Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.
Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also dangerously unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged, and at her mercy.
Screenplay
William Goldman
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Release date
November 30, 1990
Country
United States of America
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Top billed cast
James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall
Production companies
Castle Rock Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment
Keywords
nurse, based on novel or book, colorado, psychopath, car crash, author, slasher, psychological thriller, torture, obsessed fan, blizzard, bedridden, female psychopath
Stream
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