Misery

Misery is an American feature film of the horror genre. It is based on a novel written by author Stephen King. The movie was directed by Rob Reiner with a script written by William Goldman. It was presented by Castle Rock Entertainment in association with Nelson Entertainment. It premiered theatrically in the United States on November 30th, 1990. The movie stars James Caan as Paul Sheldon - a romance writer who has made a successful career for himself by writing books about a female protagonist named Misery Chastain. One night, Paul is an automobile accident, but is rescued by Annie Wilkes, played by Kathy Bates, who also happens to be Paul's number one fan. Annie brings Paul to her home where he hopes to heal from two broken legs. Sheldon quickly learns to his horror however, that his "number one fan" is not only nursing him, but many dark secrets as well.

Appearances

 * Annie Wilkes
 * Buster
 * Libby
 * Marcia Sindell
 * Misery Chastain
 * Misery the pig
 * Paul Sheldon


 * Colorado
 * New York


 * Handgun
 * Helicopter
 * Knife
 * Shotgun
 * Sledgehammer
 * Wheelchair


 * Pigs


 * News broadcaster
 * Nurse
 * Pilot
 * Police officer
 * Psychopath
 * Reporter
 * Serial killer
 * Sheriff
 * Waitress
 * Writer


 * Automobile accident
 * Gunshot victims
 * Hobbling
 * Hotel
 * Hotel manager
 * Mutilation
 * Stabbings
 * Torture

Fun Facts

 * The tagline for this film is "Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he's writing to stay alive".


 * Director Rob Reiner makes a cameo appearance as a helicopter pilot in this film.


 * Misery the pig receives her own on-screen credit in this film.


 * Stephen King has written many novels that focus on writers such as himself, including The Shining and The Dark Half.


 * Actor J.T. Walsh makes an uncredited appearance in the film as state trooper Sherman Douglas. Walsh also appeared in the movie Needful Things, which is also based on a Stephen King novel.


 * Annie Wilkes pronounces Dom Perignon phonetically.

Recommendations

 * Dark Half, The
 * Dolores Claiborne
 * Rear Window
 * Shining, The

Explicit content
Profanity | Obscene finger gesture | Smoking