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Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Director: Stephen King
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith
Runtime97 min
Rating18
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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.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Maximum Overdrive, Stephen King's only directorial effort, received mixed reviews from critics upon its release in 1986. While the film has developed a cult following over the years and holds a rating of 5.5/10 on IMDb, it is generally regarded as an over-the-top and uneven horror-comedy that fails to fully capitalize on its premise. The film was not recognized with any major awards or nominations.
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Maximum Overdrive, the 1986 horror-comedy directed by Stephen King, offers a delightfully over-the-top and thrilling experience for fans of absurdist genre mashups. With Emilio Estevez leading the cast, the film blends pulpy sci-fi, darkly humorous social commentary, and jaw-dropping practical effects as everyday machines rise up against humanity in delightfully chaotic fashion.
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Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American horror film written and directed by Stephen King, in his only directorial effort. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, John Short, Yeardley Smith and Christopher Murney. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story "Trucks", which was included in the author's first collection of short stories, Night Shift, and follows the events after all machines become sentient when Earth crosses the tail of a comet, initiating a worldwide killing spree.
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