The first and last movie Stephen King ever directed, it’s 1986’s MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. Did he give up directing because he nailed it so perfectly the first time? No. No he didn’t.
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
DIRECTED BY: Stephen King
RELEASED: July 25, 1986
STARRING: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Christopher Murney
BUDGET: $9M
BOX OFFICE: $7.4M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $5M
NEXT EPISODE: We’re joined by friend of the show (Hot) Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the Lonely Island’s first foray into movies, HOT ROD
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2:44 Show & tell
7:56 This week's movie