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Misery
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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   34,672 votes
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Director:
Rob Reiner
Writers (WGA):
Stephen King (novel)
William Goldman (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 November 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
This Christmas there will be... Misery. more
Plot:
A famous novelist is "rescued" from a car crash by an obsessed fan. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Night Fever: The World of Obsessive Fan Movies
 (From IFC. 2 July 2009, 7:50 AM, PDT)

Video: Family Guy does Misery...
 (From doorQ.com. 11 May 2009, 8:25 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
King Sized adaptation by Goldman; superb Bates & Caan more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

James Caan ... Paul Sheldon

Kathy Bates ... Annie Wilkes

Richard Farnsworth ... Buster
Frances Sternhagen ... Virginia

Lauren Bacall ... Marcia Sindell
Graham Jarvis ... Libby

Clayton Moore ... Pete (as Jerry Potter)
Thomas Brunelle ... Anchorman (as Tom Brunelle)
June Christopher ... Anchorwoman
Julie Payne ... Reporter #1
Archie Hahn III ... Reporter #2
Gregory Snegoff ... Reporter #3
Wendy Bowers ... Waitress
Misery the Pig ... Herself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A video of When Harry Met Sally... (1989) (also directed by Rob Reiner) is visible in the general store. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Paul types "what else was there...?", it is on one line in the close-up but two separate lines when he writes "The End". more
Quotes:
Paul Sheldon: You know I never tasted meatloaf quite like this, what's your secret?
Annie Wilkes: My secret is, I always use fresh tomatoes, never canned. And to give it that extra zip, I mix a little Spam with the ground beef!
Paul Sheldon: Can't get this in a restaurant in New York.
Annie Wilkes: Oh, no.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ôdishon (1999) more
Soundtrack:
SHOTGUN more

FAQ

Does Stephen King have a cameo?
How does it end?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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23 out of 27 people found the following comment useful:-
King Sized adaptation by Goldman; superb Bates & Caan, 11 April 2003
Author: george.schmidt (george.schmidt@hbo.com) from fairview, nj

MISERY (1990) *** Kathy Bates, James Caan, William Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall. Bates, perfectly cast as loony tune Annie Wilkes, won an Oscar for Best Actress as the self-proclaimed `#1 fan' of bodice-ripping novelist Caan, who finds himself in her web of horror after a car crash landing him in the snow engulfed remote home of his sociopathic, homicidal nurse who will not take no for an answer. William Goldman expertly adapts the Stephen King best seller with a few nice nasty turns here and there and Rob Reiner gives just enough gruesomeness (watch the sledgehammer scene a few times; you'll see what I mean) for frightful flavor.

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