---
title: 'Maximum Overdrive (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen King'
released: '1986-07-25'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/maximum-overdrive-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091499/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Maximum Overdrive (1986)

1986 · 94 min · Comedy, Action, Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American science fiction action horror film written and directed by Stephen King in his only directorial effort. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, John Short, Yeardley Smith and Christopher Murney. 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 become automatic when Earth crosses the tail of a comet, initiating a worldwide killing spree.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Evan A. Lottman](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-a-lottman)
- **Director:** [Stephen King](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-king)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen King](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-king)
- **Original Music Composer:** [AC/DC](https://cinepixo.com/people/ac-dc)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis), [Martha De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armando Nannuzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-nannuzzi)

## Cast

- [Frankie Faison](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-faison)
- [Milton Subotsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-subotsky)
- [Evan A. Lottman](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-a-lottman)
- [Yeardley Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/yeardley-smith)
- [Giancarlo Esposito](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-esposito)
- [Marla Maples](https://cinepixo.com/people/marla-maples)
- [J. C. Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-c-quinn)
- [Stephen King](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-king)
- [Laura Harrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-harrington)
- [Emilio Estevez](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-estevez)
- [Pat Hingle](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-hingle)
- [Leon Rippy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-rippy)
- [John Short](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-short)

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