Maximum Overdrive
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Synopsis
A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.
Cast
- Emilio Estevez
- Pat Hingle
- Laura Harrington
- Yeardley Smith
- John Short
- Ellen McElduff
- J.C. Quinn
- Christopher Murney
- Holter Graham
- Frankie Faison
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- Mar 17, 2022
The cinematic equivalent of being served a Mountain Dew with blood in it because you ordered it that way.
anna nomalyNov 22, 2020Stephen King famously became clean of all drugs and alcohol in 1987, due to an intervention from his family and loved ones. This movie came out in 1986. I do not feel the two are disconnected. I can imagine his family concerned for him during all his work. Reading his…
Paul ThomasMay 10, 2014If this is supposed to be a horror film, it is an abject failure. It's not ever scary, even for a second. But if it's supposed to be a comedy, then it is a masterpiece, sort of like a parody of King's THE MIST by King himself, about people tortured by trucks (who act like…
Matt Singer - Jul 10, 2020
The only film Stephen King ever directed, and I can see why! Apparently King was so coked out making this, he blinded his DP with a lawnmower. Not great! It's basically Night of the Living Dead but with trucks instead of zombies. About as scary as you'd imagine. Giving…
Will MenakerOct 20, 2023Thought based on its maligned reputation and the opening few minutes that show a real blacked-out cocaine addict's creative energy for a world where our machines have gone violently mad and turned against their makers (the blunt force vending machine can murder of a dad…
Josh LewisJul 30, 2019All those rigs and not a single pair of truck nutz
Liz - Oct 9, 2021
“You can’t! We made you!” Seeming out of character among his usual books and film adaptations, author Stephen King’s only directorial effort Maximum Overdrive is a strange and tedious comedy-horror that has regrettably little to offer other than truck explosions and AC/DC…
bradenOct 10, 2021Spooktober II: To Hell With the 80s For a movie made under the influence of cocaine, it could definitely have used a kick. To be honest, the premise could be made into a more engaging and entertaining film, for all the right reasons. And in part, at the end of the…
Rafael "Mister Movie" JovineAug 14, 2017stephen king doesn't even remember filming this cause he was so high on cocaine at the time
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- hornets_nest6 dislikedMaximum Overdrive
God Awful. It was one of those movies you laugh at. A terribly unsafe set and working conditions, combined with awful acting, and a cocaine fueled Stephen King was this movies demise. The movie had many plot errors and issues. Not to mention a score composed by AC/DC (hilarious)⭐️
ChungiBoi is "meh" onMaximum OverdriveAt the points where this film leans into the absurd stupidity that I came to it for it is a lot of fun, unfortunately, it spends a large amount of it’s time meandering and not executing many creative ideas given the fun premise
SpindlyMan is "meh" onMaximum OverdriveHad potential but falls flat. Several inconsistencies in the story line, weak acting, and a slow pace hinder this movie greatly. It’s a one and done.
- Morgan is "meh" onMaximum Overdrive
the pacing of this movie is so weird and all over the place i really wanted to like it too… 💀 all it needed was to back up the insane premise with some good kills and fun moments… but no… unfortunately it was just a snoozefest i liked the design of the toy truck though
Mickerdoo is "meh" onMaximum OverdriveTerribly decent. Shocking that AC/DC provided soundtrack. Good for some chuckles and cheap fun. What about the motorized boats…?
adaley02 likedMaximum OverdriveIt’s a silly movie about cars, trucks and other electronics coming alive. It’s so dumb but fun
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Dayton McShane lovedMaximum OverdriveCars infected by asteroid?!?! Explosions!!!! Awesome!!!! Watch please!!!!
Dark Sun likedMaximum OverdriveIt had moments of genuine “so-bad-it’s-good”, but it was way too long.
Beau likedMaximum OverdriveGood for what it is, an entertaining movie to kill an hour or so.
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Maximum Overdrive is the classic botch. Good idea, nice effects, bad pacing, porous script, no punch...Too bad. As usual, the premise has promise. [26 July 1986, p.C1]
Bill Cosford
Miami Herald
A mess of a movie, a no chills nightmare about what happens to a group of rubes at a Carolina truck stop when the machines go nuts. [29 July 1986, p.3]
Rick Kogan
Chicago Tribune
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