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Misery

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Directed by Rob Reiner. With James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen. After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.

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1- Watching a selection of extracts of the movie + quiz Plickers

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King's major works.
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A list of Stephen King's Movies, organized alphabetically.

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The new " Carrie" film featuring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore came out in theaters this weekend, debuting to a modest opening.

Naturally, critics are comparing it to the classic 1976 film featuring Sissy Spacek saying its good, but ultimately a remake of the original that doesn't add anything to the story.

That couldn't be farther from the truth. We re-watched the original film before heading out to see the new one. Here's the verdict: this update to the "Carrie" classic is really good.

While this isn't going to receive any Oscar nominations - the original earned Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie Best Actress Academy Awards nods - it was an undeniably well done retelling of the story that isn't getting enough credit.

At last year's New York Comic Con, Kimberly Peirce said her intentions in making the film were always to do a re-telling of the original book "Carrie" instead of a remake.

Anyone familiar with Stephen King's original work will automatically see that Peirce's film is just that - though there are many nods to Brian De Palma's work.

At the least, it definitely shouldn't be sitting at 49% on Rotten Tomatoes - nearly the same rating other new releases "Escape Plan" and "The Fifth Estate" have.

While the two are very similar, there are a lot of differences between the two which solidify Peirce's take as a solid coming-of-age story for a new generation.

Here's what's different about the new flick and some things the new adaptation does, dare we say, better.

1. No nudity

Michael Gibson / MGM, Sony Screen Gems

Unlike the classic which showed a topless Spacek several times and nude girls running amok in a gym locker room, the new film stays modest with girls wrapped up which makes sense because these are supposed to be high school girls and Moretz is, like a high school student, underage.

In all honesty, the nudity of the original felt unnecessary as it added nothing to the story. It felt more real showing girls in towels in a communal bath in the new "Carrie" than running around. Also, did girls really run around baring their bodies in gym rooms in the '70s? Sounds more like a man's fantasy.

Still, nothing comes close to the original which sees high school bullies pelting a helpless Spacek with sanitary napkins. Brutal.

2. Updates that make sense.

Carrie screencap / Netflix

One of the most frustrating moments to watch in the original is a scene in the beginning between the principal, Carrie, and gym teacher (Ms. Desjardin).

After being corrected numerous times by both Carrie and Desjardin, the principal continuously calls Carrie by the wrong name (Cassie). As a result, Carrie loses it, breaking an ashtray. We don't blame her. Not only was this part irritating, but it wasn't believable. Is the guy hard of hearing or what?

Today, that same scene would look ridiculous in the movie and a small reference is made to it.

Later when bully Chris is denied access to the prom, she tries to fight the charge with her father in the principal's office claiming harassment.

At the end of the film, Ms. Desjardin doesn't perish with many of the classmates. It never made sense in the original that one of the teachers who was nice to Carrie was also killed.

Instead ...

3. Bullying comes front and center in the new film.

Carrie trailer / Sony Pictures

Though the original demonstrates that bullying is wrong - it's made clear at every turn in the remake it's not okay to harass anyone else.

While the original solely shows Carrie defiled in a gym locker room, the bullying in the update doesn't stop there. In today's technology-driven world, naturally the event is captured on a phone and then uploaded to YouTube to further embarrass the young girl.

The fallout and consequences of the making of that video play out over the film. Overall, Peirce's take delivers a resounding message that's more relevant now with teens. It's easy to hide behind a screen and abuse one another over social media, uploading videos to YouTube.

4. The new film stays truer to the book, clarifying a lot of moments from the original.

Whereas the original "Carrie" focuses much on the dysfunctional daughter and mother relationship, the new film expands on the story by showing it more from other's perspectives with an added focus on Sue Snell's story.

In doing so, Peirce helps make sense of parts of the original that weren't really clear.

For instance: Tommy Ross was killed after struck by the falling bucket at prom, something Spacek's Carrie never seems to acknowledge. She already looks bent on revenge at this point to care about Ross' life. It's also never made clear whether Ross perished from a wound to the head or from the ensuing fire at the school.

In the new film, Carrie (Moretz) doesn't lash out until after Ross is knocked out. He actually stands up for Carrie after the pig blood is dumped on her. Only after he's killed does she go on a rampage.

Something else the new film does better is making viewers aware Snell and Ross are girlfriend and boyfriend and that Snell only has good intentions toward Carrie. The original makes it seem as if Snell just asked the most popular guy at school to ask out the outcast. Her intentions never quite come off as a good deed until the end. In addition, the new film adds in a pregnancy storyline for Snell which was in the book.

5. The new Carrie is empowered.

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This is the biggest change in the new film. While Moretz's incarnation of the character is still awkward and socially inept, unlike Spacek's version, she tries to break out of her shell.

This Carrie finds strength in her newfound powers of telekinesis. We see a little of this in the original film when Spacek heads to the school's library. We actively see Moretz's version of the character practicing her powers on a flag in the classroom and alone in her bedroom. The one downside to this is that she apparently can now levitate later in the film. We let that slide.

One of the best scenes in which Carrie's changed attitude shows is in the following exchange with her mother - played by Julianne Moore:

Mother: "Your dad game me a cancer. I thought you were cancer."
Carrie: "Mama, that's not nice."

