Review of Maximum Overdrive (1986) by Lawrence G — 30 Aug 2014

Maximum Overdrive + LOTS of beer = A perfect Saturday night.

This review of Maximum Overdrive (1986) was written by Lawrence G on 30 Aug 2014.

Maximum Overdrive has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Ryan C (2,517) on 08 Oct 2014

This movie is the definition of guilty pleasure. It's like a horror-action-comedy but wanna know one of the best parts…

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By Victor T (324) on 21 Oct 2014

By the late 80´s, Stephen King was the biggest author around but King had always disliked the numerous Hollywood´s adaptations of his works,…

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By Carlos I (1,309) on 08 Mar 2015

Maximum Overdrive has a wildy bizarre concept and the opening is amazingly hilarious, but makes a big build-up that the rest of the film doesn't…

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By Bill M (1,080) on 16 Aug 2017

Many questions pop up whilst watching Maximum Overdrive , the tale of a comet that causes earths technology (primarily trucks for some reason)…

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By Aaron C (1,257) on 08 Oct 2014

This movie is definitely not meant to be over-analyzed and taken seriously. it is however quite entertaining…

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Looked very eighties indeed. Still the actions scenes were great and I liked the simple cinematography…

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By M. C (510) on 25 Apr 2015

Completely insane. Just a fun fact, Stephen King claims he was on cocaine for most of the production, and it shows…

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By Heather P (247) on 17 May 2015

Just god awful. Plus, Emilio Estevez blows…

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By Declan H (24) on 09 Nov 2017

I loved this film. It was a clever idea. I always like Stephen King Movies. He is a clever writer…

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