According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the top-rated movie of Michael Bay‘s famously over-the-top career is The Rock, which holds a “Certified Fresh” 76% score. Starring Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery — imagine what that set must have been like — the film remains a seminal example of 1990s excess. In many ways, Bay was the architect of this style, which he carried forward into the 2000s and continues to refine to this day. In fact, his latest feature, Ambulance, is his second-highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes with a 68% score. Ambulance featured some of the most ambitious action ever orchestrated by Bay. But there seems to be a fine line separating pleasurable maximalism and garish excess, and Bay’s movies often fall on the wrong side.

His worst-rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes, however, is currently witnessing a sudden viewership spike. The movie was released theatrically in 2017, at a time when Bay had, by his own admission, bitten off more than he could chew. The movie in question not only received poor reviews, but it also ended up bringing a formerly successful franchise to a screeching halt after a decade. We’re talking, of course, about Transformers: The Last Knight. The film emerged as the lowest-grossing installment of Bay’s five-film series, grossing just over $600 million worldwide against a reported budget of $260 million. The series began in 2007, with the generally well-liked Transformers, which grossed more than $700 million worldwide against a reported budget of $200 million.

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Sparked a Downward Spiral for the Franchise

Two of Bay’s five Transformers movies cracked the coveted $1 billion mark worldwide. In fact, the fourth installment — Transformers: Age of Extinction — grossed $1.1 billion globally. But by the time the fifth movie was released, fans seemed to have moved on. Transformers: The Last Knight, which brought back Mark Wahlberg and Josh Duhamel from previous installments, now holds a career-worst 16% Rotten Tomatoes score for Bay. This is lower than the 19% score of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and the 23% score of Bad Boys II. That said, Transformers: The Last Knight is currently among the most-watched movies on the domestic MGM+ chart. The franchise continued with the prequel films Bumblebee, directed by Travis Knight, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, directed by Steven Caple Jr. Neither of them met the benchmark set by Bay’s five films. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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June 21, 2017

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149 minutes

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Ken Nolan, Art Marcum, Matt Halloway, Akiva Goldsman

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Don Murphy, Ian Bryce, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto

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A high school teacher in Idaho was arrested and charged with sexual battery after he was accused of suspicious behavior involving a student.

Police launched an investigation into claims against Troy Wayne McFadden on May 26 after detectives received a report about his allegedly suspicious behavior that involved a minor, according to a press release obtained by Us Weekly.

Investigators said that McFadden, 46, worked as a faculty member at Ridgevue High School at the time of the report. The exact allegations against him have not yet been revealed, though authorities said they involved a student and that the incident took place off campus.

Once authorities were able to gather enough evidence against McFadden, he was taken into custody by the Nampa Police Special Enforcement Team on Thursday, June 11, without incident. He was then charged with sexual battery of a minor child, 16 or 17 years of age.

Investigators believe the case is an isolated incident and there are no suspicions that McFadden has other victims. However, police have asked that parents speak with their children about if they have come into contact with McFadden. If the students experienced any concerning incidents with the teacher, police have asked that the families report it.

“Witnessing suspicious behavior and alerting an adult is commendable. Those who notified police of something that appeared to be out of the norm and inappropriate were brave and did the right thing,” Nampa Police Sgt. Brad Barnum said in a statement about the incident included in the press release. “With their help, we were able to stop a very dangerous situation. Protecting children in our community is one of our highest priorities at the Nampa Police Department.”

Barnum continued, “It does not matter what position the suspect holds; we are going to be relentless in seeking them out, investigating the allegations, and holding them responsible.”

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A high school math teacher accused of putting his hand inside a female student’s waistband while they were alone inside of a classroom has a history of alleged inappropriate behavior at other Connecticut school districts, according to court documents. Darien High School teacher Sean Boardman, 59, of Westbrook, was arrested on January 30 in connection […]

It is not currently clear if McFadden has entered a plea or trained legal counsel following his arrest.

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Sexual battery is defined as a criminal offense that involves intentional, unconsented sexual contact with another person, according to the Law Dictionary. Sexual battery generally includes a wide range of unwanted touching, groping or forced intimate contact with the intention of sexual gratification.

