Maximum Overdrive

“Imagine your worst nightmare...machines take over the world!”

5.8(869)19861h 38m

HorrorActionScience Fiction

When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of murderous 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines…Or be killed by them.

Director

Stephen King

Budget

$10.0M

Revenue

$7.4M

Maximum Overdrive | Behind The Scenes

Behind the Scenes

Cast

Emilio Estevez

Bill Robinson

Pat Hingle

Hendershot

Laura Harrington

Brett

Yeardley Smith

Connie

John Short

Curt

Ellen McElduff

Wanda June

J.C. Quinn

Duncan

Christopher Murney

Camp Loman

Holter Graham

Deke

Frankie Faison

Handy

Pat Miller

Joe

Jack Canon

Max

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1 review

atticbuzz

5mo ago

8.0

I really don’t get the hate on this movie. It’s brilliant. Sure, the director (Stephen King) was coked up, and some of the acting is over-the-top (“we made you!”), but this is a brilliant premise with great execution. It’s totally 80s, but that’s a strength, not a weakness. It also has a killer soundtrack by AC/DC.