Podcasts about Maximum Overdrive

This week on the RPGBOT.Podcast, the hosts ask the eternal tabletop question: what happens when your beloved fantasy RPG grows up, gets a driver's license, discovers firearms, and immediately becomes everyone's problem? We begin with PishPash My Memory is Trash merch, accidental mug design crimes, Pride, wizard bazookas, and Ash's long-simmering legal case against the movie Bright. Then we get to the real issue: how do you let someone fight Tiamat with an Uzi without turning your campaign into a spreadsheet, a war crime, or Shadowrun with the serial numbers filed off? Show Notes In this episode, the RPGBOT crew takes a deep dive into adapting fantasy tabletop RPG systems like D&D and Pathfinder to other technology levels, including modern fantasy, science fiction, cyberpunk-adjacent worlds, post-apocalyptic settings, and anything else where a greatsword might have to share table space with a grenade launcher. Tyler walks through the history of previous attempts to drag D&D-style mechanics out of the dungeon and into other genres, including d20 Star Wars, d20 Modern, Star Wars Saga Edition, Star Wars 5e, and the often-forgotten Modern Magic Unearthed Arcana. Along the way, the hosts dig into how those systems handled things like armor, hit points, wounds, vitality, class design, talents, occupations, reputation, and the eternal question of whether getting shot with a blaster should feel worse than being poked with a longsword. The conversation turns into a practical design checklist for anyone trying to run fantasy rules in a modern or sci-fi setting. The big issues are weapons, armor, hit points, movement, vehicles, skills, tools, hacking, currency, magic, classes, monsters, and access to dangerous gear. A gun that does more damage than a sword is easy to write down. Making that gun fun, balanced, available, expensive, illegal, scary, and not immediately campaign-breaking is the actual work. The hosts also wrestle with the big philosophical question: at what point have you changed D&D so much that you should just play a different game? Tyler's rule of changing three major things makes its return, Ash argues for fantasy with modern aesthetics, Randall brings up comet-based magic awakenings and Maximum Overdrive, and everyone briefly imagines what happens when a party of adventurers has to fight a kaiju from inside a tank. Finally, the Question of the Week asks the most important dice-related question possible: what is your favorite die, and which one deserves to be thrown into the sea? Ash defends the d8 and declares war on the foot-stabbing d4. Tyler gives some love to the underappreciated d12. Randall hates the actual d100 because it is basically a tiny chaotic bowling ball that refuses to stop rolling. D20 Modern on DMsGuild (affiliate link) D20 Future on DMsGuild (affiliate link) SW5e Bright RPGBOT.Store DnD 5e modern rules UA "Modern Magic" Dan Helmick's update IMDB Maximum Overdrive Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey Dice Miner (affiliate link) Key Takeaways Adapting fantasy RPGs to modern or sci-fi settings is not just about adding guns. You have to rethink combat assumptions, armor, hit points, movement, skills, equipment, enemies, and the economy. Previous d20-based games offer useful examples. d20 Star Wars experimented with wounds and vitality. d20 Modern used basic classes tied to ability scores, occupations, talents, and advanced classes. Star Wars Saga Edition showed some early design DNA that later appeared in 4e. Firearms and modern weapons change the math quickly. A pistol, rifle, grenade, or blaster can make traditional fantasy damage assumptions look very strange unless the system accounts for armor, accuracy, availability, legality, and consequences. Armor may need to work differently. In a modern game, characters probably are not walking around in plate armor, so armor might reduce damage, resist ballistic attacks, or be replaced partly by class-based defense or plot-armor-style scaling. Hit points can still work, but they need a clear interpretation. They might represent luck, stamina, near misses, tactical positioning, or cinematic survival rather than literal meat points. Vehicles change encounter design. Horses and overland travel are one thing. Cars, motorcycles, tanks, aircraft, and spaceships make movement, chase scenes, distance, and random encounters much more complicated. Skills and tools need updating. Computers, hacking, piloting, driving, engineering, and modern medicine may need to be skills, tool proficiencies, lore-style specialties, or full subsystems depending on how important they are to the campaign. The modern world makes Strength harder to justify unless the game gives it a reason to matter. Close quarters, carrying capacity, melee restrictions, grappling, armor, and specialized builds can help keep strong characters relevant. Classes may need reskinning rather than replacement. A barbarian might become a super-soldier, a rage-serum bruiser, or a minigun-wielding menace. A cleric might serve an ideal, philosophy, cosmic force, AI god, or belief system rather than a traditional deity. Magic can stay magical, become technology, or sit beside technology. Fireball might still be a spell, or it might be a grenade, a rocket launcher, a plasma weapon, or a problem for your insurance provider. Monsters still work if you treat them thoughtfully. Vampires, mind flayers, zombies, kaiju, and the Tarrasque can all survive in modern settings if their defenses, tactics, environment, and narrative role make sense. Access matters. Just because tanks, RPGs, and military hardware exist does not mean the party can buy them at Fantasy Costco. Price, legality, scarcity, black markets, and consequences are balancing tools. Currency may be better handled abstractly. Modern money can become tedious fast, so a wealth stat or resource system may work better than tracking every nickel, dime, credit card, crypto wallet, and suspicious suitcase full of cash. Tyler's three-change rule is a useful warning sign. If you need to make three huge changes to force D&D into another genre, consider whether another RPG already does what you want better. The episode's greatest lesson may be this: you can absolutely kill Tiamat with an Uzi, but first you need to know what that does to armor class, encounter balance, campaign tone, and the local black market. Welcome to the RPGBOT Podcast. If you love Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and tabletop RPGs, this is the podcast for you. Support the show for free: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast app. It helps new listeners find the best RPG podcast for D&D and Pathfinder players. Level up your experience: Join us on Patreon to unlock ad-free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT Podcast, chat with us and the community on the RPGBOT Discord, and jump into live-streamed RPG podcast recordings. Support while you shop: Use our Amazon affiliate link at https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ and help us keep building tools and guides for the RPG community. Meet the Hosts Tyler Kamstra – Master of mechanics, seeing the Pathfinder action economy like Neo in the Matrix. Randall James – Lore buff and technologist, always ready to debate which Lord of the Rings edition reigns supreme. Ash Ely – Resident cynic, chaos agent, and AI's worst nightmare, bringing pure table-flipping RPG podcast energy. Join the RPGBOT team where fantasy roleplaying meets real strategy, sarcasm, and community chaos. How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati

This week on the RPGBOT.Podcast, the hosts ask the eternal tabletop question: what happens when your beloved fantasy RPG grows up, gets a driver's license, discovers firearms, and immediately becomes everyone's problem? We begin with PishPash My Memory is Trash merch, accidental mug design crimes, Pride, wizard bazookas, and Ash's long-simmering legal case against the movie Bright. Then we get to the real issue: how do you let someone fight Tiamat with an Uzi without turning your campaign into a spreadsheet, a war crime, or Shadowrun with the serial numbers filed off? Show Notes In this episode, the RPGBOT crew takes a deep dive into adapting fantasy tabletop RPG systems like D&D and Pathfinder to other technology levels, including modern fantasy, science fiction, cyberpunk-adjacent worlds, post-apocalyptic settings, and anything else where a greatsword might have to share table space with a grenade launcher. Tyler walks through the history of previous attempts to drag D&D-style mechanics out of the dungeon and into other genres, including d20 Star Wars, d20 Modern, Star Wars Saga Edition, Star Wars 5e, and the often-forgotten Modern Magic Unearthed Arcana. Along the way, the hosts dig into how those systems handled things like armor, hit points, wounds, vitality, class design, talents, occupations, reputation, and the eternal question of whether getting shot with a blaster should feel worse than being poked with a longsword. The conversation turns into a practical design checklist for anyone trying to run fantasy rules in a modern or sci-fi setting. The big issues are weapons, armor, hit points, movement, vehicles, skills, tools, hacking, currency, magic, classes, monsters, and access to dangerous gear. A gun that does more damage than a sword is easy to write down. Making that gun fun, balanced, available, expensive, illegal, scary, and not immediately campaign-breaking is the actual work. The hosts also wrestle with the big philosophical question: at what point have you changed D&D so much that you should just play a different game? Tyler's rule of changing three major things makes its return, Ash argues for fantasy with modern aesthetics, Randall brings up comet-based magic awakenings and Maximum Overdrive, and everyone briefly imagines what happens when a party of adventurers has to fight a kaiju from inside a tank. Finally, the Question of the Week asks the most important dice-related question possible: what is your favorite die, and which one deserves to be thrown into the sea? Ash defends the d8 and declares war on the foot-stabbing d4. Tyler gives some love to the underappreciated d12. Randall hates the actual d100 because it is basically a tiny chaotic bowling ball that refuses to stop rolling. D20 Modern on DMsGuild (affiliate link) D20 Future on DMsGuild (affiliate link) SW5e Bright RPGBOT.Store DnD 5e modern rules UA "Modern Magic" Dan Helmick's update IMDB Maximum Overdrive Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey Dice Miner (affiliate link) Key Takeaways Adapting fantasy RPGs to modern or sci-fi settings is not just about adding guns. You have to rethink combat assumptions, armor, hit points, movement, skills, equipment, enemies, and the economy. Previous d20-based games offer useful examples. d20 Star Wars experimented with wounds and vitality. d20 Modern used basic classes tied to ability scores, occupations, talents, and advanced classes. Star Wars Saga Edition showed some early design DNA that later appeared in 4e. Firearms and modern weapons change the math quickly. A pistol, rifle, grenade, or blaster can make traditional fantasy damage assumptions look very strange unless the system accounts for armor, accuracy, availability, legality, and consequences. Armor may need to work differently. In a modern game, characters probably are not walking around in plate armor, so armor might reduce damage, resist ballistic attacks, or be replaced partly by class-based defense or plot-armor-style scaling. Hit points can still work, but they need a clear interpretation. They might represent luck, stamina, near misses, tactical positioning, or cinematic survival rather than literal meat points. Vehicles change encounter design. Horses and overland travel are one thing. Cars, motorcycles, tanks, aircraft, and spaceships make movement, chase scenes, distance, and random encounters much more complicated. Skills and tools need updating. Computers, hacking, piloting, driving, engineering, and modern medicine may need to be skills, tool proficiencies, lore-style specialties, or full subsystems depending on how important they are to the campaign. The modern world makes Strength harder to justify unless the game gives it a reason to matter. Close quarters, carrying capacity, melee restrictions, grappling, armor, and specialized builds can help keep strong characters relevant. Classes may need reskinning rather than replacement. A barbarian might become a super-soldier, a rage-serum bruiser, or a minigun-wielding menace. A cleric might serve an ideal, philosophy, cosmic force, AI god, or belief system rather than a traditional deity. Magic can stay magical, become technology, or sit beside technology. Fireball might still be a spell, or it might be a grenade, a rocket launcher, a plasma weapon, or a problem for your insurance provider. Monsters still work if you treat them thoughtfully. Vampires, mind flayers, zombies, kaiju, and the Tarrasque can all survive in modern settings if their defenses, tactics, environment, and narrative role make sense. Access matters. Just because tanks, RPGs, and military hardware exist does not mean the party can buy them at Fantasy Costco. Price, legality, scarcity, black markets, and consequences are balancing tools. Currency may be better handled abstractly. Modern money can become tedious fast, so a wealth stat or resource system may work better than tracking every nickel, dime, credit card, crypto wallet, and suspicious suitcase full of cash. Tyler's three-change rule is a useful warning sign. If you need to make three huge changes to force D&D into another genre, consider whether another RPG already does what you want better. The episode's greatest lesson may be this: you can absolutely kill Tiamat with an Uzi, but first you need to know what that does to armor class, encounter balance, campaign tone, and the local black market. Welcome to the RPGBOT Podcast. If you love Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and tabletop RPGs, this is the podcast for you. Support the show for free: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast app. It helps new listeners find the best RPG podcast for D&D and Pathfinder players. Level up your experience: Join us on Patreon to unlock ad-free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT Podcast, chat with us and the community on the RPGBOT Discord, and jump into live-streamed RPG podcast recordings. Support while you shop: Use our Amazon affiliate link at https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ and help us keep building tools and guides for the RPG community. Meet the Hosts Tyler Kamstra – Master of mechanics, seeing the Pathfinder action economy like Neo in the Matrix. Randall James – Lore buff and technologist, always ready to debate which Lord of the Rings edition reigns supreme. Ash Ely – Resident cynic, chaos agent, and AI's worst nightmare, bringing pure table-flipping RPG podcast energy. Join the RPGBOT team where fantasy roleplaying meets real strategy, sarcasm, and community chaos. How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati

OJ has decided to subject us to the one and only time Stephen King directed a movie with Maximum Overdrive.  Is he as good of a writer as he is a director?  Tune in and find out!!!!

