Maximum Overdrive (1986) 5.1
A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal. Director:Stephen King |
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Maximum Overdrive (1986) 5.1
A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal. Director:Stephen King |
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| Pat Hingle | ... |
Bubba Hendershot
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Laura Harrington | ... | |
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John Short | ... | |
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Ellen McElduff | ... | |
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J.C. Quinn | ... |
Duncan Keller
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Camp Loman
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Deke Keller
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Handy
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Pat Miller | ... |
Joe
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Jack Canon | ... |
Max
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Barry Bell | ... |
Steve Gayton
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John Brasington | ... |
Frank
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J. Don Ferguson | ... |
Andy
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For 8 days in 1986, the earth passed through the tail of a mysterious Rea-M rogue comet. During that time, machines on earth suddenly come to life and terrorize their human creators. A small group of people in a truck stop, surrounded by "alive" semi-trailers, set out to stop the machines before the machines stop them. Written by Matt McQuillan <mjment@hotmail.com>
Hey, can't Big Steve have a little fun, too? I don't think this was a "so bad it's funny" movie - it's too well done to have been constructed as anything but a real comedy. Viewing this in the context of a traditional horror/slasher movie doesn't do it justice, and with deference to previous reviewers, trying to analyze the technical feasibility of the antics of the machines is a lot like making a big deal about pointing out the historical inaccuracies in Monty Python and the Holy Grail - why? It's a MOVIE, folks, and the liberties Our Most Televised Red Sox Fan takes with the things machines can do make it a damned funny one at that. The scenes, characters, and quotes are a notch below the aforementioned Grail, Spinal Tap, or Clerks, but still classic. (I've been caught by more than one co-worker standing at my desk screaming "WE MADE YOU!" at my laptop, but hey, to each his own.) Five out of five stars, as long as you come in with the right perspective!