THALIAN HALL CINEMA · CULT SERIES

Maximum Overdrive

FILMED IN WILMINGTON!

1986 | R | Action, Horror | 1 hour, 38 minutes

UNITED STATES | ENGLISH

40TH ANNIVERSARY (Released July 25, 1986)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2026

7:00 PM | 9:45 PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026

7:00 PM | 9:30 PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2026

7:00 PM

HISTORIC MAIN STAGE [RED] · RUTH AND BUCKY STEIN THEATRE [BLACK]

CULT SERIES TICKETS

$12.00 | ADULT

$10.00 | SENIOR (65+) · STUDENT (W/ VALID ID)

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, the filmed-in-Wilmington cult classic, is coming back to the big screen for its 40th anniversary! Written and directed by Stephen King, in his one and only directorial credit, and adapted from his own short story... its a crazy over-the-top good time!

It's an anniversary so big, it can’t be contained to one venue! Maximum Overdrive will have 40th anniversary screenings at Jengo’s Playhouse on Friday, July 24, and at Thalian Hall Cinema August 28-30. Tickets on sale now!

Official Synopsis (Rialto Pictures):

When Earth passes through the tail of a comet, machines come alive and try to kill all humans. Bill Robinson (Emilio Estevez), a truck stop employee, is trapped at work with a group of survivors as they fight for their lives.

Directed by Stephen King

Screenplay by Stephen King

Based on "Trucks" by Stephen King

Cast: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John Short, Frankie Faison, Leon Rippy, Giancarlo Esposito

Thalian Hall Cinema is a series of first-run and repertory wide release, independent, foreign, documentary, and other notable films presented by Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts.