Maximum Overdrive

1986 | 97 minutes | 5.8 ★ (741)

Maximum Overdrive
  • Overview

    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 homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ... or be killed by them.

  • Release Date

    25 July 1986

  • DirectingStephen King
  • Budget

    $10,000,000.00

  • Revenue

    $7,400,000.00

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