Carrie then proceeds to lock her mother in a closet.

The '76 Carrie would have never dreamed of speaking back to her mother. She would have been slapped by actress Piper Laurie repeatedly.

Moretz's character becomes comfortable enough with her powers that her mother actually comes to fear her daughter in the updated version.

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5 Differences Between The New And Old 'Carrie'

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Sony Pictures / United Artists The new " Carrie" film featuring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore came out in theaters this weekend, debuting to a modest opening. Naturally, critics are comparing it to the classic 1976 film featuring Sissy Spacek saying its good, but ultimately a remake of the original that doesn't add anything to the story.

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Misery

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It is rare to find an actor so good that when they are the only thing on screen you want to stick around for two hours just to see what they do. Tom Hanks managed it, Will Smith not so much... Misery certainly managed it as 99% of the entire film revolves around only two people and their relationship. It's compelling and creepy because of two things - its plot and its two main actors.

Firstly, Kathy Bates and James Caan are incredible! Secondly, Stephen King is a master story-WRITER (in joke for those who have read the book!) if not THE master so any plot conceived and made by him is a great place to start.

Bates plays Annie, an ex-nurse who lives in the middle of a remote US town far away from her neighbours and other townspeople when she stumbles across an overturned car in a snowstorm. As she pulls the dying man from the wreckage, she is shocked to discover that it is none other than her all time favourite author Paul Sheldon, writer of her favourite book series ever - the Misery books.

So nice Annie takes Paul in to her home to look after him right? WRONG! She takes him home and gives him pain killers and feeds him and changes him. But she isn't nice - she's psychotic! And as Paul starts to recuperate he quickly realises his "saviour" has a temper and he had better keep on the right side of it.
The plot develops at a relatively quick pace as Annie asks permission to read the latest Misery book Paul was carrying with him when he had the accident - only to discover that he has done the unthinkable and killed Misery off. Furious, she forces him to write her return and Paul soon discovers his own form of escape in the 19th century world of his most lucrative creation.

The thing to realise about this film is that Paul is in an impossible position. His legs are so badly broken from the crash that he has no choice but to stay where he is - in the spare bedroom at Annie's house looking at those same four walls. And as time goes on and there seems to be no sign of somebody trying to track him down, he resigns himself to his situation. But Annie is volatile and she doesn't like to be told no which makes Paul the victim of her horrific bursts of rage with one scene particular nasty where she decides she can't have him heal and restores him to his former crippled self. And as Paul quickly learns, Annie may well be crazy - but she is not stupid. The language she comes out with is priceless and King manages to make phrases like "you dirty bird" menacing simply by making Annie say them.

Paul's frustration and Annie's mental instability make for a fascinating relationship as the film develops with a dramatic ending that doesn't disappoint.

Now as for the book, which I have just finished, holy crap! I am a massive Stephen King fan and have read many of his dark and twisted novels and thoroughly enjoyed them... but even this (sorry Stephen!) may have been too much for me. The "hobbling" scene as it is often reffered to makes the film version look like something out of Cbeebies by comparison and was so detailed in its graphic horror that I think I may have forgotten to breathe for a few seconds. And it isn't just that scene, there are quite a few parts in the book that were jaw-droppingly horrific. It's like watching a nasty car accident. You don't want to look, you know you shouldn't, it's just going to get worse - but something compels you to keep on...

Overall, the film sticks very well to the plot of the book so it certainly falls into the good King book to film conversions (there are many bad ones!) What the book has, however, that the film doesn't have is time. The book really manages to explore the sheer length of time Paul Sheldon is stuck in that bed, wholly dependant on Annie - his saviour/captor. And the further into the book you get, the crazier Paul gets. The writer in him starts to imagine scenarios that aren't actually happening, starts to plan lavish ways he could escape or what was going on in the outside world he has for so long been cut off from. The imprints on the ceiling start to take shapes, the calendar on the wall, forever on February, makes for the longest month of his life. And when you realise that he is there for months not weeks you feel his frustration and his anger and his fall into madness. The chapters in the book are also broken up into different lengths - with some less than a page to show Paul slipping in and out of consciousness from the pain and the drugs.

The film just doesn't manage to pull that descent into madness off, and keeps Paul relatively sane right up to the end.

So overall, I really couldn't tell you which is better. If you are more faint-hearted perhaps just stick to the film but if you think you can handle it, the book is a disturbing masterpiece.

Both would get a 4 out 5 FOBLES.

I'd say enjoy but.... well you know.

LE xx

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It is rare to find an actor so good that when they are the only thing on screen you want to stick around for two hours just to see what they do. Tom Hanks managed it, Will Smith not so much... Misery certainly managed it as 99% of the entire film revolves around only two people and their relationship.

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Misery

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1990 film directed by Rob Reiner based on the novel by Stephen KingMisery 1987.

Intro
The film Misery is highly consisted one of the best movie adaptations based on a book. Great story with great actors and very entertaining. If you enjoy stories where the characters are in a claustrophobia environment I highly recommend this one, book or movie. Due to the popularity of this novel/film I will not get into great details about the story, but only point out some items one might not have thought about in the film.

