claim: Maximum Overdrive is only a 1980 romance film.
evidence: Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American science fiction action horror comedy film written and directed by Stephen King .. Stephen King. Stephen King. science fiction. science fiction. action. action film. horror comedy. horror comedy. film. film. The film stars Emilio Estevez , Pat Hingle , Laura Harrington , and Yeardley Smith .. Emilio Estevez. Emilio Estevez. Pat Hingle. Pat Hingle. Laura Harrington. Laura Harrington. film. film. Yeardley Smith. Yeardley Smith. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King 's short story `` Trucks '' , which was included in King 's first collection of short stories , Night Shift .. Trucks. Trucks ( short story ). short story. short story. Night Shift. Night Shift ( book ). Maximum Overdrive is King 's only directorial effort , though dozens of films have been based on one of his novels or short stories .. films. List of Stephen King films. his novels or short stories. Stephen King bibliography. The film contained black humor elements and a generally campy tone , which contrasts with King 's sombre subject matter in books .. film. film. black humor. black humor. campy. Camp ( style ). The film has a mid-1980s hard rock soundtrack composed entirely by the group AC / DC , King 's favorite band .. AC / DC. AC / DC. film. film. hard rock. hard rock. AC / DC 's album Who Made Who was released as the Maximum Overdrive soundtrack .. AC / DC. AC / DC. Who Made Who. Who Made Who ( song ). It includes the best-selling singles `` Who Made Who '' , `` You Shook Me All Night Long '' , and `` Hells Bells '' .. Who Made Who. Who Made Who ( song ). singles. single ( music ). You Shook Me All Night Long. You Shook Me All Night Long. Hells Bells. Hells Bells ( song ). The film was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Director for King and Worst Actor for Estevez in 1987 , but both lost against Prince for Under the Cherry Moon .. film. film. Golden Raspberry Awards. Golden Raspberry Awards. Worst Director. Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director. Worst Actor. Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. Prince. Prince ( musician ). Under the Cherry Moon. Under the Cherry Moon. In 1988 , Maximum Overdrive was nominated for `` Best Film '' at the International Fantasy Film Awards .. King himself described the film as a `` moron movie '' and stated his intention to never direct again soon after .. film. film. King considers the film a learning experience .. film. film