Misery

Misery (1990)

Released: 1990-11-30 Duration: 1hr 47min
Genres: Drama Thriller
Rating 7.8
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.

Overview

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

Production Companies

Castle Rock Entertainment
Castle Rock Entertainment
Nelson Entertainment
Nelson Entertainment
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $20,000,000.00
Revenue $61,300,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 54.632

Directed By

Rob Reiner

Crew

Screenplay
William Goldman
Director of Photography
Barry Sonnenfeld
Director
Rob Reiner
Producer
Rob Reiner
Original Music Composer
Marc Shaiman
Casting
Jane Jenkins
Makeup Artist
Margaret E. Elliott
Production Manager
Steve Nicolaides
First Assistant Director
Dennis Maguire
Assistant Property Master
Ken Peterson
Assistant Art Director
Andrew Precht
Second Second Assistant Director
Artist W. Robinson
Construction Foreman
John Hoskins
Assistant Camera
Thomas Miligan
Lighting Technician
Thomas P. Powell
Property Master
Jerry Moss
Stunts
R.A. Rondell
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bruce Spaulding Fuller
Second Assistant Director
Drew Ann Rosenberg
Special Effects Supervisor
Phil Cory
Chief Lighting Technician
Kevin Kelley
Makeup Artist
John M. Elliott Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Marvin Salsberg
Sound Editor
Chuck Neely
Key Grip
Dennis Gamiello
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Howard Berger
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Rick Lalonde
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Greg Nicotero
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter C. Barbour
Sound Editor
Richard C. Franklin
Sound Editor
Gary Mundheim
Hairstylist
Judith A. Cory
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Robert Kurtzman
Assistant Camera
Brian W. Armstrong
Construction Foreman
Jonas Kirk
Set Designer
Stan Tropp
Leadman
Mark Woods
Second Unit Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Best Boy Grip
Dwayne Redlin
Casting Associate
Michael Hirshenson
Color Timer
Art Tostado
Production Secretary
Katherine T. Wilson
Production Secretary
Suzanne Lutz
Assistant Editor
Mary Morrisey
Negative Cutter
Lois Trent-Bring
Sound Editor
Nils C. Jensen
Music Editor
Scott Stambler
Production Accountant
K. Lenna Katich
Location Manager
Iddo Lampton Enochs Jr.
Production Coordinator
Linda Allan-Folsom
Stunt Coordinator
David R. Ellis
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Walter Nichols
Hairstylist
Judy Crown
Transportation Captain
Kirk A. Holland
Supervising Sound Editor
Charles L. Campbell
Set Decoration
Garrett Lewis
Production Design
Norman Garwood
Co-Producer
Steve Nicolaides
Sound Mixer
Robert Eber
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker
Supervising Music Editor
Scott Stambler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline
First Assistant Editor
Alan Edward Bell
Art Department Coordinator
Jody Gaber
Co-Producer
Jeffrey Stott
Art Direction
Mark W. Mansbridge
Script Supervisor
Kerry Lyn McKissick
Still Photographer
Merrick Morton
Costume Design
Gloria Gresham
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell
Boom Operator
George Baetz
Camera Operator
M. Todd Henry
Supervising Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf
ADR Supervisor
Larry Singer

TOP CAST

James Caan
James Caan

Paul Sheldon

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

Annie Wilkes

Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall

Marcia Sindell

Thomas Brunelle
Thomas Brunelle

Anchorman

June Christopher
June Christopher

Anchorwoman

Julie Payne
Julie Payne

Reporter #1

Archie Hahn
Archie Hahn

Reporter #2

Gregory Snegoff
Gregory Snegoff

Reporter #3

Wendy Bowers
Wendy Bowers

Waitress

Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner

Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh

State Trooper Sherman Douglas (uncredited)

Jay Dee Witney
Jay Dee Witney

News Photographer (uncredited)

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