Plot
Famous writer Paul Sheldon finishing writing his latest novel plans to deliver it right away. On the road he gets into an accident that leaves him unconscious. He wakes up in a room to discover his legs are damage making him unable to walk. His savior is Annie Wilkes, a retire nurse who happens to be his number one fan. Paul soon realize he's not going anywhere. Upon learning the death of her favorite character from his novel Misery Chastain, Annie demonstrates how dangerous she can be. Forcing him to burn his new book Annie buys Paul a typewriter making him write another Misery novel in her honor. After many attempts to escape Annie decides the only way to make sure Paul stays put is by dismembering him. Having had enough Paul makes one last desperate attempt for freedom even if it cost him his life.

Similarities
There are many similarities, so I'll just point out a few I believe where essential of having made the film succeed.

Location
To start off the location of the story does take place in Colorado. It was mentioned in the novel to take place in Sidewinder, Colorado where Annie lives ( a fictional place mentioned also in other King's stories). Although the film version stated it's located at Silver Creek, Colorado (non-fiction), but that's not a problem because it doesn't ruin the plot or anything. We just need to know that Paul stayed at a place where snow is common. A hardcore fan would probably disagree, if you prefer the exact details from the book. I could let this one go.
The Car
I liked the fact that Rob used the novel's version of Paul's car the old 74 Camaro. It's important to the plot because it provided Paul with hope that the police will find the car at the location he crashed. If they find the car, but not his body they'll continue their search. Maybe they'll assume somebody took him. Hopefully they'll do their research, drive by down to Annie's house to question her due to her trail history.

Annie and Kathy
Praise Rob Reiner for selecting Kathy Bates to play Annie Wilkes because she nailed it! Short-tempered, control freak, psycho yet caring. One of the greatest villain in movie history no doubt.

Annie's character is a little complex, but I'll give it a go. The novel explains more about her background, but it's still uncertain if she grew up as a psychological harm child with daddy issues ( stated she possibly murdered her own father) or she has the same ideology as her mother, who she seems to idealize keeping a portrait of her in her own living room. Whatever the cause of her insanity actress Kathy Bates succeeded in bringing the character to life.

We do however read Paul's point of view of Annie's thoughts. He shown to have a vivid imagination, so he's able to come up with ideas of what makes Annie tick and he does this by thinking like her.

" In Annie's view all the people in the world were divided into three groups: brats, poor poor things . . . and Annie" (Misery, Stephen King).

It was a bit more dramatic in the novel, but the film gets to the point which works.

Difference
Minor difference not much. Only major difference are the characters added to the film that didn't have much of a big roll in the book.

The Metting
In the film Paul and Annie first introduction slightly differs from the novel. Annie introduces herself as his number one fan and savior immediately in both versions. However book version Paul is in agonized pain from his accident so he wines a lot, though he quickly realize he's Annie's prisoner

Film version Paul goes though the early days out of his coma feeling safe with Annie taking care of him. We get to know Annie as a sweet caring nurse who saved Paul's life. There's no paranoia that's he's in danger. Which is why we are shock when we see our first impression that she's psycho when she quickly turns berserk during a disagreement about Pual's latest book ( Fast Cars). We really see her nasty side when Annie discovers fictional character Misery been killed off both novel and film version. Also in the film the discovering of Misery's death is also the scene where she reveals to Paul that he's not going anywhere, PERIOD!
Paul's writing place
Paul stayed at the Boulderado Hotel in Boulder, Colorado, yet the film stated he stayed at the Silver Creek Lodge to write his novel.

Buster
The old sheriff is one of the major characters in the film, but not in the novel. Although there's a scene where Annie gets a visit from an old person which Paul nicknamed Mr Rancho Grande. There's a brief description about him that might have been the source of creating Buster.

Misery Chastise
We receive way more information about Misery the novel in the book version. We hardly know much about the character in the film except when Annie explains to Paul about certain chapters ( in great details). Well it's basically about a young beautiful Misery Chastise along with her lover Ian and friend Geoffrey that embark on dangerous adventures together. It's a romance love triangle action/drama novel taken place around the 1800's era. It's popularity is due to its women readers.

Unlike the film version, we get to read Paul's perspective of his character. He's shown to have a love/hatred for Misery. In the film, we do see a brief scene at the beginning where he's having a meeting with his agent discussing why de decided to kill off Misery.

Movie quote: I never meant it to become my life. If I haven't gotten ride of her now I would have ended writing her forever.

I suppose it some up his thoughts of Misery.

What's really interesting about Misery the novel is that we the readers get a novel within a novel. We're not only centering around Paul's story, but as well as Misery's.

The hoppling
The famous scene that made audiences cringe all over the world is actually quite different from King's original hoppling scene from his book. In the book Annie's weapon of choice wasn't a sledgehammer, but an axe to cut off Paul's left foot. It's more bloody and cruel. She also later on cuts off one of his thumbs, but that doesn't happen in the film. Rob Reiner had change the idea of dismembering Paul's foot to just breaking it because he wanted to give the audience a sense of victory for Paul towards the end. Stephen King also tried to give us a sense of victory by stating that Paul's foot was infected to begin with, so it was going to be removed anyways. Basically Annie did him a favor.