The machines are alive! Heath and Brandon cover a Stephen King 80s mess, Maximum Overdrive. The boys discuss amazing recreational drugs in the 80s, being great at sex, hot Emilio, and how absurd Stephen King can get.Follow us on Instagram @thecakeeaterspodEmail us at thecakeeaterspod@gmail.com

Today we will be ranking the best and worst moments of Maximum Overdrive! #maximumoverdrive #stevenking #horror #emilioestevez Follow us on socials!Twitter/X: https://x.com/fieldofscreamInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/field_of_screams123/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/FieldofScreamsPodcast Email: fieldofscreams123@gmail.com

On daytime MTV, Bon Jovi was becoming the biggest pop-rock act on the planet. Poison was setting the blueprint for everything pop culture now calls hair metal. At the same time, Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth: were building massive and devoted audiences. These two worlds shared MTV, shared tour bills, and shared fans who were being asked to pick a side. That tension is what makes 1986 unlike any other year in metal history.The Glam Explosion That Broke Daytime MTVHere's what happened between 1984 and 1986: metal expanded beyond just being scary.After Quiet Riot became the first hard rock band to score a number-one album in 1984, the genre broke into mainstream consciousness. Then the PMRC Senate hearings of 1985 gave the music a problem: it needed to stop being threatening. By 1986, the solution was in the videos. Make them colorful. Make them fun. Start somewhere relatable: a bedroom, a garage, a studio. Then escalate into an idealized fantasy of concert performance. Replace leather and skulls with neon and teased hair. What had been relegated to late-night Headbangers Ball slots now fit the 3 PM MTV daypart. The music and the medium found each other.Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet is the commercial monument to that shift. Released August 18, 1986, it rolled out singles for nearly a full year after release: “You Give Love a Bad Name” in July, “Livin' on a Prayer” in October, “Wanted Dead or Alive” the following March, “Never Say Goodbye” in June of 1987. Each one was bigger than the last. The year before, Bon Jovi had been opening for Billy Squier. The key differentiator from their earlier work: the arrival of Desmond Child as co-writer on the two biggest singles, bringing professional hit-making infrastructure to what was already a committed band.Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In was doing the same thing with less money. Their starting address was Enigma Records, home to They Might Be Giants, The Cramps, Dead Milkmen, and Devo. An underground punk label, not a hair metal machine. Capitol entered the picture later, which explains why “Cry Tough” barely moved and “Talk Dirty to Me” became an MTV staple. Poison didn't just succeed with this blueprint; they franchised it.Van Halen's 5150 added keyboards and landed the best Sammy Hagar-era album in the process. David Lee Roth's Eat ‘Em and Smile amplified the campy fun of his Van Halen years into a career highlight. Cinderella's Night Songs made the sharpest glam debut of the year: darker and more concise than anything they'd produce later, before the bluesy detours took over. Jon Bon Jovi helped them record it. That's how fast the food chain was moving in 1986.The Thrash Revolution Running in ParallelHere's the thing about thrash in 1986: it wasn't hidden. Headbangers Ball existed. The magazines covered it. Metallica opened for Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin arena tour. But in the daytime MTV ecosystem, thrash was not the default. If you wanted it, you had to find itMaster of Puppets is eight songs long, 54 minutes, and sounded like nothing on daytime MTV or rock radio. It is heavy and precise and expansive in equal measure: a record where the title track alone runs over eight minutes and earns every second. It was Metallica's third album, the last one with Cliff Burton, and it was recorded without a single thought given to MTV rotation or radio airplay. No videos. No singles. Just the record, and the word that spread through tape trading, zines, college radio metal shows, and the underground networks that thrash metal relied on before the internet existed.What makes 1986 extraordinary is that Metallica wasn't alone. Slayer's Reign in Blood came out the same year: 29 minutes of something faster and more extreme than Master of Puppets, an album that even people who don't follow Slayer know by reputation. Megadeth's Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? completed what might be the single most concentrated year of output from the Big Four of thrash metal: three of the four bands releasing arguably their best records in a twelve-month span. Anthrax didn't have an album in 1986. If they had, it would have been a clean sweep.From the German side of the Atlantic, Kreator's Pleasure to Kill was happening simultaneously: the Teutonic thrash scene developing its own parallel lineage that would eventually be recognized as a pioneer of death and black metal. These weren't crossover acts. They weren't on MTV. But they were building the foundation that would outlast nearly everything in the charts.The thrash revolution of 1986 wasn't a secret, but it was a deliberate choice. Headbangers Ball ran late. Daytime belonged to Poison and Bon Jovi. You could be into both, but at school you were expected to pick a jersey. Admitting you preferred Master of Puppets over Slippery When Wet was a statement, and not everyone in 1986 was ready to make it out loud.Legacy Bands: Update or Resist?Every established metal act in 1986 faced the same question: how much do you change?Judas Priest's Turbo is the case study in what too much looks like. Their tenth album added synthesizer guitars and chased the MTV aesthetic in ways that have remained controversial ever since. Some decent songs are buried in there, but Turbo is the canonical example of a decade-spanning band trying on a new identity because the culture demanded it, and not quite threading the needle.Ozzy Osbourne's The Ultimate Sin represents a different calculation. The image got teased and colorful. The videos fit the 3 PM slot. But the album had Jake E. Lee playing with a flashy intensity that gave it a musical spine the presentation didn't undercut. Ozzy reportedly hated it. Others call it his best solo record: a bridge between his 1970s legacy and the glam-era present that actually holds together. When Metallica opened for Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin arena tour, the lineup said everything about where the genre stood. The scariest band in the underground, opening for a legacy act who'd made himself MTV-friendly. The irony runs deep.Black Sabbath's Seventh Star was never supposed to be a Black Sabbath album. Tony Iommi assembled it as a solo project with Glenn Hughes on vocals, Eric Singer on drums, and Dave Spitz on bass. The label insisted the Sabbath name go on it. The video for “No Stranger to Love” is keyboard-driven and barely resembles Sabbath because, structurally, it isn't. What it is, divorced from its title and backstory, is a genuinely interesting record with a remarkable cast. It has been submitted to multiple DMO polls. It has not yet won. It keeps getting submitted.Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time added keyboards lightly and reads today as the last album before the tinkering accelerated. Europe's The Final Countdown produced one of the most inescapable songs of the decade and an album none of us heard past the singles. The legacy-band class of 1986 is full of acts choosing between integrity and relevance. The ones who chose wrong are instructive.The Deep Cuts That Shaped Everything (and Nobody Witnessed)Here's the version of 1986 that doesn't show up on year-end lists.In June of that year, a Swedish doom metal band called Candlemass released their debut album, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, on a label called Black Dragon Records. It did not sell. It did not chart. It was not played on the radio or shown on MTV. It was, by most measurable standards, invisible. What it was doing, quietly and without witnesses, was inventing doom metal as a genre. Every band that has worked in that sonic territory for the past forty years carries a Candlemass debt, whether they know it or not.Guns N' Roses' Live ?!@ Like a Suicide is a different kind of deep cut: a 1986 self-released EP on GN'R's own Uzi Suicide label, predating Appetite for Destruction by a full year. Some people had it. They read about the band in Hit Parader and Circus, bought the cassette, and wrote the band's name on their textbook covers. Then they came home from college and the cassette was gone, lost in a couch cushion somewhere, probably worth a lot of money now. That cassette is a small but perfect metaphor for 1986: the thing you knew about first, the object you can no longer find.The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack connects 1986 to something else entirely: the year metal started showing up in animated children's films, delivered by Stan Bush, Lion, and members of Kick Axe performing as Spectre General. For kids who saw the movie it was a first exposure to the genre. Our Picks, Three Different ArgumentsEvery roundtable eventually comes down to someone having to choose.Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In. The blueprint for hair metal as a cultural phenomenon. The DIY machine that started on a punk indie label and franchised itself across the next four years. It is not the deepest record of 1986. But it is the one that most completely captures what the year felt like at 3 PM on a Tuesday when MTV was on. That counts for something.Metallica's Master of Puppets is the credibility anchor. The last Cliff Burton record. The document of everything Metallica was before the first video and the commercial pivot. Every move they have made since gets measured against this one, and most of them come up short. The underground case, closed.Ozzy Osbourne's The Ultimate Sin is the legacy act threading the needle correctly, or at least fascinatingly. Jake E. Lee at full power. Ozzy navigating from his 1970s origin into 1986 accessibility in a way that doesn't fully betray either. An album Ozzy reportedly hated. A pick none of us saw coming.That's 1986.Episode Highlights* 0:00: Intro. Why we went back to 1986: the year we were all buying cassettes and picking sides.* 1:52: The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack as a metal gateway. Stan Bush, Lion, and a very upsetting death for 11-year-olds.* 4:07: Cassette-buying memories. Where we each were, financially and musically, in 1986.* 8:08: The PMRC timeline and how hair metal broke onto daytime MTV in 1986, colorful videos replacing darker imagery.* 11:36: Judas Priest's Turbo as the prime example of a legacy band adding keyboards and chasing the MTV moment.* 14:08: 1986 as the greatest single year in thrash metal history. Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood, and Peace Sells all released within months of each other.* 15:02: Walking into Richfield Coliseum for the last 30 seconds of Metallica opening for Ozzy, and genuinely not caring at the time.* 16:04: Listening to Master of Puppets in secret on the school bus while claiming to listen to Bon Jovi or Night Ranger.* 17:28: Why Cinderella's Night Songs holds up: darker and tighter than later work, no big ballad epics, Jon Bon Jovi's behind-the-scenes role.* 20:03: Bon Jovi's rocket-ship year. The full single timeline from You Give Love a Bad Name through Never Say Goodbye, and Desmond Child's co-writing role.* 22:49: Seeing Poison open for Quiet Riot at the Cleveland Agora reopening. Studying the Look What the Cat Dragged In album cover beforehand. Expecting at least one woman in the band.* 25:22: Poison's DIY punk ethic and their unlikely starting home on Enigma Records alongside They Might Be Giants and The Minutemen.* 27:56: Candlemass's Epicus Doomicus Metallicus: doom metal's invisible ground zero, released June 1986, heard by almost nobody.* 30:07: The Guns N' Roses Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide EP story. Buying it before anyone knew who they were, writing GN'R on textbooks, and losing the cassette after college.* 32:11: Queensryche's Rage for Order as a musicians' landmark, more influential among players than general audiences.* 34:43: Black Sabbath's Seventh Star. The Tony Iommi solo album the label forced into being a Sabbath record, and the DMO poll it keeps losing.* 37:44: Vinnie Vincent Invasion: Poison taken to its extreme. Pink guitars, pop DNA at maximum volume, and a singer switcheroo from Robert Fleischman to Mark Slaughter.* 45:08: Buying King Diamond's Fatal Portrait out of sheer fear, based only on a magazine photo with no MTV and no internet.* 52:30: AC/DC's Who Made Who: three new songs, six repackaged tracks, Maximum Overdrive tie-in, and the question of whether it needed to be a full album.* 56:13: The connections bands bucket. Hurricane, London, M.A.R.S., White Tiger, Rough Cutt, Black ‘N Blue: albums bought for who was in them, not what was on them.* 1:03:36: Rough Cutt's “Take a Chance” as an all-time genre standout hiding inside a mediocre album.* 1:07:29: We each name the one album that defines 1986. Three picks, no overlap.* 1:21:07: Chip's poll plug for CJSS's Praise the Loud. Cincinnati power metal. David T. Chastain. Still waiting for its DMO moment.* 1:24:07: Outro. Have a lost or forgotten album that deserves the spotlight? Suggest it here. This is a public episode. 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This week, we check out Maximum Overdrive. And you can watch along with us! Cool of the week includes Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Maternal Instinct, Task, and In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999. The podcast spotlight shines on Blonde Believers. LET THE FEEDBACK CONTEST BEGIN! We get an email from Jay Black. Thanks for listening! The Horror Returns Website: https://thehorrorreturns.com THR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehorrorreturns/ Join THR Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1056143707851246 THR X: https://twitter.com/horror_returns?s=21&t=XKcrrOBZ7mzjwJY0ZJWrGA THR Instagram: https://instagram.com/thehorrorreturns?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= THR Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thehorrorreturns?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== THR YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@thehorrorreturnspodcast3277 THR Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thehorrorreturns THR TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-horror-returns SK8ER Nez Podcast Network: https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-p3n57-c4166 E Society Spotify For Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esoc Music By: Steve Carleton Of The Geekz

