"Trucked Up", Way to Die #416, is the third death to be featured in Dying To Tell The Story, which aired on December 29, 2010.
Plot
Leonard shows off his new red car to his girlfriend when his obnoxious cousin Todd comes by and shows off his new black Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck to them. Unlike Leonard, Todd did not have to work to get his ride considering his nature as a spoiled brat; his parents gave him what he wanted. He encourages Leonard to check out his truck, much to his dismay, as the obnoxious cousin shows the features he had in his truck; 22-inch chrome rims, automatic running boards, LED running lights, DVD player, an amazing speaker system, and a real 8-ball on his gear shift. He then gets out of the truck, pulls Leonard's girlfriend to his side to touch the white things mounted on its doors and feel how comfortable they are, and afterwards, he decides to show off his favorite feature on the truck: a remote starter. Leonard and his girlfriend still have no idea what to say as the start button is pressed, only for the truck to suddenly lurch forward and run over Todd, crushing his head and pulverizing his brain tissue, much to the horror of Leonard and his girlfriend.
Turns out, although the manufacturer advised against the remote start function, Todd went for it anyway and while showing off all the accessories on his truck, especially the 8-ball on his gear shift, Todd accidentally switched the truck into gear and when he started up the truck, it lurched forward, popped out of gear, knocked him on the ground and then crushed his skull and pulverized his brain tissue with the tires.
Cast and Interviewees
- Mike Monreal - Leonard (lead)
- Alexis Pascarella - Leonard’s Girlfriend (lead)
- Dan Glenn - Todd (lead: intended victim)
- Dr. Marc Kern - Himself (Clinical Psycologist)
- Dr. Boyd Flinders - Himself (Surgeon)
Goofs
- Before the CGI and before the scene showing what had made the truck run over Todd, the hands of his supposedly dead body can be seen moving up and down after his head is crushed. This is only fixed in the final scene before the ending screen.
- In the CGI Explanation Footage, Todd's eyeballs popped out of his skull just as the truck crushes his head and pulverizes his brain tissue. However, this is not the case in the clip scenes as well as the conclusion.
- While Todd is showing his remote starter, the narrator forgot to mention that Todd is standing in front of the truck, although the aforementioned action is meant for him to be killed by it.
- On Leonard's car, a California License Plate can be seen despite it taking place in New York.
Trivia
- This death segment is based on the movie, Maximum Overdrive (1986).
- This death may have been based on the Happy Tree Friends episode "Doggone It ", where Mime's head is crushed by a car.
- 14 episodes later, a similar death named Skid Marked (Way To Die #419) features a similar way on how the head of a victim gets crushed by the tires of a vehicle, plus, it also includes the victim showing impression on the other people before death, however, it is not focusing on a truck, but on ghost riding a car.
- This is also the only death in the series to take place in Ithaca; a city in Cayuga Lake, New York.
- Leonard's car, due to it's model, is a Honda CRX.
- Todd's truck is most likely a Chevy Silverado.
Foreign names
- Encamionado (Trucked) - Latin American dub.
- Plasta Aplastado (Bore Splatted) - Spanish dub
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