Conclusion
There are many other things I left out such as Paul the idea of freedom is Africa, Annie and her neighbors the Roydmans, and much more. If you enjoyed the movie, then you'll enjoy the book.

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Christine is a 1983 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name.

It was directed by horror legend John Carpenter ( Halloween and Escape from New York, who also composed the score. Despite mixed reviews from critics upon its release, it has developed a cult following, and is generally regarded by fans as one of the better adaptations of King's novels.

The film was released to theaters on December 9, 1983. On the same day as the release of "Scarface".

Arnold "Arnie" Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is an awkward, unpopular teen with only one friend, Dennis Guilder (John Stockwell). Arnie's life begins to change when he buys a used, badly battered red-and-white 1958 Plymouth Fury, named "Christine," in need of extensive repairs. Arnie begins to restore Christine at a local repair shop and junkyard, Darnell's Autobody, but as he spends more of his time working on the car, he discards his glasses, dresses more like a 1950s greaser and develops an arrogant personality. Arnie's new girlfriend, Leigh Cabot (Alexandra Paul), and Dennis discover the car's previous owner was obsessed with Christine and committed suicide in it by carbon monoxide poisoning.

A group of bullies at school--angry with Arnie after a shop class confrontation results in the lead bully, Buddy Repperton (William Ostrander), being expelled from school--vandalize Christine. Arnie's devastated and determined to repair Christine. As he examines the ruined car, he hears the creaking of metal and notices the engine is now fully restored. Arnie tells the car, "Show me." Christine flips on its lights and restores itself to showroom quality, then, driving itself, seeks out the vandals. Moochie Wells (Malcolm Danare) is targeted first and crushed to death in an alley.

Buddy, Richie Trelawney (Steven Tash) and Don Vandenberg (Stuart Charno) are then killed: Richie and Don are caught in a gas station explosion (which sets Christine on fire); and Buddy is run over and burned by the flaming car. Darnell (Robert Prosky), owner of the garage and junkyard where Arnie restored and keeps his Plymouth Fury, is killed in the garage when he sits in the car and is crushed by the seat adjuster after he saw the burned Christine drive itself into its parking stall.

On New Year's Eve, Dennis and Leigh reason that the only way to stop Christine and save Arnie is to destroy the car. Dennis scratches "Darnell's Tonight"--referencing the name of the junkyard--into Christine's hood, then makes his way there with Leigh. Dennis waits in a bulldozer while Leigh heads to the office so that she can shut the door after Christine arrives, trapping the car. Christine, who has been lying in wait the entire time, shines the headlights from under a pile of trash and the car charges after Leigh. Christine crashes into Darnell's office in an attempt to kill Leigh, and Arnie (revealed to have been driving the car himself) is thrown through Christine's windshield. He is impaled on a shard of glass and dies, reaching out to touch Christine one last time. Christine continues to attack Dennis and Leigh, repeatedly sustaining damage and regenerating. Dennis pulls Leigh into the cab of the bulldozer; the two then smash Christine, driving back and forth over the car with the bulldozer as it mocks them by playing "Rock and Roll is Here To Stay" over the radio until at last it is too shredded to regenerate again.

Dennis and Leigh survive and leave behind the remains of the car. The closing shot of the film is of Christine, now having been crushed into a cube by a car crusher, as a piece of the grille slowly begins to straighten, implying that Christine's still alive (to some extent).

Production

There were 14 Red Plymouth Furies used to portray Christine in the film. The film had a very extensive budget of $9,700,000, and is notorious for destroying so many cars during production, by fire, or by hand.

John Carpenter also composed the musical score for the film. The film was too light to be rated R, so at the time of its release, it would have been rated PG. (The PG-13 rating didn't exist yet) So, the producers added the word 'fuck' multiple times so more people would see the film.

Christine's liscense plate is yellow and says CQB, which means Close Quarters Battle, where it is a duel between two people, and one is obviously overpowered, with little chance of escape.

In the scene where Buddy and his gang trash Christine before denting the engine Buddy grabs the bonnet and throws it up with such force that he throws the bonnet off and away. But when Christine shows her regenerative powers to Arnie her bonnet miraciously comes back.

After Christine crushes Richie against the wall and Don backs away after Buddy's camaro leaks gasoline there is a car on a hoist. But when the gas station blows up it is on the ground.

There is no engine under Buddy's camaro when Christine crashes into it.

1958 plymouth furies did not have door lock buttons as depicted in the film.

When Leigh visits Arnie's hair is slightly wet. But later on it is instantly drenched.

There are casters under another car in the garage.

Differences from the novel

In the book after the fight it is Arnie Cunningham who helps Dennis up but in the film it is Mr. Casey

The dialogue before and after the fight is much longer in the novel

In the novel Arnie says that Buddy snatches his lunchbag and steps on it which starts the fight but in the film it is started when Buddy takes a switchblade, pierces the bag and spills the contents on the floor.

