Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American science fiction action horror film written and directed by Stephen King. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, and Yeardley Smith. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story "Trucks", which was included in the author's first collection of short stories, Night Shift, and follows the events after all machines go sentient when the Earth crosses the tail of a comet, initiating a worldwide killing spree. The film is King's only directorial effort, though dozens of films have been based on his novels or short stories. It contained black humor elements and a generally campy tone, which contrasts with King's sombre subject matter in books. The film has a mid-1980s hard rock soundtrack composed entirely by the group AC/DC, whose album Who Made Who was released as the Maximum Overdrive soundtrack. It includes the best-selling singles "Who Made Who", "You Shook Me All Night Long", and "Hells Bells".
| Director | Stephen King |
| Produced by | Martha Schumacher |
| Screenplay by | Stephen King |
| Starring | Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Christopher Murney |
| Music | AC/DC |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Evan A. Lottman |
| Distributed by | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group |
| Released | July 25, 1986 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million |
| Box office | $7.4 million or $3.5 million (North America) |
| Netflix ID | 60024262 |
About Maximum Overdrive
Written and directed by Stephen King, the film sees a group of people try to survive when machines come alive and become homicidal.
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The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story "Trucks." Music for the film was composed by AC/DC.
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