Maximum Overdrive is a movie directed by Stephen King in 1986 and inspired by the book Trucks by Stephen King, first published in 1987. The movie features Emilio Estévez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Christopher Murney, Yeardley Smith, John Short, and others.
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Storyline
As the Earth crosses the tail of a comet, previously inanimate machines suddenly spring to life; an ATM insults a customer and a bascule bridge rises during heavy traffic, causing all vehicles upon the bridge to fall into the river or collide. At the Dixie Boy Truck Stop just outside Wilmington, North Carolina, employee Duncan Keller is blinded after a gas dispenser sprays diesel in his eyes.
Movie vs Book
Year
1986
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
5.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Maximum Overdrive
Director: Stephen King
Country: USA
Year: 1986
Length: 1h38m
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Year
1987
Pages
26
Book Rate
6.80
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Book
Trucks
Author: Stephen King
Country: USA
First published in: 1987
Length: 26 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Night Shift
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Chris Thomson
User polls & recommendations
“A movie is not a book. If the source material is a book, you cannot be too respectful of the book. All you owe to the book is the spirit.”
GRAHAM GREENE (Writer)
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