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Maximum Overdrive

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

1986 · R · 1h 38m

Directed by Stephen King

5.8

TMDB audience score
909 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • Emilio Estevez
    Bill Robinson

  • Pat Hingle
    Hendershot

  • Laura Harrington
    Brett

  • Yeardley Smith
    Connie

  • John Short
    Curt

  • Ellen McElduff
    Wanda June

  • J.C. Quinn
    Duncan

  • Christopher Murney
    Camp Loman

  • Holter Graham
    Deke

  • Frankie Faison
    Handy

  • Pat Miller
    Joe

  • Jack Canon
    Max

  • Barry Bell
    Steve

  • John Brasington
    Frank

  • J. Don Ferguson
    Andy

  • Leon Rippy
    Brad

  • Robert Gooden
    Barry

  • R. Pickett Bugg
    Rolf