So does the Little League team fire back up next year or are they suited up for the game this weekend? Maximum Overdrive is one of those movies that feels like two completely different films stitched together. Half the time it's practically a comedy, gleefully embracing the absurdity of its premise as every machine on Earth suddenly decides humans have to go. An angry arcade cabinet zapping Giancarlo Esposito, a Little League kid getting flattened by a steamroller, and the gloriously smug Green Goblin-faced truck all suggest everyone involved knows how ridiculous this is and is having a blast. Then the movie abruptly shifts gears and tries to become a slow-burn, Romero-esque siege horror. The survivors barricade themselves inside a truck stop while the machines patiently surround them, waiting for starvation to do the work. It's a respectable idea on paper, but the film never earns the tension because the premise is simply too goofy to sustain that level of seriousness. Every attempt at suspense is undercut by the fact that the villains are semi-trucks and lawnmowers. That tonal tug-of-war is what ultimately holds Maximum Overdrive back. When it's leaning into its B-movie insanity, it's a delight filled with memorable kills, quotable dialogue, and AC/DC blasting over every chase scene. When it tries to elevate itself into genuine horror, the pacing slows to a crawl and the cracks in the screenplay become impossible to ignore. Emilio Estevez and the cast do what they can, but they're trapped between parody and earnest horror. Even so, there's an undeniable charm to the whole experience. Stephen King's only directing effort is messy, overlong, and often nonsensical, but it's rarely boring. The practical effects, explosive action, and commitment to such a ludicrous concept make it an easy recommendation for fans of cheesy creature features and killer-object movies. It just never quite figures out what kind of movie it wants to be.

Stephen King Summer continues with 1986's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!The only movie Stephen King ever directed himself. Killer trucks. Murderous vending machines. AC/DC at maximum volume. Pure, uncut cocaine-powered cinema.

