An author (James Caan) recovers from an accident, nursed by a twisted fan (Kathy Bates) who insists he... (Learn more)
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Starring: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth
Adapted from a Stephen King novel, Rob Reiner's Misery cast James Caan as a writer at a career crossroads. The film opens with Paul Sheldon (Caan) completing work on his latest novel, a break from his popular series of novels featuring the character Misery Chastain. He gets into a severe car accident and is saved by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a reclusive woman who nurses him back to health. Annie is a huge fan of the Misery novels, and she finishes reading the new one while Paul is convalescing. She becomes enraged when she discovers that Paul has killed off Misery. Annie injures Paul's foot severely so that he is unable to leave her house, and forces him to write a new Misery novel. A local sheriff (Richard Farnsworth) and Paul's agent (Lauren Bacall) both attempt to track down what happened to the missing author. Misery shot the relatively unknown Kathy Bates to stardom, winning her one of the few Best Actress Oscars ever bestowed for portraying an evil character. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
11/30/90
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
107 mins.
Locations
- Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Reno, Nevada, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$54,696,972
Awards
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 1990 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 1990 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- Columbia Pictures
- New Line Home Entertainment
- Showtime Networks (Primary Listing)
- Sony Pictures Releasing
