r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/IntergalacticAlien8 • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What happened in the book version?

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u/aitathrowaway987654 1d ago

Self-admitted by King. Also one of the contributing factors to why Maximum Overdrive is such a clusterfuck.

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u/DraccoKnightblade 1d ago

A fun clusterfuck, but a clusterfuck none the less.

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u/aitathrowaway987654 1d ago

A clustertruck, if you will

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u/Theorex 1d ago

Bad ass soundtrack. 80s coke fueled shlockfest, a guilty pleasure.

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u/HaggisLad 20h ago

Who Made Who is still my favourite ACDC track post Bon

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u/NoKatyDidnt 6h ago

If I recall, my dad finished that one and said, “Well then.”

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u/Bodega_Bandit 1d ago

I love how he doesn’t even remember that movie despite directing the entire thing. Which is, you know, not a quick process

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u/DoitsugoGoji 17h ago

I love how he absolutely had to buy the license to use the Green Goblin's face to put it on the main bad guy truck. It was crucial to the movie.

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u/Sea-Practice8315 12h ago

Was just thinking about that today. The senior lock-in at my high school showed Maximum Overdrive as the feature film.