Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Director:

Stephen King

Writers:

Stephen King (short story "Trucks")
Stephen King (written by)

Release Date:

25 July 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Who Made Who?

Plot:

A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Machine | Truck Stop | Earth | Comet

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

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
Leon Rippy	...	Brad
Robert Gooden	...	Harry (as Bob Gooden)
R. Pickett Bugg	...	Rolf
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Videoplayer
Martin Tucker	...	2nd Man
Marla Maples	...	2nd Woman
Ned Austin	...	Bridgemaster
Richard Chapman Jr.	...	Helper
Bob Gunter	...	Coach
Bill Huggins	...	Umpire
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Adams	...	Bobby, Deke's friend (uncredited)
Christine Anne Baur	...	Dead woman on bridge (uncredited)
Christopher Britton	...	Drive-thru machine voice (voice) (uncredited)
George Cox	...	Guy in Red Convertable on bridge (uncredited)
Robin Grathwol	...	White Tanker truck driver on bridge (uncredited)
Gene Hartline	...	AC / DC van driver (uncredited)
Kent Hays	...	Dead Pizza Guy (uncredited)
Stephen King	...	Man At Cashpoint (uncredited)
Dick Langdon	...	Dump truck driver on bridge (uncredited)
Julius LeFlore	...	Guy Falling Off Motorcycle And Going Through Car Window (uncredited)
Gary McLarty	...	Guy In AC / DC van (uncredited)
Bruce Moriarty	...	Dead Man On Porch Swing (uncredited)
Dean Mumford	...	Motorcycle Guy Sliding Off Drawbridge (uncredited)
Armando Nannuzzi	...	Dead man killed by chainsaw (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
Bernie Pock	...	Dead Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Glenn Randall Jr.	...	Dead woman's feet in bushes (uncredited)
Milton Subotsky	...	Grey van driver on bridge (uncredited)

Directed by
Stephen King

Writing credits
Stephen King		(short story "Trucks")
Stephen King		(written by)

Produced by
Dino De Laurentiis	....	executive producer
Martha De Laurentiis	....	producer (as Martha Schumacher)
Don Levin	....	executive producer
Mel Pearl	....	executive producer
Milton Subotsky	....	co-producer

Cinematography by
Armando Nannuzzi

Film Editing by
Evan A. Lottman		(as Evan Lottman)

Casting by
Mary Colquhoun

Production Design by
Giorgio Postiglione

Costume Design by
Clifford Capone

Makeup Department
Dean Gates	....	special makeup effects artist
Marlana May	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Marilyn Stonehouse	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Lucibello	....	first assistant director
Elizabeth Scherberger	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Hilton Rosemarin	....	set designer
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator
Mark S. Turner	....	sculptor

Sound Department
Michael Berenbaum	....	assistant sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Phil Hadaway	....	adr engineer
Chris Hyams-Hart	....	digital sound
Neil L. Kaufman	....	sound editor
Rich Macar	....	sound editor
Larry Porche	....	boom operator
Greg Sheldon	....	sound editor
Steven Visscher	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Ed White	....	sound mixer
Mel Zelniker	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Jeff Frink	....	special effects
Steve Galich	....	special effects (as Steven Galich)

Visual Effects by
Barry Nolan	....	special visual effects

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunts
Christine Anne Baur	....	stunts (as Christine Bauer)
George Cox	....	stunts
Robin Grathwol	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Kent Hays	....	stunts
Dick Langdon	....	stunts
Julius LeFlore	....	stunts
Denver Mattson	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
Bruce Moriarty	....	stunts
Edgard Mourino	....	stunts (as Edgar Mourino)
Dean Mumford	....	utility stunts
Bernie Pock	....	stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
David Koseruba	....	stunt double on sailboat (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe D'Alessandro	....	grip
Chicca Ungaro	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Craig Fincannon	....	additional casting
Mark Fincannon	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jayme Bednarczyk	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
David Mann	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Todd Kasow	....	music editor

Other crew
Roberto Croci	....	translator
Chip Hackler	....	production assistant
Angela Heald	....	production coordinator
Michael Klastorin	....	unit publicist
Valerie E. Norman	....	script supervisor
Mara Trovato	....	translator

Production Companies

• De Laurentiis
• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Distributors

• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (1987) (France) (theatrical)
• Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (1986) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Succéfilm AB (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Concorde Video (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• HGV Video Productions (1996) (Canada) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lorimar Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Lorimar Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1994) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Pictures (Canada only)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Stormovie (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
• Transworld Video (1989) (Finland) (VHS)
• Trinity Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video

Also Known As:

8 Days of Terror (Mexico) [es]
Brivido (Italy) [it]
Es begann ohne Warnung (West Germany) (video title) [de]
La rebelión de las máquinas (Spain) [es]
Maksymalne przelozenie (Poland) [pl]
Maximum Overdrive (Greece) [el]
Maximum Overdrive (France) [fr]
Rhea M. - Es begann ohne Warnung (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis

Trivia:

In the movie trailer, Stephen King said he decided to direct the film himself after writing several because he wanted to see Stephen King done right. "If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself."

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.

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!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Undergrads: Identity Crisis (#1.10)" (2001)

Best B movie ever

man what a great movie Emilio shows hes got just what it takes. i was 12 when this came out i cant think of anything that scared the crap out of ya and entertained as well. now its twenty years later and i have a younger thats just about 12 so we rented it and I'm going to let him tell what he thinks because i cant fill ten lines of excellence like he can. HERE IS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.Okay so i think for an 80's movie its really good.i mean the blood and how they die i mean it surprised me but i knew it was coming because Stephen King made it and the music sound a little bit like Psyhco i hoped i spelled it right.It was so crazy and i may have screamed a little.