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Maximum Overdrive

1986 · 98 min

Action, Horror, Science Fiction

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.

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Appeals to viewers who enjoy gleefully over-the-top machine-threat horror with pulpy action, practical destruction, and knowingly ridiculous premise.

Tone
campy, darkly comic, frenetic
Payoff
adrenaline, amusement
Pacing
relentless
Intensity
moderate
Structure
linear
Themes
survival, automation, human ingenuity, technology rebellion, siege
Setting
contemporary, isolated roadside truck stop

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