In the film the fight is very short

In the book it is said that Buddy Repperton likes to do things "three on two." But in the film it is said he likes to do things "three on one"

Buddy kicks away the Switchblade in the book but in the film he leaves after swearing revenge on Arnie

In the book Don Vandenberg is the last member of Buddy's gang to die but in the film Buddy is the last to die

Moochie is killed in the novel after Christine runs over him about 20 times but in the film he dies after being crushed

Richie Trelawney and Don Vandenberg both die at the same time and die in the same way although Richie gets crushed but his body is destroyed in the explosion that kills Don.

Arnie Cunningham dies in a car accident in the novel but in the film he dies after being impaled on a broken windscreen shard.

In the novel, Christine is a four-door (despite the 1958 model year wasn't made as a four-door). In the film, Christine is a two door.

In the novel, Detective Rudy Junkins is killed by Christine. In the film, he is alive and with Leigh and Dennis staring at the cube that is Christine.

In the novel, Dennis has a 1975 Plymouth Duster. In the film, Dennis has a 1968 Dodge Charger

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Directed by John Carpenter. With Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky. A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.

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Christine is a possessed, supernatural 1958 Plymouth Fury and the main antagonist of the horror novel, Christine.

Biography in Novel

Very little is known about the demonic vehicle's past, except that she was the property of retired war-veteran Roland D. LeBay. In 1978, Arnie Cunningham buys her for $250. Unable to pay the full amount, he settles on a $25 deposit and agrees to return the next day with the balance.

Arnie and Dennis return the following day, and LeBay invites Arnie into his house to sign the paperwork. While waiting for Arnie, Dennis decides to sit inside Christine, and as he does, he has a vision of the car and the surroundings as they were in 1957 when the car was new, foreshadowing her true nature.

Christine is restored by Arnie at Darnell's, a local do-it-yourself auto repair facility. The car is repaired haphazardly, and not all of the repairs seem to be done by Arnie, who becomes withdrawn, yet more confident and self-assured and whose appearance improves in tandem with Christine's. George LeBay relates to Dennis that Roland's young daughter choked to death on a hamburger in the back of the car, and then Roland's wife, traumatized by this death, apparently committed suicide in the car by carbon monoxide poisoning.

When Arnie is almost finished restoring Christine, a highly attractive student named Leigh Cabot transfers to his school. It is a surprise to everyone when she decides to go out with Arnie. While on a date with him, Leigh almost chokes to death on a hamburger. Leigh is certain that Christine was behind it, and when Arnie attempts to save her by hitting her on the back she notices that the dashboard lights on Christine seem to have turned into glaring green eyes. Leigh is saved from death by a hitchhiker, who pulls her from the car and administers the Heimlich Maneuver. Despite Arnie's protestations, Leigh continues to feel as though she is competing with Christine for Arnie's affection.

Arnie brings Christine home from Darnell's, but his mother, who hates the car, tells him that he cannot park it at the house. Arnie's father, Michael, takes a drive with his son and treats him to a 30-day parking pass at the local airport, thinking Arnie will only use his car when absolutely necessary.

Soon after Arnie begins parking at the airport, Buddy Repperton, a vicious bully who Arnie and Dennis got expelled earlier in the story, visits Christine with his gang of thugs and severely vandalizes the car. Seeing Christine destroyed completely infuriates Arnie, resulting in the severance of his relationship with Leigh.

One by one, members of Buddy's gang are killed by a rebuilt Christine. Others who were hostile to Arnie or Christine also die. The police investigate the murders and become suspicious of Arnie. However, the car apparently acts on its own when he's out of town. Although the police find paint chips at the crime scenes that match Christine's color, they find no damage, bloodstains, or other evidence on the car, since Christine supernaturally repairs herself after each attack.

Arnie's father is found dead in Christine, apparently from exhaust fumes. Arnie and his mother die in an auto accident: witnesses to the accident saw three people in the car before the crash, but only two bodies were found. In the meantime, Christine is destroyed by Dennis and Leigh in Darnell's using a huge, pink-colored septic tanker truck, and the remains were fed into the crusher in the back of the garage by two police officers, one receiving a bad cut that needed stitches, and saying "it bit him". Four years later, in Los Angeles, Sandy Galton (one of Buddy's gang) dies a mysterious death when a car burst through the wall of the theater where he was working, instantly killing him. It's implied that Christine repaired herself and pursued him, and now may be working her way east, targeting Leigh and LeBay's brother and sister, saving Dennis for last.

Biography in Film

In the book, Christine is a 1958 four-door Red Plymouth Fury that a high school dork named Arnie Cunningham purchases to George LeBay for $250 in 1978. It is a fancy car, with white brimmed tires, double headlights, and white trimmed rims, but it is also wrecked, and is in need of serious repair.

Dennis, Arnie's jock friend, does not like Christine, and advises him against purchasing it for a first car. But, Arnie buys it anyway, much to the dismay of his parents, and they get into a heated debate. Arnie stores it at Darnell's, a do-it-yourself garage and junkyard located outside of town. The ill-tempered owner, Will Darnell, distrusts both Arnie and Dennis, and is mean to them. Arnie fixes up Christine over time, and the car becomes his obsession. He starts driving it everywhere, and even gets Leigh Cabot to be his girlfriend, much to the dismay of Dennis. Arnie becomes humorless and arrogant, but also assertive and cruel.

