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Watchlist. NEW. After a serious car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who claims to be his biggest fan. Annie brings him to her ...
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After decades of refusing to admit the inspiration behind Misery, Stephen Kingfinally came out and confessed that the movie is a thinly veiled allegory for his history of drug abuse. Annie Wilkes is the physical manifestation of the toll drugs had been taking on King's body during the 1970s and 1980s. While on drugs, King felt isolated and alone, j...
Initially, King balked at the notion of Hollywood adapting Misery. Afraid the major studios would not honor his original vision, King finally agreed to option the film under one condition. After seeing Stand By Me, adapted from King's short story The Body, King was impressed by the filmmaking skill of director Rob Reiner. King agreed to have Misery...
Prior to casting James Caan in the central role of Paul Sheldon, nearly every major movie star was offered the role. According to screenwriter William Goldman in his book Four Screenplays, everyone from Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Denzel Washington, and Bruce W...
One day during filming, lead actor James Caan showed up to set completely hungover from the night before. He filmed a full day's worth of scenes, which ended up being unusable due to his condition. Rather than confront or alienate his leading man, Rob Reiner told Caan that there was a problem developing the film at the lab and that he had to redo t...
The acting methods between the two lead actors were so diametrically opposed that they clashed while filming the movie. In the end, methods helped establish the onscreen tension between Annie and Paul. James Caan believed in little rehearsal in order to retain spontaneity in the scene. As a longtime theater actress, Bates preferred long rehearsal p...
While there are many differences between the film and novel versions of Misery, one scene was shot for the film and deleted, much to the chagrin of Kathy Bates. The scene entailed Wilkes accosting a young police officer patrolling her property. Taking place at the height of her violent eruption, Wilkes pulverizes the officer by repeatedly running h...
For his performance, James Caan was confined to a bed for roughly 15 weeks of filming. He thought Reiner was playing a sick joke on him at first, as he did not read the novel prior to production. He also didn't believe Reiner would have the patience to stay in one location for so long. RELATED: Every Stephen King Movie Ranked, From Worst To Best Du...
The most iconic scene in Miseryfeatures Annie bashing Paul's ankles in bed with a large sledgehammer. For the shot, Paul's legs were molded out of pliable gelatin. In addition, wires were rigged to ligatures in the ankles so that when it was struck by the hammer, they could bend and contort at the grisliest angles imaginable. Holes were punctured i...
It was screenwriter William Goldman who suggested Kathy Bates play Annie Wilkes in the film. However, prior to being officially cast, other actresses up for the role included Jessica Lange, Barbara Streisand, Mary Tyler Moore, Vicky Lawrence, Roseanne Barr, Rosie O'Donnell, and more. Despite having difficulty with the violence in the film, Bates we...
Misery. Discussion. A terrifying film elevated by the performance of Kathy Bates, Anne might be one of the best villains out there. This is exactly how I envision every obsessed fan and the fact that such a thing might actually might happen in real life, makes it even more scary.
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There's no evil, no zombies, no cursed MacGuffins, no serial killers-just a deranged lonely person and a self-regarding jerk. Together, they make terror. Full Review | Jan 29, 2019
Nov 30, 2020 · The harrowing tale of a deranged superfan who kidnaps her favorite author not only anticipates the rise of toxic fandom, but also hints at the kind of dangerous direct access that contemporary...
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Nov 5, 2020 · There is a likable sheriff, Buster (Richard Farnsworth), who is obsessed with trying to find the missing author. If you enjoy a good psychological thriller, “Misery” is it.
