Misery (movie)

Misery is a 1990 American psychological horror thriller movie set in Colorado. It is based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name. The movie stars James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Frances Sternhagen, and Richard Farnsworth. It was directed by Rob Reiner.

Misery
Directed by	Rob Reiner
Screenplay by	William Goldman
Based on	Book: Stephen King
Produced by	Rob Reiner Andrew Scheinman Jeffrey Stott Steve Nicolaides
Starring	James Caan Kathy Bates Lauren Bacall Richard Farnsworth Frances Sternhagen
Cinematography	Barry Sonnenfeld
Edited by	Robert Leighton
Music by	Marc Shaiman
Production companies	Castle Rock Entertainment Nelson Entertainment
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 30, 1990 (1990-11-30)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[1]

Bates plays an abusive woman psychopath who imprisons and tortures a novelist (Caan) in her rural home. She does this after he accidentally crashes his car and she pretends that she is going to look after him until he recovers from his injuries.

Bates won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The movie was well received by critics and audiences. King has stated that Misery is one of his top ten favorite movie adaptations.^[2]

References

1. Box Office Information for Misery. The Wrap. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
2. Stephen King, Stephen King Goes To The Movies, page 579 (Hodder & Stoughton, 2009). ISBN 978-0-340-98030-9