Maximum Overdrive (1986)
- Starring:
- Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stephen King
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Horror
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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 enough for the semis to drive through; for example, why don't the trucks run over the diner at the start of the film rather than wait for ninety minutes? Maximum Overdrive's only distinction is that it is, without question, one of the worst films released in the '80s. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 98 mins
Complete Cast:
- Emilio Estevez - Bill Robinson
- Laura Harrington - Brett
- John Short - Curt
- J.C. Quinn - Duncan
- Patrick Miller - Joe
- Connie Smith
- Stephen King - Man At Cashpoint
- R. Pickett Bugg - Rolf
- Bob Gooden - Barry
- Bill Huggins - Umpire
- John Brasington - Frank
- Giancarlo Esposito - Videoplayer
- J. Don Ferguson - Andy
- Marla Maples - 2nd Woman
- Pat Hingle - Hendershot
- Yeardley Smith - Connie
- Ellen McElduff - Wanda/June
- Christopher Murney - Camp Loman
- Leon Rippy - Brad
- Martin Tucker - 2nd Man
- Ned Austin - Bridgemaster
- Richard Chapman, Jr. - Helper
- Bob Gunter - Coach
- Barry Bell - Steve
- Jack Canon - Max
- Frankie R. Faison - Handy
- Holter Graham - Deke
- Director(s):
- Stephen King
- Writer(s):
- Stephen King
- Producer(s):
- Martha de Laurentiis, Martha Schumacher
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Adult Language, Violence, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Horror
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