Christine is destroyed by Buddy Repperton and his gang, who want revenge for Buddy being expelled because Arnie told a teacher that Buddy threatened him with a switchblade. After Christine's destruction, Arnie angrily blames Leigh for it, and fights verbally and even physically with his parents. Arnie frantically attempts to fix the car again,but the car rebuilds itself in front of him, in a manner similar to a striptease.

Christine goes after Repperton's gang, killing them all one by one, all the while playing ironic oldies music starting with Moochie Welch. Each time Christine commits a murder, she restores herself so there is no evidence of what she has done. At the end, Repperton himself is killed when Christine smashes through a gas station and blows it up killing Richie Trelawney by crushing him against Buddy's Camero and Don Vandenberg in the explosion that Christine starts. Then Christine chases Buddy while on fire and drives over him, leaving his flaming body in the middle of the country road. Christine pulls into Darnell's, and Darnell is suspicious. He grabs a double-barreled shotgun

and goes inside Christine who crushes him with the seat.

Finally, Dennis decides to stop her and carves " Darnell's Tonight" into her hood and faces Christine and Arnie with a bulldozer. Arnie is killed with a shard of glass in the battle, but Christine is smashed and crushed into a cube and what remains of Christine is dropped into a junkyard. However, a piece of Christine's grill slowly starts to bend like a grin, indicating that Christine is still alive, prepared to rebuild herself and go after Dennis and Leigh.

Nobody knows exactly where Christine came from; in the movie, it is suggested that Christine was bad from the start, because she crushes a man's hand with her hood and kills another after he drops a cigar ash on her seat, all while she was being built. In the book, it is suggested that she may be possessed by the ghosts of Roland LeBay's family; his daughter choked in the backseat- later information reveals that LeBay deliberately left his daughter in the back seat of the car, speculated by Dennis to be him attempting to sacrifice his daughter to Christine-, and his wife committed suicide inside her front seat. Either one suggests that she could have been bad to the bone even before those, and that she killed LeBay's daughter, rather than LeBay's family possessing the car. In the book, it is heavily implied that LeBay himself has possessed the car, though this is rather unclear. It's also hinted that she absorbs the souls of her victims, such as LeBay's family or Repperton's gang.

What is known, however, is that she becomes extremely attached to her owners, and kills those who she sees as a threat to her relationship. She also makes her owners become obsessed with her, and kills anybody who may be hurting them. She also possesses the power of regeneration, allowing her to repair any damage sustained in her independent rampages. However, it is unclear if this ability was limited at first; Arnie did some repair work on Christine when he originally purchased her, but she was shown repairing some damage on her own, making it unclear if she genuinely needed Arnie to work on her at first or if she was merely trying to 'blend in'.

Appearences

Christine is one of King's most popular creations, books, and movie adaptations. She is seen in the book, the movie, and even referenced and seen in a couple other books and movies. She has also left a lasting impact on popular culture. She makes a cameo appearance in Cat's Eye along with Cujo, the rabid St. Bernard. As he chases General, they're almost ran over by a 1958 Plymouth Fury that pulls up and manages to brake in time. Afterwards, the car drives away. It has a bumper sticker that reads: "Watch out. I am pure evil. I am Christine") While not openly mentioned, Christine appears in The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition. While attempting to return to Boulder Tom and Stu come across a "very old Plymouth". Unlike most of the other cars the two men came across, this one had no driver behind the wheel. The key fob bares the initials A.C., an obvious nod to Arnie Cunningham. She also appears unnamed on It, driven by a cadaverical Belch Huggins who helps Henry Bowers to reach the hotel where The Loser's Club's members are.

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The Shining

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:

Storyline

Signing a contract, Jack Torrance, a normal writer and former teacher agrees to take care of a hotel which has a long, violent past that puts everyone in the hotel in a nervous situation. While Jack slowly gets more violent and angry of his life, his son, Danny, tries to use a special talent, the "Shining", to inform the people outside about whatever that is going on in the hotel. Written by J. S. Golden

Taglines:

The tide of terror that swept America IS HERE [UK Poster]

Details

Release Date:

13 June 1980 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$622,337, 26 May 1980

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$45,533,245

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

(cut) | (cut) (European) | (original) | (US dvd release: B002VWNIDG)

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the bar scene where Jack has some bourbon, the dialogue includes: "I like you Lloyd. You were always the best goddamn bartender from Timbuktu, to Portland, Maine, or Portland, Oregon for that matter." This is taken directly from the novel, and coincidentally a reference to their host city of Portland, Oregon, where they filmed the exterior scenes of the hotel, which was the Timberline Lodge on nearby Mt. Hood. See more "

Goofs

When Jack is walking towards the Gold Room, his image is not reflected in the last mirror. See more "

Quotes

[first lines]
Jack Torrance : Hi, I've got an appointment with Mr. Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance.
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Crazy Credits

The movie's opening titles are also the only instance in any Kubrick film where scrolling credits, rather than title cards, are used. See more "

Alternate Versions

Three days after the release of the film, Stanley Kubrick and Warner Bros. ordered all projectionists to cut about 2 minutes from the end of the film, and send the footage back to the studio. Starting after the closeup of frozen Jack, the camera goes to a pullback shot with part of a state trooper's car and the legs of troopers walking around in the foreground. We then cut to the hotel manager Stuart Ullman ( Barry Nelson) walking down a hospital hallway to the nurse's station to inquire about Danny and Wendy. He's told they're both doing well and proceeds to Wendy's room. After some gentle conversation, he tells Wendy that searchers have been unable to locate any evidence of the apparitions she saw. Additionally, Jack's body cannot be located. We then cut to the camera silently roaming the halls of the Overlook Hotel for about a minute until it comes up to the wall with the photographs, where it [back to the ending as it is now known] fades in on the photo of Jack in the 1921 picture. See more "

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Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.

