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The Big Picture · Discussion · Hall of Fame
The Stephen King Movie Hall of Fame
May 13, 2022/ 93 min/ Sean Fennessey · Matt Gourley · Paul Rust
Sean Fennessey recruits the hosts of With Gourley and Rust to build a ten-film Stephen King Hall of Fame, arguing through five decades of adaptations from Carrie to It.
11 films across 2 segments.
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Stephen King never really goes awaywith Matt Gourley and Paul Rust of With Gourley and Rust
The Stephen King Movie Hall of Fameten films, voted green, yellow, or red live on the show
Carrie 1976
Brian De Palma's adaptation of King's first novel got Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie both Oscar nominations. Matt's the outlier who doesn't love it.
The Shining 1980
The one unanimous pick of the episode. King famously hated Kubrick's version; nobody here is bothered by that.
Creepshow 1982
George Romero directs, King acts. Started as a yellow, then survived the final cut over Maximum Overdrive and The Running Man.
The Dead Zone 1983
The favorite of a stacked 1983 class that also included Cujo and Christine, both of which missed the cut.
Stand By Me 1986
King's first non-horror adaptation, and the one that introduced him to Rob Reiner, whose production company Castle Rock is named after a King setting.
The Running Man 1987
Took the last open slot over Maximum Overdrive on a straight gut call from Matt Gourley.
Misery 1990
The easiest yes of the episode. Kathy Bates, James Caan, a William Goldman script.
The Shawshank Redemption 1994
In without debate, backlash-to-the-backlash notwithstanding.
The Mist 2007
The episode's other unanimous pick. Frank Darabont's bleakest ending, in a filmography full of them.
It 2017
Voted in on its own, separate from Chapter Two, which none of the three had actually finished.
Also mentioned raised along the way
Considered, then cut Cat's EyeCujoChristineChildren of the CornFirestarter (1984)Silver BulletMaximum OverdrivePet SemataryTales from the Darkside: The MovieGraveyard ShiftSleepwalkersThe Lawnmower ManThe Dark HalfNeedful ThingsThe ManglerDolores ClaiborneThinnerThe Night FlierApt PupilThe Green MileHearts in AtlantisDreamcatcherSecret WindowRiding the Bullet1408Dolan's CadillacCarrie (2013 remake)A Good MarriageCellThe Dark TowerGerald's Game1922It Chapter TwoPet Sematary (2019 remake)In the Tall GrassDoctor Sleep
In passing Going in StyleBody DoubleThree AmigosMission: ImpossibleThe UntouchablesSuperman IIICrimes of the FutureJason X
With Gourley and Rust's other seasons Friday the 13thHalloweenA Nightmare on Elm StreetAlienJawsPiranhaScreamChild's PlayThe Hand That Rocks the CradleSleeping with the EnemyPacific Heights
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV The LangoliersThe StandSalem's LotTommyknockersMr. MercedesSometimes They Come Back
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