In the state of Idaho, those found guilty of sexual battery of a minor child, 16 or 17 years can face various sentences based on the victim’s age and the act done against them. However, the most severe penalty is a sentence of 25 years to life in state prison.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

Chile! Taraji P. Henson had social media talking after a recent photo dump from her night out at a New York Knicks game sparked conversation about her appearance. She didn’t let it slide though, she jumped right in and set the record straight!

RELATED: Glowin’! Taraji P. Henson Turns Heads With Makeup-Free Photos

Taraji Henson Pops Out & Breaks The Internet AGAIN

On Thursday, June 11, Taraji P. Henson shared a series of Instagram photos from the playoff game, captioned, “BIG [Knicks] ENERGY. Stepped out last night in all denim and diamonds. It was a moment. What a game!!!” The images showed her in an all-denim look with a dramatic collar, baggy jeans, denim boots, sparkly jewelry, and a short curly hairstyle, with additional photos appearing to be taken in different settings while wearing the same outfit.

Taraji CLEARLY Wasn’t Here For The Chatter

As the post gained traction, some folks suggested she looked different in certain images, prompting Taraji to respond directly in the comments and shut down the speculation. “Y’all kill me with this sh*t,” she wrote. “I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO MY D*MN FACE.” She added that her Broadway schedule leaves no room for cosmetic procedures, referencing her role in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: “I AM ON BROADWAY!!! LIVE THEATER when the hell would I have time for surgery. JUST STOP THE MADNESS,” she concluded.

Fans Had A Lot To Say In The Comment Section

As soon as the photos hit the timeline, fans quickly ran to Taraji P. Henson’s Instagram comment section, and not everyone was on the same page. Some users came in with the “that’s who?” energy, while others pointed out that she looked different in certain shots from the night. A few even chimed in suggesting she may be “aging backwards,” keeping the conversation buzzing across social media.

One Instagram user @iannaflame added, “The first pic I was like who is that 😂”

This Instagram user @mrsgoggins2u said, “What looks different is that beautiful ring on her finger…. U got something to tell us 😂😂😂”

And, Instagram user @god_arrogant_mira commented, “Seasoned but aging backwards!! 🌹💯😍❤️‍🔥🫶🏽”

Meanwhile, Instagram user @lisaracerx shared, “It’s just the first pic that doesn’t look like her.“

While Instagram user @toolieson claimed, “Something looks different 👀”

Lastly, Instagram user @_diamond3 wrote, “Y’all better stop playing with my girl knowing she ain’t do nothing to her face she looks good 😍😍”

RELATED: Pop Out, Then! Taraji P. Henson Turns Heads After Droppin’ Footage Of Her Recent ‘Fit Checks Online (WATCH)

Bold and the Beautiful exposes some hot spoilers from a leaked video that show Brooke Logan Forrester (Katherine Kelly Lang) storming into the Logan offices threatening Katie Logan (Heather Tom) and acting totally unhinged and unreasonable because Brooke can’t stand not knowing what Katie is up to.

So, we’re going to talk about the one-two punch of Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) busting into Katie’s office and grilling her, followed by Brooke doing the same thing.

Bold and the Beautiful: Hope Hides While Katie’s Grilled

And now, let’s talk about Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) and Katie dodging their rivals. So, Hope spent the most recent episode hiding behind a screen in the Logan CEO office listening to Katie’s meetings. And first we had Shauna Fulton (Denise Richards) pitching a jewelry line since they’ve done a retcon and made her another student of Quinn Fuller’s (Rena Sofer) artisan jewelry techniques. We already expected that Wyatt Spencer (Darin Brooks) might start a jewelry line and now it seems like he and Shauna might be running it together which I think is pretty cool and I was kind of expecting that.

Plus looks like Logan is about to get a perfume line is what it’s looking like. That was the other pitch that Hope listened to after that meeting. and Katie relocked the door and then somebody just tried to burst right in. They were, you know, just tried to open it and then started rattling it like a breaking and entering thing. And that was Steffy who apparently thinks she can just walk right into Katie’s office, try and peek at the designs and then demand to know who’s her designer.

Steffy is overstepping and she’s being really pushy and I wonder if she might have recognized Deke Sharpe’s (Harrison Cone) work. So, Steffy started hassling Katie for the name of her designer and said Brooke told her there’s going to be no more stunts. So, Steffy demands to know why the secrecy and it’s like well that’s public relations. You want to build up interest and Katie is a PR person and it’s none of her business.

