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Maximum Overdrive
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Overview

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4.6/10   8,101 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Stephen King (short story "Trucks")
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Release Date:
25 July 1986 (USA) more
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Plot:
A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
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Good Cheesy Fun more (155 total)

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Runtime:
97 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Director Cameo: [Stephen King]man at whom the ATM swears. more
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Crew or equipment visible: When the trucks start to go wild at the Dixie Boy as a gang, the camera and crew are momentarily reflected by the red car. more
Quotes:
Man At Cashpoint: [First lines]
[as the ATM machine is calling him an asshole]
Man At Cashpoint: Honeybun! This machine just called me an asshole!
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Referenced in Pineapple Express (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Shake Your Foundations more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Good Cheesy Fun, 27 September 2003
Author: EVOL666 from St. John's Abortion Clinic

Ok concept, Lots of fun, Kick ass soundtrack by AC/DC. Lags in some spots but still decent. Definitely not a masterpiece by any stretch, but worth at least 1 viewing. 6/10 for tractor-trailer with a giant goblin head !!

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