Stephen King film adaptations are hit or miss, from the highs of IT (take your pick) to the lows of The Lawnmower Man. The 1986 cult classic Maximum Overdrive is in the latter category. Well, well ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unlike King, Maximum Overdrive star Yeardley Smith remembers the movie’s chaotic production during a hot North Carolina summer ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Originally, I figured Guillermo del Toro would be the right director to tackle such a project, ...

Writer for Movieweb since 2017. Enjoys playing Catan when not writing about superheroes and Star Wars. Joe Hill has an excellent idea to remake Maximum Overdrive. Hill admitted that he would be into ...

1986's "Maximum Overdrive" was the first film that Stephen King directed. It has also been, to date, his last. It was notoriously panned by critics and rejected by fans. This must have been a blow to ...

Maximum Overdrive is not a great movie, but it's a masterpiece compared to the 1997 remake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Its ...

Co-founder of Movieweb. Heavy-metal-horror-headed-pinballing-music-maker. Get behind the wheel of one wild ride when the Vestron Video Collector's Series releases Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive on ...