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Maximum Overdrive
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Maximum Overdrive

1986

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

Directed by Stephen King

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112
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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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Director
Stephen King
Written by
Stephen King
Cinematographer
Armando Nannuzzi
Studio
DEG
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
en
Rating
R
Also known as
Maximum Overdrive - Stephen King, Trucks - Stephen King
TMDB
5.8/10 (851 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
14% Rotten
Metacritic
24/100
IMDb
5.4/10 (39,099 votes)
Released July 13, 1986·$10,000,000 budget·$7,400,000 revenue

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The Evolution of HorrorMAN-MADE MONSTERS #17: Christine (1983) & Maximum Overdrive (1986)

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