road. The three trucks make it to the oil well, but
the workers have already started to drill down with the poison. Burke tries to push Tripp and Creech
into a hole, but Creech grabs Burke's truck and flings it into the drilling machine, ceasing the
poisoning. Tripp and Creech fall into the hole but land in water. Creech pulls Tripp out of the truck.
Tripp sees the rest of Creech's family as he and his parents rejoin them. Tripp says goodbye to
Creech.

Tenneson and his cronies are arrested for their dirty deeds. Tripp and Rick are now on good terms
and have fixed up the truck to make it look better. Tripp and Meredith then go for a ride through
town.

Film ini dibuka di sumur minyak untuk Terravex, sebuah perusahaan minyak. CEO Reece Tenneson
(Rob Lowe) pergi ke sumur dan berbicara dengan Dr. Jim Dowd (Thomas Lennon) karena sumur ini
tidak memompa minyak. Ketika mereka menyelidiki penyumbatan tersebut, ilmuwan lain
menemukan sebuah kantong air di bawah bumi yang mungkin mengindikasikan kemungkinan
adanya ekosistem yang tinggal di sana. Tekanan air kemudian mulai tidak stabil. Semburan sumur
dan tiga monster muncul.

Tenneson mempekerjakan seorang pria bernama Burke (Holt McCallany) untuk menangkap monster
tersebut. Dua diambil tapi salah satu dari mereka telah melarikan diri dan bersembunyi di dalam
truk.

Kami bertemu dengan siswa SMA Tripp (Lucas Till). Dia tinggal dengan ibunya Cindy (Amy Ryan) dan
pacarnya Rick (Barry Pepper), yang adalah sheriff kota. Tripp tidak menginginkan apa-apa selain
pergi ke luar kota dan melakukan sesuatu sendiri. Dia bekerja sebagai montir untuk Mr Weathers
(Danny Glover), yang telah membawa truk yang hilang dari monster yang ada di dalamnya.

Pada malam hari, Tripp masuk ke garasi untuk main-main dengan truk yang ingin diperbaiki. Dia
melihat sebuah laporan berita dengan ayahnya yang terasing Wade (Frank Whaley) melaporkan dari
dekat sumur minyak setelah menyaksikan kejadian tersebut dari malam sebelumnya. Tripp
kemudian mendengar suara bising dan melihat satu van di garasi dengan sebuah lubang dimana
tangki bensin dulu berada.

Di sekolah, Tripp mengemudikan sepedanya dan berbicara dengan Meredith (Jane Levy), seorang
gadis di kelasnya yang seharusnya mengajari dia. Dia kemudian bertemu dengan temannya Sam
(Tucker Albrizzi), dan mereka melihat orang-orang berkumpul di sekitar mobil lain dengan sebuah
lubang di tangki bensin.

Di garasi di malam hari, Tripp mendengar suara geraman oleh tabung minyak. Dia menemukan
monster yang hilang dan bersembunyi di ruang bawah tanah sebelum menjebaknya di sana. Dia
meminta bantuan, menyebabkan Rick dan beberapa orangnya datang dengan sebuah penyelidikan.
Namun, rakasa itu hilang saat mereka melihat di ruang bawah tanah. Rick menuduh Tripp berbohong
untuk menimbulkan masalah.

Malam berikutnya, Tripp membawa beberapa tabung minyak untuk menarik monster itu keluar.
Monster itu membuat penampilannya penuh sebagai gumpalan besar seperti cumi-cumi. Ini mulai
memberi makan minyak tapi kemudian hampir hancur di bawah pemadat setelah Tripp menjatuhkan
saklar dan patah. Tripp menariknya keluar tepat waktu. Meski agak bermusuhan pada awalnya,
monster itu menghangat sampai Tripp, dan mereka mulai bersenang-senang dengan melempar
barang ke truk Terravex.

Burke pergi ke kantor polisi untuk bertanya sekitar tentang monster itu karena dilaporkan terlihat.
Baik dia dan Rick terus memikirkan kekhawatiran mereka tentang monster itu.

Tripp mencoba menjaga monster itu tersembunyi dari semua orang. Burke datang ke toko
menanyakan pertanyaan, meskipun Tripp menyangkal bahwa dia melihat apa yang dicari Burke dan
premannya. Setelah mengeluarkan mereka dari garasi, Tripp menemukan Meredith datang saat dia
mencarinya tapi berjalan. Dia meminta tumpangan pulang, tapi Tripp mengatakan kepadanya bahwa
dia tidak bisa membawanya. Ketika monster itu, yang bersembunyi di truk Tripp, mulai menggeram
dan membuat suara, itu menimbulkan kecurigaan terhadap Burke. Tripp mendapat Meredith dan
melompat ke dalam truk sehingga mereka bisa keluar. Burke dan anak buahnya mulai mengikuti
mereka, dan monster itu mulai mengendalikan truk untuk mengusir mereka dari penjahat. Meredith
melihat monster itu, yang Tripp telah memutuskan untuk menamai Creech. Awalnya dia panik tapi
kemudian melihat bahwa Creech tidak berbahaya. Dia membiarkan Tripp menyembunyikan Creech
di kandang dekat rumahnya.

Dowd telah melakukan penelitian terhadap dua monster lainnya. Dia menentukan bahwa mereka
memberi makan minyak dan mereka cukup cerdas.

