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25 July 1986 (USA)
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A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal. full summary | add synopsis
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3 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Emilio Estevez | ... | Bill Robinson |
 | Pat Hingle | ... | Hendershot |
| Laura Harrington | ... | Brett |
 | Yeardley Smith | ... | Connie |
| John Short | ... | Curtis |
| Ellen McElduff | ... | Wanda June |
| J.C. Quinn | ... | Duncan Keller |
| Christopher Murney | ... | Camp Loman |
 | Holter Graham | ... | Deke Keller |
| Frankie Faison | ... | Handy |
| Pat Miller | ... | Joe |
| Jack Canon | ... | Max |
| Barry Bell | ... | Steve Gayton |
| John Brasington | ... | Frank |
| J. Don Ferguson | ... | Andy |
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97 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Germany:16 (re-rating 2006) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Finland:K-16 |
Australia:R |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18
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An accident occurred on 31 July 1985 during shooting in a suburb of Wilmington, North Carolina where a radio-controlled lawnmower used in a scene went out of control and struck a block of wood used as a camera support, shooting out wood splinters which injured the director of photography Armando Nannuzzi; as a result, he lost an eye. Nannuzzi sued Stephen King on February 18, 1987 for $18 million in damages. The suit was settled out of court.
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Crew or equipment visible: When the trucks start to go wild at the Dixie Boy as a gang, the camera and crew are momentarily reflected by the red car.
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Man At Cashpoint:
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[as the ATM machine is calling him an asshole]
Man At Cashpoint: Honeybun! This machine just called me an asshole!
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[as the ATM machine is calling him an asshole]
Man At Cashpoint: Honeybun! This machine just called me an asshole!
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Featured in "Cinemania: Stephen King: O vasilias tou tromou" (2009)
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For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
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For those of us who like Maximum Overdrive, we are apparently in the minority. I view it as a funny and entertaining, B-grade action/sci-fi flick. There's mass destruction and tons of carnage as everything on-screen is blown to bits...plus it's got Emilio Estevez. What's better than that? The movie does require major suspension of disbelief as some of the story elements don't work (for example: the honeymooner's car works just fine, but every other machine on earth, from lawn-mowers, electric knives, trucks, and even steam-rollers, go haywire). But then again, this movie is all about fun. The best part of the movie (besides Emilio) is that no one is shown any sympathy...not even kids; in one stand-out scene, a steam-roller comes out of nowhere and completely squashes this innocent kid. Maximum Overdrive is a cool and outrageous cult classic that Stephen King should be proud of. Sadly, I feel that King will never direct again.
Note for genre buffs: C.H.U.D. alumni Frankie Faison and J.C. Quinn star in the movie. King himself also cameos as the ATM guy.