History Funny / Misery

* While the scene in the movie where Annie forces Paul to burn his manuscript for Fast Cars was [[SadisticChoice sadistic]] on her end and [[TearJerker tragic]] on his, Annie's demeanor shifting from intimidating and manipulative to surprised annoyance ("Oh my goodness! Goodness gracious! Oh my!") when burning the manuscript on a charcoal grill causes a huge mess with fluttering paper is priceless.

-->'''Annie''': He didn't get out of the '''cockadoodie''' car!
* In a rather brilliant move on the editor's part, after Annie gives the "[[CliffhangerCopout HE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE COCK-A-DOODIE CAR!]]" rant, with the camera zooming in on her face, we cut to Paul, trying ''desperately'' to not look like [[BringMyBrownPants he crapped himself]].

* In a rather brilliant move on the editor's part, after Annie gives the "[[CliffhangerCopout HE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE COCK-A-DOODIE CAR!]]" rant, with the camera zooming in on her face, we cut to Paul, trying ''desperately'' to not look like [[BringMyBrownPants he crapped himself]].

[[caption-width-right:350:[[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic "MY WIDE ANGLE LENS IS ABOUT TO BURST!!"]]]]

** It becomes a bit of a running gag that she would actually be a fairly competent literary critic if she knew even an ounce of the jargon. If only someone sent her a link to TvTropes.

-->'''Annie''': OH, MISERY IS ALIVE, MISERY IS ALIVE! Oh, this whole house is going to be full of romance! OOOH, I AM GOING TO PUT ON MY LIBERACE RECORDS!

-->'''Annie''': OH MISERY IS ALIVE, MISERY IS ALIVE! OH, this whole house is going to be full of romance, OOOH, I AM GOING TO PUT ON MY LIBERACE RECORDS!

* Movie-only. Almost every scene with Buster (and especially with his wife), up until he goes to Annie's house, is comedy gold.

* The fact that Annie's scrapbook that details all of her crimes also has an [[TakeThat Elect Nixon]] pendant.

-->What are you going to do, lie here and suffer for a book that would sell half as many copies as the least successful ''Misery'' book you ever wrote, and which Peter Prescott would shit upon in his finest genteel disparaging manner when he reviewed it for that [[SarcasmMode great literary oracle]], ''[[TakeThat Newsweek]]''?

* In the novel, Paul forces himself to rationalize burning the manuscript by thinking that it'll be trashed by critics at the "[[SarcasmMode great literary oracle]], ''[[TakeThat Newsweek]]''".
-->What are you going to do, lie here and suffer for a book that would sell half as many copies as the least successful ''Misery'' book you ever wrote, and which Peter Prescott would shit upon in his finest genteel disparaging manner when he reviewed it for that great literary oracle, ''Newsweek''?

* In the novel, Paul forces himself to rationalize burning the manuscript by thinking that it'll be trashed by critics at the "[[SarcasmMode great literary oracle]], ''[[TakeThat Newsweek]]''".

* In the novel, Paul forces himself to rationalise burning the manuscript by thinking that it'll be trashed by critics at the "[[SarcasmMode great literary oracle]], [[TakeThat ''Newsweek'']]".

** The best part is that she doesn't seem to think it's a StealthInsult.

* In the novel, Paul forces himself to rationalise burning the manuscript by thinking that it'll be trashed by critics at the "that [[SarcasmMode great literary oracle]], [[TakeThat ''Newsweek'']]".

* In the novel, Paul forces himself to rationalise burning the manuscript by thinking that it'll be trashed away by critics at the "that [[SarcasmMode great literary oracle]], [[TakeThat ''Newsweek'']]".

-->Suddenly he wanted a hit of rock and roll worse than he had ever wanted a cigarette. It didn't have to be [[Music/CyndiLauper Cyndi Lauper.]] Anyone would do. [[TakeThat Jesus Christ,]] [[Music/TedNugent Ted Nugent]] [[TakeThat would be just fine.]]
* In the novel, Paul forces himself to rationalise burning the manuscript by thinking that it'll be trashed away by critics at the "that [[SarcasmMode great literary oracle]], [[TakeThat''Newsweek'']]".

-->Suddenly he wanted a hit of rock and roll worse than he had ever wanted a cigarette. It didn't have to be [[Music/CyndiLauper Cyndi Lauper.]] Anyone would do. [[TakeThat Jesus Christ,]] [[Music/TedNugent Ted Nugent]] [[TakeThat would be just fine.]]

* At the start of Annie's story [[Main/FilmSerial the chapter plays]], Paul attempts to correct her by calling them [[InsistentTerminology cliffhangers]], which only proceeds to set her off more.