Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted June 23, 2003 I just watched Misery, and while reading some reviews afterward, I learned more than a few incidents with Annie were taken out of the movie as compared to the book. Anyone care to fill me in on what I missed? (I should be reading the book soon, time permiting) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EricMM Report post Posted June 23, 2003 Spoilers... Spoiler (Highlight to Read): Having not seen the movie in about a decade, I can say that they changed the crippling scene from an axe in the book to a sledgehammer. And I don't recall her ever taking an electric turkey knife and cutting off his left thumb in the movie either. I think thats all the real gore in the movie, the book just goes into more detail about all the episodes where she would deny him his pain meds and stuff, considering the book is about King's drug habits... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mad the Swine Report post Posted June 24, 2003 Other spoilers: I think this was what Eric alluded to when he spoke of the sledgehammer and ax. In the book, Annie cuts off his foot and Paul mentions getting a prosthetic one at the end of the book. In the movie, she just breaks it badly with him seriously limping at the end. Does the movie mention Misery the pig? I recall Paul dreaming about the pig in the book. Other than that, the two are quite similar. One of the best adaptions ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted June 24, 2003 The movie filmed a sequence with Bates running over a cop with a lawnmower. Reiner cut it out. Plus the original screen play had Paul's feet being removed with a welding iron (or something like that) How did the book end? Paul just fight her off and kill her? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EricMM Report post Posted June 28, 2003 Spoiler (Highlight to Read): The book ends with Paul finishing his last Misery book. Annie prepares to throw a party with Paul celebrating (and would probably have killed him soon after, or demanded another Misery book) the finished book. But Paul had saved one match, and sets the manuscript on fire, which distracts Annie long enough for Paul to hurl the heavy mechanical typewriter at her head. Further violence ensues, but suffice to say, in the end, Annie dies of brain trauma. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MissMattitude Report post Posted July 3, 2003 Actually *Spoiler* He doesn't actually burn the manuscript in the books. He burns a pile of paper which she thinks is the manuscript and when she tries to put the fire out he slams the type-writer down on her back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
