Maximum Overdrive
"Imagine your worst nightmare...machines take over the world!"
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.
atticbuzz@atticbuzz
January 31, 2026
I really don’t get the hate on this movie. It’s brilliant. Sure, the director (Stephen King) was coked up, and some of the acting is over-the-top (“we made you!”), but this is a brilliant premise with great execution.
It’s totally 80s, but that’s a strength, not a weakness.
It also has a killer soundtrack by AC/DC.