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Override (1994)

Override poster
Directed by
Danny Glover
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
34 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A truck driver in a futuristic world hauls cargo across long distances. The story focuses on the driver's solitude and the challenges of life on the road.

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What happens

Override is a 1994 American science fiction short film. It was the directorial debut of Danny Glover and starred Lou Diamond Phillips and Emily Lloyd. It is based on the Nebula- and Hugo-nominated short story "Over the Long Haul", by Martha Soukup. The film was part of Showtime's Directed By... series that showcased well-known Hollywood actors stepping behind the camera as first-time film directors. Override revolves around a tractor-trailer driver. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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