Maximum Overdrive
1986 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 5.8 · 20% critics
After a comet passes close to Earth, everyday machines suddenly turn deadly, attacking people without warning. A small group takes refuge at a remote truck stop, only to find themselves trapped and threatened by relentless, self-driving big rigs that won’t let them leave alive.
Based on Trucks
Also known as Maximum Overdrive - Stephen King · Trucks - Stephen King
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-07-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 20/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (860 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a loud, silly, so-bad-it’s-good ’80s horror-action ride with outrageous machine mayhem and a rock soundtrack; Not for you if you need believable stakes or consistent tension, like in Silent Rage.
Pros: wild killer-machine set pieces; darkly funny schlock; AC/DC-fueled energy | Cons: thin story and characters; drags after strong start; uneven tone and pacing
Themes
- man vs machine
- gas station
- roadhouse
- dark comedy
- siege
- lorry
- comet
- automation
- truck
- arcade
- exploding truck
- exploding gasoline station
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1987 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actor · 1987 · nominated
Cast & crew
Emilio Estevez
as Bill Robinson
Pat Hingle
as Hendershot
Laura Harrington
as Brett
Yeardley Smith
as Connie
John Short
as Curt
Ellen McElduff
as Wanda June
J.C. Quinn
as Duncan
Christopher Murney
as Camp Loman
Holter Graham
as Deke
Frankie Faison
as Handy
Directed by Stephen King