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Maximum Overdrive

Imagine your worst nightmare...machines take over the world!
Jul 13, 1986 · 1h 38m
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Horror
Action
Science Fiction

PLOT

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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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
Directed by Stephen King

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$7,400,000
Production
DEG
Country
US

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