# The Feud: Stephen King by Candide \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 13, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170 "2011-04-13T00:50:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/21 "2011-04-13T14:14:43Z")
1. Annie Wilkes 2. The Shawshank Redemption/Hope Spring Eternal 3. The Lawnmower Man 4. Stu Redman 5. Dolores Claiborne 6. The Jaunt 7. The Long Walk 8. Derry 9. Morgan Freeman 10. Kathy Bates #2. AKA “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” from the Hope Spring Eternal section of _Different Seasons_. #4. My first thought is Norris Ridgewick, followed closely by Alan Pangborn, because I love these guys. But Stu’s the money answer. Or maybe Tom Cullen. #6. Damn - the imponderable returns! Do I put The Mist or The Jaunt? It’s impossible to choose! Going with what seemed to be the most popular in the recent Cafe Society thread. #8. It’s either Jerusalem’s Lot or Derry. Gonna go with Derry. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/22 "2011-04-13T14:19:37Z")
Jack Nicholson? How could I forget Jack Nicholson? Dammit! Oh, and **Rebo** , you probably know this, but your clown and Pennywise are one and the same. I might even lump “It” answers for #1 in there too, as they’re both manifestations of the same evil. Fun topic, **Candide**. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/23 "2011-04-13T14:47:44Z")
1. Annie Wilkes 2. Misery 3. Trucks (Short story that turned into Maximum Overdrive) 4. Stu Redman 5. Dolores Claiborne 6. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption 7. Rage 8. Derry, ME 9. Jack Nicholson 10. Kathy Bates ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/24 "2011-04-13T18:21:15Z")
1. Pennywise 2. The Green Mile 3. Maximum Overdrive 4. Stu Redman 5. Carrie 6. The Langoliers 7. The Running Man 8. Derry, Maine 9. Tom Hanks 10. Sissy Spacek Hope I didn’t get in too late. I started this last night. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/25 "2011-04-13T18:22:10Z")
We’re only halfway throught the first page! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/26 "2011-04-13T19:39:56Z")
1. Pennywise 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lawnmower Man 4. Stu Redman 5. Delores Claiborne 6. The Jaunt 7. The Long Walk 8. Derry, Maine 9. Scatman Crothers 10. Sissy Spacek ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/27 "2011-04-13T20:36:56Z")
1. Pennywise 2. Shawshank Redemption 3. Children of the Corn 4. Johnny Smith 5. Carrie 6. The Body 7. The Running Man 8. Salem’s Lot 9. Jack Nicholson 10. Sissy Spacek I have no. clue. how I’m going to do with these answers. This Feud could be all over the place. Should be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/28 "2011-04-13T20:38:46Z")
1. Pennywise 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lawnmower Man 4. Jerome Wireman 5. Carrie White 6. Survivor Type 7. The Running Man 8. Salem’s Lot 9. Jack Nicholson 10. Kathy Bates 3 - Movie had absolutely nothing to do with the short story of the same name. King sued. 4 - Duma Key - Probably won’t get many matches but I loved that guy 7 - Technically, I’d say “Misery”, which was _written_ and intended to be published as Bachman, but the pseudonym was uncovered, so it ended up being published under King’s own name. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/29 "2011-04-13T20:53:07Z")
1. Pennywise the Clown 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. Lawnmower Man 4. Stu Redman 5. Carrie 6. The Mist 7. The Long Walk 8. Derry 9. Jack Nicholson 10. Kathy Bates 11. If the damn movie ended 3 minutes earlier, it would have been great! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/30 "2011-04-13T22:01:03Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > I’m not a fan, so I’ll be on the sidelines with a cooler of beer and firin’ up the grill as I watch. Burger anybody? swampie, can you keep the grill fired up until after Easter? I gave up meat for Lent. But I will take one of those beers!😛 ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/31 "2011-04-13T22:25:10Z")
