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Misery is a 1990 American psychological thriller film directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name, starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, and Frances Sternhagen. The plot centers around an author who is held captive by an obsessive fan who forces him to rewrite the finale to his ...
- $20 million
- Marc Shaiman
- November 30, 1990
Nov 30, 1990 · Kathy Bates won an Oscar for her role as Annie Wilkes, a fanatical nurse who kidnaps and tortures a famous novelist (James Caan) in this adaptation of Stephen King's novel. See the trailer, cast, reviews, trivia and more on IMDb.
- Rob Reiner
- 504
- 2 min
Kathy Bates is an Oscar-winning actress who starred in Misery (1990), a horror film based on Stephen King's novel. She also won Emmys for her roles in The Late Shift (1996) and American Horror Story (2011).
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- 1.60 m
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Kathy Bates won an Oscar for her role as Annie Wilkes, a fanatical nurse who kidnaps and tortures novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) in this horror thriller based on Stephen King's novel. See critic and audience reviews, photos, cast and crew, and where to watch Misery online.
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- Rob Reiner
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- James Caan
He is rescued by nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) who takes him back to her house for two days and reveals that she is his number one fan, hence the infamous quote "I'm your number one fan". When Annie asks if she can read his new book (in manuscript form) she proves to be more than a little eccentric when she lashes out in a fit of rage over ...
He might easily have died, but he's rescued by a brusque, resourceful woman named Annie Wilkes ( Kathy Bates ), who digs him out, takes him home, nurses him back to health, and then is outraged to learn he has killed off Misery. That simply will not do, and so she holds her invalid prisoner while he writes a sequel bringing Misery back to life.
