Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Fighting trucks is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Maximum Overdrive, from Director Stephen King admitting he was on cocaine throughout production, to the cinematographer losing his eye.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

02:38 - Clint’s Closet

03:58 - Maximum Overdrive

01:20:55 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

American Film: https://bit.ly/4oQ73dj

Cinefantastique: https://bit.ly/43ev8lT

Deseret News: https://bit.ly/4qGm6YP

Fangoria: https://bit.ly/4hN8rev

Gainesville Sun: https://bit.ly/4qABVQW

Slash Film: https://bit.ly/47mjdFd

Yahoo: https://bit.ly/499HXBz

Featured Footage:

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Music:

AC/DC - Who Made Who

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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