What happens when Stephen King gets behind the camera, every machine on Earth decides to murder humanity, and AC/DC provides the soundtrack?

Apparently... Maximum Overdrive.

This week on The Regular Guy Movie Show, Seth, Justin, and Brian revisit the 1986 horror/action disaster that marked Stephen King's one and only turn as a feature film director. Emilio Estevez leads a ragtag collection of truck-stop survivors against an army of homicidal machines, including a particularly pissed-off semi sporting the face of Marvel's Green Goblin.

And somehow, that's only the beginning of the insanity.

We're talking about King's questionable directorial decisions, the movie's spectacularly bad reviews, its equally ugly box-office performance, and why AC/DC might be the most talented thing involved in the entire production.

Plus, we've got:

• Fun with Numbies: The budget, box office, reviews, and the financial wreckage left behind.
• Stephen King Behind the Camera: Cocaine, creative control, the 180-degree rule, and what happens when a bestselling author decides he can do Hollywood's job better.
• I Don't Wanna Wait... for This Scare to Be Over!: We take innocent Dawson's Creek storylines and give them the Stephen King treatment.
• Pick Your Poison: Killer machines, murderous vehicles, Stephen King adaptations, and other cinematic disasters.
• The Boddicker Award: Who deserves recognition for bringing the most to this movie?

And finally, we tackle the question that really matters:

Is Maximum Overdrive so bad it's good... or just so fucking bad?

Our verdict might depend on how many beers we've had.

Grab a cold one, unplug your appliances, and whatever you do, don't trust the vending machine.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for drinking along with us. And until next time... be kind, rewind.

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Wanna watch some short films of questionable quality?

In case you are interested (don't lie...you know you are), here are the links to a few of our cinematic works from days of yore. Happy Viewing!!!

G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVSCYQ7fMX0

Hot Lovin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnPaIRUnBaI

Green Means Go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbANm472Rx8

Reversal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXv_8dbZzBA

Love Sick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noenKfHCUnE