Acht dagen lang draait de aarde in de baan van een mysterieuze komeet. Tijdens die periode komen machines tot leven en terroriseren vervolgens hun menselijke makers. Een klein groepje mensen in een truckerscafe moet het opnemen tegen een lange rij van moordzuchtige vrachtwagens.
Nee, helaas is Maximum Overdrive nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Don Levin | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Stephen King | Screenplay |
| Directing | Stephen King | Director |
| Production | Martha De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Mel Pearl | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Evan A. Lottman | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Barry Nolan | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Art | Hilton Rosemarin | Set Designer |
| Sound | Neil L. Kaufman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Larry Porche | Boom Operator |
| Art | Jeffrey Schlatter | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Mel Zelniker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ron Bochar | Foley Editor |
| Crew | Thomas Michael Ryan | Propmaker |
| Art | David Brace | Sculptor |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Steinfeld | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marlana May | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Tony Lucibello | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Gordy Wein | Makeup Effects |
| Art | Mark S. Turner | Sculptor |
| Crew | Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Jock Brandis | Gaffer |
| Directing | Valerie E. Norman | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Todd Kasow | Music Supervisor |
| Lighting | David W. Strong | Rigging Gaffer |
| Production | Angela Heald | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Roberto Croci | Translator |
| Crew | Mara Trovato | Translator |
| Production | Mary Colquhoun | Casting |
| Production | Milton Subotsky | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clifford Capone | Costume Design |
| Art | Giorgio Postiglione | Production Design |
| Sound | Angus Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Malcolm Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ed White | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Robin Grathwol | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Camera | Jeffrey Moore | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Rod Schumacher | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Phil Adams | Stunts |
| Crew | Julius LeFlore | Stunts |
| Crew | Bruce Moriarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Kent Hays | Stunts |
| Camera | Claudio Nannuzzi | Camera Operator |
| Production | Marilyn Stonehouse | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Greg Sheldon | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jayme Bednarczyk | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Crew | Edgard Mourino | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dean Gates | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | David R. Wood | Special Effects Technician |
| Sound | Sara Bolder | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert Nichols | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Berenbaum | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Daniele Nannuzzi | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Elizabeth Scherberger | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tammy Kusian | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Joe Porter | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Dick Langdon | Stunts |
| Sound | James Y. Kwei | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Steve Galich | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Joe D. Ramsey | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Crew | Melissa Edmonds | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Denver Mattson | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Frink | Special Effects Technician |
| Sound | Darrell Hanzalik | ADR Supervisor |
| Crew | David Sandlin | Special Effects Technician |
| Camera | Jürgen Vollmer | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Mike Goodman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eliza Paley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Editing | Yvette Nabel | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Lee Fonvielle | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Steven Visscher | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Stuart Stanley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Writing | Stephen King | Short Story |
