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wednes ([personal profile] wednes) wrote2009-09-27 12:12 am
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HE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE CACADOODIE CAR!!!!

LOL, I was watching Misery tonight with some friends, and reminded myself of this:



Who remembers how hard they laughed the first time they saw that?
Myself, it was pretty uproariously. Honest.
It is the "second cover" on the 1988 original paperback printing of Misery. Nice.

I do so love this time of year, where there's horror on TV as far as the eye can see. Finally got to see Dead and Breakfast which I'd been meaning to see for quite some time. David Carradine and Jeremy Sisto are both in it, but that isn't enough to save it. Even Oz Perkins isn't reason enough for me to buy it.

My DVD copy of Salem's Lot arrived in the mail today. Since the cover design is exactly the design of the T-shirt design I was thinking of, I'm going to go ahead and buy the T-shirt that most of you voted for. Thanks!!

[identity profile] boblovesdot.livejournal.com 2009-09-27 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it just me or does the guys face look like Stephen King's? Intentional, I'm sure.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2009-09-27 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
That's the joke.
It's the insert for the Misery cover, of the book within the book.

So yes, it's def Steve-O.

Roseanne Barr/Arnold did a similarly themed cover on her first book, with Fabio I think.

[identity profile] jeffpalmatier.livejournal.com 2009-09-27 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
That's really funny. I never saw it until now.

Misery is a fantastic novel. I saw the movie first, and I found myself astounded that the movie is actually less violent than the actual novel! I thought the adaptation was shockingly violent and scary enough. Also, Kudos to Kathy Bates and James Caan. I really enjoyed their performances.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2009-09-27 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed.

When I read Misery, I pictured James Woods as Sheldon. My friend from college suggested that to me once and I couldn't get it out of my head. James Caan is an interesting choice, since he usually plays such strong characters, I imagine it was very challenging for him.

As for Ms Bates, I think she got to delivery some of the most wonderful monologues in the history of horror. Luckily for us, she was spectacular to the point of being instantly iconic.

And yeah, I had that paperback for a long time. Now if I want it back, I have to wait for my mother to um...expire.