Bold and the Beautiful: Brooke’s Aggressive Behavior Escalates

Meanwhile, Brooke and Steffy are both still peddling the lie that Katie lured Eric Forrester (John McCook) over to Logan when what happened was the Forresters pushed him out and he ran to Logan. So Steffy demanded that Katie tell her about the new collection and who’s heading up her line. So, I’m expecting Katie to tell Steffy, “Mind your business. You’ll find out when everybody else does.” But Steffy’s suspicious and she may report back to Brooke and Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye).

So, Steffy may come and say Katie’s up to something with this mystery launch. And then guess what? Brooke decides to go over and behave even worse than Steffy did. And it looks like that may come on Monday. There wasn’t a specific date attached to the leak. So, if you remember, Ridge and Brooke were just talking about how Katie’s fashion house was circling the drain and they said Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) and Katie have nothing now that Eric left. So, if they’re so sure that Katie’s going to flop, why bother? Why the stalking? Why even care?

Bold and the Beautiful: Brooke Goes Off

This Bold and the Beautiful leak says that soon Brooke is over at Logan making crazy demands and some threats. And I think Katie actually needs to get more aggressive with security. Nobody should be in her office without an appointment. Steffy didn’t even knock when she stopped by. She just rattled the doorknob and essentially tried to force her way into Katie’s office. I mean, who does that? Well, apparently Brooke also does it because the leak has her busting in, too.

I’m still trying to figure out why Steffy and Brooke think Katie owes them any answers. When Brooke shows up grilling Katie and being aggressive, I’m actually hoping that Bill intervenes and tells Brooke, “Go kick rocks, get out of Katie’s office, and never come back.” Because Bill’s infuriated that Brooke slapped Katie. So, Bill’s not going to put up with Brooke acting out if he walks in on it.

And then it gets crazier. The leak shows Brooke telling Katie she is going to search the halls at Logan until she finds out who it is because Katie won’t tell Brooke who’s her new designer. That’s nothing short of insanely aggressive behavior. Katie should kick her sister out. I mean, what business rival thinks that they get to come in and go office by office, hall by hall, searching like they’ve got a warrant, trying to find out what the competition is up to. It’s absolute craziness.

Bold and the Beautiful: Brooke’s Demands and Katie’s Defiance

So, after Brooke threatens to search the offices to root out her new designer, Katie tells Brooke that she’s being ridiculous. And then she claps back and Brooke is telling Katie, “Just try me.” I’m not sure why Brooke thinks she can behave like this. It’s that Forrester entitlement. You know, we see it with Steffy. We see it with R.J. Forrester (Brayan Nicoletti) also.

Meanwhile, Hope is hiding behind that same screen in Katie’s office looking alarmed that her mom Brooke showed up at Logan and is behaving like this. So, Hope is sticking with Logan, especially after hearing Fanny Grayson (Elsa Esnoult) saying that she asked Steffy about creating a signature fragrance for the Hope for the Future collection. And then Fanny said Steffy told her Hope’s line was on hold. And Fanny said Steffy didn’t seem in a hurry to bring it back.

Bold and the Beautiful: Brooke Fully Unhinged

So, also in this Bold and the Beautiful leak, we’ve got Brooke going full third grade mean girl telling Katie, “Try me, I dare you.” I just think at this point Brooke needs a reality check. So Katie’s actually keeping Brooke distracted so that Hope can slip out from behind the screen and sneak out the door of the office without Brooke seeing her.

And the leak has Katie saying, “You want to know who my designer is?” Then she tells Brooke she can find out tomorrow along with everybody else. But Brooke is relentless and demands just going crazy and tells Katie, “I want answers now.” And she demands again for her to tell her who is her mystery designer.

I am quite certain Katie is not going to tell her. And if all goes well, it sounds like the Logan team might actually pull off a blind side. I’m assuming Steffy and Brooke are going to force their way into the launch of the new collection since they’re being so pushy already. But honestly, who acts like that? That is not business behavior. That is not appropriate. Steffy and Brooke are behaving both again, as I said, entitled typical Forrester stuff.

