News Summary

• In 1985, Stephen King decided to step up and cash the check his mouth had been writing for years.
• King signed a multi-picture deal with financier Dino De Laurentiis to write and direct movies.
• The multiple films never materialized, except for one: King’s first, last, and only feature directorial effort, the 1986 killer truck movie “Maximum Overdrive.” The movie depicts what happens when a comet passes by Earth and causes all machines to come to life and become homicidal.