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Maximum Overdrive
Film / 1986

Maximum Overdrive

Directed by Stephen King
HorrorActionScience fiction

★ 5.8/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Emilio EstevezBill Robinson Pat HingleHendershot Laura HarringtonBrett Yeardley SmithConnie John ShortCurt Ellen McElduffWanda June J.C. QuinnDuncan Christopher MurneyCamp Loman Holter GrahamDeke Frankie FaisonHandy Pat MillerJoe Jack CanonMax
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Barry BellSteve John BrasingtonFrank J. Don FergusonAndy Leon RippyBrad Robert GoodenBarry R. Pickett BuggRolf Giancarlo EspositoVideoplayer Martin Tucker2nd Man Marla Maples2nd Woman Ned AustinBridgemaster Richard Chapman Jr.Helper Bill HugginsUmpire Stephen KingATM Asshole (uncredited)

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