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Jun 27, 2024 · Written and directed by Stephen King, Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 horror movie about a group of people who are trapped at a truck stop when all the machines in the world, including trucks, cars, and lawn mowers, become sentient and homicidal.
Jun 27, 2024 · In the mid-1980s, the author took a shot at helming the movie Maximum Overdrive, an adaptation of his short story “Trucks,” and it’s not exactly remembered as a success.
Jun 28, 2024 · Released in 1986 and based on the Stephen King short story ‘Trucks,’ Maximum Overdrive remains the only movie the horror author ever directed, and for good reason. It was a critical and...
5 days ago · Stephen King has written hundreds of short stories and more than sixty novels, but he has only directed one movie: the goofball 1986 film Maximum Overdrive (watch it HERE).King has avoided ...
6 days ago · Note that aside from Creepshow 2, It Chapter Two, and Doctor Sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to King's work. King's bibliography also includes works that he has written directly for other formats such as screenplays, teleplays, comics, and audiobooks.
Jun 28, 2024 · Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American horror film directed by Stephen King, featuring Emilio Estevez and Pat Hingle. The movie follows a group of individuals trapped at a truck stop as machines, including trucks and vending machines, become sentient and homicidal after a comet passes by Earth.
1 day ago · Giancarlo Esposito may have thought Stephen King could have been a director full-time after making Maximum Overdrive, but the movie didn’t do well at the box office or with critics.
