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      Maximum Overdrive

      R Released Jul 25, 1986 1h 37m Horror List
      14% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score After a comet causes a radiation storm on Earth, machines come to life and turn against their makers. Holed up in a North Carolina truck stop, a group of survivors must fend for themselves against a mass of homicidal trucks. A diner cook, Bill Robinson (Emilio Estevez), emerges as the unlikely leader of the pack, attempting to find an escape plan for himself and the survivors, who include his boss, Bubba Hendershot (Pat Hingle), and a newlywed couple. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 16 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Classic B movie! Bad acting, absurd plot, campy special effects and the best part is that AC/DC does the whole soundtrack. This is one of my favorite movies from my childhood. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/24 Full Review Ben W Holy mother of kid getting flattened by a steamroller. Stephan King should do cocaine more often! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review noneya b Good concept , bad execution… that being said I love these kinds of movies so 5/5 all day Noneya Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/11/24 Full Review Howard H Stephen's cameo at the start of this film is the best part of the entire film which idles its entire runtime. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/09/24 Full Review S R Honestly, you'd think with Stephen King writing and Directing this that it would be at least SLIGHTLY entertaining. Sadly, this is one of the worst "horror" movies of the 1980's. The concept isn't the worst, but the execution is terrible, the plot is weak and the characters are all unlikeable. I was so bored watching this. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Authorized O This is one of my favorite films. I know that it is a campy horror film that doesn't seem to take itself seriously, but that it what I love about it. The soundtrack to the movie is all AC/DC. If you looking for a older movie that will keep you entertained with wacky story. This is it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies Someone once said to me: “Stephen King didn’t direct this movie. Cocaine directed this movie.” And it certainly shows. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 27, 2024 Full Review Richard Freedman Newhouse News Service Maximum Overdrive is minimum movie-making by no less a celebrity than best-selling horror writer Stephen King, here making his less-than-auspicious directorial debut. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Austin Kennedy Sin Magazine Stephen King has admitted himself that he was coked out of his mind during the making of this. Well... duh! Rated: 1.5/4 May 15, 2012 Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Truck stop attacked by mechanical objects, including trucks, gone awry! Based on Stephen King story. Rated: 3/5 Mar 14, 2009 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 22, 2005 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Rated: 2/5 May 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis After a comet causes a radiation storm on Earth, machines come to life and turn against their makers. Holed up in a North Carolina truck stop, a group of survivors must fend for themselves against a mass of homicidal trucks. A diner cook, Bill Robinson (Emilio Estevez), emerges as the unlikely leader of the pack, attempting to find an escape plan for himself and the survivors, who include his boss, Bubba Hendershot (Pat Hingle), and a newlywed couple.
      Director
      Stephen King
      Producer
      Dino De Laurentiis, Don Levin, Mel Pearl
      Screenwriter
      Stephen King
      Production Co
      De Laurentiis
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 25, 1986, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 20, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $6.0M
      Runtime
      1h 37m
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Stereo
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