“Terrifying” ( San Francisco Chronicle), “dazzlingly well-written” ( The Indianapolis Star), and “truly gripping” ( Publishers Weekly), Misery is “classic Stephen King.full of twists and turns and mounting suspense” ( The Boston Globe). And if they don’t work, she can get really nasty. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.Īnnie wants Paul to write a book that brings Misery back to life-just for her. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book.
Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader-she is Paul’s nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Misery shot the relatively unknown Kathy Bates to stardom, winning her one of the few Best Actress Oscars ever bestowed for portraying an evil character.The #1 New York Times bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his “number one fan.” One of “Stephen King’s best…genuinely scary” ( USA TODAY). A local sheriff (Richard Farnsworth) and Paul’s agent (Lauren Bacall) both attempt to track down what happened to the missing author.
Annie injures Paul’s foot severely so that he is unable to leave her house, and forces him to write a new Misery novel.
She becomes enraged when she discovers that Paul has killed off Misery. Annie is a huge fan of the Misery novels, and she finishes reading the new one while Paul is convalescing. He gets into a severe car accident and is saved by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a reclusive woman who nurses him back to health. The film opens with Paul Sheldon (Caan) completing work on his latest novel, a break from his popular series of novels featuring the character Misery Chastain. Adapted from a Stephen King novel, Rob Reiner’s Misery cast James Caan as a writer at a career crossroads.
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