Misery
1990
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.
Directed by Rob Reiner
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After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
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- Director
- Rob Reiner
- Written by
- Stephen King, William Goldman
- Produced by
- Andrew Scheinman, Rob Reiner
- Composer
- Marc Shaiman
- Cinematographer
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Editor
- Robert Leighton
- Makeup FX
- Bruce Spaulding Fuller, Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Rick Lalonde
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Misery - Stephen King
- TMDB
- 7.7/10 (5,198 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 75/100
- IMDb
- 7.8/10 (260,167 votes)
Cast
Kathy Bates
Annie Wilkes
James Caan
Paul Sheldon
Richard Farnsworth
Buster
Lauren Bacall
Marcia Sindell
Frances Sternhagen
Virginia
Graham Jarvis
Libby
Jerry Potter
Pete
Thomas Brunelle
Anchorman
June Christopher
Anchorwoman
Julie Payne
Reporter #1
Archie Hahn
Reporter #2
Gregory Snegoff
Reporter #3
Wendy Bowers
Waitress
Rob Reiner
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
J.T. Walsh
State Trooper Sherman Douglas (uncredited)
Crew
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — HOME INVASION Pt 15: Fatal Attraction (1987) & Misery (1990)
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