12: Stephen King Is Running Overdrive
Episode 12 of the Cinema To The Letter podcast, hosted by Cinema To The Letter, titled "12: Stephen King Is Running Overdrive" was published on July 24, 2018 and runs 74 minutes.
July 24, 2018 ·74m · Cinema To The Letter
Summary
Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are reading into some Stephen King adaptations this week. Joining them is special guest from Horror News Radio & King super fan Dave Dreher! The trio first dig into the good feature 1987's The Running Man, a sci-fi actioner that takes the very basic premise of a King novel and turns it into an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle. But what a glorious vehicle for Schwarzenegger action it is! Then, the bad feature that more than makes up for the lack of King faithfulness... in sacrifice of quality: 1986's Maximum Overdrive. The horror take on machines rising to seek revenge on humans is Stephen King's first and only directorial effort... and there's a pretty clear reason why. Listen for all the adaptational blasphemy and Arnold one liner love here! Special thanks to previous guest Caitlin Turner of Lost in a Sea of Stories for assisting on the opening. To stay up to date about the podcast, follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod, our Facebook page and send us feedback at [email protected]! If you like the show, please go on iTunes to subscribe, rate and/or review us to give the show more visibility!
Episode Description
Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are reading into some Stephen King adaptations this week. Joining them is special guest from Horror News Radio & King super fan Dave Dreher! The trio first dig into the good feature 1987's The Running Man, a sci-fi actioner that takes the very basic premise of a King novel and turns it into an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle. But what a glorious vehicle for Schwarzenegger action it is! Then, the bad feature that more than makes up for the lack of King faithfulness... in sacrifice of quality: 1986's Maximum Overdrive. The horror take on machines rising to seek revenge on humans is Stephen King's first and only directorial effort... and there's a pretty clear reason why. Listen for all the adaptational blasphemy and Arnold one liner love here!
Special thanks to previous guest Caitlin Turner of Lost in a Sea of Stories for assisting on the opening. To stay up to date about the podcast, follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod, our Facebook page and send us feedback at [email protected]! If you like the show, please go on iTunes to subscribe, rate and/or review us to give the show more visibility!
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