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Maximum Overdrive

1986 · 1h 38m · Horror, Action, Science Fiction

IMDb 5.4 Metacritic 24 RT 14%

Skip it. Despite the fun premise of killer trucks, this Stephen King-directed 1986 curiosity is a campy slog that mistakes absurdity for entertainment—even die-hard bad-movie fans will find their patience tested by the clunky action and thin plot stretched to feature length.

Plot

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

Cast: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John Short

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