Stephen King. Also, this is Double Feature, so Ayn Rand too. Eric’s homework. Misery! Barry Sonnenfeld. Marc Shaiman. Writing what you know. The romanticization of the author. The real world mess that is writing an story. Rituals for both romance and storytelling mechanics. What does Paul Sheldon tell us about Stephen King. Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes. Sheldon disappoints! Fuck honor, give me desperation. Just how crazy is Annie? Killing the Ahab. The Chicago suburbs. Get naked and get in that car. A taste of things to come. High school as seen by Stephen King. Buying cursed items. Explaining your own metaphor. The moment John Carpenter first appears. Radiohead’s Karma Police. Obscured by light. The car’s motivation. Spider-Man 3 is a bad remake of Christine.
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Misery: 5:07 | Christine: 28:45
Also referenced: The Addams Family, Team America, South Park, Death to Smoochy, Coraline, Bright Falls, The Shining, Halloween, Interview with a Vampire, P2, The Fog, Saved By the Bell, Carrie, Home Alone, The Thing, Joyride, The Attic Expeditions, Black Dynamite, Hero, Fistful of Dollars, Gojira
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Misery
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Director: Rob Reiner
Writer: William Goldman
Starring: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall
A famous novelist is "rescued" from a car crash by an obsessed fan.
Christine
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Director: John Carpenter
Writer: Bill Phillips
Starring: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexander Paul, Harry Dean Stanton
A nerdish boy buys a strange car with a evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
