Hell's Bells: Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive
Lately, out of nostalgia or perhaps it's just a lazy summer vibe, my household has been on a B-grade 80s horror kick: Hack o'Lantern (more interesting than it sounds, especially when factoring in Hy Pyke's memorable performance), Blood Theatre (with the wonderful scowl of Mary Waranov in all its glory and a few surrealist moments that are a pleasant surprise), FrankenHooker (probably not what Mary Wollstonecraft would have imagined in tribute to her daughter Mary Shelly's literary talent, but it was good for a few laughs and even features a twist ending that takes a turn towards the feminist). In a similar vein, albeit a tad less trashy and boasting a higher budget, Stephen King's directorial debut Maximum Overdrive (1986) inspired tonight's post. While this feature flopped at the box office and was labelled a "moron movie" by the director himself, King's only effort at filmmaking conveys a number of themes dear to the author, resulting in
