DVD 107 mins IMDB 7.7

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#128

Horror, Thriller

James Caan	Paul Sheldon
Kathy Bates	Annie Wilkes
Thomas Brunelle	Anchorman
Lauren Bacall	Marcia Sindell
June Christopher	Anchorwoman
Richard Farnsworth	Sherrif J.T. McCain
Archie Hahn III	Reporter
Graham Jarvis	Libby
Julie Payne	Reporter
Jerry Potter	Pete
Frances Sternhagen	Virginia
Wendy Bowers

Director	Brian De Palma; Rob Reiner
Producer	Rob Reiner; Andrew Scheinman; Steve Nicolaides
Writer	Stephen King; William Goldman

Paul Sheldon (James Caan), a successful author and creator of Misery, a loved heroin, takes a few days off and ends up having a car accident on an isolated road in snowy Colorado. He is rescued by his best fan, Anne Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a sturdy and innocent middle-aged woman. Whilst he recovers, Anne takes wonderful care of him and even brings him everything he needs to write about Misery, her beloved heroin. The strange relationship evolves from rescuer/rescued to tormentor/victim. Unpredictable Anne fully intends to keep Paul writing but when he disappoints her with his choices for Misery, Anne reveals her much darker side and intense cruelty flairs up.