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Release Date:
30 November 1990 (USA) moreTagline:
This Christmas there will be... Misery. morePlot:
A famous novelist is "rescued" from a car crash by an obsessed fan. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(19 articles)
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King Sized adaptation by Goldman; superb Bates & Caan moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | James Caan | ... | Paul Sheldon |
 | Kathy Bates | ... | Annie Wilkes |
 | Richard Farnsworth | ... | Buster |
 | Frances Sternhagen | ... | Virginia |
 | Lauren Bacall | ... | Marcia Sindell |
| Graham Jarvis | ... | Libby |
 | Clayton Moore | ... | Pete (as Jerry Potter) |
| Thomas Brunelle | ... | Anchorman (as Tom Brunelle) |
| June Christopher | ... | Anchorwoman |
| Julie Payne | ... | Reporter #1 |
| Archie Hahn III | ... | Reporter #2 |
| Gregory Snegoff | ... | Reporter #3 |
| Wendy Bowers | ... | Waitress |
| Misery the Pig | ... | Herself |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
107 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:RFun Stuff
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The "guy who went mad in a hotel nearby" is a reference to The Shining (1980), also based on a novel written by Stephen King. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The soup changes from red to orange when Annie throws it on Paul. moreQuotes:
Annie Wilkes: Now the time has come. I put two bullets in my gun. One for me, and one for you. Oh darling, it will be so beautiful. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bradley Cooper/TV on the Radio (#34.15)" (2009) moreSoundtrack:
TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO #1 moreFAQ
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MISERY (1990) *** Kathy Bates, James Caan, William Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall. Bates, perfectly cast as loony tune Annie Wilkes, won an Oscar for Best Actress as the self-proclaimed `#1 fan' of bodice-ripping novelist Caan, who finds himself in her web of horror after a car crash landing him in the snow engulfed remote home of his sociopathic, homicidal nurse who will not take no for an answer. William Goldman expertly adapts the Stephen King best seller with a few nice nasty turns here and there and Rob Reiner gives just enough gruesomeness (watch the sledgehammer scene a few times; you'll see what I mean) for frightful flavor.