Misery (1990)
Release: November 30, 1990 | Runtime: 1h 47m | Rating: 7.7
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.
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.
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Main 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
- Wendy Bowers as Waitress
- Rob Reiner as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
- J. T. Walsh as State Trooper Sherman Douglas (uncredited)
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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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