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Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD DVD Layers: 2 DVD Sides: 1 EAN: 0013131138498 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Starz / Anchor Bay Languages: Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 10, 2001 Running Time: 98 minutes Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Theatrical Release Date: July 25, 1986 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: "I'm gonna scare the hell out of you," intones Stephen King in the trailer for his sole directorial effort, the much-maligned Maximum Overdrive. While the end result doesn't live up to that boast, this sci-fi/horror tale isn't as awful as it's been described. King's script (based on his short story "Trucks") focuses on the patrons of a North Carolina truck stop, which comes under attack by a convoy of trucks and other machines animated by Earth's passage through the tail of a "rogue comet." King's fans, tired of half-baked screen adaptations like Cujo and Children of the Corn, expected a horror home run from Maximum Overdrive and instead got an old-fashioned drive-in movie filled with car crashes, cheapjack gore, and fart jokes. Needless to say, they stayed away in droves; the film's failure helped ruin producer Dino De Laurentiis's DEG Films and forced King to sheepishly claim that he had created a modern-day Plan Nine from Outer Space. While the film is torpidly paced and often amateurishly acted, it's no worse than any direct-to-video thriller, and King's ear for dialogue occasionally shines through the gloom. Emilio Estevez and Pat Hingle register as a heroic cook and his black-hearted boss, respectively; the cast includes Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson's voice), Giancarlo Esposito, and Marla Maples (!) as a victim. Anchor Bay's letterboxed print is the R-rated theatrical version; the film was cut extensively after receiving an X rating for violence. The original trailer and a thorough biography on King are also included. --Paul Gaita Average Rating:
 Rating:  - What Were You Expecting?You read the box; knew what the premise of the movie was. Why the petulance? This movie is a classic cheese fest with good performances throughout. Pros: Decent acting, hilarious plot, unforgettable neighborhood sequence, awesome soundtrack, great pacing, awesome atmosphere, uproarious ending. Cons: The suspension of disbelief can be hard to swallow at times, but try and you will reap rewards. Whatever, this movie is awesome. I recommend it with friends, but, ... Read More Rating:  - It was good untilThis movie is considered one of the worst films of all time. Well the first half hour was pretty good and then it all went to hell from there. The newlywed couple were very annoying and the gerenade launcher was stupid. Pat Hingle puts on a great performance in a lackluster movie. Rating:  - Your Momma!Maximum Overdrive has earned a place in movie history as a dud, both critically and commercially(my memory's not too good on this, but I do believe it did so-so at the box office). I guess expectations were high considering Stephen King was taking on writing and directing credits himself. People had been complaining for so long about how other directors and writers had botched King's works when adapting them for the big screen that it seemed like a great idea to have King himself have free reign ... Read More Rating:  - HorlariousMaximum Overdrive is brutal and funny. Imagine a prowling ice cream truck out to kill anyone who gets in it's way. Or a coke machine that is out to eliminate an entire baseball team full of kids. It's classic entertainment for anyone who loves to laugh at horror movies. Rating:  - Maximum Crappy MovieI found this movie at Ross for four dollars and I said hey it's based on a good Stephen King story it's gotta pretty good. I put it in my computer to watch first out of all twenty something movies I had to watch thinking that I really needed something to scare me before I went to sleep. I start it and I realize many things in the first couple minutes. The first thing I noticed was that the acting wan't good besides the acting done by the main character. So I continue watching it hoping that it will ... Read More |