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Steven King's The Dark Tower series began in 1982 with the publication of the very first book, The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger. Since then, King has added eight books to the series, and, after three decades, the series is finally getting a big screen adaptation. But looking at The Dark Tower movie vs. the book, it's clear that there will be some major differences. Unlike more traditional adaptations, The Dark Tower movie is not a retelling of one of the original books, but an expansion.

The Dark Tower movie features aspects from the entire series, keeping some, abandoning others, and tweaking even more. But the one thing that is constant is the hero, gunslinger Roland Deschain. As played by Idris Elba, Roland's purpose in the film remains true to his in the books: he needs to beat the Man in Black and make it to the Dark Tower, the center of all universes. Over the course of his journey, he meets a young boy, Jake (Tom Taylor), who becomes his sidekick. The characters from the book remain the same, but the nature of their journey is shifted dramatically in the film, mostly due to the fact that the movie doesn't actually follow the timeline of the books.

According to King, who collaborated with director Nikolaj Arcel, the film actually starts in the middle of the action. "[The movie] starts in media res, in the middle of the story instead of at the beginning," King said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. Fans of the series will see bits and pieces of each installment in the film, but they shouldn't count on their knowledge of the source material to take them through the film. In fact, here are the two major differences between The Dark Tower movie and the original books fans should know before seeing the film.

Roland, Man In Black & Jake

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Fans of the series will recognize the main characters of the movie, Roland, Jake, and the Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey), but other fan favorites will be missing from the adaptation. Over the course of the series, Roland has had many characters join his crusade, like Eddie Dean, a heroin addict, and Susannah. Together with Jake, Eddie and Susannah make up Roland's ka-tet (his team), but only Jake will be appearing in the film. But don't worry, Arcel has already stated that, should they return to make a Dark Tower sequel, Eddie and Susannah will be coming to life in future films. "I would certainly be disappointed in myself or my collaborators if we didn't bring them in. They're such a huge part of the story," Arcel revealed to EW.

The Horn of Eld

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The Dark Tower movie is actually a pseudo sequel to the original series, taking elements from the entire cannon instead of starting with the first book. And one of those elements is the Horn of Eld. In the original series, Roland doesn't have the Horn of Eld until the end of the books, but in the film he is already in possession of the magical object. (For those of you who don't know, the Horn of Eld has the power to reset Roland's journey. Think losing a life on a video game and having to start the level all over again.) Arcel confirmed that Roland's possession of the Horn of Eld does, in fact, mean that the film is a sequel to the books. "The hardcore fans of The Dark Tower series will know that this is actually a sequel to the books in a way," he told Entertainment Weekly ( EW). "It has a lot of the same elements, a lot of the same characters, but it is a different journey."

The Dark Tower movie is very different from any one of the books because it is a different version of events, so don't be surprised to see a ton of changes. Roland's possession of the Horn of Eld suggests that the entire movie is another reset, one possible version of events not explored in the books. In short: the Dark Tower movie is like the books, only different. And, if you can wrap your head around that, then you really are a Dark Tower fan.

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These Are The Biggest 'Dark Tower' Changes From The Book

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Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. With Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Dennis Haysbert. The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together.

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The mist

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The Mist is a novella written by Stephen King. It was first published in an anthology named Dark Forces in 1980. It was later published in book Skeleton Crew in 1985.

The story is set in a town called Bridgton, Maine. After a thunderstorm, a very thick supernatural fog covers the small town, trapping several people inside a store. With the fog comes several kinds of strange creatures.

The story was adapted into the supernatural thriller film of the same name.

Characters

Creatures in the mist

External Links

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The Mist is a novella written by Stephen King. It was first published in an anthology named Dark Forces in 1980. It was later published in book Skeleton Crew in 1985. The story is set in a town called Bridgton, Maine. After a thunderstorm, a very thick supernatural fog covers the small town, trapping several people inside a store.

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The mist

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Directed by Frank Darabont. With Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden. A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.

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Cujo

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Cujo

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Directed by Lewis Teague. With Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Danny Pintauro, Christopher Stone. Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.