Bold and the Beautiful: The Launch and Legal Implications

So, when it comes out that Hope is launching with Logan, I expect a huge scene and it may come as a fashion show. To me, Steffy and Brooke hassling Katie like this makes them look worried. It makes them look weak. Forrester Creations is a top brand and they have been for decades. And Steffy and Brooke being so aggressive and determined to find out who Katie hired makes them look paranoid and worried like they see Logan on the same level as them. You know, it’s just not a good look and it contradicts the other stuff they’re saying.

I just made a video about whether Steffy could get an injunction to stop Hope’s new line at Logan. Honestly, I think Steffy could under California law because Hope’s still an employee of Forrester Creations even while she’s on a leave of absence. And that means Hope is in breach of contract for working with Katie right now.

Bold and the Beautiful: Steffy & Brooke Go Too Far

I’m really curious to see what Steffy says to Brooke that sends her into this tail spin where she goes over to Logan just acting over the top. Now, whether you are team Logan or team Forrester Creations, I think we can agree that Brooke and Steffy are overstepping with the way they’re acting in Friday’s episode, and it looks like it’s going to pick up on Monday based on the leak. Because if you remember, Brooke recently told Katie to come over to Forrester Creations, then shut her out, called her homely, and told her little sister, “Stay off my turf.” When Brooke is the one who invited her to her turf. And then Brooke still thinks it’s okay for her to come over to Katie’s turf and interrogate her.

It’s hard to decide who to root for on this soap from day to day. When Brooke’s acting like this, I lean towards Katie. But then when she said that dirty secret thing about Hope, then you know I’m leaning towards Brooke. So that’s all the leaked info we have, but it looks like there’s going to be a huge buildup until the Hope Logan launch. And I just hope that Bold and the Beautiful gives us an explosive scene and doesn’t wimp out and pull the punches. I’m very excited to see it.

Days of Our Lives leaves fans hanging with no closure on Sophia Choi’s (Rachel Boyd) fate, because her body hasn’t been found, dead or alive. And now, we’ve got Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) and Arianna Horton (Vico Escorcia) heading out to the family cabin for some vacay time.

Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) offered the girls the cabin after Amy Choi (Shi Ne Nielson) had just terrorized Holly again. So, we’re going to talk about whether Holly and Ari along with Tate Black (Leo Howard) and Aaron Green (Louis Tomeo) will find Sophia at the cabin one way or another in one form or another.

Days of Our Lives: Holly & Ari’s Cabin Vacation & Sophia’s Mystery

Now, let’s get into it. So, Sarah knows how stressful it’s been on Holly with the accusations that Amy is making about Holly’s role in Sophia’s alleged suicide. But Ari and Holly’s fun in the sun trip to the cabin with the guys could turn into a nightmare if they find Sophia Choi while they’re out at the family cabin together.

You know, 2026 has been a rough year so far for Holly and for Ari, especially when it comes to their former best friend Sophia. And yes, she targeted Holly and nearly burned down her and Ari’s dorm room. But nothing compares to losing their ex bestie Sophia to this apparent suicide.

Their backstory is that Ari, Sophia and Holly were thick as thieves growing up, but then at the time of Sophia’s alleged death, she was on the outs with both Holly and Ari because of how Sophia tried to ruin Holly’s life. It was all about Sophia’s ongoing obsession with Tate. And because Ari and Holly said unkind but accurate things about Sophia on social media, Amy blames them both, but Holly more so, for Sophia’s death because of that.

Amy Choi Furious on DOOL

Now, Amy didn’t even back down when Belle Black (Martha Madison) told Amy there wasn’t enough evidence to arrest Holly for manslaughter. And then Amy got even angrier when Belle pointed out that her investigators found out it was Sophia herself who started that post on social media inviting people to say hateful things about her. That wasn’t something that Amy would accept or believe and is clear she remains in denial about her daughter.

Days of Our Lives: Amy’s Civil Lawsuit and EJ’s Vow

And this week, Sophia’s mom had a heart-to-heart talk with Melinda Trask (Tina Huang). And with criminal charges off the table, Amy now wants to bring a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Holly. But after Amy confronted Holly and EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) found his ex-stepdaughter crying in the square, he made a vow. So EJ told Holly he would take care of Amy himself. And that was before Xander Cook Kiriakis (Paul Telfer) inserted himself into the conversation uninvited and was trying to chase EJ away from Holly.

