Episode 18: Misery (1990)

"Misery is a book about cocaine. Annie Wilkes is cocaine. She was my number-one fan." - Stephen King

Oh we got a big one this week. Welcome to our first of many episodes exploring films based around the one and only STEPHEN KING. Anthony and Alix walk you through the author's career at the peak of his success, where he produced hit novel after hit novel followed by iconic film adaptations. How did he do it? Under the duress of his own personal Annie Wilkes! The team will be covering the writing of and adaptation of "Misery" directed by Rob Reiner. 

The team skips past the origin part and straight to the high point that led to one of King's greatest novels, and the only film with his name to get an Oscar. How many books was King writing at the peak of his addiction? Who did Kathy Bates beat out for the role of Annie Wilkes? And to that note, why did almost EVERY star turn down the role of Paul Sheldon (though James Caan Killed it)? What word sets up Alix's own personal Poughkeepsie moment? Was it before or after the biggest flub of this podcast's history (18 episodes woo!)?  Anthony and Alix also take some time to dive into the nature of fandom and what's in store for February. Like we said, big one! 

Rate, like, subscribe, share with your buds and please let us know if you can actually watch the hobbling scene without looking away, because we clearly can't! 

P.S. Don't worry, we'll cover King's origins soon… and a whole lot more.

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