Donald Sutherland

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Misery (1990). Count them as actor (3 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Stephen King: 2 lines

theme (theme) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as suggested for Paul Sheldon: Stephen King ⇒ Misery (the host's read). King writing about his nightmare of a fan who takes things too far.
“Stephen King writing about, like, basically his work's nightmare”
The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:58:18 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
theme (theme) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as suggested for Paul Sheldon: Stephen King ⇒ Misery (the host's read). Misery is King's book about addiction; Annie Wilkes stands for the painkillers.
“Annie Wilkes is really, she represents that, this thing that's trying to kill him.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:11:22 · Bill Simmons (0.75 sure it was them)

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008): 1 line

programming (programming) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as suggested for Paul Sheldon: Forgetting Sarah Marshall ⇒ Misery (the host's read). Dracula the Musical award is borrowed from Sarah Marshall; given to the Misery books.
“We relate, so in, in, uh, forgetting Sarah Marshall.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:57:17 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Pulp Fiction (1994): 1 line

programming (programming) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as suggested for Paul Sheldon: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Misery (the host's read). Butch's Girlfriend Award for weak link of the film is borrowed from Pulp Fiction.
“The Butch's girlfriend Award, Butch's girlfriend from Pulp Fiction.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:59:07 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Stand by Me (1986): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as suggested for Paul Sheldon: Stand by Me ⇒ Misery (the host's read). King's first adaptation he liked was Stand By Me; Reiner got Misery through that deal.
“the 1st one of the 1st adaptation of his that he actually really liked was stand by me.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:11:08 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (3) everyone in acting

actor, Without Limits (The Rewatchables, ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan)
actor (X), JFK (The Big Picture, Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture)
actor, The Day of the Locust (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))

Other (1) everyone in other

suggested for Paul Sheldon, Misery (The Rewatchables, ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman)

What was said about them, by kind

what-if (1)

what-if (what-if): Misery → Donald Sutherland. Sutherland would have been the best, though he might try to hit on Annie.
“You know who would have been the best?”
The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:37:15 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.