There's no place like home!
Back to school time always got me in the mood for some AC/DC. :)
As a kid I rode my bike through
that corner where the ice cream truck that's playing Roger Miller's
King of the Road passes by countless times.
For a few years while growing up I lived not too far from the
truck stop in the film in a neighborhood called
Olde Towne around the time Back in Black came out (5th grade). I would frequent their arcade back then.
The music teacher for our school there would set aside one day in the school year for music appreciation and let everyone bring a in a song to play.
That year I brought in
Hells Bells knowing there was a strong chance for her refusal but she didn't bat an eye and totally played it. :)
Overall
Maximum Overdrive didn't fare well critically with King himself not hesitant to throw shade its way.
Although the film may have had its flaws I still find it a solid allegorical vehicle for some of the more pressing isssues of present (automation/A.I., technology enslavement/addiction, fossil fuels)
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Prepare Your Angus AC/DC - Who Made Who - Chase the Ace (1986)
AC/DC - Blow Up Your Video - Heatseeker (1988)
AC/DC - Fly on the Wall - Shake Your Foundations (1985)
AC/DC - High Voltage - T.N.T. (1976)
AC/DC - '74 Jailbreak - Jailbreak (1984) originally on Aus. version of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)