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Misery (1990) film

Discussed in 6 episodes · 3 film takes
PKA Score 7.3/10
Kyle
8.6/10
2 takes
Taylor
6.4🦉/7
1 take
IMDb 7.8 RT 86% Metacritic 75
PKA and critics roughly agree

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 401 @ 10:00 — PKN 401
Referenced humorously in context of Stephen King inspirations
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“That's where he got the inspiration for Misery. He finally turned one over on him and he escaped”
▶ PKN 596 @ 55:09 — PKN 596
Rob Reiner film adaptation of Stephen King novel about author kidnapped by obsessed fan, starring Kathy Bates
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“That movie is awesome that's such a good movie I love Kathy Bates as an actress she's great”
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“Yeah she killed it in that role she's tremendous”
▶ PKN 571 @ 29:20 — PKN 571
Discussion of Stephen King adaptation with Kathy Bates; noted as having a satisfying ending where the protagonist escapes and evil is punished
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Misery's a good one. Misery has a good ending. You know, he just resolved the whole thing. Everything works out. He doesn't... He escapes. They punish the evil lady.”
▶ PKA 532 @ 4:59 — PKA 532 Lock and Load Update, Scam Calls, Lady Gaga's Dogs
Reference to Kathy Bates in Misery as context for discussing fan obsession with George R.R. Martin finishing books.
Taylor · likely▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Is that the woman from Misery? Yeah, that's the one from Misery. You need Kathy Bates in Misery there. She would amp him up. I want actual Kathy Bates to get him up.”
▶ PKA 414 @ 30:00 — Painkiller Already #414
Kyle compares the feeder girlfriend story to the plot dynamics of Misery
Kyle · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“isn't that like you know the movie Misery like was this only like was phase one recruiting you?”
▶ PKA 426 @ 1:57:36 — Painkiller Already #426
Discussion of Stephen King movie adaptations; Misery highlighted with Kathy Bates' performance praised
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“misery real fucking good kathy bates is fantastic in that”