Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 science fiction action horror comedy film written and directed by Stephen King.
The film is King's only directorial effort, though dozens of films have been based on his novels or short stories
 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 (including trucks, radios, drones, arcades, vending machines, etc

