Maximum Overdrive Formats: DVD / VHS Released (US): July 25th, 1986
Synopsis:
Based on the short story "Trucks" from the Night Shift collection. After a rogue comet which hides the presence of a UFO passes by, trucks and other machines come alive and begin killing people. The story takes place at the Dixie Boy truck stop where honeymooners, Connie (Yeardley Smith) and Curt (John Short) and several other travelers have gone to try to escape the carnage. Short-order cook, Bill Robinson (Emilio Estevez), and the other diners soon find themselves trapped. The restaurant owner, Bubba Hendershot (Pat Hingle) convinces Robinson to try to lead the group against the killing machines. King, who directed the film, also plays a cameo as a man attempting to use an ATM.
yeah.Stephen showed it to mr.Night of the living dead(George A. Romero).George said he felt nauseated
Posted By: Anonymous - 08/08/2009 - 2:02 AM EST
Awesome movie stephen but i heard rumors about a scene where the kid gets run over by a steam roller and his head exploded with blood everywhere but the MPAA demanded you to remove it was that really true?
Posted By: Dirty - 04/15/2009 - 9:05 AM EST
it's my all time movie" kick ass that all can say" i'm a truck driver & i have a couple of drivers want to seat in my truck and watch the movie over & over again we never get tired of it love it !!!!do you have it on book?
Posted By: Ms. Diva - 03/18/2009 - 11:21 AM EST
i really like this movie because its soundtrack is ac/dc and that's is my fav. band of all...thanks stephen king for making that movie...
Posted By: Steve - 10/23/2008 - 4:38 PM EST
Wow, what can I say about this masterpiece from the 80's? This movie isn't really scary, if it actually happened it would be real scary. So the idea King has here is just flat out cool. Come on, a soundtrack by AC/DC? That's cool, over the top cool. I could go on and on about this great flick, it's just... yup, you guessed it...COOL.