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Maximum Overdrive Movie Review

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle
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Review Summary
Machines come life and begin terrorizing and attacking people.    A bunch of trucks chase a group of strangers to a gas station/cafe and keep them trapped inside. Whenever someone tries to escape or stop one of the trucks they are killed. When the trucks get low on gas, the people are forced to fill them, and an endless convoy of trucks up. Devising a plan, the survivors are able to escape through a drainage tube. They're able to make it to a boat and get away from the machines.
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - the inanimate object chased me!

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - very skinny (man)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - An "It".
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100%

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Misc settings - bar/restaurant

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Any profanity? - Some foul language
Kinds of F/X - exploding vehicles
Is this movie based on a - book
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