Tripp dan Meredith bersenang-senang dengan Creech saat Tripp memutuskan untuk
menggunakannya sebagai mesin truk. Tripp memodifikasi truk agar sesuai dengan Creech dan
membuatnya tetap tersembunyi. Dia dan Meredith mengeluarkan Creech dan berhenti untuk
mendapatkan gas. Namun, karena gas memiliki lebih banyak bahan kimia daripada minyak biasa,
Creech menjadi liar dan mulai berkendaraan seperti orang gila melalui kota, menyebabkan banyak
kerusakan pada mobil lain dan menghancurkan keseluruhan mobil dengan menunggangi mereka.

Kembali ke Terravex, Dowd terus meneliti dua monster lainnya, dan bahkan telah mengembangkan
kasih sayang untuk mereka. Tenneson mengatakan bahwa mereka berencana untuk meracuni sumur
yang berasal dari makhluk itu.

Tripp dan Meredith mampir dimana Wade bekerja. Tripp mencoba berbicara dengannya tentang
situasinya, tapi Wade malah menjualnya ke Burke. Ketika Burke mengancam Tripp untuk
menyerahkan Creech, monster itu mengendalikan truk itu. Tripp dan Meredith masuk, dan Tripp
memiliki ram Creech melalui trailer Wade. Burke dan penjahatnya mengejar mereka, sementara Rick
mengejar mereka naik ke kota. Creech berhasil memanjat dinding dan menyelinap di atas Rick untuk
menghindari deteksi. Geng itu bersembunyi di dekat rumah Meredith semalaman.

Di pagi hari, Creech hilang. Sejak Tripp meninggalkan teleponnya di truk, Meredith menggunakan
sebuah aplikasi untuk melacaknya. Ini membawa mereka ke Terravex. Mereka menemukan Creech
telah bersatu kembali dengan dua monster lainnya, yang ternyata adalah orang tuanya. Tripp dan
Meredith tertangkap saat monster ditangkap, dan Tenneson menghapus jejak monster dari ponsel
mereka. Dowd mengawal dua dari bangunan tersebut, namun dia mengatakan kepada mereka
bahwa dia ingin membantu mereka karena dia peduli dengan monster tersebut.

Dengan bantuan Sam dan Mr. Weathers, Tripp mendapat dua truk lagi yang ia dan teman-
temannya tetapkan untuk mengakomodasi monster tersebut. Mereka membawa truk kembali
ke Terravex dan melepaskan Creech dan orang tuanya. Tripp, Meredith, dan Dowd naik ke
arah sumur minyak di atas ekosistem rakasa sebagai Burke dan para premannya mengikuti
mereka. Rick masuk juga, tapi Burke menurunkan mobilnya menuruni bukit. Rick kemudian
masuk ke dalam kendaraan yang lebih besar untuk mengusir mayat Burke dari jalanan.
Ketiga truk itu sampai ke sumur minyak, tapi para pekerja sudah mulai menggali racun itu.
Burke mencoba mendorong Tripp dan Creech ke dalam lubang, tapi Creech meraih truk
Burke dan memasukkannya ke mesin pengeboran, menghentikan keracunannya. Tripp dan
Creech jatuh ke dalam lubang tapi mendarat di air. Creech menarik Tripp keluar dari truk.
Tripp melihat sisa keluarga Creech saat dia dan orang tuanya bergabung kembali dengan
mereka. Tripp mengucapkan selamat tinggal pada Creech.

Tenneson dan kroni-kroninya ditangkap karena perbuatan kotor mereka. Tripp dan Rick
sekarang dalam kondisi baik dan telah memperbaiki truk agar terlihat lebih baik. Tripp dan
Meredith lalu pergi menumpang kota.

Cast
Lucas Till[9] as Tripp Coley, a high school senior.
Jane Levy[9] as Meredith, Tripp's tutor and love interest.
Amy Ryan[10] as Cindy Coley, Tripp's mother.
Rob Lowe[11] as Reece Tenneson, the film's main antagonist.
Danny Glover[12] as Mr. Weathers, Tripp's paraplegic boss.
Barry Pepper[13] as Rick, the local sheriff and Cindy's new live-in boyfriend.
Holt McCallany[14] as Burke, Reece's henchman and one of the film's villains.
Frank Whaley[12] as Wade Coley, Tripp's estranged father and Cindy's ex-husband.
Thomas Lennon[15] as Dr. Jim Dowd, a scientist.
Tucker Albrizzi[16] as Sam Geldon, Tripp's friend.
Samara Weaving as Brianne
Daniel Bacon as Technician

Production
On July 31, 2013, Paramount Animation announced that they were developing a new live-
action/animated franchise, with an entry film titled Monster Trucks, and Jonathan Aibel and
Glenn Berger set to write film's script.[5] Chris Wedge was set to direct the film, which was
produced by Mary Parent, with an initial release date set for May 29, 2015.[5][17] Production
took place in Vancouver Film Studios in Vancouver.[18] On February 19, 2014, Jane Levy and
Lucas Till joined the cast of the film.[9][19] On March 24, Amy Ryan was cast in a role,[10] and
later that week, Holt McCallany joined the cast as a villain.[14] On April 1, Frank Whaley and
Danny Glover joined the cast of the film.[12] Later that month, Thomas Lennon joined as
well,[15] and on April 14, Barry Pepper joined the cast.[13] On April 24, Tucker Albrizzi, who
starred in Big Time Rush, joined the cast,[16] with Rob Lowe added five days later.[11][20]

In December 2013, it was announced that the film's production would begin in early April
2014 in Vancouver,[21] with filming wrapping up in mid-July, and the studio Vancouver Film
Studios was booked for the production.[18] Principal photography began on April 4, 2014, in
Kamloops, British Columbia.[22] Filming was spotted on May 13, 2014 in downtown
Chilliwack, Canada.[23][24]