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Misery
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792846444
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792846443
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrench (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: D1000833D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 01, 2000
Running Time: 108 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: November 30, 1990
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Editorial Review:
Based on the chilling bestseller by Stephen King, Misery was brought to the screen by director Rob Reiner as one of the most effective thrillers of the 1990s. From a brilliant adaptation by screenwriter William Goldman, Reiner turned King's cautionary tale of fame and idolatry into a mainstream masterpiece of escalating suspense, translating King's own experience with obsessive fans into a frightening tale of entrapment and psychotic behavior. Kathy Bates deservedly won an Academy Award for her performance as Annie Wilkes, an unbalanced devotee of romance novels written by Paul Sheldon (James Caan), whose books provide Annie with a much-needed escape from her pathetic life and her secret, violent past. After Annie rescues the injured Sheldon from a car accident, she seizes the opportunity to nurse her favorite writer back to health, but her tender loving care soon turns to terrorism as she demands that Sheldon write his latest novel according to her wish-fulfillment fantasies. From this point forward, Misery percolates to a boil as equal parts mystery, thriller, and cleverly dark comedy, with the helpless author pitched in deadly warfare against his number one fan. While Bates carefully modulates her role from doting kindness to sympathetic loneliness and finally to horrifying ferocity, Caan is equally superb as the celebrated author who must literally write for his life. It's essentially a two-actor film, but Richard Farnsworth and Lauren Bacall are excellent in supporting roles as they investigate the writer's mysterious disappearance. Frightening, funny, and totally irresistible, Misery was such a hit that some of Bates's dialogue entered the popular lexicon (particularly her nagging reference to Caan as "Mister Man"), and its nail-biting thrills remain timelessly intense. --Jeff Shannon
A "heart-stopping psychological thriller" (Joel Siegel) this Academy AwardÂ(r)-winning* film is "one of the best horror movies" (Time) ever. Adapted from a Stephen King story by OscarÂ(r)-winning** screenwriter William Goldman (All the President's Men) and directed by Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men), this chiller starring Kathy Bates (Titanic) and James Caan (The Godfather), is "a Hitchcockian kind of cat-and-mouse" (The New York Times) gameplayed between two cunning mindsone as sharp as a tack and the other as blunt as a sledgehammer. Novelist Paul Sheldon (Caan) doesn't remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. Nor does he remember being nursed back from unconsciousness. All he remembers iswaking up in the home of Annie Wilkes (Bates)a maniacal fan who is bent on keeping her favorite writer as her personal prisoner for the rest of his "cock-a-doodie" life! *1990: Actress (Bates) **1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; 1976: All the President's Men
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Spoiler Review: Paul Sheldon is a Black Man
Originally released in 1990 the Rob Reiner film "Misery" was based on the bestselling 1987 Stephen King novel. The novel was adapted by the great scriptwriter William Goldman (The Stepford Wives, Marathon Man, All the Presidents Men). The film is apparently a tale about pathological stalking and star worship. However, underlying those obvious horror and suspense vehicles there are some metaphors, surprisingly enough, about colonialism. Producer/Director Rob Reiner and co-producer Andrew Scheinman ... Read More
Rating:  - Misery
Stephen King is an awesome screen writter. His movies are filled without suspense without blood and guts flying everywhere. ALl his movies are suspenseful and leave you wanting to see the next movie by Stephen King.
Rating: - MISERY CHASTAIN CANNOT BE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Paul, I'm sorry to keep prattling on and making you feel all ooggy..."
God, I love this movie.
If you love kooks and over-dramatic plots with suspense, and thrill, and theatrics and surprise then you'll love this as well!!
My favorite part is when Kathy Bates screams hysterically: MISERY CHASTAIN CANNOT BE DEAD. Because it was so over-the-top and in-your-face. I also love the part during the high-impact climactic scene between Annie and Paul when she maliciously ... Read More
Rating: - Absolutely Brilliant
Misery ranks up there with other classics such as the original "Psycho." Annie Wilkes does to Misery as Hannibal Lecter does to "The Silence of the Lambs." I believe the roles of Annie Wilkes and Paul Sheldon was made for Kathy Bates and James Caan. I realized that Annie had a severe case of OCD involving the case of the penguin and the photo album and I'll stop right there so I won't spoil it for you. I recommend that you go right now to the search box on Amazon, find "Misery" and click "add to cart." I ... Read More
Rating: - "This is for the best..."
Misery starring Kathy Bates and James Caan is ultra creepy. Based on Stephan King's novel and directed by Rob Reiner this thriller will have you shaking in your boots. Bates is truly terrifying as "the fan" no wonder she won the Oscar! Caan has never been better, you can't help feel pity for the guy. Definitely one to watch, I highly recommend it!
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