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Maximum Overdrive
''Maximum Overdrive'' is a 1986 American horror film written and directed by Stephen King, in his only directorial effort. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, John Short, Yeardley Smith and Christopher Murney. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story "Trucks", which was included in the author's first collection of short stories, ''Night Shift'', and follows the events after all machines (including trucks, radios, arcade games, vending machines, etc.) become sentient when Earth crosses the tail of a comet, initiating a worldwide killing spree. The film is King's only directorial effort, though dozens of films have been based on his novels or short stories. It contained black humor elements and a generally campy tone, which contrasts with King's somber subject matter in books. The film has a mid-1980s hard rock soundtrack composed entirely by the group AC/DC (King's favorite band), whose album ''Who Made Who'' was release ...
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Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery fiction, mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately Stephen King short fiction bibliography, 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.Jackson, Dan (February 18, 2016)"A Beginner's Guide to Stephen King Books". Thrillist. Retrieved February 5, 2019. His debut novel, debut, ''Carrie (novel), Carrie'' (1974), established him in horror. ''Different Seasons'' (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976 film), ''Carrie'' (1976), The Shining (film), ''The Shining'' (1980), The Dead Zone (film), ''The Dead Zone'' and Christine (1983 film), ''Christine'' ...
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List Of Stephen King Films
Stephen King is an American author widely known for his works of contemporary horror, thriller, science fiction, and fantasy. In addition to many novels, King has written approximately 200 short stories. His works have been widely adapted to film, television, and other media. Films Adaptations with Stephen King's involvement Other film adaptations Television Adaptations with Stephen King's involvement Other TV adaptations Derivative works In films In television In print Comics Video games Stage *1988: '' Carrie'' was initially a flop on Broadway, but has since gained a cult following. The musical was revived at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York, directed by Stafford Arima from January to April 2012. On September 25, 2012, the first official cast recording was released. *1990: ''Ghost Stories'' was an adaptation of Stephen King's short stories "The Return of Timmy Baterman," about zombies; " Strawberry Spring," about a campus serial killer; "Gr ...
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Golden Raspberry Award For Worst Actor
The Razzie Award for Worst Actor is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film(s) for which they were nominated. The category of "actor" has expanded to include the subjects of documentary films; this process has been criticized. Five winners of this award have come from appearances as themselves: George W. Bush, Dinesh D'Souza, Donald Trump, Mike Lindell and LeBron James. Four of these came from appearances in documentaries; LeBron James' came from '' Space Jam: A New Legacy''. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Age superlatives Multiple wins 4 wins *Sylvester Stallone (2 consecutive) 3 wins *Kevin Costner *Adam Sandler (2 consecutive) 2 wins *Pauly Shore (consecutive) *John Travolta Multiple nominations 16 nominations *Sylvester Stallone 12 nominations *Adam Sandler 7 nominations *Kevin Co ...
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Golden Raspberry Award For Worst Director
The Razzie Award for Worst Director is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst director of the previous year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film(s) for which they were nominated. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Age superlatives Multiple wins 2 wins * Michael Bay * John Derek * M. Night Shyamalan Multiple nominations 6 nominations * Michael Bay * Renny Harlin 5 nominations * Brian De Palma 4 nominations *Dennis Dugan * M. Night Shyamalan 3 nominations * John G. Avildsen *Uwe Boll * John Derek * James Foley * John Landis * Hal Needham * Tyler Perry 2 nominations * Steven Brill * Michael Cimino * Bob Clark *Bill Condon *Kevin Costner *Jan de Bont *Blake Edwards * Roland Emmerich * Jason Friedberg * Ron Howard *Roland Joffé * George Lucas *Prince * Aaron Seltzer *Sylvester Stallone *Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born ) is an American filmmaker. Sto ...
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Golden Raspberry Awards
The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic failures. Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy, the Razzie Awards' satirical annual ceremony is predated by its progenitor, the Academy Awards, by five decades. The term ''raspberry'' is used in its irreverent sense, as in "blowing a raspberry". The statuette is a golf ball-sized raspberry atop a Super 8mm film reel atop a 35-millimeter film core with brown wood shelf paper glued and wrapped around it—sitting atop a jar lid spray-painted gold. The Golden Raspberry Foundation has claimed that the award "encourages well-known filmmakers and top-notch performers to own their bad." The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31, 1981, in John J. B. Wilson's living-room alcove in Hollywood, to honor the perceived worst films of the 1980 film season. Sylvester Stallone has the mo ...
