Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Imagine your worst nightmare...machines take over the world!
Director: Stephen King · Writer: Stephen King
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
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 User Reviews (1)
atticbuzz
January 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.
