IMDb > Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Maximum Overdrive
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv schedule
Awards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotes
Fun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDesk
Promotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips

Maximum Overdrive (1986) More at IMDbPro »

Photos (see all 15 | slideshow)

Overview

User Rating:
4.6/10   8,125 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Up 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Writers:
Stephen King (short story "Trucks")
Stephen King (written by)
Contact:
View company contact information for Maximum Overdrive on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
25 July 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
Who Made Who? more
Plot:
A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
'2012' Is Old News: Hollywood Apocalypses Through The Decades
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 13 November 2009, 1:00 PM, PST)

Badasses of Horror: Part Two
 (From Fangoria. 9 November 2009, 6:30 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Just the soundtrack makes it worth watching ! more (155 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Company:

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Dixie Boy Truck Stop was indeed a real Truck Stop in Columbus County, North Carolina. The Truck Stop was torn down in the late-1980s more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the kids baseball game, a steamroller bursts onto the field and the steering wheel falls off. Seconds later, as the machine is running over one of the players, the steering wheel is back on. more
Quotes:
Man At Cashpoint: [First lines]
[as the ATM machine is calling him an asshole]
Man At Cashpoint: Honeybun! This machine just called me an asshole!
more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pineapple Express (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Shake Your Foundations more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Just the soundtrack makes it worth watching !, 10 March 2006
9/10
Author: Ronald Panis from Netherlands

I really cannot understand why this movie has such a bad overall rating. According to me a movie doesn't have to have a great plot or so to be appealing. First of all I like the movie for the soundtrack by AC/DC. Actually, I learned to know the music of them by watching this movie. The 'Who made Who' theme song conducts the beginning of the movie excellent when a traffic bridge is starting to open beyond human control. The same goes for the other songs in the movie - they really add. Secondly I like the movie for the humor in it. It's not a comedy but some scenes made me laugh - like the bible sales man who gets mad when his car is hit by a truck and he runs outside the roadhouse - cursing like hell; the truck hits him into a sewer and his shoes stay behind. Or the beginning of the movie in which you see a guy withdrawing money from an ATM and on the screen the message appears 'you're an *sshole'. 'Sugar buns, this thing is calling me an *sshole !' If you watch closely you might also notice just before this scene a digital clock on the building on which the time changes into F*CK YOU. Maybe I'm just simple but I like the movie. Better than some not understandable romantic drama if you'd ask me.

Was the above comment useful to you?
more (155 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Great movie ColtraneandFlash
awesome movie LAKings1114
Yeardley Smith, annoying or funny? AutumnRed
One of the worst movies I've ever seen WinSpecToR
If there WERE a remake... swass_guy
This would have made the movie even scarier! krisjazzer13
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
The Mist The Black Widow Rambo Suspect Zero Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb Action section IMDb USA section
Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.