In the return of our far-famed panel shows, it's Stephen King - but not as you know him! ! Rob Stroude drives a truck through Maximum Overdrive! Dr. Lauren Barnett takes a scythe to In The Tall Grass! And Donal Mcnamara runs over a Cat's Eye!Lauren and Tony Mardon's book "Natural Thorn Killers is available athttps://telos.co.uk/shop/film/natural-thorn-killers-pb/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aliens possess the world's machines, sending a convoy of sentient trucks to terrorize a band of gas station dumb dumbs. All to the tune of AC/DC and directed by Stephen King. Sounds like a blast! Well... don't drink and drive, folks. We're getting under the hood to assess this 80s highway to hell: behind-the-scenes turmoil, lost eyes, substance abuse, and even George Romero's rumored shadow direction. Plus, why Evil Dead II owes its existence to the film, King's work & legacy, and more Simpson's references than you'd expect. Now get in - we're putting this baby into maximum overdrive! (Whatever that means!)Thank you all for listening! Follow us on patreon.com/campkaiju, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at campkaiju@gmail.com, or enter the ANSWERING MACHINE ZONE at ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.We'll see you next time for Children of the Corn (1984) with Naomi Osborn!TRAILERS AND CLIPS Maximum Overdrive (1986), Christine (1983), Duel (1971), Trucks (1997), The Simpsons, "Treehouse of Horror V" (1994)SHOUT OUTS & SPONSORSSubstack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plays by Vincent S. Hannam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zack Linder & the Zack Pack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GFest 2026Catzen Cafe & Kaijune LineupCamp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. Maximum Overdrive (1986) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.

Welcome to episode ninety-one. Today we celebrate the incredible legacy of one of uplifting trance's most influential figures: Alex M.O.R.P.H. This episode features a handpicked selection of his finest work, spanning his legendary solo anthems and genre-defining remixes for Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, and Andy Moor! 90 minutes of pure peak-time euphoria. SUPPORT THE SHOW & HEAR NEXT EPISODE NOW: Episode 092 (Best of Electronic Elements) is already live for my Patreon community!

Concluding Issue 73 of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. It's a Spotlight episode, with James, Alan and Deborah taking a closer look at the niche subgenre of films about possessed vehicles. We talk origins, the early 70s attempt Killdozer, its glorious mid-80s apex with The Wraith and few mentions of the mad and drug-addled production of Maximum Overdrive. The other parts of Issue 73 are already out and Issue 74 will commence on June 25th. Check out Deborah's author page here: Deborah Fox Author Check out Alan's author page here: Alan Bayles Author And check out YouTube reviews of films on physical media at Maximum Disc 

Send us Fan MailThe latest Hey You Guys Podcast is here, and this week, Liam and Rob look back at what is objectively one of the worst Stephen King adaptations, 1986's, Maximum Overdrive. Stephen King's one and only step into the director's chair is, by his own admission, something of a cocaine-fuelled disaster....and it shows. Make no mistake, Maximum Overdrive is not a good movie. Is it a fun one though? Well, that's up for debate. Filled to the brim with schlocky action, memorably bonkers line deliveries and plenty of unintentional comedy, despite its understandable critical savaging, there is a reason this movie has lived on as something of a cult classic. Listen in via your podcast platform of choice to see what we made of it. 

Drew and Travis put the pedal to the metal with Christine and Maximum Overdrive! It's a double feature of Stephen King killer car stories: one directed by John Carpenter, the other directed by King himself! This is our first entry in a theme month we're calling Car Trouble: an exploration of the power of the automobile on film! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:40 - Christine 00:25:31 - Maximum Overdrive 00:54:35 - The Shelf 01:00:44 - Calls to Action 01:01:17 - Currently Consuming 01:27:16 - End SHOW LINKS From a Buick 8 Duel Backrooms Iron Lung GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Newton on Letterboxd GenreVision on Bluesky Drew Dietsch on Bluesky

The Martians are here and they're out for blood. Or rather, your complete and utter vaporization from the face of the earth. Run to the hills as these invaders withstand everything from A-bombs to bibles. Is there nothing that can stop them? We discuss this and more: special effects wizardry, Cold War thematic underpinnings, its legacy (Mars Attacks and Independence Day anyone?) and the legacy of H.G. Wells' original novel that continues to challenge our notions of war and conquest. Ah, just a little lighthearted conversation you know?But thank you all for listening! Follow us on patreon.com/campkaiju, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at campkaiju@gmail.com, or enter the ANSWERING MACHINE ZONE at ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.We'll see you next time for Maximum Overdrive (1986)TRAILERS AND CLIPS The War of the Worlds (1953); When Worlds Collide (1951); Conquest of Space (1955); Invaders from Mars (1953); The Time Machine (1960)SHOUT OUTS & SPONSORSSubstack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plays by Vincent S. Hannam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zack Linder & the Zack Pack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Saturn as Seen from Titan" painting by Chesley BonestellMothra Day & FestivalGFest 2026Catzen Cafe & Kaijune LineupCamp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. The War of the Worlds (1953) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.

Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the Stephen King movie adaptations Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, and Dreamcatcher. Time stamps: Firestarter (3:25), Maximum Overdrive (28:21), Cell (58:52), Dreamcatcher (1:18:12). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monique gets the spooky ookies started with the ghosts of Eastern Airlines Flight 401. Then, Amy goes rogue and covers the top tier f*ckery that went down on the set of the Stephen King cult classic, “Maximum Overdrive.” If you liked this episode, please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe.Join Our ⁠⁠Patreon!⁠⁠Check Out Our ⁠⁠Website!⁠⁠Follow Us On ⁠⁠Instagram!

Answering the age old question... Who made who? Your last Pint until June, see ya then

Nuova puntata di NAP! In questa lunghissima registrazione Marica ci parla della Highway of Tears, che no, non è la Salerno-Reggio Calabria ma un tratto di strada di quasi 800 km in Canada. E cosa succede in questa strada? Beh, dal 1969 sono decine le persone, principalmente donne, scomparse mentre facevano autostop o semplicemente transitavano da queste parti. E sono, guarda la coincidenza, tutte indigene, ossia appartenenti alle comunità originarie del Canada. In particolare, raccontiamo la storia di una famiglia intera, i Jack, scomparsi in circostanze assurde proprio da queste parti, nel 1989.Nella parte centrale c'è una rivoluzione. Marica prende il possesso del MIO sondaggio di NAP e lo trasforma nel suo TG NAP. Io ritengo che sia una cosa intollerabile e quindi vi invito a protestare tutti sotto la puntata, grazie.Nella parte di Stefano, che è sempre la mia, abbiamo deciso di trasformare NAP in un podcast di biografie. Perché il podcast è mio e ci faccio quello che voglio. Quindi parliamo a lungo e approfonditamente (leggi: con dozzinale superficialità) niente di meno che di Stephen King. E ci soffermeremo su cose importanti, come il furto dei coni stradali e del suo unico film da regista: MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. In chiusura roviniamo un ricordo dell'infanzia parlando di Candy Candy, l'orfana più triste dei cartoni animati giapponesi degli anni '80. Tutti gli episodi, info, contatti e il libri per supportare il podcast:divanooscuro.it/nap

Emily and Rose wanna remake Maximum Overdrive, someone prints a 3d Porsche and Rose strong mans books against the internet. Recorded @iapdx Recorded & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans Editor: Emdognightmare Production & research Queen of the Vans & Emdognightmare Find us: Car Krush Stay updated w/ our newsletter Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez!

