Being saved by his biggest fan becomes a trap in Misery, returning to France 4. Rob Reiner adapts Stephen King’s novel, entrusting the central showdown to James Caan and Kathy Bates.
Novelist Paul Sheldon leaves his mountain retreat when a storm causes an accident. Annie Wilkes, a former nurse who knows his books by heart, takes him in. Injured and isolated, the writer discovers that his hostess also intends to decide the fate of his heroine, Misery.
William Goldman wrote the screenplay for this 1990 film, which features Richard Farnsworth and Lauren Bacall in supporting roles. Kathy Bates won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Annie Wilkes. The story thus focuses the adaptation on an author’s dependence on the woman who claims she wants to protect him.
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