Maximum Overdrive

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Maximum Overdrive

"Imagine your worst nightmare...machines take over the world!"

1986 • 1h 38m • ★ 5.8 (843 votes) Released

Horror Action Science Fiction Comedy

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.

Director

Stephen King

Screenplay

Stephen King

Rating

5.8

Runtime

98 min

Budget

$10.0M

Revenue

$7.4M

Profit/Loss

-2.6M

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atticbuzz

★ 8/10 • Jan 31, 2026

I really don’t get the hate on this movie. It’s brilliant. Sure, the director (Stephen King) was coked up, and some of the acting is over-the-top (“we made you!”), but this is a brilliant premise with great execution. It’s totally 80s, but that’s a strength, not a weakness. It also has a killer soundtrack by AC/DC.

Keywords

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