That Time Stephen King Went Off the Rails
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Published 2021-11-29
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All Comments (21)
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My grandfather was a part of this film. He played the bridge operator in the opening scene. He was the one who screamed "CANT YOU SEE WE HAVE A SITUATION?!"
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Ok let's be honest this is only ONE of the times Stephen King went off the rails... This could really be the start of a series...
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The book makes you feel like you’re in the shoes of a technophobe living their worst nightmare. The movie… well… let’s just say it reminds you why people mocks technophobia.
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I still love Kings line delivery of "THIS MACHINE JUST CALLED ME AN ASSHOLE"
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The "weird vehicle-less island" is probably based on Mackinac Island in Michigan! It's a beautiful island that you literally cannot use motorized vehicles on!
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I love this movie for so many reasons. Fun fact: the guy killed by the arcade machine was played by Giancarlo Esposito who went on to play villain Gus in Breaking Bad!
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The young actor who plays Deke (Holter Graham) would later go on to do the audiobook reading for Stephen King's 'Christine'. As unengaged as he appears in Maximum Overdrive, he does a great job with the book.
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When I was a kid, my youngest sibling became obsessed with this movie and we ended up watching it over and over. We used to quote the lines and drove my mother absolutely insane. It was wildly inappropriate for us at the ages we were but hey! It was the 80s.
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I love hearing kitty "scoldings" off screen. It's always "no, no, stop doing that, I mean it"...soft chuckle "oh you're so cute do whatever you want".
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2:54 I wish this was the default Hollywood scream instead of the Wilhelm Scream
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The soundtrack for this movie is brilliantly insane. I love the part when the kid is riding away from the baseball field on his bike and the sprinklers dance to AC/DC.
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"I don't give a granola bar" made me literally laugh out loud. That's my favorite one.
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Haha, dang, the three "punch" sound effects for all the melons... AND then the truck, around 3 minutes in. Perfect!
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Awww, that kitty interruption was so wholesome.
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People who think it is not typical for Stephen King should probably read the rest of Night Shift. Not every story he does has bullies in maine and that collection does an excellent job of showing it. There's some really interesting stuff in there.
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Stephen King: "You know, I'm the most normal guy in the world." Also Stephen King:
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"Did anyone get killed by the Bic truck?" "No, but it was a close shave."
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In King’s book On Writing he extensively talks about his substance abuse problems and how he used that “tortured artist” myth to justify it for years. It’s a really interesting read because he talks about how much he struggled to write after his accident and also without the aid of a substance. Subjectively I think his best work came after he got clean as well. Hell, even my own work is better since I quit abusing certain substances. Amazing how that myth persists.
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That art you made "while sober and happy" is honestly gorgeous. Love to see you tackling King, too
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"That Time Stephen King Went Off the Rails" Me: Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?
