1986's "Maximum Overdrive" was the first film that Stephen King directed. It has also been, to date, his last. It was notoriously panned by critics and rejected by fans. This must have been a blow to King's ego, as the bulk of films and TV shows based on his work had, up to that point, mostly been hits. The world had already seen "Carrie," "The Shining," "Cujo," "The Dead Zone," "Christine," "Creepshow," and "Cat's Eye." King's own "Maximum Overdrive" was the author's first legitimate bomb.

The film was based on King's 1978 short story "Trucks," about a remote truck stop that was attacked by seemingly sentient, murderous semis. The film had a lot of AC/DC on the soundtrack, and starred then-hot Emilio Estevez. The most notable antagonist was a toy delivery truck with a giant goblin face o

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