After Earth crosses the tail of a rogue comet, EJ and Rory's semi-truck becomes self-aware and decides it would like to see other people. To help them deal with the breakup, David Gonzalez finally takes them up on reviewing the cocaine fueled thrill ride, “MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!” 

Quando um cometa passa pela órbita da Terra, algo inexplicável acontece: máquinas de todos os tipos — caminhões, carros, eletrodomésticos e até brinquedos — começam a agir por conta própria, dominadas por uma força misteriosa. O que antes era símbolo de modernidade e comodidade se transforma em uma ameaça mortal.Um grupo de sobreviventes se refugia em um posto de gasolina, tentando resistir ao cerco de caminhões que parecem ter consciência própria e sede de sangue. Entre eles está Bill Robinson (Emilio Estevez), que se torna líder improvável da resistência, enfrentando não apenas os veículos assassinos, mas também o desespero humano diante do apocalipse mecânico.Direção e roteiro: Stephen King, em sua única experiência como diretor, imprime sua visão sombria e irônica sobre a dependência humana das máquinas.Elenco principal: Emilio Estevez traz carisma ao protagonista; Pat Hingle interpreta o inescrupuloso dono do posto; Laura Harrington dá vida à jovem que luta pela sobrevivência.Atmosfera: O filme equilibra terror sobrenatural com humor negro, criando uma experiência intensa e ao mesmo tempo satírica.Trilha sonora: A banda AC/DC assina a trilha sonora, reforçando o tom frenético e apocalíptico da narrativa.“Comboio do Terror” é uma obra cult que, apesar de considerada “exagerada” até pelo próprio King, se tornou um marco dos anos 80 por sua mistura de horror, ficção científica e crítica social. É um filme que diverte e assusta, mostrando como a tecnologia pode se voltar contra nós de forma inesperada.Nesse programa temos a participação do Samuel do podcast Cabine do Tempo    / @cabinedotempo   https://m.twitch.tv/cabinedotempo/home  / cabinedotempo  PIX: canalfilmesegames@gmail.comSiga o Filmes e Games:Instagram: filmesegames Facebook: filmesegames Twitter: filmesegamesSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5KfJKthPodcast: https://anchor.fm/fgcastIntro - 0:00Mássimo Ouverdráive - 10:17O que é "Comboio do Terror"? - 10:57Tirando o bode da sala - 14:38Sobre o filme - 50:00Notas do Filmes e Games - 1:02:08Momento Locadora - 1:06:41Revelação do FGcast #410 - 1:49:44Dicas do FGcast #411 - 1:59:04

The gang's all here to bid 2025 a fond (?) farewell. We're ranking the year's horror offerings, from Guillermo del Toro finally delivering the Frankenstein film Levi's waited 30 years for, to Sinners' hot-and-bothered vampires that some of us couldn't be bothered to finish.Weapons confused us until it didn't. The Long Walk made Levi cry. 28 Years Later pissed off Jonathan because The Walking Dead ruined everything. And somewhere in there, we imagined Lloyd the bartender giving Jack Torrance relationship advice.Films Discussed: Frankenstein, Sinners, Weapons, The Long Walk, 28 Years Later, Bring Her Back, Companion, The Monkey, The Ugly Stepsister, Silent Night Deadly Night, Welcome to Derry, Nosferatu, and—of course—Maximum Overdrive.Coming in 2026: Werwolf (it's spelled that way, we checked), Clayface, and whatever nightmare the Pinocchio public domain is cooking up.Give Caleb's wine podcast Natural State of Wine a listen—he's a level two sommelier and will make you a better person, probably.

Black Fatigue just hit MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE for him! FAFO!

175. Zardoz (1974) Hello Excellent Brutals! After a trip to the nearest Sonic for lunch, we are joined on the show by Bryan Bierman to talk about a film he describes as “The Finnegan's Wake of science fiction”. Topics discussed include: Green bread, Ego death, middle school musical productions, and whatever the hell “Tippogrance” is!Plus: an update on the baby Hechicero! Join us in second level meditation, it's Zardoz (1974)! Previous Episodes Mentioned:Ep. 8 - Dune (1984)Ep. 30 - Maximum Overdrive (1986)Ep. 94 - Sweet November (2001)Ep. 55 - The Cell (2000)Ep. 5 - The Apple (1980)Ep. 164 - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)Ep. 123 - The Greasy Strangler (2016)Ep. 71 - Dreamcatcher (2003)Ep. 173 - X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) Links: • Grave ‘n' Breakfast (short, 2020) on imdb • Zardoz Speaks to You! by Roger Mitchell on Barnes & Noble •Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990) trailer on youtube • Alien on Stage (documentary, 2020) on Letterboxd • Danny Dejewski on facebook Questions, comments, requests? Write us at: WriteHWGW@gmail.com

Frame Fatale es un podcast de películas ¿no canónicas? hecho con amor por Santiago Calori, Axel Kuschevatzky y Sebastián Rotstein.En el centésimo quincuagésimo séptimo episodio nos ocupamos de Ocho días de terror (Maximum Overdrive, 1985) de Stephen King con la presencia estelar de Ricardo Siri aka Liniers, que se autoinvitó.Podés comentar este episodio o agregar una pregunta que nada que ver enviándonos un correo electrónico a ⁠⁠⁠⁠nolahepodidover@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.Quizás sea una pegada total suscribirte en donde sea que escuches tus podcasts y tener la primicia, algo que, de todas maneras, y ya explicamos varias veces, es lo menos importante.

It's killer automobile week! Jamie Graham joins Mike to discuss two 80s Stephen King adaptations...the brilliant Christine (1983) and the terrible Maximum Overdrive (1986)!  Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney.  Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on BLUE SKY and INSTAGRAM Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! Email us!  Follow EOH on INSTAGRAM Like EOH on FACEBOOK Join the EOH DISCUSSION GROUP Join the EOH DISCORD Follow EOH on LETTERBOXD  

The Film School Janitors take upon themselves to dissect two of the most important films ever made - TRUCKS and MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE! Both are based on a short story by Stephen King. One is more accurate to the source material, and the other is directed by King himself! Listen now to get a great costume idea for next Halloween! Enjoy!

In Episode 359, I'm bringing back an older review and revisiting one of the strangest, loudest, and most chaotic Stephen King adaptations ever made: Maximum OverdriveDirected by Stephen King himself, this movie is a perfect mix of ridiculous fun, wild practical effects, killer machines, and pure 80s insanity. It's not a perfect movie, but it's one of those cult classics that's impossible to forget.In this episode, I break down what still works, what feels completely unhinged, and why Maximum Overdrive still holds a special place in horror and cult movie history.This is a throwback episode, but the love for weird movies is still the same.

