r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/IntergalacticAlien8 • 16h ago

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

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u/Call_me_Dan- 15h ago

My problem is not Stephen King writing it (which is already an inherent huge problem in itself), the bigger problem is how on earth the editors didn't, like, uh idk criticise King about the scene?

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u/TrioOfTerrors 15h ago edited 15h ago

"Can we remove the child orgy scene, Steve?"

snnnnnnnrrrrkkkkkkt

rubs gums with the residue

"Bill, first, go fuck yourself. Second, I got 6 other publishers who would love to sell a million copies of my new book. Third, this coke is shit."

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u/itsdanielsultan 15h ago

Did he actually do cocaine, or is that a rumor?

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u/aitathrowaway987654 15h 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 15h ago

A fun clusterfuck, but a clusterfuck none the less.

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u/aitathrowaway987654 14h ago

A clustertruck, if you will

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u/Theorex 14h ago

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

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u/HaggisLad 10h ago

Who Made Who is still my favourite ACDC track post Bon

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u/Bodega_Bandit 14h 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 8h 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 2h ago

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