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Maximum Overdrive

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Maximum Overdrive
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R,1hr 37min
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January 1, 1986
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Anchor Bay
Synopsis: Writer-director Stephen King falls short in his debut at the helm with Maximum Overdrive, an absurd tale about a radiation storm that somehow animates machines across the world, causing them to turn on their makers. The film focuses on a group of survivors held captive at the Dixie Boy Diner by a group of bad-tempered semis. Led by Emilio Estevez, the diner-goers do their impression of Ten Little Indians, waiting their turn until each gets bumped off one by one. There are holes in the plot big enough ... Full Synopsis
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Bill Robinson
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