Plot
A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.
Release Year: 1986
Rating: 4.9/10 (11,679 voted)
Director:
Stephen King
Stars: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington
Storyline For 8 days in 1986, the earth passed through the tail of a mysterious Rea-M rogue comet. During that time, machines on earth suddenly come to life and terrorize their human creators. A small group of people in a truck stop, surrounded by "alive" semi-trailers, set out to stop the machines before the machines stop them.
Writers: Stephen King, Stephen King
Cast: Emilio Estevez
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Bill Robinson
Pat Hingle
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Bubba Hendershot
Laura Harrington
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Brett
Yeardley Smith
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Connie
John Short
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Curtis
Ellen McElduff
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Wanda June
J.C. Quinn
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Duncan Keller
Christopher Murney
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Camp Loman
Holter Graham
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Deke Keller
Frankie Faison
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Handy
Pat Miller
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Joe
Jack Canon
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Max
Barry Bell
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Steve Gayton
John Brasington
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Frank
J. Don Ferguson
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Andy
Taglines:
Who Made Who?
Release Date: 25 July 1986
Filming Locations: North Carolina Film Studios, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $10,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $3,205,644
(USA)
(27 July 1986)
Gross: $7,433,663
(USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Director Cameo:
[Stephen King]
man at whom the ATM swears.
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible:
In the scene where Curt and Connie are attempting to get into the truck stop, the beer truck is ramming their car after they are freed from it. The driver of the beer truck is visible for a few seconds.
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!
User Review
"Who made Who?"
Rating:
For those of us who like Maximum Overdrive, we are apparently in the
minority. I view it as a funny and entertaining, B-grade action/sci-fi
flick. There's mass destruction and tons of carnage as everything
on-screen is blown to bits...plus it's got Emilio Estevez. What's
better than that? The movie does require major suspension of disbelief
as some of the story elements don't work (for example: the
honeymooner's car works just fine, but every other machine on earth,
from lawn-mowers, electric knives, trucks, and even steam-rollers, go
haywire). But then again, this movie is all about fun. The best part of
the movie (besides Emilio) is that no one is shown any sympathy...not
even kids; in one stand-out scene, a steam-roller comes out of nowhere
and completely squashes this innocent kid. Maximum Overdrive is a cool
and outrageous cult classic that Stephen King should be proud of.
Sadly, I feel that King will never direct again.
Note for genre buffs: C.H.U.D. alumni Frankie Faison and J.C. Quinn
star in the movie. King himself also cameos as the ATM guy.
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