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Misery Details

1990 Certificate 18 Certificate 18
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Romance author Paul Sheldon (James Caan) longs to be rid of Misery, his plucky heroine of seven novels. She has delivered him fame and fortune and recognition beyond the average writer's dreams, but she is also interminably linked to him. Determined to escape an eternal role as pulp novelist, he kills her off in the eighth .. Read more

Starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Farnsworth
Director Rob Reiner
Genres Drama, Thriller

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Misery

Romance author Paul Sheldon (James Caan) longs to be rid of Misery, his plucky heroine of seven novels. She has delivered him fame and fortune and recognition beyond the average writer's dreams, but she is also interminably linked to him. Determined to escape an eternal role as pulp novelist, he kills her off in the eighth novel and heads to his New England cabin to work on his own Great American Novel. Upon completion, Sheldon excitedly sets out for his New York City publisher in the midst of a raging blizzard and within minutes veers into a desolate snowbank. From the brink of death, he is rescued from the snow by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who just so happens to be Misery's self-professed biggest fan. At first, she nurses him back to health in her remote cabin, telling him the roads and phones are damaged by the storm, fawning over his literary accomplishments. However, things change when she purchases his eighth Misery book and reaches the point of Misery's death. Annie's psychotic underbelly swiftly surfaces as the unfortunate author is held clandestinely captive in her home. Meanwhile, a wily small-town sheriff (Richard Farnsworth) circles in...
Director Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's novel is an eerie tale of obsessiveness and isolation. The film features an excellent turn by Caan and an Oscar-winning performance by Bates.

Starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall
Director Rob Reiner
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 42 mins
Certificate Certificate 18 DVD
Certificate 18 LOVEFiLM Instant
Collections 100 Feisty Females, 100 Horror Films, 100 Top Thrillers
Genres Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: English
LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released Production year: 1990

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DVD: 28 Jul 2003
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      Romance author Paul Sheldon (James Caan) longs to be rid of Misery, his plucky heroine of seven novels. She has delivered him fame and fortune and recognition beyond the average writer's dreams, but she is also interminably linked to him. Determined to escape an eternal role as pulp novelist, he ...

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