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| Maximum Overdrive [1986] | ![Maximum Overdrive [1986]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515XJA6AEXL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Stephen King
Actors: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John Short
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 34616
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 94 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060049140100
ASIN: B0000AGVQ5
Release Date: September 8, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: July 25, 1986
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"I'm gonna scare the hell out of you" intones Stephen King in the trailer for his sole directorial effort, the much-maligned IMaximum Overdrive/I. While the end result doesn't live up to that boast, this SF/horror tale isn't as awful as it's been described. King's script (based on his short story "Trucks") focuses on the patrons of a North Carolina truck stop, which comes under attack by a convoy of trucks and other machines animated by Earth's passage through the tail of a "rogue comet". p King's fans, tired of half-baked screen adaptations such as ICujo/I and IChildren of the Corn/I, expected a horror home run from IMaximum Overdrive/I and instead got an old-fashioned drive-in movie filled with car crashes, cheapjack gore and fart jokes. Needless to say, they stayed away in droves; the film's failure helped ruin producer Dino De Laurentiis's DEG Films and forced King sheepishly to claim that he had created a modern-day IPlan Nine from Outer Space/I. While the film is torpidly paced and often amateurishly acted, it's no worse than any direct-to-video thriller, and King's ear for dialogue occasionally shines through the gloom. Emilio Estevez and Pat Hingle register as a heroic cook and his black-hearted boss, respectively; the cast includes Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson's voice), Giancarlo Esposito and Marla Maples as a victim. --IPaul Gaita, Amazon.com/I
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 A Hit April 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Stephen King is a great if not the greatest horror writer alive today, but when it comes to the film adaptations of his books, I've always felt that they've been hit or miss. Thankfully Maximum Overdrive is not as bad as some people (critics) may want you to believe, and despite a few failing is beyond doubt a hit.br /br /Based in North Carolina (as far as I can recall), the residents come under attack from a host of machines that have came 'alive' by the Earth passing into the path of a comet. Some people take cover in a diner / gas station but soon trucks of all nature start circling in a blood-thirsty-dance. The film has plenty going for it. There's car crashes, plenty of action and explosions, some gore, a good script with good dialogue, and it's actually very comical in places. If you have a darker sense of humour that is. One scene that comes to mind is with the soda machine on the baseball field, and of course the cash machine with attitude at the beginning of the film. While Maximum Overdrive is not scary as such, it's still a bit frightening in places and the AC/DC soundtrack was a welcome bonus, ideal for the tone of the film.br /br /The acting from Emilio Estevez is great (not everyone will agree) but otherwise I felt that some of the acting for others is a bit poor in places "We made you...we made you!" You'll probably notice a few plot holes and errors but these are noting major are don't by any means ruin Maximum Overdrive. Still I felt that a few things could have been done better, hence only four stars. br /br /But otherwise the film is enjoyable while being laid back and doesn't demand much from you. I'll admit that it's not the best Stephen King around, but it's still well worth a watch.
disposable truck based horror from Steven King February 7, 2008
disposable truck based horror from Steven King with an AC/DC soundtrack. Whats not to like? With Emilio Estevez
 ONE OF THE BETTER KING ADAPTIONS November 4, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
All over the world, machines aren't running the way they are supposed to. One truck stop in Connecticut experiences them first-hand, and manages to get them settled in and protected. Bill, (Emilio Estevez) the cook, starts to suspect that maybe the appliances are controlling themselves, which his boss (Pat Hingle) doesn't appreciate. Picking up hitchhiker Brett (Laura Harrington) and newlyweds Connie (Yeardly Smith) and Curtis (John Short), everyone gathers inside. Laura proposes that a comet passing by Earth's rotation is the culprit, and suggests that they weight it out for the duration. Hendershot isn't content to wait it out, and threatens Bill. Now trapped inside the diner, the machines eliminate them one at a time until they finally decide to fight back.br /br /The Good News: People like to rag on this movie for some reason, and I don't know why, as this is a pretty fun movie. It has more action than what is usual in this kind of movie. There are tons of big action set pieces around such a small locale. There were even some big explosions, which don't include the exploding trucks. An entire gas service station goes up in flames as well as an entire dock. With shoot-outs, chases, and building demolitions included in the action, it really builds up to a wall to wall action movie. The trucks even kill people in great ways, running them over in a giant wave of bloodstained carnage. All of the other killings, which aren't as bloody, are just good. The film even has a few good chases thrown in good measure, which is really exhilarating to see a driver-less big rig trying to mow down a pursuing car. It brings back a lot of "Duel" memories watching the chases in here, because of the same scenario: driver-less cars and trucks chasing after hysterical people. With all the great stunts, though, in the movie, the best one is the opening of the movie. It is a great stunt, to see cars fall off of a drawbridge into the icy depths below and for no apparent reason at the time. For some reason, the film simply seems like one big B movie. It's campy, it's bad, and it knows it, but the set-ups provided within are just for the bad movie lovers at heart. It has that certain feel that movies of this particular genre have, where you can tell that it was made pretty cheap, but yet it still comes across as enjoyable.br /br /The Bad News: The cheesiness of the movie may hinder some from really checking it out. Because it has so many head-scratching lines delivered by a mostly misplaced cast, this is a prime target for those who like to think that movies need to be highly cultured types to be respectable. Major plot-holes notwithstanding, many of you will be able to poke so many holes into it that it may provide you with more opportunities to laugh at than the rest of the movie.br /br /The Final Verdict: Yes, it is a cheap, low budget movie with really no rewarding value to society. That, however, is the film's strength, as it mostly serves as a guilty pleasure. As it stands, unfortunately, the AC/DC soundtrack is more known and critically accepted than the movie, so be at your own risk when attempting to watch it.br /
 Cult great February 5, 2005
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Probably the best opening line in any movie, in history ... ever:p"Honey? Honeybun? ... This machine just called me an asshole!"pAC/DC songs. Stephen King delivering the above line. Emilio Estevez before he resorted to kid's films. Great film.
Maximum Entertainment!! July 28, 2003
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
A fantastic movie with what seems to be a very small cast, then introducing Emilio Estevez, and a very young "Lisa Simpson" - Cuurrrtis, is he Daaayyyyd!! This is Stephen King not realising he's at his best! The exclusively AC/DC soundtrack ('Who Made Who' album!) is just perfect for the movie, every emotion action felt through Angus Young the lads amazing riffs, beats bass lines! Who knew the ice-cream man would be so scary!! Now every time I hear it outside, I lock the door cut the power! In all, For Those About to Be Shocked with this classic little-known movie, We Salute You!
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