Welcome to TFLtruck’s Top 5 Movie or TV Trucks – the Maximum Overdrive Truck is #1!
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Come on, all of you have a favorite badass truck from a movie or a television show. No, B.J. and the Bear’struck didn’t make this list. TFLtruck’s Top 5 Movie or TV Trucks will count down to one, crowning its winner with accolades and high praise… well, not really.
This is a list based on our small team’s opinions alone. We looked at film and television to find a spectacular or highly notable truck. It may not be the focal point of the program/film, but these trucks stand out and imbedded their coolness upon us.
Maximum Overdrive was based on the short story Trucks, written by Stephen King. He wrote the big-screen version and opted to direct it too. It was a dismal failure. Still, it was entertaining and the main bad-guy truck was awesome.
The premise is mainly based on trucks (along with lawnmowers and some electronic tools etc.) coming to life and terrorizing humans. This includes a group of people at a truck-stop who are held hostage by several trucks.
A late (I believe) 1970s White-Western Star 4800 truck plays the main baddie. This truck has a Green Goblin (from Spiderman) head on the grill and it looks ominous. It pulls a “Happy Toyz” trailer.
Why pick the Maximum Overdrive Truck to star on this list? Because, despite being a dismal failure, when people see the Maximum Overdrive Truck, they know exactly what it is.
Maximum Overdrive stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle and Laura Harrington.
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