Film198697 min

Maximum Overdrive

Name: Maximum Overdrive
Genre: Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1986
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John Short

Taste attributes: actionhorrorscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalcomedyrobots/ai/spacedisastervehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Stephen King's masterpiece of terror directed by the master himself."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, expansive horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

5.7 /10

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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 homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ... or be killed by them.

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