2025 has been the year of Stephen King movie adaptations, and Earth's Mightiest Critics are here to chase down a consensus on Edgar Wright's The Running Man!Glen Powell stars as Ben Richards, a desperate, down-on-his luck father and husband living in an urban dystopian hellscape. He signs up to compete in the titular game show, which will pit him against everyone in America bent on keeping him from winning a billion-dollar prize.This version is markedly different from the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. But does it actually show fidelity to King's harrowing tale of loneliness and poverty in a world gone mad--or merely use the premise as window-dressing for an absurd and over-long cartoon? And, if that's the case, does Wright pull it off?Join us as we lace up and take off after a spoilerific evaluation. We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Support Kicking the Seat on Patreon, subscribe to us on YouTube, and follow us at:XLetterboxdInstagramFacebookShow LinksWatch the Running Man (2025) trailer.Enjoy this flashback to Ian and David Fowlie's review of the original Running ManN from 1987! As mentioned in the episode, Mark interviewed actor Patrick Miller, who appeared in another Stephen King movie, Maximum Overdrive!For Ian's takes on the Hammer Frankenstein films (referenced in the episode), check out his reviews with Aaron Christensen of Horror 101 w/ Dr. AC in our "Hammerland" series!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot and Pipeline Artists.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Keep up with Annie Banks at The Mary Sue....and We Got This Covered.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.And save your celluloid soul with Dave Canfield's Substack, "Creature Feature Preacher".

On this episode: remembering Sally Kirkland, Whatcha Been Watching?, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy Limited Edition 4K UHD, Robert's extensive popcorn bucket collection, King on Screen: Maximum Overdrive, Set-Jetter.com filming locations, and more!

Send us a textEric and Neil brave the awfulness of the only movie that Stephen King ever directed. The explosions and stunts are fun, but the plot is terrible and suspense and scares are severely lacking. Grab your rocket launcher and join us! 

For Halloween, the crew goes into Maximum Overdrive, Stephen King's one-and-only directorial meltdown brought to you by a truly 1980's amount of cocaine.  Angry trucks, possessed toasters, and for the love of god, will someone please tell AC/DC to shut directly the eff up. Somewhere between exploding drawbridges and the Green Goblin semi grinning like a maniac, the chaos starts to feel almost profound.  Almost. We talk killer vending machines, sleazy Bible salesmen, and the mystery of why a comet's “space fart” would make a lawnmower homicidal.  It's a glorious junkyard of blood, beer, and bad decisions held together by pure noise and misplaced confidence. By the end, one truth remains: this isn't a movie to rewatch alone. It's a social event, best shared with chemical assistance.  Consider it practice for when the machines rise up.  You'll want someone nearby to confirm that, yes, it's really happening. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091499/

1986 was a remarkable year in cinema, offering something for every viewer! Sci-Fi aficionados enjoyed Aliens, while horror enthusiasts got Maximum OverDrive. Fans of comedy laughed with The Money Pit, and drama lovers were moved by Stand By Me. Join us as we revisit all the 1986 releases. What's your favorite? Did you catch any of these classics in theaters? Share your thoughts in the comments! #1986 #movies #cinema #Aliens #MaximumOverDrive #TheMoneyPit #StandByMe #filmreleases See show notes: https://inlet.fm/weird-history/episodes/68fe61f96d98d3715f6bca19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

HoTP (husband of the pod) Hank steps in for a traveling Emily this week and we discuss Stephen King's one attempt at directing a motion picture. Follow Hank on letterboxdSend us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: theswamppod@gmail.com

Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American horror film written and directed by Stephen King, in his only directorial effort. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, John Short, Yeardley Smith and Christopher Murney. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story "Trucks", which was included in the author's first collection of short stories, Night Shift, and follows the events after all machines (including trucks, radios, arcade games, vending machines, etc.) become sentient when Earth crosses the tail of a comet, initiating a worldwide killing spree.The film is King's only directorial effort, though dozens of films have been based on his novels or short stories. It contained black humor elements and a generally campy tone, which contrasts with King's somber subject matter in books. The film has a mid-1980s hard rock soundtrack composed entirely by the group AC/DC (King's favorite band), whose album Who Made Who was released as the Maximum Overdrive soundtrack. It includes the best-selling singles "Who Made Who", "You Shook Me All Night Long", and "Hells Bells".Maximum Overdrive was theatrically released on July 25, 1986, to critical and commercial failure. It was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Director for King and Worst Actor for Estevez in 1987, but both lost to Prince for Under the Cherry Moon. King disowned the film, describing it as a "moron movie", and considered the process a learning experience, after which he intended never to direct again.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsohttps://www.teepublic.com/user/radulich-in-broadcasting-networkFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76RIBN Album Playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/91d704c9-d1ea-45a0-9ffe-5069497bad59 

This week, we're talking about Kat's new favourite movie, MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. We talk about how cocaine and artistry do not mix, question what the hell the machines' plan was, and Kat does her utmost to get cancelled.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

It's time for another episode of Center Stage Chronicles as Kris Zellner is back with Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the month of September 1990 in the world of the National Wrestling Alliance and in pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include:The weird saga of Barry Windham in late 1990.The debuts of the New York and Chicago-centric versions of NWA Pro Wrestling.The Black Scorpion's domination of all of the TV shows.RUNNING THE GAUNTLET beginning on the TBS shows.Clash of the Champions XII: Mountain Madness popping an amazing, record-breaking TV rating, plus a full rundown of the show.Rocky King becoming LITTLE RICHARD MARLEY.The Master Blasters and Maximum Overdrive both debuting on TV…and then POOF! A member of each team disappears.The beginning of the Doom's feud with Arn Anderson & Ric Flair.The 1990 MTV Video Music Awards....nuff said...Jake “Body By Jake” Steinfeld becoming a big deal in pop culture.The debut of Fox Kids' Saturday morning lineup.Vanilla Ice hitting the pop music scene.Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Law & Order both debut on NBC in the same week.COP ROCK debuting on ABC and thus birthing a legend.Plus more movies, TV shows, albums, and of course wrestling discussion in quite the damn episode of CSC.To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.You can also use code BTSPOD to save 25% on your first payment — whether paying month to month or annually — when you subscribe to Ultimate Classic Wrestling Network at ClassicWrestling.net!To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Max O. is like the dented hubcap of a non-possessed Plymouth Fury. Chrome-plated and jaggedly askew. 31 Days of Horror: Day 1 https://www.nickkarner.com/blog 

In a run up to our coverage of The Long Walk, the long awaited adaptation of one of Stephen King's infamous “Richard Bachman” stories, we're diving into Maximum Overdrive.  King not only wrote the original story, “Trucks” but directed and wrote the screenplay for this 1986 horror film.   Intro:    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro: “Hells Bells”– AC/DC

Time to bust out those old Frogger skills and navigate to our Book Club episode, comparing the Stephen King directed Maximum Overdrive with its source material, the short story Trucks!  Why did the chicken cross the road?  To save its dumb ass.  #maximumoverdrive #stephenking #nightshift #emilioestevez #trucks