Then when Ari and Holly were at Brady Pub, that’s when Sarah heard about the nasty confrontation with Amy Choi. And then Holly also told Sarah about EJ saying that he would take care of Amy for her. Also that Xander jumped in being all protective as well. Sarah knows that Holly needs some time to just have fun and not think about all this extra trauma drama that Amy is trying to inflict on Holly.

So, for right now, Ari and Holly are super eager to head out to the Horton cabin for a little R&R. I also suspect that Tate and Aaron are going to go along for a little mini teen scene vacation. You know, teen scene, young 20s. But when Ari and Holly head up there, they may find an unexpected and unwanted guest lurking. And we have to wonder, will the girls find Sophia Choi there?

Days of Our Lives: Is Sophia Alive or Dead?

Now, we still don’t know if Amy’s daughter’s dead or alive. After Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) gaslighted Sophia into trying to kill Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) and promised her that fresh start and that she could leave town, things went sideways really fast because Kristen got Sophia to meet her in that remote spot out by the river.

And then, of course, Kristen smashed a rock into Sophia’s skull. And then Kristen had her goons throw Sophia over the edge into the water. and the Salem PD have searched. They also sent out search and rescue divers, but nobody has yet found Sophia’s body in the Salem River or found her alive somewhere.

Sophia Alive on Days of our Lives?

So, this could mean Amy’s daughter somehow survived or, you know, Sophia may have floated away downstream from where Kristen had her thrown into the chilly water. And we have seen a glimpse of Sophia a couple of times since then, but that was basically Kristen hallucinating her. And I think she was seeing Sophia because of Kristen’s guilty conscience.

But we also know that Sophia’s portrayer, Rachel Boyd, was taken off contract in late April and her name was removed from the closing credits. However, that’s common practice for soaps to do that. Even if a character is not gone for good and they’re just gone for now, sometimes they do that.

Plus, as you know, Days of Our Lives is a revolving door of characters in and out. And at the Peacock soap, like with Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford) and EJ and Will Horton (Chandler Massey) and many others, even death is not an obstacle to returning back to the soap. So even if Sophia is dead, she could still come back, but she may actually be alive.

Days of Our Lives: The Cabin Discovery and EJ’s Discovery of Kristen’s Plan

It would be nice to have some closure, though, and Holly and Ari may find her at the cabin. I would not be surprised if Sophia somehow survived the ordeal that Kristen put her through and she’s been hiding out and just biding her time to strike when the time is right. Plus, Sophia would have needed time to recover from being bashed in the head with a big old rock.

We also have more coming on this from the summer promo because if you think about it, only a couple of people know that Kristen made a deal with Sophia for her to take out Johnny. There was the two of them and there was the henchman, you know, but in the long promo, we’ve got EJ going ballistic on Kristen and you’ll see EJ blasting his sister for trying to kill his son Johnny.

And you got to wonder, how does EJ find out what Kristen was up to? You know, it could be that Holly and Ari’s little vacation out to the Horton cabin either turns up Sophia or turns up her body. I don’t know the geography around Salem for where the river is versus the cabin, but if it’s downstream, it would make sense.

Proof of Foul Play Rules Out Suicide on Days

After Kristen cracked her in the head and her goons tossed Sophia into the water, the Salem River should have slowed the bleeding from the head wound and she might have just floated right down and bobbed up on shore and then Sophia might have crawled to the cabin if she survived. Or Sophia might have gotten stuck downstream and Holly, Ari, and the guys might stumble upon her corpse while out hiking or boating near the cabin, which would be disturbing.

But an autopsy would show that Sophia was the victim of homicide, not suicide, because of the crack on the back of the skull. So, they might realize it was foul play and circle back to the gun that a girl like Sophia shouldn’t have access to. And if she died from head trauma instead of drowning, that’s another red flag. There may be some text or some calls between Kristen and Sophia on that burner phone she had. And bottom line is there could be evidence that links Kristen to Sophia. Or maybe she somehow survived and she rats out Kristen.

