MAXIMUM
OVERDRIVE
1986 **1/2 98 mins.
Powered by the music of AC/DC, this first and only film directed by Master of Horror Stephen King was a major flop among fans and viewers everywhere. The music is awesome and gives this film its main redeeming quality. Other good qualities are characters that we can't help but laugh at and make fun of and a cool-looking truck that's just as funny as it is sinister. This film has always been a favourite of mine, but I will admit that it's not very good. Stephen King fans, don't watch this with the hope of seeing a classic tale worthy of the "King" title.
Rated R for language and violence.
NOTES:
- Original theatrical aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (J-D-C Scope)
- Original theatrical release date: July 25, 1986
AWARDS:
- FANTASPORTO NOMINATION: International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film (Stephen King)
- RAZZIE AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Worst Actor (Emilio Estevez) and Worst Director (Stephen King)
2004 DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Widescreen Presentation (2.35:1)
- English 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
- English 2.0 (Dolby Stereo)
- English Subtitles
- Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired
- Theatrical Trailer (not listed on cover)
Starring:
Emilio Estevez + Pat Hingle + Laura Harrington + Christopher Murney + Yeardley Smith + J.C. Quinn + Frankie Faison
Written and Directed by
Stephen King
Based on His Short Story "Trucks"
Other Films with:
Emilio Estevez - Mission: Impossible (uncredited)
Frankie Faison - Cat People (1982), C.H.U.D. (billed as Frankie R. Faison), and Manhunter
Pat Hingle - Batman (1989), The Land Before Time, and The Shining (1997)
Stephen King - Carrie (1976), Children of the Corn, Cujo, The Dead Zone (1983), The Dead Zone (2001), Graveyard Shift (1990), It (1990), A Return to Salem's Lot, Salem's Lot, Secret Window, The Shining (1980), and The Shining (1997)
Motion Pictures