1. PASS 2. [Rita Hayworth and] The Shawshank Redemption 3. IT 4. Stuart Redmon 5. PASS 6. The Mist 7. The Long Walk 8. PASS 9. Tim Robbins 10. PASS I was going to say “The Lawnmower Man” for #3, but that wasn’t a translation, it was an excuse to pin King’s name to a movie. I haven’t read any books in a long time, and I can’t be bother to look stuff up, so there are a lot of passes. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/32 "2011-04-13T22:38:12Z")
> [@Labtrash](#): > > 1. If the damn movie [The Mist] ended 3 minutes earlier, it would have been great! I disagree. I remember thinking how cool it would be… but they would never do that… and then they did. I think I’m easily in the majority with #2 (Shawshank Redemption) and #7 (The Long Walk). I think Stu Redman will be the winner for #4. Again, I dispute the notion that “Lawnmower Man” is a valid answer for #3. (Not that it looks like “It” would necessarily be the default winner if “Lawnmower Man” were disqualified. Apparently people forget about our heroes pushing a giant spider on its side.) ---
**Author:** ![Cort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Cort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cort)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/33 "2011-04-13T23:17:48Z")
1. Pennywise 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. It 4. John Smith (The Dead Zone) 5. Dorlores Claibourne 6. Strawberry Spring 7. The Long Walk 8. Derry 9. Michael Clarke Duncan 10. Kathy Bates ---
**Author:** ![Cort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Cort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cort)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/34 "2011-04-13T23:24:38Z")
I’m a little dismayed at the lack of love for John Smith & Michael Clarke Duncan here 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/35 "2011-04-13T23:26:49Z")
1. Pennywise 2. Shawshank Redemption 3. Maximum Overdrive 4. Stuart Redman 5. Frances Goldsmith 6. The Mist 7. The Running Man 8. Jerusalem’s Lot 9. Jack Nicholson 10. Kathy Bates ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/36 "2011-04-14T02:45:55Z")
1. It (Aka pennywise the clown) 2. The Stand 3. The Lawnmower Man 4. Bill Denbrough 5. Annie Wilkes 6. The Mist 7. Stand By Me…um, wait, the story is called something else. The Body 8. Derry 9. Gary Sinise 10. Molly Ringwald #2 \*\*I \*\*think it’s The Shining mini-series, but we’re going for popular answers here… #6 and I mean the novella, not the revised expanded story #7 I really did his homage to Of Mice and Men, **Blaze** , though. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/37 "2011-04-14T03:22:08Z")
> [@Cort](#): > > I’m a little dismayed at the lack of love for John Smith & Michael Clarke Duncan here 🙂 I was going to put Johnny Smith, but my competitive nature got in the way. Smith’s character actually felt to me like how I would act after coming out of a coma with a horrid gift—confused, resentful, and wondering if he was going crazy—whereas Stu Redman always felt a bit Marty Sue-ish for me. Surprised there isn’t more love for Annie Wilkes as a villain; her type of mayhem just felt more _real_ for me than a razory clown who lives in the sewers. Similarly, The Shining is much more terrifying for me than any of his other books that explicitly require a supernatural antagonist. (For me, the nature of the Overlook Hotel is a metaphor for a deeply flawed man’s dreams crumbling around him in near isolation, as he loses his sanity: the hotel doesn’t actually need to be haunted for the book to work perfectly.) Nature of these types of contests, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/38 "2011-04-14T10:18:03Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > swampie, can you keep the grill fired up until after Easter? I gave up meat for Lent. But I will take one of those beers!😛 Hmmmmmmmm… so burgers on Easter would be **HAM** burgers? 😃 One brewski for **Baker**! ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/39 "2011-04-14T10:41:08Z")
1. Pennywise 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Running Man 4. Bill Denbrough 5. Susannah Dean 6. The Mist 7. The Long Walk 8. Derry 9. Tom Hanks 10. Drew Barrymore ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stephen-king-by-candide-game-over/578170/40 "2011-04-14T11:17:25Z")
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