Wilmington movie 'Maximum Overdrive' celebrates 40 years of being 'so bad it's good'

Wilmington movie 'Maximum Overdrive' celebrates 40 years of being 'so bad it's good'

On July 25, 1986, the first and only movie to be directed by famed horror novelist Stephen King was released into theaters nationwide. Now, 40 years after its release, “Maximum Overdrive” is back in Wilmington, where it was shot, for a series of anniversary screenings Aug. 28-30 at historic Thalian Hall. Read More: Viral western NC tornado picture was fake, made by AI “Maximum Overdrive” was based on “Trucks,” King’s novella in which a passing c…

Maximum Chaos: Forty Years of Stephen King’s ‘Maximum Overdrive’

For its fortieth anniversary, Matt Konopka takes a look back at Stephen King's diesel-fueled directorial debut, 'Maximum Overdrive'.