Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
James Caan
Paul Sheldon
Kathy Bates
Annie Wilkes
Richard Farnsworth
Buster
Frances Sternhagen
Virginia
Lauren Bacall
Marcia Sindell
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) / Director / Producer
J.T. Walsh
State Trooper Sherman Douglas (uncredited)
Jay Dee Witney
News Photographer (uncredited)
Stephen King
Novel
Andrew Scheinman
Producer
Barry Sonnenfeld
Director of Photography / Second Unit Director
William Goldman
Screenplay
Robert Leighton
Editor
Marc Shaiman
Original Music Composer
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Artist W. Robinson
Second Second Assistant Director
Jonas Kirk
Construction Foreman
Howard Berger
Special Effects Makeup Artist
John M. Elliott Jr.
Makeup Artist
John Hoskins
Construction Foreman
Bruce Spaulding Fuller
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Drew Ann Rosenberg
Second Assistant Director
Dennis Maguire
First Assistant Director
Robert Kurtzman
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Judith A. Cory
Hairstylist
Rick Lalonde
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Greg Nicotero
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Peter C. Barbour
Assistant Sound Editor
Gary Mundheim
Sound Editor
Andrew Precht
Assistant Art Director
Chuck Neely
Sound Editor
Richard C. Franklin
Sound Editor
Thomas P. Powell
Lighting Technician
R.A. Rondell
Stunts
Margaret E. Elliott
Makeup Artist
David R. Ellis
Stunt Coordinator
Dennis Gamiello
Key Grip
Walter Nichols
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Gary Isbell
Swing
Marvin Salsberg
Construction Coordinator
Nils C. Jensen
Sound Editor
Brian W. Armstrong
Assistant Camera
Sammy Thurman
Stunts
Steve Nicolaides
Production Manager / Co-Producer
Ken Peterson
Assistant Property Master
Mark Woods
Leadman
Sandy Berumen
Stunts
Stan Tropp
Set Designer
Jerry Moss
Property Master
Thomas Miligan
Assistant Camera
Phil Cory
Special Effects Supervisor
Kevin Kelley
Chief Lighting Technician
Mary Morrisey
Assistant Editor
Michael Hirshenson
Casting Associate
Art Tostado
Color Timer
Linda Allan-Folsom
Production Coordinator
K. Lenna Katich
Production Accountant
Lois Trent-Bring
Negative Cutter
James Deeth
Pilot
Suzanne Lutz
Production Secretary
Dwayne Redlin
Best Boy Grip
Iddo Lampton Enochs Jr.
Location Manager
Scott Stambler
Music Editor / Supervising Music Editor
Katherine T. Wilson
Production Secretary
Judy Crown
Hairstylist
Kirk A. Holland
Transportation Captain
M. Todd Henry
Camera Operator
Donald J. Malouf
Supervising Sound Editor
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Baetz
Boom Operator
Jody Gaber
Art Department Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 30, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Budget$20,000,000
Box Office$61,300,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
nurse
colorado
psychopath
car crash
author
obsessed fan
blizzard
psychological thriller
slasher
torture
bedridden
female psychopath
based on novel or book
claustrophobic
obssesive fan
rural setting
fight for survival
authoritarian
psycho
lunatic
abducted
crazy
kidnapped
nutcase
Wiki.
Misery is a 1990 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Rob Reiner from a script by William Goldman, based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name, The plot centers around an author (James Caan) who is held captive by an obsessive fan (Kathy Bates) who forces him to rewrite the finale to his novel series. Frances Sternhagen, Richard Farnsworth, and Lauren Bacall also star.
The film was released in the United States on November 30, 1990, by Columbia Pictures. It received highly positive reviews and was a box office success. Bates' performance drew widespread praise from critics and won her the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 63rd Academy Awards, making Misery the only film based on a Stephen King novel to win an Oscar. King has stated that Misery is one of his top ten favorite film adaptations.
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