Misery (1990) Stephen King, Kathy Bates, James Caan & special guest Alex Steed "You Are Good"

<b><br />Book Vs. Movie: Misery</b><br /><b>The 1987 Stephen King Novel Vs. the 1990 Classic Movie </b><br /><b><br />The Margos and special guest <a href="https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/about/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alex Steed</a> of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-are-good/id1527948382" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">You Are Good film podcast </a>discuss one of the best <a href="https://stephenking.com/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stephen King </a>adaptations ever--1990’s <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100157/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Misery.</a> </b><br /><b><br />I</b>n both the novel and the film, the characters of Paul Sheldon and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Wilkes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Annie Wilkes</a> are central to the story. However, there are notable differences in their portrayals. In the book, readers get a more in-depth look at the internal struggles of Sheldon, whereas the film focuses more on external conflicts. <br /><b><br /></b>The basic story is Sheldon is en route to deliver his manuscript to finally leave the romance literary world behind and start on a new path as a “serious writer.” When his car overturns in the Colorado snowbanks, he is seemingly “rescued’ by former nurse Wilkes, his “biggest fan.” Trouble ensues when she finds out Paul killed off his creation (and her favorite character), <a href="https://stephenking.fandom.com/wiki/Misery_Chastain" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Misery Chastain</a>, and she forces him to burn his new work and create a whole new literary revival of the Misery series. Wilkes is also a psychopathic killer who gets the writer hooked on drugs while he is laid up in her home. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001001/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">James Caan</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000870/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kathy Bates</a> deliv