Episode 16: Maximum Overdrive (1986)
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"Honey! C'mon over here, Sugar-buns. This machine just called me an asshole!" There's a certain stigma attached to the majority of Stephen King horror movies: they're all terrible. Some are so bad that they're good and some are unwatchable. The subject of this episode has a reputation for both and we'll decide which opinion is more justified. Take one Brat Packer, add Lisa Simpson, mix in a handful of other "interesting" characters, and then dump them at a truck stop that is under attack by a bunch of automobiles and other machines come to life and you'll end up with Maximum Overdrive. Based on his own short story "Trucks," Stephen King decided to go from the writer's room to the director's chair. He also (be it good or bad) brought his alcoholism and cocaine addiction along with him. The man was so drunk and coked out of his mind that he doesn't remember much of the experience and hasn't directed a movie since. Sounds perfect for this podcast, doesn't it? So come on down to The Dixie Boy with us. It'll be a memorable time for sure.
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