It kind of feels way too random for Sarah to just up and send Ari and Holly to the Horton cabin for nothing to happen. So, I feel like that’s out of left field. We haven’t seen that cabin in a good long while. And especially since we know that EJ finds out soon that Kristen tried to have Johnny killed. I feel like this is what sets us on that path. Hopefully, they’ll find Sophia alive because if she’s a corpse, it’s going to be a whole horror show at that point and you’d hate for the kids to stumble upon that.

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I can’t think of anybody other than Stephen King when it comes to creators who go all in at times when they probably shouldn’t. I guess Nicolas Cage comes close, but it’s apples and oranges comparing an actor getting hired to bring somebody else’s vision to life and a novelist deciding he could direct a feature-length film like 1986’s Maximum Overdrive. While I don’t celebrate Stephen King’s entire catalog for no other reason than he’s more prolific than I’m willing to keep up with, I know his output is a mixed bag.

Then again, that’s the point of being prolific. For every cinematic adaptation of his work that lands, like Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining or Rob Reiner’s Misery, there’s a clunker like Maximum Overdrive.

Then again, again … Maximum Overdrive is such a tone-deaf and occasionally visually enthralling effort on King’s part that I can’t help but kind of love it. Make no mistake, this is a terrible movie based on a short story called “Trucks,” and the entire premise is basically “trucks go smash and so do vending machines, and stuff.” There’s really not much to latch onto here, but it’s so much fun. Heck, it’s even fun imagining how this movie was made.

While those who worked closely with Kubrick have gone on record about his process while making The Shining, which involved photographing scale replicas of the Overlook Hotel in his attempts to get the lighting just right, I’m imagining Stephen King on his hands and knees hovering over a scale replica of the Dixie Boy Truck Stop with a bunch of Micro Machines and Hot Wheels, making motor and explosion noises with his mouth. Probably in matching truck pajamas.

It’s actually beautiful.

Trucks Go Smash, And Emilio Estevez Is There Too

Here’s the entire plot to Maximum Overdrive, and it’s probably the most concise rundown I’ll ever run on this site: “Trucks go kablam.”

That’s literally it.

There’s all this stuff about rogue comet Rhea-M and how machines become violent when Earth crosses its tail. But the only reason that explanation exists is because the idea of sentient trucks, vending machines, pinball machines, cash registers, gas pumps, and so on, wouldn’t otherwise make sense. What I don’t think Stephen King considered going into production for Maximum Overdrive is that none of this makes sense, and it isn’t supposed to.

“Trucks,” depending on the page format you’re reading, is somewhere between 16 and 25 pages long. There’s no comet. Machines just start going hog-wild, and a bunch of people in a diner have to deal with being surrounded by murderous motor vehicles. On its own, it’s an insane story, but its brevity works in its favor. You get the conflict without needing to think about the source of it because it’s just happening, and then it’s over. You get in and out quickly, saying to yourself, “Well, that was an ordeal!”

Maximum Overdrive suffers from the worst kind of bloat because Stephen King had to stretch the premise to a 98-minute runtime. We’re given too many characters, led by Emilio Estevez’s Bill Robinson, in an all-out war between man and machine. But The Terminator came out just two years earlier and set the bar far higher than Maximum Overdrive could ever hope to reach.

It’s Still Supremely Fun

As much as it sounds like I’m dunking on Maximum Overdrive, a movie with a 14% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, I kind of love it. None of it makes sense. Everybody is acting super seriously because this is an official Stephen King joint, and he by then had serious clout as a writer whose work had been successfully adapted to film when in more competent hands. It’s meant to be terrifying and thought provoking. Instead, it plays like a grown man spinning in circles on his living room floor, throwing his Hess Truck through a Lego fuel station and pantomiming fireballs erupting from the field of play, like a child.

One of the earliest scenes in this movie involves a Little League coach suffering a fatal head wound after a vending machine launches rogue cans of cola at him. It’s bonkers. It’s gonzo. It’s a bunch of humans hiding inside a gas station while a convoy of trucks waits outside, hungry to kill.

Come to think of it, if we could get a version of this in 2026 with Nicolas Cage in it, I’d pay for D-Box seats. Still, you can watch 1986’s Maximum Overdrive for free on Tubi. Or you can do something else. Those are your options.