Movie
Misery
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1990-11-30
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Castle Rock Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes
- James Caan as Paul Sheldon
- Richard Farnsworth as Buster
- Lauren Bacall as Marcia Sindell
- Frances Sternhagen as Virginia
- Graham Jarvis as Libby
- Jerry Potter as Pete
- Thomas Brunelle as Anchorman
- June Christopher as Anchorwoman
- Julie Payne as Reporter #1
- Archie Hahn as Reporter #2
- Gregory Snegoff as Reporter #3
Crew
- Rob Reiner - Director
- Stephen King - Writer
- William Goldman - Screenplay
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