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Review | Trucker (R) ***

Michelle Monaghan and director James Mottern on the set of

``Seems weird for a woman to be driving a truck,'' 11-year-old Peter (Jimmy Bennett) remarks in Trucker , giving voice to the audience's thoughts. ``Yeah? Well what should I be doing?'' the defiantly independent Diane (Michelle Monaghan) shoots back. Full Article at Miami Herald

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  1. Jenny's a real nice woman.
    SOURCE: Pegasus News 1 month ago
  2. There's a line that was in the script that didn't get into the movie where I said, 'There are about a billion women on the planet. I guess one or two of them are not cut out for motherhood'
    Michelle Monaghan – Michelle Monaghan SOURCE: Huffington Post 1 month ago
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  1. Actress Michelle Monaghan arrives as a guest at the Los Angeles premiere of director Clint Eastwood's film "Invictus" in Beverly Hills, California December 3, 2009.
  2. HOLLYWOOD - MAY 16: Actress Michelle Monaghan arrives at the premiere of Disney Pixar's ''Up'' at the El Capitan Theatre on May 16, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
  3. NEW YORK - MAY 11: (L-R) Mary Alice Stephenson, Karolina Kurkova, Michelle Monaghan and Amy Sacco attend the live auction at the 2009 Free Arts NYC Benefit auction at 205 West 39th Street on May 11, 2009 in New York City.
  4. NEW YORK - MAY 11: Michelle Monaghan and Kevin Bacon attend the 2009 Free Arts NYC Benefit auction at 205 West 39th Street on May 11, 2009 in New York City.
  5. HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 30: Actress Michelle Monaghan arrives on the red carpet of the Los Angeles premiere of 'Star Trek' at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on April 30, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
  6. NEW YORK - MARCH 31: Actress Michelle Monaghan attends the Arcadia Group's celebration of the launch of TOPSHOP TOPMAN at Balthazar on March 31, 2009 in New York City.
  7. HOLLYWOOD - AUGUST 15: Actor Jimmy Bennett arrives at the Premiere Of Warner Bros' 'Shorts' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 15, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
  8. Director of the movie J.J. Abrams (2nd R) poses with cast members Chris Pine (L), Jimmy Bennett and Zoe Saldana (R) at the premiere of the movie "Star Trek" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California April 30, 2009. The movie opens in the U.S. on May 8.
  9. NEW YORK - APRIL 24: (L-R) Director James Mottern, actress Michelle Monaghan, actor Jimmy Bennett, actress Joey Lauren Adams and actor Brandon Hanson attend the premiere of 'Trucker' during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2008 in New York City.

Cast of Characters

  1. Jimmy Bennett
  2. Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company
  3. James Mottern
  4. Nathan Fillion Nathan Fillion
  5. Benjamin Bratt
  6. Joey Lauren Adams