Log It! Ep. 18 - Maximum Overdrive

(skip to 10:15 for Maximum Overdrive talk)
A surprise twist makes this the scariest episode of Log It! yet. We discuss the 1986 drug-induced fever dream from Stephen King, Maximum Overdrive. Before that, Last Four, then, a trip down memory lane to discuss some of the scary movies that imprinted on us in our youth.
Then we floor it for Maximum Overdrive, diving into King’s borderline cursed experience on the film, his state of mind, his experience working with producer Dino De Laurentis, and King’s obsession with The Shining and nuclear bombs in space. ACDC did the score, and we like that.
We explore the film’s odd connections to Blue Velvet, Bruce Springsteen, and The Simpsons.
Plus who lost an eye during production? Who did King really want to play the lead? (Sorry Emilio!)
All this and more on this week’s Log It!
Participants: Caleb White, Andy Zambrano
Edited by: Caleb White
Episode Art by @sunflowerpopshop