Maximum Overdrive (1986)
After a rogue comet which hides the presence of a UFO passes by, trucks and other machines come alive and begin killing people. The story takes place at the Dixie Boy truck stop where honeymooners, Connie and Curt and several other travelers have gone to try to escape the carnage. Short-order cook, Bill Robinson, and the other diners soon find themselves trapped. The restaurant owner, Bubba Hendershot convinces Robinson to try to lead the group against the killing machines.
Released on: July 25, 1986
Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes
Director(s): Stephen King
Writer(s): Stephen King
Producer(s): Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis, Don Levin, Mel Pearl, Milton Subotsky
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John Short, Ellen McElduff, J.C. Quinn, Christopher Murney, Holter Graham, Frankie Faison, Marla Maples, Robert Gooden, Leon Rippy
Additional Crew: Armando Nannuzzi, Evan Lottman
Remake(s): Minimum Overdrive (2004)
