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..
An oppressed office worker is whisked away to a dynamic club scene by a strapping bike messenger..
Nothing is worse than losing a child. No amount of violence, painkillers or self loathing can wash away that kind of hell. But try telling that to Taylor Braithwate. The only person he hates more than himself is the terrorist who murdered his daughter and he'll tear the world off its hinges to get the bastard. But first, Taylor must battle through his own ignorance and guilt to accept the help of a Muslim-American cop. Only then does he have a shot at revenge and just maybe a new life..
Override follows Ron Camp (Cole), a 31-year-old taxi driver in L.A. and Becca (Croft), his 16-year-old passenger, as they are plunged into a modern-day nightmare. Unaware of Ron’s identity as a spree killer, Becca becomes entangled in a series of terrifying events. Throughout the night they confront a chilling question: How many people will die before this ride is over?.
In AI-optimized Tokyo 100 years in the future, an orphan teenage hacker blends in until a favor for her only friend inadvertently draws her into a benevolent gang of outcast motorcyclists, uncovering the seemingly utopian city's sinister underbelly through a murder investigation linked to a drug syndicate..
In 2040, a female humanoid A.I. is hacked by her husband and forced to kidnap the U.S. vice president's son and execute him on live TV, as the culprit seeks revenge for his own son's death..
