Misery

Welcome to episode 5 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, we find ourselves held captive along with Paul Sheldon, by his number one fan Annie Wilkes, in Stephen King's Misery. Join us as we debate which is truly scarier, book Annie or movie Annie, portrayed by Academy Award winner Kathy Bates. 

You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB.

Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive.

Honorable Mentions

--The World of Stephen King: Dreamcatcher, The Stand, Stand By Me/The Body, The Dark Tower series, The Shining, Doctor Sleep, Langoliers, Tommyknockers, Dolores Claiborne, The Mist

--Actors in other Stephen King movies: Damian Lewis, Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Bill Fagerbakke, Jack Nicholson, Idris Elba, Thomas Jane

--Podcast we recommend: Crossover Appeal

--Episodes you will not hear on this podcast: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, The Godfather

--The other Rob Reiner/William Goldman collab: The Princess Bride

--Dream Casting: Jessica Lange, Sam Neill, Brendan Coyle, Angela Lansbury, Brian Blessed, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Diane Lane, Iain Glen, Kevin Kline, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, 

--Henry Fielding, anyone?: Tom Jones, Joseph Andrews

--All the random rabbit holes we fall down: The Negotiator, Elf, ER, Coach, Parks & Recreation, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Christopher Walken, Puss in Boots, Jason Connery, Sean Connery, Robin Hood, Transformers, Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, The Abyss, Lara Croft, High Spirits, Martin Sheen, Frank Darabont, The Walking Dead, Liberace, Behind the Candlebra, Downton Abbey, Dean Koontz, Samson's hair, Drop Dead Gorgeous

Want to get in touch?

We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you love (or don't) about Misery, and the book! Have you seen a theater production? Did it star Bruce Willis? Please say it did! Let us know, either by emailing us at [email protected], or on Facebook, or even Twitter and Instagram! We'd love to see your favorite memes, GIFs, your Annie Wilkes cosplay. And please share your Six Degrees! You can subscribe on iTunes or Google Play, and be sure to share with your friends! Rate and review too!

Credits:

Theme music credit: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Logo credit: Fourth Wall Graphics, fourthwallgraphics.com