Misery
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.
Rating: 7.8 out of 10TMDB(5.5K votes)
Overview
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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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Actress (1991)
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Box office
Grossed $61.3M worldwide, about 3.1 times its $20M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Misery
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Setting
Set in Colorado
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Music
Music by Marc Shaiman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Barry Sonnenfeld
Details
- Director
- Writers
- William GoldmanScreenplay
- Stephen KingNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 30, 1990
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Revenue
- $61.3M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Kathy BatesAnnie Wilkes
James CaanPaul Sheldon
Richard FarnsworthBuster
Lauren BacallMarcia Sindell
Frances SternhagenVirginia
Graham JarvisLibby
Jerry PotterPete
Thomas BrunelleAnchorman
June ChristopherAnchorwoman
Julie PayneReporter #1
Archie HahnReporter #2
Gregory SnegoffReporter #3- Wendy BowersWaitress
Rob ReinerHelicopter Pilot (uncredited)
J.T. WalshState Trooper Sherman Douglas (uncredited)
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