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Maximum Overdrive

Where:

North Carolina

When:

The 1980s

Stephen King's masterpiece of terror directed by the master himself. — 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 homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ... or be killed by them.

Released in 1986 — 97 minutes

Genres:

Horror Action Science Fiction

Language:

English