# Maximum Overdrive (1986)

> At an isolated truck stop, ordinary machines become murderous predators in a loud, darkly comic 1980s survival nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5103

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Horror, Action, Science Fiction
- Director: Stephen King
- Cast: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John Short, Ellen McElduff, J.C. Quinn, Christopher Murney
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091499/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: campy, ominous, darkly comic, cult movie night, 1980s horror marathon

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