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Box-office Bomb
A box-office bomb is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed, and expensive to produce, but nevertheless failed commercially. Originally, a "bomb" had the opposite meaning, referring instead to a successful film that "exploded" at the box office. The term continued to be used this way in the United Kingdom into the 1970s. Causes Negative word of mouth With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the 2000s, word of mouth regarding new films is easily spread and has had a marked effect on box office performance. A film's ability or failure to attract positive or negative commentary can strongly impact its performance at the box office, espe ...
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Hells Bells (song)
"Hells Bells" is the first track of ''Back in Black'', the seventh studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC and their comeback album after the death of lead singer Bon Scott. "Hells Bells" is the second single from ''Back in Black'', released on 31 October 1980. The song also appears on ''Who Made Who'', AC/DC's 1986 soundtrack to the Stephen King film ''Maximum Overdrive'' and on both versions of 1992's '' AC/DC Live''. Composition "Hells Bells" begins with the slow, funereal tolling of a bronze bell. Manufactured by John Taylor & Co Bellfounders in Loughborough, the sound of the bell was recorded by Tony Platt using Ronnie Lane's mobile studio inside the bell foundry following the completion of the ''Back in Black'' tracking sessions at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. Reception "Hells Bells" is widely regarded as one of the band's best songs. In 2020, ''The Guardian'' ranked the song number six on their list of the 40 greatest AC/DC songs, and in 2021, ''Kerrang ...
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You Shook Me All Night Long
"You Shook Me All Night Long" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, from the album '' Back in Black''. The song also reappeared on their later soundtrack album ''Who Made Who''. It is AC/DC's first single with Brian Johnson as the lead singer, replacing Bon Scott who died of alcohol poisoning in February 1980. It reached number 35 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart in 1980. The single was re-released internationally in 1986, following the release of the album ''Who Made Who''. The re-released single in 1986 contains the B-side(s): B1. "She's Got Balls" (Live, Bondi Lifesaver '77); B2. "You Shook Me All Night Long" (Live '83 – 12-inch maxi-single only). In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the "most Australian" songs of all time, "You Shook Me All Night Long" was ranked number 63. Critical reception '' Record World'' said it has "a truckload of gravel and enough raunch to satisfy a stadium-size crowd," as well as "havoc wrecking gu ...
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Who Made Who (song)
"Who Made Who" is a song and a single by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, taken from their 1986 album, ''Who Made Who''. The 12-inch single format of the single features an extended mix of the song and can be found in the Deluxe Edition of AC/DC's '' Backtracks Boxset'', on Disc 1, Studio Rarities. It was one of only three new tracks on ''Who Made Who'', because the album is not only a soundtrack to Stephen King's ''Maximum Overdrive'', but a compilation album featuring tracks from previous albums. The other two new tracks were instrumentals. "Who Made Who" reached number nine in Australia, number one in Finland, and number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart. In addition to the song itself, "Who Made Who" has also been played live, mostly throughout the subsequent world tour and the Blow Up Your Video World Tour. It was also played live with replacement drummer Chris Slade throughout The Razors Edge World Tour, and with drummer Phil Rudd (who returned to ...
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Single (music)
In Music industry, music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release of a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an album (LP record, LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standalone tracks or connected to an artist's album, and in the latter case would often have at least one single release before the album itself, called lead singles. The single was defined in the mid-20th century with the ''45'' (named after its speed in revolutions per minute), a type of 7-inch sized vinyl records, vinyl record containing an A-side and B-side, A-side and a B-side, i.e. one song on each side. The single format was highly influential in pop music and the early days of rock and roll, and it was the format used for jukeboxes and preferred by younger populations in the 1950s and 1960s. Singles in Digital distribution, digital form became very popular in the ...
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Who Made Who
''Who Made Who'' is a soundtrack album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Released on 24 May 1986, the album is the soundtrack to the Stephen King film ''Maximum Overdrive''. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the ''AC/DC Remasters'' series. Background Three tracks on the album – "Who Made Who (song), Who Made Who" and the instrumentals "D.T." and "Chase the Ace" – were newly written and recorded by AC/DC for the album. The remaining tracks were previously released by the band. Only one song, "Ride On (AC/DC song), Ride On", features previous lead vocalist Bon Scott, who died in 1980. All others feature his replacement, Brian Johnson. Along with the album, the band released a 24-minute videotape, which contained music videos for the songs "Who Made Who", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Shake Your Foundations" (remixed), "Hells Bells (song), Hells Bells", and footage from a live performance of "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)", which was filmed in Detroit ...
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Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Cream (band), Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf, Grand Funk, Free (band), Free, and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Kiss (band), Kiss, Queen (band), Queen, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and m ...
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