Maximum Overdrive (1986)

★ 5.8 1h 38m 869 votes IMDb
Action Comedy Horror Sci-Fi
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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.

Maximum Overdrive

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Cast

Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez as Bill Robinson Age 64 · Staten Island, New York, USA Emilio Estévez (born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker. Estevez started his career as a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, appearing in The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, an...
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle as Hendershot Died 2009 · Miami, Florida, USA Martin Patterson "Pat" Hingle (July 19, 1924 – January 3, 2009) was an American actor.Hingle was traditionally known for playing judges, police officers, and other authority figures. He was a guest st...
Laura Harrington
Laura Harrington as Brett Age 68 · Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Laura Harrington (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress and screenwriter..
Yeardley Smith
Yeardley Smith as Connie Age 62 · Paris, France Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/ˈjɑːrdli/ YARD-lee; born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She voices Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons. Smith began acting in 1982 after g...
John Short
John Short as Curt
Ellen McElduff
Ellen McElduff as Wanda June Age 62 · Canada
Director Stephen King
Cast Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John Short, Ellen McElduff, J.C. Quinn, Christopher Murney, Holter Graham, Frankie Faison

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atticbuzz 8/10 Jan 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.

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