Misery (film)
1990 film by Rob Reiner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Misery is a 1990 American psychological thriller film directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name, starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, and Frances Sternhagen. The plot centers around an author who is held captive by an obsessive fan who forces him to rewrite the finale to his novel series.
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Directed by | Rob Reiner |
Screenplay by | William Goldman |
Based on | Misery by Stephen King |
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Cinematography | Barry Sonnenfeld |
Edited by | Robert Leighton |
Music by | Marc Shaiman |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 107 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $18-20 million[2] |
Box office | $61.3 million[3] |
The film was released in the United States on November 30, 1990, by Columbia Pictures. It received highly positive reviews and was a box office success. Bates' performance drew widespread praise from critics and won her the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 63rd Academy Awards, making Misery the only film based on a Stephen King novel to win an Oscar.[4] King himself has stated that Misery is one of his top ten favorite film adaptations.[5]