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RE: So bad, it's good: Maximum Overdrive
what a wonderful response and thanks for that information. I did not know most of that. I would have loved to have seen Bruce Springsteen in that starring role.
I have no beef with King, I have read a lot of his books and as a teenager these books were the only times I can recall the written word actually giving me nightmares. He is a legend, that is for sure.
I love King's short stories. Can't say that was a literature I'd have grown up with, but it is always inspiring because of some absurd events taking place; impossible becomes possible and terrifying, dangerous, and doesn't last too long. One other aspect of King's works that I admire is how profoundly the human characters had been created (this isn't so much about short stories as much it's about novels); particularly their background: profession, state they'd been born in and struggles they have had to deal with - in my opinion King has always made a formidable and fierce competition to other horror writers at that level.
I think a sequel to Maximum Overdrive with Stephen King directing again, and Bruce Springsteen cast as a dad and grandad wouldn't be a bad idea. There's so much technology these days that wasn't there back in 1980s, and if you get some good screenwriters who can articulate the differences and turn today's world around us into a proper menace (smth similar to that what they did with Child's Play reboot), it could end up being something memorable, imo. These days, as opposed to 1980s, cars and trucks have got computers inside them so that alone makes a promising starting point imo. Though I suppose there should be a notable difference from the usual tech noir narrative - no AI of any sort. Aliens maybe, but no AI; otherwise it instantly falls into computer against human category, which is what original Maximum Overdrive seemed to be mocking. But then again - it could be played out as a satire of the usual tech noir standard turning it into a comedy rather than serious sci fi action film.
Just thought I'd leave some ideas here.
wow, what an idea that would be. With all the drivel that Hollywood is coming out with these days I think the public deserves this. I would absolutely love to see that happen.