Hey, guess what! Silver Linings Playbook isn't just a lovely film about family and coping with mental health issues, it's also a novel! The movie even uses the novel as source material! *insertshockhere*

As is our jam, we consumed the film and the book. Now we present our insights and commentary for your consumption. Also, there are distractions related to Collateral Beauty, Ben Affleck, and VidAngel. EXCELSIOR!

Character Cheat Sheet!

• Bradley Cooper (Pat Solitano/Peoples) - main character and narrator within the book. Lives with bi-polar/manic depression issues.
• Jennifer Lawrence (Tiffany) - introduced as a potential friend/love interest to Pat. Lives with an undefined mental health issue.
• Robert De Niro (Pat Sr.) - Pat's Father who is massively OCD (movie) or a straight-up jerk (book)
• Jacki Weaver (Delores) - Pat's Mother
• Brea Bee (Nikki) - Pat's wife/ex-wife that he is persistent about re-pursuing

Show Notes

• Oops! We forgot that David O'Russell also made I '<3' Huckabees and Flirting with Disaster...
• Q&A w/ author Matthew Quick on the movie's interpretation of his book
• Great interview w/ Harvard Medical School psychiatrist Dr. Steven Schlozman on how mental health issues are portrayed in the film

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