Cult 101: Misery (1990) 4K Restoration
Director: Rob Reiner Run Time: 107 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1990
Starring: James Caan, Kathy Bates
Country: United States
Language: English
About the film:
Academy Award Winner for Best Actress (Kathy Bates). 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.
Based on the 1987 Stephen King novel, with screenplay by Academy Award winner William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men).
About the filmmaker:
Robert Reiner was born in New York City, to Estelle Reiner and Emmy-winning actor, comedian, writer, and producer Carl Reiner. He studied at UCLA Film School. Reiner felt he still wasn’t successful even having a recurring role on one of the biggest shows in the country, All in the Family. He began his directing career with the Oscar-nominated films This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Stand By Me (1986), and The Princess Bride (1987).
In 1987, with these successful box-office movies under his belt, Reiner founded his own production company, Castle Rock Entertainment. He went to direct Oscar-nominated films When Harry Met Sally (1989), Misery (1990), and A Few Good Men (1992).
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