Misery [1700] Released: 1990-11-30 Revenue: $61,300,000 Budget: $20,000,000 Profit: $41,300,000 Runtime: 107 mins Popularity: 4.4144 Vote Average: 7.747 Vote Count: 4,825 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. Cast [16] James CaanPaul Sheldon Kathy BatesAnnie Wilkes Richard FarnsworthBuster Frances SternhagenVirginia Lauren BacallMarcia Sindell Graham JarvisLibby Jerry PotterPete Thomas BrunelleAnchorman June ChristopherAnchorwoman Julie PayneReporter #1 Archie HahnReporter #2 Gregory SnegoffReporter #3 Wendy BowersWaitress Rob ReinerHelicopter Pilot J. T. WalshState Trooper Sherma Jay Dee WitneyNews Photographer Trailers Rob Reiner & Kathy Bates Discuss Misery (1990) with Dave Karger | TCMFF 2025 God, I Love You | Hobbling Scene The Cockadoodie Car I'm Your Number One Fan! Rob Reiner Reflects on MISERY ('90) "It's For The Best" Official Trailer #2 Rosalind Chao Announces MISERY for AFI Movie Club Kathy Bates on making MISERY Bonus Clip: Director Rob Reiner On The Movie Adaptation Of Misery From The Novel Clip 2: Annie Buys The Wrong Paper Official Trailer #1 Clip 1: Annie Confronts Paul Teaser Trailer Kathy Bates Wins Best Actress | 63rd Oscars (1991)