10 Surprising Horror Movie Cameos
1. Stephen King Is Accosted By An ATM In Maximum Overdrive, Serves As A Plot Device In It: Chapter 2
Stephen King was never shy about appearing in films based on his work, and his cameos are usually worth a bit of a knowing chuckle. His best, however, comes from the one time King directed his own film. According to the author, he has no recollection of filming Maximum Overdrive, or the film's insane trailer – which features the master of terror verbally assaulting the audience in what is clearly cocaine-induced madness.
In the film, which features machines being taken over by aliens due to a meteor (or something like that), King appears as a frustrated ATM user. The ATM then calls him an !*$%, something most of the audience wanted to do after sitting through this disaster.
There are few King adaptations that don't feature the author - as a priest in Pet Cemetary, an antiques dealer in It: Chapter Two, a corpse in the opening credits of the third season of Mr. Mercedes - and we're usually grateful for it.
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