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 Released: 1986
Writer-director Stephen King falls short in his debut at the helm with Maximum Overdrive, an absurd tale about a radiation storm that somehow animates machines across the world, causing them to turn on their makers. The film focuses on a group of survivors held captive at the Dixie Boy Diner by a group of bad-tempered semis. Led by Emilio Estevez, the diner-goers do their impression of Ten Little Indians, waiting their turn until each gets bumped off one by one. There are holes in the plot big enough for the semis to drive through; for example, why don't the trucks run over the diner at the start of the film rather than wait for ninety minutes? Maximum Overdrive's only distinction is that it is, without question, one of the worst films released in the '80s. Jeremy Beday
Emilio Estevez - Bill Robinson
Pat Hingle - Hendershot
Laura Harrington - Brett
Yeardley Smith - Connie
John Short - Curt
J.C. Quinn - Duncan
Ellen McElduff - Wanda/June
Christopher Murney - Camp Loman
Connie Smith
Bob Gunter - Coach
Ned Austin - Bridgemaster
R. Pickett Bugg - Rolf
Stephen King - Man At Cashpoint
Martin Tucker - 2nd Man
Richard Chapman, Jr. - Helper
Bob Gooden - Barry
Bill Huggins - Umpire
Jack Canon - Max
Giancarlo Esposito - Videoplayer
John Brasington - Frank
Barry Bell - Steve
Leon Rippy - Brad
Marla Maples - 2nd Woman
Patrick Miller - Joe
Frankie R. Faison - Handy
Holter Ford Graham - Deke
J. Don Ferguson - Andy
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