After an attempt to reignite the passion in their marriage goes awry, Jessie (Carla Gugino) is left handcuffed to a bed in a secluded house with her husband, Gerald (Bruce Greenwood), dead. Not only must she break free, but she must avoid being killed by a wild dog and who knows what else. Then she begins hallucinating something far more menacing shares the room with her at night. But is she hallucinating?
Welcome to the second entry in our holiday Stephen King (21st century) extravaganza. Gerald’s Game (2017) is directed by one of our favorite modern directors, Mike Flanagan. Join us as we discuss the difficulty in translating this (mostly internal) novel to a vastly entertaining film, including its superb direction, talented cast, and nail-biting scares. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys attempts to reconcile the past with the present, only to discover that our former demons may have been replaced with new, all-too-real ones.
SHOW NOTES:
- Gerald’s Game (2017)
- Original trailer
- Mike Flanagan
- Gerald’s Game by Stephen King
- Charon
- Jodie Foster
- Midnight Mass (2021)
- Cujo (1983)
- Animal House (1978)
- Tom & Jerry
- The Twilight Zone: The Invaders
- Jeffrey Dahmer
- Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
- Hush (2016)
- The Dark Towers books
- Oculus (2013)
- Bag of Bones by Stephen King
- The Shining by Stephen King
- Dr. Sleep (2019)
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