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EPI KING presentations by williamt06 on Genially

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Tableau FILM ADAPTATIONS OF STEPHEN KING’S NOVELS.docx

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Trailer do filme Stand by Me de Rob Reiner

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"Stand byMe"

By Rob Reiner (1986)

Goal:a) Be able to present King's "coming of age" story and understand the meaning of its title "Stand by me"b) Compare an extract of the novella with a movie scenec) Tell a campfire story like the one Gordie tells his friends

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Identify the setting (place and time)

3

Identify the characters in the movie

Identify the main themes of the plot

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"That's the best film ever made out of anything I've written, which isn't saying much. But you've really captured my story. It is autobiographical". said King to Reiner after viewing the film

Place used in other King'sstories

In "Stand by me" it is situated in the state of Oregon whereas in the novella, it is in the state of Maine (like Cujo, or Dead Zone)

America in the early 1960's

Way of life, cars, drinks, food and music were typically from the early 1960's. The song "Stand by me" in particular was a hit

Place: Castle Rock in Oregon

SETTING

Gordie Lachance

Chris Chambers

Vern Tessio

Teddy Duchamps

What are the most important themes in this movie?

FriendshipThe call for adventure will create closer bonds

Growing up / coming of ageThe quest will help the teenagers understand more than they could expect

Family problemsKids facing neglect ar abuse

Let's see how the text was adapted to the screen .The year before, Chris had been suspended from school for three days. A bunch of milk money disappeared when it was Chris's turn to collect it and because he was a Chambers, he had to be expelled even though he always swore he never took the money. That was the time Mr. Chambers put Chris in the hospital for an overnight stay; when his dad heard Chris was suspended, he broke Chris's nose and his right wrist. Chris came from a bad family, all right, and everybody thought that he would turn out bad...including Chris.

Movie scene analysis

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Compare the text and this scene. What are the similarities and the differences?

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What about camera angles/shots?

What are the feelings expressed by the characters?

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"Stand byMe" By Rob Reiner (1986) Goal:a) Be able to present King's "coming of age" story and understand the meaning of its title "Stand by me"b) Compare an extract of the novella with a movie scenec) Tell a campfire story like the one Gordie tells his friends 1 Identify the setting (place and time) 3 Identify the characters in the movie Identify the main themes of the plot 2 "That's the best film ever made out of anything I've written, which isn't saying much.

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Milk Money - Stand by Me (4/8) Movie CLIP (1986) HD

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Ben E. King - Stand By Me | Clip Vidéo, Paroles et Karaoke

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Apprennez Anglais d'une façon amusante avec la vidéo et les paroles "Stand By Me" de Ben E. King

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1) What is the meaning of the title?

2) Is it necessarily a love song?

3) Why is the song played during the opening and at the end of the film?
4) Why was the film entitled "stand by me" ?

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Club Stephen King - Toute l'actualité de Stephen King

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Infographie sur les connections entre les histoires de Stephen King

Ci-dessous, une infographie qui tourne sur internet depuis quelques jours déjà, et présentant une partie de l'univers de Stephen King.

Pour rappel, Lou Van Hille avait d'ores et déjà crééune liste des connections entre les histoires de Stephen King, que je vous invites fortement à découvrir.
D'ailleurs, je vous recommande de passer du temps sur sonétude de LA TOUR SOMBRE.

(Vous pouvez cliquer pour l'agrandir)

Le site de l'auteur de cette infographie

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Infographie sur les connections entre les histoires de Stephen King - Club STEPHEN KING

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Infographie sur les connections entre les histoires de Stephen King ooo Créé en 1992, le Club Stephen King est la référence française sur Stephen King : découvrez l'actualité de Stephen King, mais aussi TOUT sur les livres de Stephen King, les films tirés de ses livres (dont CA, LA TOUR SOMBRE, la série CASTLE ROCK à venir), sa biographie, revivez sa visite en France en 2013...

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Stephen King connections and influences .docx

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Ceci doit être une présentation personnelle. Elle devra reprendre l'essentiel de ce qui a été vu dans le cadre de cet EPI. Voici une proposition d'organisation de votre présentation:
. Intro
Quel était l'objectif de cet EPI? (the project's goals)

. Ce que je sais de la biographie de S. King (what I know about Stephen King's life and biography)

. Je peux citer et raconter brièvement une histoire écrite par Stephen King et parler de son adaptation au cinéma ou à la télévision. Expliquer en quoi je trouve cette histoire intéressante. (talk about one of S. King's adaptations...preferably the one you presented in class)

. Se concentrer sur la nouvelle "the body" (étudié en français) et indiquer les éléments autobiographiques. Inclure un bref résumé du film "Stand by me". Etre capable de parler des personnages, des thèmes développés, expliquer le titre du film et donner son avis.
(Brief summary of "the body" and "Stand by Me" + comparison. Introduce the characters, themes, and explain the title. Give your opinion on the story)

. Montrer l'influence de S. King dans la culture américaine (citer des séries, des films etc...qui s'inspirent de l'univers de S. King) faire un parallèle entre Stand By Me, It et Stranger Things car beaucoup de similitudes qui montrent la modernité de l'auteur. (talk about S. King's influence on US culture nowadays. Why is King still "trendy"?)

Conclusion: pourquoi les adolescents peuvent être fascinés par l'univers de King? Et vous? qu'en pensez-vous? (why are teenagers and adults fascinated by King's universe? What about you?)

Votre présentation devra avant tout s'appuyer sur un visuel contenant des images, extraits de films et extraits de romans/ nouvelles de King (en FR ou GB)

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Visuel option #2 : présentation sous forme d'exposition

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Prezi - il faut créer un compte. Accord de votre représentant légal au préalable indispensable. Mais visuellement très attractif...

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