#podcast #stephenking #maximumoverdrive #moviereview In this episode, the hosts dive into the cult classic film Maximum Overdrive, directed by Stephen King. They discuss the film's unique premise, the making of the movie, its cast, and the various themes presented throughout. The conversation also touches on the special effects, the film's reception, and a review of Miller High Life beer, which is featured prominently in the movie. The hosts share their thoughts on the film's legacy and its place in the realm of 'so bad it's good' cinema. In this episode, the hosts delve into the cult classic 'Maximum Overdrive', discussing its iconic elements, Stephen King's directorial debut, and the film's unique blend of horror and humor. They explore the impact of the soundtrack, memorable kill scenes, and the overall enjoyment derived from watching a film that is both critically panned and beloved for its cheesiness. The conversation also touches on other truck-themed movies, character analyses, and the challenges of adapting Stephen King's works to the screen.“Visit our store at http://tee.pub/lic/GPff04GCI04 to grab awesome podcast merch, including T-shirts featuring our season album art and more!”Check out Barrel Aged Flicks on social media: • Twitter: @Ron_Barrelaged • Facebook: Barrel Aged Flicks Podcast • Instagram: @barrelagedflickspodcastGet 10% off your entire order at https://coffeebros.com with the code BAF10!“Hey everyone! We pour our hearts into this show and bring it to you completely free. If you'd like to support what we do, consider visiting our Patreon and making a donation. Every bit helps us keep the show going strong!

In a special episode celebrating the birth month of the most prolific and horrific writer of our age, Stephen King, The Filmlosophers are diving headfirst into one of his lesser-celebrated works: his hilarious and bombastic directorial (and only) debut, Maximum Overdrive (1986). Join the crew—Host Eddie, Host Spencer, and Intern Manager/Managing Intern Amy—as they wax nostalgic on this unique slice of 80s horror. They'll break down the film's chaotic production, its campy charm, and whether it stands as a forgotten gem or a fascinating misfire in King's cinematic universe. From sentient trucks to a killer AC/DC soundtrack, no stone will be left unturned. But first, the crew plays a new, fast-paced game called "Keep or YEET!". They'll be given two iconic actors and their roles and must make the tough choice of which one they'd keep for cinematic immortality and which one they'd YEET into oblivion. Get ready for an episode that's part King tribute, part 80s action, and all hilarious debate! So pull up a chair, grab your popcorn, and tune in to this week's “bubba-tastic” episode of The Filmlosophers!

Send us a textOur neighbor, Guest: Eric Driscoll (Mr. D Likes Movies), from the Yada Yada Podcast barges through the door with his choice “Maximum Overdrive” (d. King 1986). Starring: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, and Laura Harrington. In a movie with the most confusing rules on the pod since “Gremlins,” we spend this entire episode questioning the motivations, the hows, the whens, the whys, that this movie asks us all. Forgive the ad. It's a bit Over the Top. 8/19!**All episodes contain explicit language**Artwork - Ben McFaddenReview Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood"What Are We Watching" & "Whatcha been up to?" Themes - Matthew Fosket"Fun Facts" Theme - Chris Olds/Paul RootLead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFaddenProduced by - Ben McFadden & Paul RootConcept - Paul Root

Send us a textDo you remember Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive from the 80s? We remember liking this movie a lot. We admit that it was a little cheesy back then, and we're hoping that this turns out to be a whole lot of 80s cheesy goodness. So join us as we go back to 1986 when machines turned on their makers, forcing Emilio Estevez, under the direction of Stephen King, to fight back and show those machines who made who.Do You Remember Liking This Movie?

In episode 1898, Jack and Miles are joined by Rebrand, Mort Burke, to discuss… Epstein Flailing Continues, Stephen King’s Epstein List Tweet Was Even Worse Than “Maximum Overdrive”, Hopefully Superman Won’t Be As Bad For Dogs As 101 Dalmatians Was and more! Epstein Flailing Continues (CLIP) “He's been dead for a long time, and the credible information has been given." Stephen King’s Epstein List Tweet Was Even Worse Than “Maximum Overdrive” Hopefully Superman Won’t Be As Bad For Dogs As 101 Dalmatians Was The Dalmatian Syndrome 'Superman's Breakout Star Gets His Own Lookalike Contest—And It Requires 'Big Superhero Energy' After Movies, Unwanted Dalmatians The negative effect of the media on animal abandonment Great Dane fans fear popularity boost -- and abandoned pets -- as a result of new ‘Marmaduke’ film ‘Finding Nemo’ wasn’t so entertaining for real clownfish. Now conservationists worry about ‘Finding Dory’. Harry Potter films blamed for abandoned owls increase at north Wales sanctuary 6 Reasons Why Owls Shouldn't be Your Next Pet Harry Potter has created a black market for owls, researchers say LISTEN: Everything In Its Right Place (Classroom Cover) by RadioheadSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Make you Cry July starts off with an absolute bang. This movie was Stephen King's first and only attempt at directing a movie and the critics didn't like it. Stephen himself hated it. But here we are almost 40 years later, dissecting one of the best bad movies ever made. It caused an irrational fear of soda machines, lawn mowers, drawbridges, trucks and drain pipes. Join us as we chat about 1986's Maximum Overdrive! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:04:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:08:30  - Pertinent movie details  •0:15:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:23:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:35:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS- ****NordVPN-  Grab your EXCLUSIVE deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/breakfast to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 additional months on top! It's completely risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! ————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Michael Guiliano and NicMad. Welcome to our newest members -  Scott C, Stogie Wan Kenboie, bjcheek, Brad, Ryan Blackwell, Preston Nermoe, Aaron Davis, Anthony Doane, LoLo, Hector Camcho,  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this powerful episode of Best in Fest, host Leslie LaPage welcomes acclaimed actress-turned-screenwriter Laura Harrington, whose career has spanned blockbuster sets and award-winning scripts. From starring opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape to writing for legends like Martin Scorsese and Taylor Hackford, Laura shares how she transitioned from the stage to the page—and why storytelling is her true calling.Laura reveals:How her breakout role in Maximum Overdrive led to working with Stephen KingThe real-life encounter that inspired her script about Fidel CastroHer emotional journey writing The Ninth Fortress, a Holocaust escape dramaWhy actors make some of the best screenwritersHer approach to writing character-driven films in a superhero-saturated industryAnd how her Farmhouse Writing Retreat in Italy nurtures creators of all kindsWhether you're an aspiring screenwriter, actor, or just love behind-the-scenes film stories, this episode is filled with rare insights and raw honesty about the creative process, reinvention, and writing with courage.

Losers Randall Colburn, Michael Roffman, and Dan Caffrey head to Hollywood King again to discuss the latest developments in King's Dominion, specifically new trailers for Welcome to Derry and The Long Walk, a depressing quote from Stephen King, Mike Flanagan's Carrie, Emilio Estevez's Maximum Overdrive sequel idea, and more.