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- 1990
- Rob Reiner
- 103 mins
- 18
Summary
Psychological thriller based on the novel by Stephen King, starring James Caan and Kathy Bates. In a remote area of the Colorado Mountains, successful novelist Paul Sheldon is injured in a car accident and taken in by ex-nurse Annie Wilkes, a devoted fan of Sheldon and his fictional heroine Misery Chastain. But events take a sinister turn when the novelist allows Wilkes to read a proof of his latest book.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Alan Jones
This superb adaptation of Stephen King's bestseller from director Rob Reiner deals with the trappings of celebrity, fanatical devotion, artistic dilemmas and the worthiness of commercial fiction within a psychological suspense context. Kathy Bates deservedly won an Oscar for her monstrously scary performance as novelist James Caan's "Number One Fan", turning from caring nurse to insane "Baby Jane" torturer after learning he's killed off her favourite literary character. While not a true-blue horror movie, Reiner's adept exercise in chilling claustrophobia nevertheless contains numerous jolts, with the sledgehammer "hobbling" scene certain to evoke screams of revulsion.
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rolenamePaul SheldonJames CaanAnnie WilkesKathy BatesBusterRichard FarnsworthVirginiaFrances SternhagenMarcia SindellLauren BacallLibbyGraham JarvisPeteJerry PotterAnchormanTom BrunelleAnchorwomanJune ChristopherWaitressWendy Bowers
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rolenameDirectorRob Reiner
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Released on
1991-05-10
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence and swearing.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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