Maximum Overdrive
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When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of murderous 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines…Or be killed by them.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1986-07-13
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Stephen King
Spoken language: English
Genres: Horror, Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
Original title: Maximum Overdrive
Production Companies: DEG
Production Countries: United States of America
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