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Maximum Overdrive (1986)

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Release Date: Jul 25, 1986 Wide

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Writer-director Stephen King falls short in his debut at the helm with Maximum Overdrive, an absurd tale about a radiation storm that somehow animates machines across the world, causing them to turn on their makers. The film focuses on a group of survivors held captive at the Dixie Boy Diner by a group of bad-tempered semis. Led by Emilio Estevez, the diner-goers do their impression of Ten Little Indians, waiting their turn until each gets bumped off one by one. There are holes in the plot big

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Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Apr 10, 2001

Lorimar Home Video

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Stephen King has admitted himself that he was coked out of his mind during the making of this. Well... duh!

May 15, 2012 Full Review Source: Sin Magazine
Sin Magazine

Truck stop attacked by mechanical objects, including trucks, gone awry! Based on Stephen King story.

March 14, 2009
Video-Reviewmaster.com

This is why other people usually direct King's writing.

March 1, 2004
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Maximum Crap. It sorta revived AC/DC, if that matters.

June 18, 2003
Juicy Cerebellum

Most of the characters are so annoying that you want them to die ... a recipe' for a railroad-spike lobotomy migraine

March 19, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com
eFilmCritic.com

A suitably schlocky Stephen King story.

February 10, 2003
Sunday Times (Australia)

" 'Maximum Tedium' -- the year

July 29, 2002
Kalamazoo Gazette

When Novelists Direct!

July 25, 2002
eFilmCritic.com

Audience Reviews for Maximum Overdrive

Whilst earth travels through the tail end of a comet trail all the machines in the world go haywire and start to turn violently on their human creators with anything from electric knives to ice-cream vans seeking blood, but it's the big rig trucks that play the lead villains in this film as they trap a group of survivors in a remote truck stop and won't let them leave. Funny, bloody and thrilling for the most part, but I thought things dragged towards the end, it could have done with being 10 minutes shorter. It's enjoyably camp and makes for a good nights viewing, and all with a rocking soundtrack by ACDC. It's similar to the movie 'Tremors' but without the "graboids".
March 28, 2011
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One of my favourite machines gone haywire movies ever! First of all it's directed by King himself, not just written by him! It's got Emilio Estevez, who gives a nice performance, as does the rest of the cast. Plus, an awesome heavy metal soundtrack from ACDC! I highly recommend this movie.
September 6, 2010
ajv2688

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    1. Man At Cashpoint: Honey, this machine just called me an asshole.
    – Submitted by russell b (5 months ago)
    1. Wanda/June: We made you!
    – Submitted by Jake M (8 months ago)
    1. Brett: Eat my shorts!
    – Submitted by Bria M (11 months ago)

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